March Madness

Congratulations! You’ve got game.

You’ve been selected to participate in the Undivided March Madness fun. For the past few years, Undivided has assembled 64 incredible people during the spring basketball season.

As an expert in your field, we recognize that “you’ve got game.” Meaning, you lead the community with your knowledge, expertise and passion. In addition, we are grateful for your support and delighted to have you as part of the Undivided community of value. This group of individuals are those we admire, enjoy working with and proudly recommend to others.

Unlike other March Madness “brackets” you may participate in, you don’t need to select your teams or put money in the pool. However, lots of fun and money are still involved. Check out the details below!

Here’s the Details:

  • Your Team Assignment

    Click here to see the Undivided bracket.

    Discover the college team you’ve been assigned to so you can watch and cheer!

    All team assignments are randomly chosen.

  • Meet your Opponent

    Here’s the complete bracket of our 64 colleagues and their assigned teams.

    We encourage you to review and connect with the Undivided bracket of amazing people. You may be “opponents” on the basketball court, but we promise you’ll enjoy the connection & meeting each other at the Watch Party on March 23rd.

  • Attend the Watch Party: March 23

    Join us on Thursday, March 23 from 5-8 pm to watch the kick-off of the Sweet Sixteen games at the Undivided Experience Center.

    It will be a happy hour of food, drink & fun! Please RSVP here.

  • And, the winner is....

    To celebrate the March Madness winning team, Undivided will donate $1,000 to this team’s favorite charity!

The Schedule & Watch Party

Game Schedule

  • First Four: March 19-20

  • First round: March 21-22

  • Second round: March 23-24 

  • Sweet 16: March 28-29 

  • Elite Eight: March 30-31 

  • Final Four: Saturday, April 6 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

  • NCAA championship game: Monday, April 8 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Last year’s winner was…

Rick Fessler, co-founder of vidl life. Their mission movement is to remind one million people by 2025 they are vital…absolutely important, essential and treasured. Design an incredible water bottle as a daily reminder that you matter.

Rick was randomly paired with UConn during the 2023 March Madness season. Because his team won, Undivided is excited to donate $1,000 to the charity of his choice.

Rick has chosen Thirsty Child, a faith-based global non-profit organization dedicated to help eliminate the global water crisis.

Fun Facts about March Madness

  •  The first version of March Madness took place in 1939 in Evanston, IL., the campus of Northwestern University. Among the estimated 5,000 or so spectators in attendance was a 77-year old James Naismith, the man who invented the game of basketball and wrote its initial rulebook. He would pass away later in 1939.

  • The phrase “March Madness” was first coined in connection with the NCAA in 1982 when sportscaster Brent Musburger uttered it during his tournament coverage.

  • Notre Dame shooting guard Austin Carr set a tournament game record by sinking 61 points in a first round matchup with Ohio in 1970. No player has since threatened that record. NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson came closest in his Navy days with 50 points during a 1987 contest.

  • Indiana boasts the youngest head coach to win a national title. When head coach Emmett “Branch” McCracken guided the Indiana Hoosiers to a championship in 1940, he wasn't that far out of college himself. At 31, he became the youngest man ever to coach toward a national title. He led his team to another title in 1953.

  • Only three men can claim champion status as both player and coach: Joe B. Hall registered both achievements with Kentucky, Bob Knight with Ohio State and Indiana respectively, and Dean Smith, first on the court with Kansas and subsequently on the sideline with North Carolina.

  • Though the tournament has been held for almost 80 years, only 35 schools have ever won the top prize.


    Elite Eight Facts:

  • In six of the past eight tournaments, at least two teams seeded No. 6 or worse have reached the Elite Eight.

  • There has never been an Elite Eight without at least one No. 1 seed.
    Only once in the past 12 tourneys did all four No. 1 seeds reach the Elite Eight (2016)

    Last year, Caleb Love and No. 8 seed North Carolina became the latest lower-seeded team to crash the Final Four party. 


    Final Four Facts:

  • At least one No. 1 seed has reached the Final Four in 10 straight tourneys and 14 of the past 15.
    Either one or two No. 1 seeds have reached the Final Four in 30 of 37 tournaments (81%).
    The only time all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four was 2008.

  • It's been 31 years since the last time a No. 6 seed made the Final Four, easily the longest drought among seeds that have a Final Four appearance.
    The only 6-seeds to make it: Michigan (1992), Kansas (1988), Providence (1987).

  • At least one team seeded No. 7 or worse has reached the Final Four in eight of the past nine tourneys.
    Comparatively, in the first 32 years of seeding (1979-2010), this happened only eight times total.

Championship Game Facts:

  • Since seeding began in 1979, 71 of the 86 teams to reach the title game have been top-3 seeds.
    Surprisingly, No. 8 seeds account for five of the other 15 appearances, the most by any other seed.

  • Each of the past five champions have been No. 1 seeds, and 12 of the past 15.
    No other seed has more than one title in that span.

“What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.”

— John Wooden

“Teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one.”

-Mike Krzyzewski

“Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.”

— Wilt Chamberlain

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