Announcing the 2008 Bracketbreaker Challenge

It’s the opening week of the NCAA Tournament, and that means there’s a bracket tucked behind that Excel sheet of yours.

Bleacher Report is proud to be your home for all things March Madness. That’s why we’re hosting our inaugural Bracketbreaker Challenge.

The concept is simple:

1) Predict who will be this year’s Cinderella team (seeds 6-16 are eligible).

2) Write an article about that team on Bleacher Report and tag it “Bracketbreaker Challenge.”
Some topics to consider: Who are the team’s best players? Who’s their coach and what kind of tournament experience does he have? What about their regular season resume makes you think they’re poised to make a tournament run? Did that team get a favorable draw?

So, if you write an article about Oral Roberts, for example, the Golden Eagles become your team. If they advance to the Sweet Sixteen, you take home an authentic first-edition Bleacher Report T-Shirt. Official rules are listed below.

Best of luck from your friends at Bleacher Report, the Open Source Sports Network.

Make your Cinderella pick and enter the challenge >>
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Rules:

1) Articles must be written about teams seeded 6-16 (Cinderella) and tagged with “Bracketbreaker Challenge.”

2) Articles should be 250-500 words.

3) Users may submit multiple articles, but their first submission will be considered their “entry.”

4) All Cinderella’s that advance to the Sweet Sixteen will be considered winners, and will receive the very first edition of “Bleacher Report: The T-Shirt.”