Game time: Bing talks NCAA championship

Tonight is the big game, the culmination of March Madness despite the month having changed to April. It is one of the most heavily followed sports tournaments and betters win and lose fortunes with their brackets. This year Louisville and Michigan square off on the court for a chance at history.

While Bing, the Microsoft search engine, does not pretend to make predictions about which college will emerge on top when the final buzzer sounds, the service did release a bit of data about what fans are searching for in the time leading up to the showdown.

If searches won championships then it appears that number one seed Lousiville would have this game in the bag, as Bing reports it as the more popular term. Microsoft's search team also tells us that "while Kevin Ware won’t be playing in the championship game, he is still the most searched player of the tournament. He is followed closely by Michigan point guard Trey Burk".

Finally, the search engine reports that the mascot battle is also being won by Lousiville, with the Cardinals being more sought after than the Wolverives.

Of course, none of this means a thing once tip-off occurs. It also is not a stretch of the imagination to think the number one seed entering the tournament would be the most searched for. Still, the statistics are fun and something to occupy us as we await game time later this evening.

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