In 1939, Henry V. Porter, the assistant executive secretary of the Illinois High School Association, wrote about the tournament in The Illinois Interscholastic, where he dubbed it “March Madness.” That helped the term get more usage from the state’s sports writers.

Busted brackets or not, it's the best day of the year for college basketball fans who are watching the games morning to night from their couch or favorite bar.All the brackets are filled out and the first round of the NCAA tournament is underway.