The (second) most wonderful time of the year includes NCAA basketball

Aolani Donegan

adonegan@newsobserver.com

Updated March 16, 2017 3:12 PM

Notre Dame Austin Torres, right, defends Princeton guard Myles Stephens, left, during the first half of a first-round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes) Jeffrey T. Barnes AP

Cinderella has grabbed her dancin’ shoes. It’s time to party!

March may be unseasonably cold in the Triangle, but the bracket match-ups (and potential upsets) stand to be sizzling hot. So, sit back and enjoy the most exciting time in college sports. Glance at a few famous brackets and compare their picks to yours. Social media will be overflowing with memes, brackets, and photos and we will capture the best ones for you below.

This story was originally published March 16, 2017 at 2:43 PM with the headline "The (second) most wonderful time of the year includes NCAA basketball."

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