Embrace the bracket: Everything you need for March Madness

This, obviously, makes your bracket picks more difficult. Sure, you could just go with all the all the 2017 Men's NCAA Tournament favorites, but what fun is that, particularly given the penchant for early upsets? Don't worry, we've got tips for filling out your bracket, including 20 fun ways to pick your NCAA March Madness bracket:

That's not the only Big Dance prep we have. There are giant killers that can ruin your bracket, like Florida Gulf Coast, along with 13 March Madness flops with a history of busting brackets: "Nothing says one-and-done in the NCAA Tournament quite like Kansas State. In the last 20 years, despite being a double-digit seed only twice, the Wildcats failed to make it out of the first weekend except in 1988 and 2010."

We also laid out the 2017 NCAA Tournament matchups to watch, and make sure to check out the A-Z 2017 NCAA Tournament primer: "Zero: That's how many wins No. 16 seeds have had against No. 1 seeds in 128 games since the tournament expanded in 1985. In last year's tournament, the No. 1 seed beat the No. 16 seed by an average of 29.25 points."

The men's tournament isn't the only one going on either. Here are the teams and players to watch in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: "Maryland is one of just three teams that UConn beat by single digits and they may be the only team in the Bridgeport region that could respond right back to any Huskies run in a game."

Uncoincidentally, Maryland is one of the 12 teams that might be able upset the UConn women:

That naturally leads in to the 10 players to watch in the women's NCAA Tournament who don't play for UConn: "It won’t be a coincidence to you that many of the players featured here come from five of the top six offensive teams in the nation. Baylor has the second-best scoring offense in the game behind Maryland, but so much of that is possible because of a talent like Alexis Jones."

Don't worry, we got the men covered as well. If you're looking for some individuals to check out, here are 10 players to watch in the NCAA Tournament:

If you want to dig a little further on some potential NCAA Tournament standouts, we detailed college stars and their NBA equivalents to get a better feel for their games: "The comparisons to John Wall started even before De'Aaron Fox arrived to Kentucky. While he hasn't shown much as an outside shooter, Fox has been a great all-around player in his freshman season."

Conversely, we also took a walk down memory lane, specifically recalling great March Madness moments for current NBA players: "Anthony Davis was known for his unibrow, defense and rebounding in his one year at Kentucky. While he only scored six points in the NCAA Tournament Final vs. Kansas, Davis had an incredible 16 rebounds and six blocks."

The current star of the New Orleans Pelicans, Davis was also one of the best freshmen in NCAA Tournament history:

Players like Davis and Carmelo Anthony were and are known quantities who were expected to perform in the madness of March. Then there are the unexpected heroes of the NCAA Tournament, such as God Shammgod: "Besides having one of the greatest names in sports history, Providence guard God Shammgod led the No. 10-seeded Providence Friars all the way to the Elite Eight in the 1997 NCAA Tournament."

That list may jog your memory and get your noggin thinking, "Where are they now?" in regard to some surprising March Madness names of years past:

Of course, no NCAA Tournament nostalgia would complete without mentioning the 25 best tourney teams of all time, all-time top NCAA Tournament coaches and best NCAA Tournament Cinderellas of all time: "Villanova may be a national power nowadays with Jay Wright at the helm, but as the lowest seed in NCAA Tournament history to win it all, this one was a no-brainer. The eighth-seeded Wildcats, coached by the irreverent Rollie Massimino, topped legendary coach John Thompson's Hoyas, led by star Patrick Ewing, in what's considered the greatest upset in championship game history."

As the 2017 NCAA Tournament starts, Villanova finds itself much better seeded that it was in 1985, taking the top overall seed in the tourney thanks to a 31-3 record, highlighted by winning both the Big East regular-season and conference tournament titles, as the Wildcats look to defend their crown. That quest begins on Thursday, the first day NCAA Tournament games take place during the workday. Thus, we leave you with the 'Productivity in the workplace is about to drastically decline' quiz:

Get ready for brackets to be busted, legends to be made and madness to reign supreme.