The first two games are underway: Minnesota leads Louisville in the second half, and LSU is dominating Ivy League champ Yale. And you know what that means: The 2019 Glimm Memorial is officially underway, too.

Here’s what you need to know about Glimm 19:

• We have 318 entries this year, the most ever. That means assuming everyone pays (obligatory prompt: If you haven’t yet, venmo your $5/entry fee to @Josh-Kleinbaum now), the winner should take home just north of $1,000. Not too shabby.
• Of those, 24 are also competing for the Kids Championship, awarded to the top finishing Glimmer under Bar Mitzvah age. That includes the offspring of many longtime Glimmers, so there’s lots of familiar names — Millers and Machts, Rajus and Rosenbergs, Varleys, Rubinfelds and Kleinbaums and more.
• As usual, we have some good entry names. Some talk about their bracket (A Very Good Bracket and a Very Bad Bracket). Some give insight into the state of one’s marriage (ihopethesepicksbeatmywifes and IBeatMyHusband). Some address life (ball is life), and some address death (Not funny, Aron. A man died).
• About the picks: Not surprisingly, tournament favorite Duke is also the Glimm favorite, with 34% of you picking the Blue Devils to win. The three one seeds come right behind: Gonzaga (15%), Virginia (12%) and North Carolina (10%). The craziest championship picks? Abeline Christian and Farleigh Dickenson/Prarie View.

So prepare yourself for three weeks of madness, and remember to check back here for updates, standings and more.