If you’re a fan of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, you know what March Madness is all about. In single-elimination tournament games, 68 college basketball teams compete to determine the national champion and people across America follow along with their own March Madness brackets. This year has been especially wild in game results; for example, the Oral Roberts team ranked 15 knocked out number 2 ranked Ohio State.
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We thought we’d have a little fun devising our own tournament of Bible stories: #BibleGatewayMarchMania.
We invited people to vote in our Twitter polls for each set of Bible stories listed below. The champion Bible story in our BibleGatewayMarchMania is The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)! Thanks to everyone for voting!
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#BibleGatewayMarchMania Brackets
| CHAMPIONSHIP | |
| David & Goliath (1 Samuel 17) The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) |
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| FINAL FOUR | |
| The Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 12-14) David & Goliath (1 Samuel 17) |
Daniel & the Lion’s Den (Daniel 6) The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) |
| SECOND SESSION | |
| Jericho’s Walls (Joshua 6) The Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 12-14) |
Daniel & the Lions’ Den (Daniel 6) The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) |
| David & Goliath (1 Samuel 17) Joseph & his Coat (Genesis 37) |
Jesus Walks on Water (Matthew 14:22-33) The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) |
| FIRST SESSION | |
| Jericho’s Walls (Joshua 6) Ezekiel & the Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14) |
Moses & the Burning Bush (Exodus 3) Daniel & the Lions’ Den (Daniel 6) |
| Balaam’s Donkey (Numbers 22) The Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 12-14) |
Rahab & the Spies (Joshua 2) The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) |
| David & Goliath (1 Samuel 17) Noah & the Ark (Genesis 6-9) |
Jesus Walks on Water (Matthew 14:22-33) Jesus Heals the Blind Man (John 9) |
| Jonah & the Big Fish (Jonah 1) Joseph & his Coat (Genesis 37) |
The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) Esther & the King (Esther 2) |
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