Selection Sunday 2015: Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket and Upset Picks

The 2015 NCAA tournament field has been announced with the festivities of Selection Sunday finally here, which means it's time for printable brackets to be filled out with upset picks at the ready.

Filling out your bracket online is becoming more and more popular, but there's still nothing like having that physical sheet of paper to carry around all week as you mull over your decisions. Just make sure you stick with the pencil early on, and don't be surprised if research done over the week forces you to break in that eraser.

March Madness isn't in full swing until Thursday and Friday's second-round affairs, but those filling out a bracket may not have that long to wait with Tuesday marking the start of the first-round play-in games. With that in mind, let's waste no time breaking down some of the best upset picks for teams' opening games.

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Best Early-Upset Picks

No. 13 Eastern Washington over No. 4 Georgetown

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A win over top-seeded Villanova must have turned the selection committee toward Georgetown more than its 21-10 record turned it away. The Hoyas received a favorable No. 4 seed, but their Thursday opponent in Eastern Washington isn't your average No. 13 seed.

Tyler Harvey not only leads the Eagles with 22.9 points per game but leads the nation in scoring as well. He's far from alone, as undersized forwards Venky Jois and Ognjen Miljkovic combine for almost 27 points per game in the post and are a matchup nightmare for Georgetown's bulky roster.

The 26-8 Eagles aren't sneaking up on anyone in this year's tournament, as Lexington Herald-Leader's John Clay sees them winning easily:

It also doesn't hurt that they will have geography on their side as well as a hopeful crowd advantage, as Kevin Pelton of ESPN noted:

Head coach John Thompson III has gotten the Hoyas to the Big Dance for the eighth time, but the results haven't been pretty ever since he took them to the Final Four in 2006-07. Georgetown hasn't made it out of the opening weekend in the last five tries, including a first-round flameout in 2012-13.

This year's Georgetown crew is better than most of those teams, but its early-tournament woes will come back to bite the Hoyas again with the Eagles claiming an early victim.

No. 12 Stephen F. Austin over No. 5 Utah

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Matchups between No. 12 seeds and No. 5 seeds have been so much of a hot bed for upsets that it's almost unfair to call one an upset. But if there's one No. 12 that is almost assured to make it to the round of 32, it's Stephen F. Austin.

The Lumberjacks were a trendy pick this time last year to upset fifth-seeded VCU in a similar situation and pulled off the feat with a 77-75 overtime victory. This year's team has twice as many losses but still boasts a 29-4 record.

Star-caliber play from Thomas Walkup and Jacob Parker is what fuels Stephen F. Austin, but its opponents' recent shortcomings will also come into play. After looking the part of a potential No. 3 seed until late in February, the Utes dropped four of their final seven games to finish the season.

It should prove to be one of two big upsets in the South Region, with the Lumberjacks likely to play Eastern Washington in an enticing round-of-32 affair, per Sports Illustrated's Brian Hamilton:

No team moves the ball with more effectiveness than Stephen F. Austin, as it leads the nation with 17.8 assists per game and ranks fifth nationally in field-goal percentage, per ESPN.com. Against a defensive-minded Utah team that has lost its identity as of late, the Lumberjacks will sneak out with a win.

No. 15 New Mexico State over No. 2 Kansas

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The Kansas Jayhawks got the No. 2 seed they coveted, but it couldn't have come with a tougher draw. 

Head coach Bill Self will have to navigate his squad through a Midwest Region that includes unbeaten Kentucky, ACC tournament champion Notre Dame and underrated No. 4 seed Maryland. But the Jayhawks' toughest test could come in Friday's affair, as Topeka Capital-Journal's Jesse Newell noted:

Kansas welcomes No. 15 seed New Mexico State, but the Jayhawks' first game of the tournament will end up being their last. They dropped three of their last seven games, and it could have been more without wins over Texas and West Virginia, which seemed unlikely during stretches. 

As for the Aggies, they come in red-hot after ripping through the Western Athletic Conference with only one loss, which came a long time ago as Josh Kurelac observed:

New Mexico State doesn't have many sharpshooters, but it wills its way to victory with immense size in the post. Frontcourt studs Pascal Siakam and Tshilidzi Nephawe each average double figures in scoring, and 7'3" giant Tanveer Bhullar gives the Aggies more beef in the post to deal with Kansas' size.

Physical post teams gave Kansas fits throughout its Big 12 slate, and it's the perfect scenario for a second-round opponent to give the Jayhawks trouble. The Aggies didn't overcome fourth-seeded San Diego State in their opening game last year and will use that motivation to take down Kansas early.