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While I love the Super Bowl, it's only four hours long. The NCAA tournament gives you much more bang for your buck. During the opening two days of the tournament (Thursday and Friday), I try my damnedest to become like that woman who had to have the toilet seat surgically removed from her ass (except in my case, it would be the recliner). Or at least I did before these damn kids came along.

So I decided to set up my own bracket challenge, hosted at CBS Sportsline. There will be a private message board for us to talk smack. If that doesn't satisfy your appetite for smack, you can send group emails to everyone in the Parent Bloggers group.

Here's how the scoring breaks down:1st round: 1 point for each correct pick
2nd round: 2 points for each correct pick
3rd round: 4 points for each correct pick
4th round: 8 points for each correct pick
5th round: 16 points for each correct pick
Final round: 32 points for the correct pick

Interested? The group name is Parent Bloggers and the password is cynical. If you want to sign up and see how well you do against the rest of us, click here (if you have any problems, drop me a line).

And if you end up winning the Parent Bloggers NCAA Bracket Challenge, I'll send you a mix CD and a limited edition Cynical Dad pin (just ask The Lovely Mrs. Davis how cool the pins are!). If you decide to play, leave me a comment and let me know your team name so I can put the names to the blogs, etc.

And don't worry if you're not a parent blogger. If you're reading this, consider yourself invited.

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Indiana is basketball country and with March Madness upon us, it’s only fitting that It’s Evansville joins the rest of the world in setting up an NCAA Bracket pool. The bracket challenge is free for anyone to play. All you need is a Facebook account and the CBS Sports bracket application.

The tournament’s first game is Tuesday night, but the real festivities start on Tuesday, so make sure you get your bracket filled out.
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Having won 13 of its last 14 games, Texas A&M may be one of the hottest teams in America heading into the NCAA Women's Tournament. But senior guard Aqua Franklin has a different view.

"We're the most humble team in America," Franklin said.

The 11th-ranked Aggies must wait until 6 p.m. Monday to learn if they have earned a No. 2 seed in the field of 64. ESPN will unveil the bracket during an hour-long show. The network will also broadcast all 63 games through the Women's Final Four in Tampa, Fla.

A&M (26-7) and Baylor (24-6) have both scheduled watch parties for their fans. A&M fans can watch the show at the Above The Rim club inside Reed Arena. Baylor fans can watch with the Lady Bears at the Ferrell Center.

Connecticut, North Carolina, Tennessee and Stanford may have the inside track to the No. 1 seeds. But several regional teams will be watching with their fingers crossed.

SMU (24-8) earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2000 by winning the Conference USA tournament.

Texas coach Gail Goestenkors believes the Longhorns (21-12) should get into the NCAAs after a strong closing run. UT missed the tournament the last two years. This season, the Longhorns won six games against Top-25 teams and rank 26th in the NCAA-approved RPI ratings.

Oklahoma State (25-7) and Oklahoma (21-8) are both hoping to land in the Oklahoma City Regional. If that happened, the Cowgirls and/or Sooners could play a Sweet 16 game at the Ford Center and enjoy a huge home-court advantage.

"I think wherever they send us, whoever we have to play, we have a chance to win a couple of games in a row," OSU coach Kurt Budke said.