March Madness! Hashtags, apps to manage 2013 NCAA brackets
March Madness is upon us. Sixty-four National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) teams will duke it out to win the championship. There are only a few days left to make your picks and everyone is scrambling to pick a winner. So who are this year's favorites?
The predictions are out from the likes of statistician Nate Silver or favorite news outlets like CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated or Yahoo! Sports. You can roll the dice or trust your bracket in the hands of these professionals. There are even theories on how to hack your bracket.
It's not easy to keep track of 64 teams, so here are some of the best ways to count down to the final four -- and ultimately this year's champions.
Where to get brackets
Brackets are available at ESPN, CBS Sports and NBC.
Mobile apps
NCAA March Madness Live (Android, iOS) - The official NCAA app lets you check game schedules, fill out brackets and get game alerts. This year, the app will provide free streaming through the app for cable subscribers.
CBS Sports (Android, iOS) - The official CBS Sports app lets you watch streaming games live or on-demand, manage your brackets, track multiple games and see related tweets.
Thuuz (Android, iOS) - Once you pick your teams, the app will send alerts and game schedules. One cool feature is the use of location-based technology to find a sports bar in the area to watch games.
SportStream (iOS) - The app is a simple and clean way to track game scores by adding games to your queue, or following tweets of games in progress.
Twitter accounts to follow
National Collegiate Athletic Association
CBS Sports Network
Hashtags
#NCAA, #MarchMadness