Fill out your men’s March Madness picks with our printable bracket

The field of 68 teams for the men’s NCAA tournament was finalized on Sunday, and the first games will be played on Thursday, March 18. The madness kicks off with First Four games.

After the First Four, we will move to the first two rounds of bracket play over the next four days.

Here’s a printable tournament bracket, available to download and use.

It’s time to fill out your bracket and pick your winner. There are so many intriguing potential matchups in the field this year. In particular, the Midwest region is stacked and there is no such thing as an easy path to the Final Four.

The West region is home to the No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga. The Zags enter the tournament undefeated and are trying to become college basketball’s first unbeaten champion since Indiana in 1976. This is a loaded roster with three potential All-Americans in Jalen Suggs, Corey Kispert, and Drew Timme who have powered the No. 1 offense in the country while still maintaining a top-10 defense. The Zags are the heavy favorite in their region, but national player of the year Luka Garza and No. 2 seed Iowa would love a shot at them in a potential Elite Eight matchup.

Baylor is the top seed in the South region, but faces a potentially difficult second round matchup against the winner of North Carolina and Wisconsin in the opening round. The Bears should like their chances at getting to the Final Four if they can win that matchup. They’re led by three dynamic guards — Jared Butler, MaCio Teague, and Davion Mitchell — who can put pressure on the rim as ball handlers or stretch the defense with their jump shot. Baylor’s biggest test in the region could come in a potential Elite Eight meeting with No. 2 seed Ohio State after the Buckeyes pushed top-seed Illinois to overtime in the Big Ten tournament title game.

Can Michigan play up to its No. 1 seed in the East region without injured forward Isaiah Livers? Livers is a standout defender and shooter whose presence will be sorely missed, but the Wolverines have plenty of talent even without him. Hunter Dickinson is perhaps the best freshman center in the country this side of Evan Mobley, Franz Wagner is a sophomore forward who projects as a lottery pick, and grad transfer Mike Smith has filled in capably at point guard. Watch out for No. 2 seed Alabama and No. 4 seed Florida State in this region, but don’t write off Michigan just yet.

The Midwest region, anchored by Illinois, is loaded. Future No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Cade Cunningham leads Oklahoma State, while Tennessee brings a top-five overall defense and two projected lottery picks (Jaden Springer and Keon Johnson) into the mix. Loyola-Chicago could also do damage as a No. 8 seed after a brilliant regular season led by Lucas Williamson and Cam Krutwig, who were key players on their Final Four run in 2018.

So now it’s time to answer the hard questions. Which teams will pull off the best upsets? Who will make it out of each region? Who will win it all? We will know the answers to all of these questions soon enough, but until then, it’s based on your predictions.

If you need help filling out your bracket, our team has you covered with our instant picks, and if you want to learn more about each team before you pick, here is everything you need to know.