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Ep311: NCAA and March Madness 2026 · Kidcast Daily

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  Spin the wheel, let's take a ride.
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  Sports and science bursting from inside a world of wonder open
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  wide. Come on kids, let's amplify kid
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  cats. Daily starts your day.
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  Fun and laughter come your way. Sports and trivia games galore.
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  Hi there. It's Kick Ass Daily, the show
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  that covers everything from outer space to ocean depths,
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  sports superstars to science breakthroughs, all made just for
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  you. Welcome back, friends.
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  Today, we're diving into the exciting world of college
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  basketball. It's March 2026, and that means
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  March Madness is heating up. If you've ever wondered what the
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  NCAA is or why everyone talks about brackets this time of
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  year, you're in the right place. We'll explain it all step by
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  step, share some super cool updates from this year's
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  tournament, and tell you about teams that could surprise
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  everyone. Get ready to learn and have fun.
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  First, let's talk about what the NCAA is.
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  NCAA stands for National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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  It's a group that organizes sports for college students
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  across the United States. They run competitions in all
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  kinds of sports like basketball, football, soccer and more.
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  The best part is watching talented young athletes from
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  different schools compete for basketball.
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  The biggest event is the men's Division One tournament, which
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  everyone calls March Madness. This happens every spring right
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  around now. March Madness starts with 68
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  teams. These are the top college teams
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  from the regular season and some conference winners.
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  They play in a tournament that lasts about 3 weeks.
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  The games get narrowed down round by round until only one
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  team wins the national championship.
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  The first round has 64 teams playing because four teams play
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  special games called the First Four to earn their spots.
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  Then it's the Round of 64, Round of 32, Sweet 16, Elite Eight,
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  Final Four and the big championship game.
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  One fun thing kids love is filling out a bracket.
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  A bracket is like a chart where you predict Who Will Win each
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  game. You guess all the way to the
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  champion. Friends, families and even
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  teachers compete to see who has the best predictions.
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  It's not about betting money, that's for grown-ups only.
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  It's just for fun and bragging rights.
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  Imagine drawing lines on paper to show your picks, like Duke
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  beating Florida in the final. Experts make their brackets too,
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  and they watch tons of games to decide.
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  Now let's get to the 2026 updates this year.
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  The tournament bracket came out a few days ago and fans are
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  buzzing. On March 17th, Andy Katz, a
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  famous basketball expert, shared his predictions for every
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  region. He looked at all 68 teams and
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  picked winners step by step. He thinks some big schools will
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  go far, but he also spots chances for surprises. 1 Hot
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  topic is the top teams called championship contenders.
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  Duke is a favorite. They have a star player who many
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  say is the best in the country. He's great at scoring points.
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  Duke's guards help too, especially if Foster gets
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  healthy and plays well. Florida and Arizona are right
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  there with them. Arizona beat tough teams like
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  Iowa State and Houston. Their player, Jayden Bradley,
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  made a huge shot to win a key game.
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  He's also in the running for player of the year.
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  These teams have strong players who score whenever they need to.
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  Michigan is another team to watch.
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  They have big players in the front court like Yak, Lindenborg
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  and Morris Johnson. They're tall and strong, great
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  at grabbing rebounds and blocking shots.
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  Rebounds mean getting the ball after a missed shot, which helps
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  your team get more chances to score.
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  But March Madness is famous for upsets.
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  An upset is when a lower seeded team beats a higher one.
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  Seeds are numbers from 1 to 16 with one being the best.
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  A 12 seed beating A5 seed makes everyone cheer.
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  Experts have some teams on upset alert right now.
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  Vanderbilt is 1. They got better when Duke Miles
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  came back. He's helping them play strong
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  basketball. Ohio State could surprise too.
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  Their guard, Bruce Thornton is the school's all time leading
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  scorer. That means he scored more points
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  than any player in Ohio State history.
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  He just had a close game against Michigan, trading shots until
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  the end. John Moy Junior helps too.
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  Then there's Hawaii, the Rainbow Warriors.
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  They won a game recently and all their starters are at least 6
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  feet 6 inches tall. Their center, Isaac Johnson, is
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  a true 7 footer, which is 7 feet tall.
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  Tall teams control the paint, the area near the basket.
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  TCU is seeded 9th and experts think that's just right for them
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  to make noise. St.
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  John's is getting attention to experts like Joe Lunardi broke
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  down their chances. They have good prospects to make
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  the tournament and win early games this week.
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  As of March 20th, the first four games happened.
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  Prairie View ANM had exciting plays like Hassane Diallo making
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  an and one basket that's scoring while getting fouled then making
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  a free throw. Lehigh hit 3 pointers with Nasir
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  Whitlock. These small schools show anyone
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  can shine. The round of 64 starts soon.
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  Fans are filling brackets predicting Duke, Arizona or
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  maybe Michigan to cut down the Nets.
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  Cutting the Nets means winning the title and snipping pieces as
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  a trophy. Brackets are everywhere, apps,
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  papers, even at school. Why is this educational?
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  It teaches math like odds of winning.
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  A one seed wins about 90% of first round games.
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  It shows teamwork. Basketball needs passing,
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  defense and hustle. Players study hard too.
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  Most are full time students. Sports teach perseverance, like
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  practicing free throws for hours.
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  Imagine you're at a game. The crowd roars when a team hits
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  a buzzer beater, a shot at the last second.
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  That's March Madness magic. Fill out your own bracket with
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  family. Pick a Cinderella team, a small
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  school that goes far, like Hawaii.
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  This year we covered what NCAA means, how March Madness works
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  with 68 teams in brackets, top teams like Duke with Cam Boozer,
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  Arizona with Jayden Bradley, Michigan's big front court and
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  upset picks like Vanderbilt, Ohio State, Hawaii and TCU.
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  Experts like Andy Katz predict regions and early games show fun
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  action. Thanks for joining Kick Casting.
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  You learned about college hoops, top teams and why upsets thrill
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  us TuneIn next time for more news.
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  Keep learning, stay active and dream big.
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  Maybe one day you'll play in March Madness.
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  Bye. For now, grab your.
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  Breakfast, feeling fine, adventures waiting you don't be
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  late. Today's the day.
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  We celebrate Kick Ass Daily starts your day fun.