“No. I'm just going to fill out my bracket, and my friends and I will play that way. No money involved.”

— Courtney Gruber, store manager, Lawrence

“Yeah. It makes it more exciting, and it's something you can do with your friends. Who knows, you might even win some money. It's part of March Madness, I guess, but I quit paying attention when KU loses.”

— Chris Polonchek, Web designer, Lawrence

“No, I'm not going to be in a pool. We don't have one at work or anything.”

— Joey Ostrander, retail sales, Lawrence

“No. I usually do, but not this year. I haven't been paying enough attention to pick good teams.”

— Theresa Hauetter, package loader, De Soto