Sydney Thomas’ March Madness Picks Are In, & It’s…. Certainly Something: “They Really Post Anybody’s Bracket Nowadays”

We’ve officially entered into the Madness of March.

How can I confirm that? Well, I’ve been filling out brackets like crazy in anticipation of the real “most wonderful time of the year.” There’s nothing quite like the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The only real downside is that sometimes, you’ve got to sit through some “bracket talk” with someone who thinks you actually care about their bracket.

And this year, there’s been another level to that. The official March Madness social media account has just been posting random celebrity brackets. I thought the internet was fooling me when I saw that they had shared viral ring girl Sydney Thomas’ bracket. If that names rings a bell, that’s because she rose to fame practically overnight after the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight. The 21-year-old Alabama alum started popping up all over social media even as the event was still unfolding, and Thomas has done a tremendous job of extending her 15-minutes-of-fame by staying active online ever since.

What do I mean by staying active online? Well, Thomas continually keeps her social media accounts active, she recently posed with Nick Saban after sharing that an SEC coach slid into her DMs, she was in a Ryl Iced Tea ad with Glenny Balls, and she even wasn’t too ashamed to star in some TikTok country artist’s music video. Her incredible run on social media continues with the March Madness account sharing her bracket.

I remember when the only high-profile figure’s bracket we saw was the President of the United States. Now? The official March Madness account is seemingly pulling people off the street to announce their bracket. Remember the “Bad Luck Brian” meme? They even found that guy and posted his filled out bracket.

Bad Luck Brian's bracket!

There are no notes. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/6qB4JYTahi

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 19, 2025

But anyways, getting back to Sydney Thomas’ bracket, it’s certainly… something. Obviously, it’s easy to judge a March Madness bracket before the games actually get going. People that just choose chalk matchups (picking No. 1 and No. 2 seeds to go all the way) are often criticized for not taking risks, while individuals that opt to pick big upsets are told that they “don’t know ball.”

I think we all know that ANYTHING can happen in the NCAA Tournament.

That being said, it’s clear that the viral ring girl (who I guess just quickly transitioned to a social media influencer career?) had some homerism that was leading her picks. She’s got quite a few upset picks, like No. 12 seed UC San Diego making it to the Elite Eight, and No. 11 seed VCU going on a Cinderella run to the Sweet Sixteen, but at the end of the day, she chose her Alabama Crimson Tide to take home the title.

Sydney Thomas' bracket!

Alabama
UC San Diego Elite 8
VCU > Wisconsin #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/pwLvjOOmMc

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 19, 2025

Pretty bold bracket… which could mean it’ll end up being a really good one.

Though social media users weren’t so sure about that. Hundreds of apparent “ball knowers” quickly took to the reply section to let Sydney Thomas know that her bracket is terrible (among other things), and roasted March Madness for even sharing it.

Worst bracket I’ve ever seen

— Drew (@daphilly6ers) March 19, 2025

Sydney Thomas clear not knower of ball. (I’ve been single for so long)

— bucky “wolf of state street” badger (@badgermuncher45) March 19, 2025

Mizzou in the championship game is extremely bold

— Bobby T (@KCChiefsfan89) March 19, 2025

Her bracket is cooked

— Revival (@Aristocracy16_) March 19, 2025

Her bracket is pure trash

— CentralTexasAg (@tennis4life13) March 19, 2025

I would never date her – she clearly carries too much baggage and most likely would bug the hell out of me. Also a bad bracket!

— Dave Ernestkag (@DavidErnestkag) March 19, 2025

They really post anybody’s bracket now a days

— Tirby Mocutt (@TirbyMo) March 19, 2025