# #540: Are you primed for the Madness?

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Published: 2026-03-19T09:00:16+00:00
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Lace up those dancing shoes. It’s time to boogie. Men’s March Madness officially begins today, with the 64-team first round tipping off at 12:15 p.m. ET. Before the guys and gals hit the hardwood, co-hosts Steph Rotz and Lauren Tuiskula are going all in with a Big Dance primer, spending this episode of The GIST of It talking about the top storylines in the men’s and women’s tourneys. Gimme gimme, shimmy shimmy. Show notes: Join The GIST’s Men’s College Basketball Bracket Challenge Join The GIST’s Women’s College Basketball Bracket Challenge Annie Costabile, FOS Alexa Philippou, ESPN Jackie Powell Doug Feinberg, AP More on The GIST: 🎧 Subscribe: thegistsports.com/subscribepod ✉️ Email: pod@thegistsports.com 📷 Instagram: @thegistca @thegistusa 🐦 X: @thegistpod

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