Live from Southern California. This is the Jim Rome Show.

There is no chance that I start anywhere other than what I consider to be the most iconic and exhilarating sound in sports.

Alvin, if it's not too much to ask, can you please do the honors?

Now the reason I call that the most iconic sound

is for my money

and there's still so many things about sports and in sports that I love

I still think the NCAA tournament is the single best thing I think it's the

single best thing in large part because of the format. It's unbelievable and you

just see the most incredible things. Love the Super Bowl, the World Series,

love the Stanley Cup final.

You know me, I'll be a big World Cup guy.

Love MMA, love boxing.

I mean, I love almost everything about sports, but I would be hard-pressed to find

something that delivers more consistently than the NCAA tournament. It almost never

doesn't deliver. So yes, the madness has arrived. The dopamine receptors are warming up.

The conveniently and intentionally timed vasectomectomy have been scheduled.

Y'all, we have ourselves an NCAA tournament bracket.

Love to see it. Now we did have some surprises on

selection Sunday because there always are right. No surprise, thanks

Alvy. I like the song, but not that much.

No surprise at the very top because the defending champion Yukon Huskies are right where they belong.

Back on the one line as the top overall seed.

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