The March Madness Maven: Emma Bracker, ’15

Emma Bracker has been on a March Madness hot-streak, maintaining an incredible 99.9 percentile on the ESPN bracket website! We chatted with her about her bracket strategies and final predictions for the tournament champion…

Name: Emma Bracke(t)r

Hometown: Hartford, CT

Year: 2015

Major: History

On campus activites: Women’s Lacrosse and Looney Tunes (acapella)

Who do you have a bracket with for March Madness?

I have two brackets: one with my family and friends from home and one with the girls I live with in Kim Hall. Both the brackets are the same.

How accurate are your brackets?

Right now, I’m in the 99.9 percentile in ESPN and I’m ranked 10,673 out of millions.

How do you pick upsets?

I pick what I like. I picked Cal because one of my friends from Middle school had a sweatshirt that I loved. I picked Michigan to make it to the elite 8 because my grandma went to Michigan. I picked Oregon because of my friend Dayna Kim. I picked Ohio State because of Catherine Aronowitz. I picked Syracuse because I like their colors.

What has your accuracy for March Madness been in the past?

Bad. I do really well in the first round and then it’s a steady, sharp decline.

Who do you have winning the whole tournament?

Michigan.