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Prepare for a perfect March Madness with realtime brackets

By Jason Reed

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 24: A detailed view of a Wilson Basketball with a NCAA March Madness logo on it during the first half between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Florida Gators during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional at Madison Square Garden on March 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 24: A detailed view of a Wilson Basketball with a NCAA March Madness logo on it during the first half between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Florida Gators during the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional at Madison Square Garden on March 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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March Madness is just around the corner. This year, don’t burn your bracket after day one. Instead, play Realtime Brackets with us for a prize.

Look, we’ve all been there. You watch college hoops all season long, spending countless hours consuming game after game. Anxiously you await Selection Sunday, print out a bracket and count down the hours until March Madness officially begins. Of course, you pick your LA team of trade (whether that be the UCLA Bruins or USC Trojans) to at least make the final four.

Then after the first two days you’re tearing your bracket up and throwing it away. The Trojans got bounced in the round of 64 by some school with a weird mascot and UCLA ends up facing one of the top teams in the country and gets manhandled.

That can all change with the new and innovative way to participate in March Madness.

Because this year, you’ll be playing Realtime Brackets – the only app that allows you to switch your picks live during tournament games.

How’s it work?

We’re glad you asked.

Basically, the longer the games go, the fewer points are rewarded for correct picks. If you’re confident a No. 12 seed is beating a No. 5 before tip-off, you’ll be rewarded max points. But if at halftime the No. 5 is up by 20 points and you want to switch, go right ahead (for fewer points, of course).

There’s no losing!

The final chance you’ll have to change your pick is during the four-minute mark of each game. The Realtime Brackets app will provide a notification during this time, so you can get those last minute changes in.

But let’s say that No. 12 seed loses a heart-breaker and you never changed your mind. Is your bracket busted? Nope. Just re-pick for the next round. You’ll be docked some points, but at least you won’t be throwing that bracket in the trash.

Join us: Sign up now and get ready for March Madness!

The brackets will open on Sunday, March 11 (Selection Sunday). The first game of the NCAA Tournament will begin on Thursday, March 15 at 9 a.m. pacific time. So don’t miss out on all the March Madness fun with Realtime Brackets. The prize, which will be awarded to the winner, will be announced at a later date.

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