The top seeds have been selected, the snubs have been banished and the field of 65 is set. Problem is, the games don’t start until Thursday. What do we do until then?

Well, aside from getting your story straight for when you call off work Thursday, you’ve got a lot of reading to do before you can intelligently fill out your brackets. Check out Bullz-Eye.com’s Bracket Breakdown for a complete rundown of the tournament, region-by-region, and then take a look at Bullz-Eye’s Tourney Countdown, which analyzes some of the players, coaches and teams you need to keep an eye on this month.

And when you’re done reading all that, you might as well work on your excuse for when you call off work Friday too. Hey, it’s also St. Patrick’s Day!