March Madness Picks, Cinderellas + Teams To Know (w/ Brendan Marks)

Bunch Formation: A College Football Show · Mar 17, 2026 · 1h 1m

Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by The Athletic's Brendan Marks to preview everything in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, from the best teams to upsets and trends to keep an eye on.

What to know about all 68 teams

Are Cinderellas doomed?

0:00 Intro

4:03 Final Four picks

8:05 Should we be concerned about Duke/Michigan injuries?

11:32 Are Cinderellas going away?

16:25 The Miami (Ohio) Discourse

23:15 The role of metrics

25:39 Should the tournament expand?

30:48 Who could make a big run outside of Duke/Michigan/Arizona?

37:42 Teams we don't trust

43:50 First-round upset picks

50:03…