Build your brackets for Surge Madness 2024 & join the Alumni Association party on Mar. 21

The Cincinnati State Advancement Office and the Alumni Association encourage you to build your SURGE MADNESS brackets for the 2024 Men’s and Women’s NCAA basketball competitions, and compete (in a collegial manner) with your colleagues to win cool trophies and endless bragging rights.

Portion of poster for Alumni Association March Madness event

Also, all are invited to have a great time at the Alumni Association’s March Madness Night on Thursday, March 21, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Humble Monk Brewing Company (1641 Blue Rock Rd in Northside). 

To be part of SURGE MADNESS 2024:
NCAA basketball men's final four logo 2024

For the men’s tournament, use this link to reach ESPN.com, and submit your bracket by noon on Thursday, March 21.

  • Sign in, or create an account by clicking “Create a Bracket Now” and “Sign Up” 
  • Click “Join Group” – Our group name is “Cincinnati State” and our password is “surge” 
  • Create your bracket!
NCAA basketball women's final four logo 2024

For the women’s tournament, use this link to reach ESPN.com, and submit your bracket by noon on Friday, March 22.

  • Sign in, or create an account by clicking “Create a Bracket Now” and “Sign Up” 
  • Click “Join Group” – Our group name is “Cincinnati State” and our password is “surge” 
  • Create your bracket!

Then, settle in to watch both tournaments! (You don’t have anything else on your schedule as important as watching vast numbers of basketball games, right?)

The Women’s National Championship game will be played Sunday, Apr. 7, and the Men’s Championship game is Monday, Apr. 8.