Sweet 16: Celebs Who Root

Hopefully you've been keeping up on March Madness and the college boys duking it out. Most of the teams have been eliminated and it's down to the fun part - Sweet 16! 

So far the tournament has been full of ups and downs, crazy finishes and some big upsets. A few teams who were expected to make it far (like Pitt, who I picked to go to the finals!) are finished, leaving some happy underdogs still swimming.

These are the teams still hoping to make the Final Four:

East

Ohio State

Kentucky 

Marquette

North Carolina

West

Duke 

San Diego State

Arizona

Connecticut

Southwest

Kansas 

Richmond

VCU

Florida State

Southeast

BYU

Butler 

Florida 

Wisconsin 

Though it's strange to think of celebs attending college - some actually did. Here are some Sweet 16 alums:

Ashely Judd bleeds Kentucky blue.

photo via Wild Cat World

Funny guys Jason Sudeikis & Paul Rudd are Kansas alum.

photo via BuddyTV

   photo via therealmtoys

Who knows if Nicole Richie & Kourtney Kardashian are bball fans, but they went to Arizona!

photo via Robert Redford

photo via Channel Guide

Maybe the best Asian man EVER - Ken Jeong spent his college days at Duke.

photo via BD Horror

Sports reporter Erin Andrews is a huge Florida fan; she was even on the dance team.

photo via E!

Hopefully your bracket is looking better than mine; less red and more wins. Games start back up today, so skip your manicure and have a babe watching sesh instead. (Don't worry, the games will end before Jersey Shore starts.)

Cosmo Clue:

The NCAA basketball tournament is down to 16 teams; games today and tomorrow.

Check schedule here

Madness Mayhem

March is a pretty sweet month. St. Patty's Day gives us an excuse to party and drink too much green beer. A new season makes it okay to buy a completely new wardrobe. And the time change allows for more sunshine & sundresses. But ladies, we're forgetting one amazing treat that we get with March...

MARCH MADNESS!!

photo via NCAA

What is this "madness" I'm so happy about? March Madness is a ginormous NCAA (college basketball) tournament and it's one of the best sports events of the year. People (and probably your boyfriend) talk about it for months before and it's all ESPN has been covering. It's a tournament with 68 schools, all duking it out to be named the #1 college basketball team. 

There's a pretty confusing system to decide which teams participate, but if you're up for a challenge, figure it out here. Basically, the winners from each conference get an automatic spot, and the rest are chosen by a NCAA committee.

The teams who will be scrambling for the top spot were announced yesterday and here is the schedule & brackets. It's a single elimination tournament - one you lose, you're dunzo. After the first few rounds, the tournament will get down to a "Sweet 16" and things get really intense. The first games are this Tuesday so don't forget to set your DVR. Finals start on April 2nd, so do your best to keep up 'til then!

Even if you aren't in love with basketball, March Madness is seriously exciting and can bring you back to your glorious college days. Feeling competitive? Pick your teams and take on the boys in a betting bracket at the office.

I'll be rooting for a home town team, SDSU! Let's go Aztecs!!

photo via Bay News 9

Cosmo Clue:

March Madness is a huge basketball tournament and decides the top college team. 


Want more Madness? Look here.