Bracket Form

If your goal is to win:Rely on advanced models like KenPom [1], Sagarin [2], and Nate Silver's rankings [3] to compare teams. Everyone has their pet heuristic (always pick experience, defense wins championships, mid-majors are underrated, Duke will always win/choke--the list goes on), but the best data-driven methods consistently outperform everything else.  Sometimes actual basketball knowledge like matchups or tendencies is useful, but I only use this information for games that the models tell me are toss ups.Understand the ramifications of your scoring system. If you use a standard 1-2-4-8-16-32 scoring system, correctly picking the national champion gets you 63 out of a possible 192 points, and an entirely correct national championship is worth 94. Get these picks right and you're assured a finish near the top. Get them right with non-top seeds and you have a really good chance of winning most small to moderately sized pools. For example, I'm considering picking Florida (a 3 seed) over Louisville as my national championship. I'll probably be the only person to pick Florida in my pool of around 15 people (except my dad, since he uses the same strategies I do), so if Florida wins, everything else I do is irrelevant. Know where you can separate yourself. Congratulations on getting your point for picking that 1-16 game correctly, but everyone else got it too so you haven't actually made any progress. You'll gain or lose ground based on your picks that go against conventional wisdom and toss up picks, so choose carefully. It's tempting to pick the sexy mid-major double-digit seed to make a Sweet 16 run, but ask yourself if you can really defend that pick or if you're just trying to show how smart you are (guilty right here). On the flip side, if you find a game where the selection committee has blatantly mis-seeded the teams (UCLA-Minnesota and Memphis-St. Mary's this year), relish in the glory of the points you just gained with a probability greater than 0.5. Tailor your picks to the size of your pool. If you're in a large competition, you need more picks that might separate you from everyone else and can justify picking upsets more aggressively. On the other hand, if you're in a small pool, you can probably stick with your "maximum likelihood" bracket and still have plenty of places to build a lead. Determine your goal (winner, top 3, in the money, etc.) and the size of your pool and adjust your picks accordingly.If your goal is to have fun:UPSET CITY BAY-BEEE! Every year I pick a few wild upsets and obnoxiously talk them up to anyone who will listen. When they actually work out, I look like a genius and get to brag about it for years, and when they don't, I just stay quiet. Last year I picked St. Louis to knock of Michigan St (lost by 4) and Belmont to take down Georgetown (not close). This year Davidson is upsetting Marquette and Pittsburgh is headed to the Final Four. Remember, you heard it here first from the Bracket Whisperer.Pick the teams you want to root for. Are you a proud graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University? Send them to the Sweet Sixteen! Your obnoxious ex went to Duke? First round upset special! It's fun to have some picks where you ignore all the analysis and go with the team you like better. My mom always picks North Carolina to make a run. Is it because of their run-and-gun offense or consistently high talent level? No, it's because my sister is named Caroline and she likes picking a team that reminds her of her daughter. She also picks teams with bird mascots because of her birdwatching hobby. Of course, the risk in this strategy is if your team loses, you've lost both as a fan and in your bracket. But hey, that's all part of the Madness![1] 2014 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings[2] Jeff Sagarin Ratings[3] FiveThirtyEight's NCAA Tournament Predictions

The only part of the equation I can gather in is two equal parts: opinionated strength of schedule and record overall. After that, I would venture to say a little bias, a little more bias, and a little bit of “let’s throw in a Cinderella team to quiet the naysayers of our system”. If the question is really how I would fill it out, that would be a difficult task as I am human and would fall to some of their weaknesses (bias, chance, New blood, etc) so I would still say it’s a good job at selecting. Now don’t get me started with SEEDING!!

You don’t,seeing as how the tournament Championship game was played on April 2nd !!

I haven't found any numbers worldwide, but 40 million Americans fill out roughly 70 million brackets.The average entry fee is projected at $29.  That's $2 billion wagered alone in office pools!The odds on picking a perfect bracket depend if you think it's truly random or not.  A 16 has never beaten a 1.  Most games will have a team that has more than a 50/50 chance of winning.If you factor all of that in, the bracket odds drop to more like 1 in 576,460,742,303,423,488.  But that was based on a specific year.Last year Kentucky had a strong possibility of winning it all.  Over 50%.  This year not a single team has more than a 17% chance.  That adds a lot more uncertainty so this would be a year in which it's "tougher" to go perfect.Sources: https://www.boydsbets.com/many-p... https://www.boydsbets.com/odds-o... https://www.boydsbets.com/ncaa-t...

As you know the last date of filling income tax retruns has been gone for the financial year 2015–16 and 2016–17. and if you haven’t done it before 31–03–2018. then i don’t think it is possible according to the current guidlines of IT Department. it may possible that they can send you the notice to answer for not filling the retrun and they may charge penalty alsoif your income was less than taxable limit then its ok it is a valid reson but you don’t need file ITR for those years but if your income was more than the limit then, i think you have to write the lette to your assessing officer with a genuine reason that why didn’t you file the ITR.This was only suggestion not adviceyou can also go through the professional chartered accountant

