Preparing for the NCAA Tournament is like drinking out of a firehose. We get 68 teams announced in a matter of minutes on Selection Sunday. Then comes all the preview content, which you can (and should) read to your heart's content

Let's establish the obvious disclosure up front — when it comes to picking NCAA tournament champions in your bracket, the chalky teams are usually your friends, despite the moniker of "March Madness" for all the action to come.

If you need some last-minute help with your NCAA Tournament bracket, the guys at MLive have you covered. With the tournament kicking off today, Michigan basketball beat writer Andrew Kahn, Michigan State beat writer Matt Wenzel and football writers Aaron McMann and Ryan Zuke are publishing their brackets for the world to see.