March Madness is that magical time when the NCAA tournament turns everyone into a basketball fan and guarantees there will be busted brackets everywhere.
From grandmas who’ve never seen a game to number crunchers who know the 12th man on every team, anyone can be a part of the tourney’s fandom.
Here are some of our favorite March Madness memes that hilariously sum up what to expect every year. Enjoy!
March Madness Is a Very Special Brand of Madness

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But for Some People, It’s Just March

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Tried So Hard — but Didn’t Get Far
It’s Always ‘For Fun’ Until the Bracket Goes Up in Smoke

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When Your Friends Don’t Get March Madness

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The Perfect Bracket Is the One You Don’t Make

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Not Mad, Just Disappointed

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Behold, the Bracket Games

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They Probably Went Home to Watch the Games

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You Got Us There

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This Is Why We Do Multiple Brackets

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Don’t Jinx It

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Basketballhead Commitment Comes in All Different Sizes

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How Fast Was I Failing, Officer?

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We Blinked

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We Really Thought That Perfect Bracket Was Happening

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When You Know Your Stats and Still Bust Out

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When They Tell Us the Odds of Creating a Perfect Bracket

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Every Year, So Many Upsets

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There’s Always That One Team Everyone’s Afraid Of

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Every Year, It’s the Same Thing

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Just Nod and Smile?

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Sitting Among the Ashes of Your Once Perfect Brackets

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When March Madness Ruins Your Day, and Your Friends Don’t Care

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Just Another Reason Remote Work Is Better
Busting NCAA Tournament Brackets Like a Boss

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Thank You, Kind Person Who Definitely Doesn’t Exist

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We Think It’s Six of One and Half a Dozen of the Other

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When They Only Care About NCAA Basketball a Few Weeks Per Year

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There’s Not Enough Popcorn for This Outcome

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Can We Go Back?

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This Is Your Friendly, Neighborhood, Average Bracket Maker

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Time for a Bathroom Break

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All That Lost Productivity Just to Watch Your Brackets Bust

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At Least We’re All in This Together

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Well, Most of Us

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Are You Ready for Some College Basketball?

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