NOOOOOOO. You are talking to a military romance scammer. I received an email from the US Army that directly answers your question that is pasted below please keep reading.I believe you are the victim of a military Romance Scam whereas the person you are talking to is a foreign national posing as an American Soldier claiming to be stationed overseas on a peacekeeping mission. That's the key to the scam they always claim to be on a peacekeeping mission.Part of their scam is saying that they have no access to their money that their mission is highly dangerous.If your boyfriend girlfriend/future husband/wife is asking you to do the following or has exhibited this behavior, it is a most likely a scam:Moves to private messaging site immediately after meeting you on Facebook or SnapChat or Instagram or some dating or social media site. Often times they delete the site you met them on right after they asked you to move to a more private messaging siteProfesses love to you very quickly & seems to quote poems and song lyrics along with using their own sort of broken language, as they profess their love and devotion quickly. They also showed concern for your health and love for your family.Promises marriage as soon as he/she gets to state for leave that they asked you to pay for.They Requests money (wire transfers) and Amazon, iTune ,Verizon, etc gift cards, for medicine, religious practices, and leaves to come home, internet access, complete job assignments, help sick friend, get him out of trouble, or anything that sounds fishy.The military does provide all the soldier needs including food medical Care and transportation for leave. Trust me, I lived it, you are probably being scammed. I am just trying to show you examples that you are most likely being connned.Below is an email response I received after I sent an inquiry to the US government when I discovered I was scammed. I received this wonderful response back with lots of useful links on how to find and report your scammer. And how to learn more about Romance Scams.Right now you can also copy the picture he gave you and do a google image search and you will hopefully see the pictures of the real person he is impersonating. this doesn't always work and take some digging. if you find the real person you can direct message them and alert them that their image is being used for scamming.Good Luck to you and I'm sorry this may be happening to you. please continue reading the government response I received below it's very informative.   You have contacted an email that is monitored by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. Unfortunately, this is a common concern. We assure you there is never any reason to send money to anyone claiming to be a Soldier online. If you have only spoken with this person online, it is likely they are not a U.S. Soldier at all. If this is a suspected imposter social media profile, we urge you to report it to that platform as soon as possible. Please continue reading for more resources and answers to other frequently asked questions:  How to report an imposter Facebook profile: Caution-https://www.facebook.com/help/16... < Caution-https://www.facebook.com/help/16... >   Answers to frequently asked questions:  - Soldiers and their loved ones are not charged money so that the Soldier can go on leave.  - Soldiers are not charged money for secure communications or leave.  - Soldiers do not need permission to get married.  - Soldiers emails are in this format: john.doe.mil@mail.mil < Caution-mailto: john.doe.mil@mail.mil > anything ending in .us or .com is not an official email account.  - Soldiers have medical insurance, which pays for their medical costs when treated at civilian health care facilities worldwide – family and friends do not need to pay their medical expenses.  - Military aircraft are not used to transport Privately Owned Vehicles.  - Army financial offices are not used to help Soldiers buy or sell items of any kind.  - Soldiers deployed to Combat Zones do not need to solicit money from the public to feed or house themselves or their troops.  - Deployed Soldiers do not find large unclaimed sums of money and need your help to get that money out of the country.  Anyone who tells you one of the above-listed conditions/circumstances is true is likely posing as a Soldier and trying to steal money from you.  We would urge you to immediately cease all contact with this individual.  For more information on avoiding online scams and to report this crime, please see the following sites and articles:   This article may help clarify some of the tricks social media scammers try to use to take advantage of people: Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/61432/< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/61432/>   CID advises vigilance against 'romance scams,' scammers impersonating Soldiers  Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/180749 < Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/180749 >   FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: Caution-http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx< Caution-http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx>   U.S. Army investigators warn public against romance scams: Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/130...< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/130...>   DOD warns troops, families to be cybercrime smart -Caution-http://www.army.mil/article/1450...< Caution-http://www.army.mil/article/1450...>   Use caution with social networking  Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/146...< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/146...>    Please see our frequently asked questions section under scams and legal issues. Caution-http://www.army.mil/faq/ < Caution-http://www.army.mil/faq/ > or visit Caution-http://www.cid.army.mil/ < Caution-http://www.cid.army.mil/ >.  The challenge with most scams is determining if an individual is a legitimate member of the US Army. Based on the Privacy Act of 1974, we cannot provide this information. If concerned about a scam you may contact the Better Business Bureau (if it involves a solicitation for money), or local law enforcement. If you're involved in a Facebook or dating site scam, you are free to contact us direct; (571) 305-4056.   If you have a social security number, you can find information about Soldiers online at Caution-https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/sc... < Caution-https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/sc... > . While this is a free search, it does not help you locate a retiree, but it can tell you if the Soldier is active duty or not.  If more information is needed such as current duty station or location, you can contact the Commander Soldier's Records Data Center (SRDC) by phone or mail and they will help you locate individuals on active duty only, not retirees. There is a fee of $3.50 for businesses to use this service. The check or money order must be made out to the U.S. Treasury. It is not refundable. The address is:  Commander Soldier's Records Data Center (SRDC) 8899 East 56th Street Indianapolis, IN 46249-5301 Phone: 1-866-771-6357  In addition, it is not possible to remove social networking site profiles without legitimate proof of identity theft or a scam. If you suspect fraud on this site, take a screenshot of any advances for money or impersonations and report the account on the social networking platform immediately.  Please submit all information you have on this incident to Caution-www.ic3.gov < Caution-http://www.ic3.gov > (FBI website, Internet Criminal Complaint Center), immediately stop contact with the scammer (you are potentially providing them more information which can be used to scam you), and learn how to protect yourself against these scams at Caution-http://www.ftc.gov < Caution-http://www.ftc.gov > (Federal Trade Commission's website)