Printable NCAA Bracket 2015: Downloadable Sheet and Final Picks Advice

If you haven't filled out an NCAA tournament bracket yet, congratulations on being a contrarian of epic proportion.

Don't worry, though, you still have plenty of time…just kidding, you barely have any! The games start today at 12:15 p.m. ET.   

You can find B/R's printable bracket below, as well as the link to the Free Bracket Challenge. Get on it before the 64-team madness officially kicks off.

(Quick side note: The play-in games have already taken place over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday. The bracket is updated accordingly.)

In the meantime, here are some last-minute tips on what to expect from this year's tournament.

Key Tournament Information

Dates: March 17–April 6

Channels: CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV

Live Stream: March Madness Live

All Your Bracket Essentials

• Download the Printable Bracket
• Play the Free Bracket Challenge

Anticipate Upsets

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Don't be that guy who thinks he's a genius for having all of the top seeds—Kentucky, Wisconsin, Villanova and Duke—in the Final Four.  

Based on data from AllBrackets.com, there has been an eighth seed or lower in the Final Four three times in the past four years. Cinderella stories are becoming more common than ever.

Kentucky is definitely a lock for a lengthy run, and Wisconsin is a safe choice, too. But 'Nova and Duke will have some serious battles to fight if they are to emerge from their respective East and South regions.

Potential bracket-busters like Louisville (fourth seed, East), Michigan State (seventh seed, East) and Davidson (10th seed, South) could very easily turn the whole tourney right on its head.

Deep sleepers like the Lumberjacks of Stephen F. Austin (12th seed, South)—who led the nation in assists per game this year—can't be cast aside, either.

In addition to widespread ball movement, SFA also boasted the fifth-best field-goal percentage and ninth-most points per game in the country.

Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis likes the pride of the Southland Conference to be this year's surprise team:

The Lumberjacks, who are no strangers to March Madness after knocking off VCU in the round of 64 a year ago, are not to be slept on.

Trust the Vets

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Veteran teams just seem to do well this time of year.

Similarly, players who have held meaningful roles in March are usually more reliable choices than a bunch of youngsters.

Well, except Kentucky, of course.

But even the baby-faced Wildcats have an upperclassmen leader in junior Willie Cauley-Stein, not to mention a crew of battle-hardened sophomores in Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison and Dakari Johnson.

That quartet helped take last year's eighth-seeded team on a shocking run the championship.

"There's nothing that takes the place of experience," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said back in December, per Dana O'Neil of ESPN.com. "Not just the experience of playing, but the experience of big moments, of big wins and even experiencing a big loss. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows, you don't know that until you do it."

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Another interesting tidbit noted by O'Neil in the piece:

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In eight of the past 10 NCAA tournaments, the most outstanding player award at the Final Four went to a junior or senior -- Shabazz Napier (UConn), Luke Hancock (Louisville), Kemba Walker (UConn), Kyle Singler (Duke), Wayne Ellington (North Carolina), Mario Chalmers (Kansas), Corey Brewer (Florida), Sean May (North Carolina).

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Are you getting the picture? The old goats have an extra edge, even if it's just a slight one, over the young bucks.

Here are some notable tournament teams loaded with veteran rosters:

School	Freshman	Sophomores	Juniors	Seniors
Maryland	4	1	1	8
Harvard	3	3	3	7
Ohio State	4	2	0	6
Wyoming	4	1	1	6
Northern Iowa	1	2	4	5
North Carolina	3	4	6	4
Georgia State	4	1	5	3
Virginia	4	2	6	3

A lack of experience isn't necessarily a deal-breaker, but with the game on the line, an older and wiser team is more likely to pull out the victory.

Soon, we'll get to see just how valuable veterans will be in this year's tournament.