Before Linsanity took the nation by storm with his deceptive quickness and less than desirable turnover ratio, he was a little known point guard from a small school in Cambridge, MA, which had sent more men to the Whitehouse than the NBA. Indeed this year, Jeremy Lin’s Harvard (pronounced Har-Vard) will be making its first NCAA appearance since 1946, joining the field of 68 in the hopes of being 2012’s Lincredible Cinderella story. How far will they make it? Do they have the Lintestinal fortitude to withstand perennial favorites such as Syracuse, Kentucky and UNC?

Probably not… BUT… maybe. Stranger things have happened. In 2011 Shaka Smart lead a scrappy Virginia Commonwealth University past the likes of Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and No. 1 seed Kansas on their way to a very unlikely Final Four Appearance. In 2010, my sister-in-law, who knows more about basket weaving than basketball, won her March Madness Pool by picking her Alma Mater, George Mason, to make it to the Final Four. Indeed March is all about the possibility of underdogs beating the odds and just winning.

Well… It is in honor of Cinderella stories like George Mason, Morehead State, VCU and yes, Cada Paulson, as well as future 2012 sensations like Harvard and Creighton, that we are proud to present the FREE Excel Rain Man 2012 NCAA Bracket Manager!! Just another Marcro-Hypnotic solution from Allyssa Tzavlakis!!
This Excel Rain Man NCAA Bracket Manager is ideal for folks who can answer yes to any of the following:

– Does your office restrict access to sports sites such CBSSportsline and ESPN?
– Do you need a little admin help in managing your bracket pool, so you can fully enjoy the madness?
– Do spreadsheets talk dirty to you?
The 2012 NCAA Bracket Manager is a game changer for folks who want to focus on bracketology in the office while appearing to be working on a spreadsheet masterpiece! Cuz Excel isn’t restricted in the workplace… and if it is, I should probably start updating my resume (gulp).

So get ready to take some long lunches, set up the iPad next to the computer monitor and enter as many March Madness Pools as you can muster.

Here’s how it works:

Direct the pool entrants to download the 2012 NCAA Brackets for free from the Tips & Tricks page of www.ExcelRainMan.com. Ask all participants to enter their Name where indicated on the form then they will use simple drop-down menus in the Bracket to select their picks for each game.

After completing and saving their bracket, participants can send their completed brackets back to the Pool Manager, who can easily upload everyone’s 2012 NCAA Bracket(s) into the 2012 NCAA Bracket Manager (simple instructions for uploading brackets are also provided in the Tips & Tricks Section of ExcelRainMan.com). The Pool Manager has full control over the point system used for each round (i.e. First Round: 1 point per-win, Second Round: 2 points per-win etc.).

As March Madness progresses, the Pool Manager can simply select each game’s winner (in the “winner” tab) using the drop-down menus, and our Bad Ass Bracket Manager will tally the standings.

With this Excel Rain Man March Madness solution, people can get around having to use online accounts with the likes of ESPN.com or CBS Sportsline. Instead, participants can save their completed personal, print-ready 2012 NCAA Brackets to their desktop for easy reference, and all the while, look like they are diligently working on a kick-a$$ spreadsheet.

Let the Madness begin!

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the use of Macros, the 2012 NCAA Bracket Manager will not work properly on Mac Computers. However, individual Brackets can be filled out by Mac and PC users.

Download the 2012 NCAA Bracket & 2012 NCAA Bracket Manager free of charge from the Tips & Tricks section at ExcelRainMan.com.

Did your spreadsheet just get rejected? Just Submit a Request and we will set a pick and assist in making that spreadsheet of yours Lincredible.