March Madness is here! Ultimate guide to ace your brackets

Let the Madness begin as the NCAA men's and women's tournaments tips off this week. Here's everything you need to know. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sports Monday, March 14 Tennessee forward Uros Plavsic cuts down part of the net after the team defeated Texas A&M during the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game. Chris O'Meara, AP Let the Madness begin. The NCAA Tournament tips off this week after the No. 1 seeds in the men's tournament went to Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor and Kansas. South Carolina, Stanford, N.C. State and Louisville are the No. 1 seeds in the women's tournament. Gonzaga holds No. 1 spot in Ferris Mowers Men's Basketball Coaches Poll entering the men's tournament, while South Carolina is ranked No. 1 entering women's tournament.  The action begins with two men's first four games on Tuesday, March 15: No. 16 Texas Southern vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (6:40 p.m., truTV) and No. 12 Wyoming vs. No. 12 Indiana (9:10 p.m., truTV). No. 6 Colorado State vs. No. 11 Michigan (12:15 p.m., CBS) tips off the first round on Thursday, March 17. MARCH MADNESS BRACKET GAME: Create a pool and invite your friends PRINT YOUR MEN'S BRACKET: Fill out your men's tournament bracket PRINT YOUR WOMEN'S BRACKET: Fill out your women's tournament bracket The women's tournament begins Wednesday and Thursday with First Four games. First- and second-round games will be played Friday through Monday and will begin with No. 9 South Florida against No. 8 Miami (11:30 a.m., ESPN2). While the NCAA will trumpet the steps it has taken toward equity in the women's tournament, don't be fooled by logo, swag. NCAA must do more for women's tournament, writes USA TODAY Sports' Nancy Armour.. MEN'S • Bracket tips: Everything you need to dominate your 2022 March Madness pool. • Upset predictions: These are men's first-round March Madness upsets to watch. • East Region: Loaded with talent, name brands, but it's Baylor's to lose. • West Region: Potential Gonzaga-Duke rematch looms. • Midwest Region: Could be upset central, but Kansas should hold serve. • South Region: Boasts No. 1 seed Arizona and intriguing matchups. WOMEN'S • Selection Sunday winners, losers: Multiple ACC, SEC teams capable of Sweet 16 run • Players to watch: 10 key players to keep your eye on during the tournament. • Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark: Nation's top two players on track to meet in Elite Eight. Stanford players celebrate during the second half of their game against Colorado in the semifinal of the Pac-12 women's tournament. John Locher, AP More March Madness Even before the selection committee set the field of 68, USA TODAY Sports' Dan Wolken predicted that Selection Sunday would expose the ACC's weaknesses in the NCAA Tournament. • Dick Vitale vs. cancer: Legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale lost his voice after surgery to treat lymphoma, but there's a chance he could regain it for the NCAA Tournament. • March mayhem: These five mid-major Cinderella candidates could bust your NCAA Tournament bracket. • Dark horses: Don't sleep on these six teams that might not land the top seeds but could be very dangerous during the NCAA Tournament. • 'Overrated': Here are five teams you don't want to pick on your NCAA Tournament bracket based on their downward trajectory. College basketball coaches salaries MEN'S • First football, now men's basketball: How the SEC's big spending is changing the landscape of college hoops. • First to earn $10M in a single season: How Kansas men's coach Bill Self tops list of highest-paid in college basketball. • Big bucks but underpaid: College basketball's top five men's coaches are earning less than they should. • Gallery: Photos of the highest-paid men's college basketball coaches for 2021-22 season. No. 1: Bill Self, Kansas, $10,184,282 Jay Biggerstaff, USA TODAY Sports WOMEN'S • 'Tip of the iceberg': Pay for women's college basketball coaches is skyrocketing. How high can it go? • Anatomy of a $21.1 million deal: Breaking down the salary details of South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley's contract. • On the rise: Salaries are booming as paydays grow quickly for women's college basketball coaches. • Database: What women's college basketball coaches are being paid. 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