NCAA tournament bracket tips: Everything you need to dominate your March Madness office pool - USA TODAY

Scott Gleeson USA TODAY

Published 6:39 AM EDT Mar 18, 2019

USA TODAY Sports provides a one-stop for the 2018 NCAA tournament with all the analysis and insight you'll need to win your office pool. 

First off, you'll definitely need a bracket. You can print one here. 

Next, make sure you create your own bracket pool and invite your friends to join USA TODAY Sports Brackets. Worried about making some regrettable picks? Our bracket game is the first of its kind to allow fans to switch their picks during live tournament games this March Madness. Read more about it here. 

Before we forget, let us introduce you to the 68 teams dancing this March and the No. 1 seeds: Duke, Virginia, North Carolina and Gonzaga. 

Now lets get into the details. Here's region-by-region breakdowns that dissect each region and every team’s strengths and weaknesses, including their current winning/losing streak and the best players that can dominate in March:

TEAM CAPSULES: East | South | West | Midwest

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MORE BRACKET HELP:

SMART UPSET PICKS: Check out the four smartest upset picks in the first round to help you win your pool. 

DON'T COUNT ON US:  The teams on this list have been ranked in the Top 25 a majority of the season, but don't rely on them to make a deep run. Each could run into trouble early in the tournament.

The best of USA TODAY Sports' NCAA tournament coverage: 

Tournament Central

- Though this has not been college basketball's finest season, Nancy Armour writes all that can change with an NCAA tournament that thrills your soul. 

- Zion Williamson's return from injury and dominant play in the ACC tournament reminds us that he has flipped the script on one-and-done chatter, writes Dan Wolken.

Selection Sunday

► March Sadness: Here are the eight biggest snubs of this year's tournament field, starting with mid-major UNC-Greensboro and the Big Ten's Indiana. In short, Spartans coach Wes Miller and Indiana coach Archie Miller (unrelated Millers) both weren't happy with their fate in the NIT. 

► March happiness: Belmont coach Rick Byrd and his Bruins were one of the last four teams to squeeze into the field of 68 on Selection Sunday, causing a hyped response from the players and an emotional one from the longtime coach, who couldn't fight back the tears when Belmont rolled of Greg Gumbel's tongue.  

► Selection committee's bad calls: Several teams were over-seeded and under-seeded. Here's a look at the committee's five biggest head-scratchers from an otherwise decent selection show. 

NOSTALGIA: A blast from the past to get die-hard fans hyped.

• The worst snubs in NCAA tournament history
• Top March Madness teams of all-time
• Top March Madness moments of all-time
• NCAA tourney players you love to hate
• Best Cinderella teams of all-time

If you’ve still got an appetite for more, tweet us at @USATODAYSports or follow us on Facebook and we’ll direct you to our college hoops specialists.

ALL 68 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS

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