#MarchMadness goes viral with NCAA men's basketball tournament opening

By Staff Reporter

Mar 20, 2014 12:14 PM EDT

#MarchMadness went viral on Twitter following the opening of the NCAA men's basketball. The opening of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament was considered by some Americans as a national holiday. Although US President Barack Obama or the Congress has made the NCAA basketball opening a holiday, Thursday would be a big day for the 32 teams. The teams would batter in four different cities in the US as the second round of the NCAA tournament continues.

The afternoon session would begin around 12 p.m. ET between Ohio State and Dayton in Buffalo New York. The game between the two times would be covered by CBS followed by other matches. In the South region, a game between Colorado and Pittsburgh would start around 1:30 p.m. ET in Orlando.

Meanwhile, the top men of the NCAA basketball tournament is a must watch including Adreian Payne from the Michigan State. Payne is among the three key players for Michigan State averaging 15.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, New Mexico’s Cameron Bairstow also showcased his improvement this season going from 9.7 points and 5.7 rebounds a game as a junior. Bairstow improved with 20.3 and 7.4 a night as a senior.

Louisville’s Montrezl Harrell is another top pick after showing his recorded five double-doubles in the last 11 games of the team. Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky and Florida’s Patric Young are also included in the list to watch out for in the NCAA tournament. James Michael McAdoo of North Carolina, Sam Dower from Gonzaga, Cory Jefferson of Baylor, Jarnell Stokes from Tennessee and Kansas’ Joel Embiid are also hot names on the list.

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