Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.

The 2025 women's March Madness bracket might already be wonky. It's the most wonderful time of the year. It's March, and that means there is basketball galore. So many people are tuning in across the country as teams march ― get it?