Tournament time means brackets and sheets and picks and the like, which is why we've brought back the D3hoops.com Tourney Pick 'em contest for the ninth or so year.

The winners gets their name in lights -- mostly so that we don't have to worry about someone getting sanctioned or losing eligibility for participating. Good clean fun, no prizes.

The deadline is 15 minutes before the first games tip off, so the women's deadline is Wednesday at 9:45 p.m. ET. The men's deadline is Thursday at 6:45. Register and get started!

What could things look like if we measured teams with an RPI system? The common formulas use opponents' opponents winning percentage, which is a statistic that will be returning to the selection process next season. Check out end-of-regular-season men's and women's rankings.