March Madness means many things to many people, as the NCAA's finest college basketball programs make their runs towards the Final Four. Filling out brackets for the 65-team tournament is a time-honored tradition for people of all ages and interests.  Whether your watching from the comfort of your own home or from your favorite watering hole, the road to the Final Four is an exciting time for basketball fans across the country.  Why don't you throw a twist into his NCAA basketball tournament season?  Instead of giving him a hall pass to watch the semifinals on Saturday and finals on Monday, give him a weekend, in-person pass to the Final Four!

To obtain tickets for college basketball's premier event, first try your luck with the NCAA (www.ncaasports.com).  Fill out an application and then hope: the NCAA conducts a random, computerized drawing each summer to determine ticket winners for the following spring. In absence of being a lucky winner of the option to purchase tickets, work with a reputable ticket broker to isolate tickets.  Tickets are a hot commodity - the 2007 Final Four for both the men's and women's tournaments are already sold out - so while you should be sure to shop around for the best prices, lock in tickets whenever you find a price that fits your wallet. As with an event like the Super Bowl, you may want to minimize your costs by picking a Final Four destination that's within driving distance of your home so you could perhaps save on airfare.  As for hotels, search early, since destinations are set far in advance and people start making their travel plans early. Final Four destination sites are set until 2011.  Atlanta is the site for the 2007 men's tournament, followed by San Antonio (2008), Detroit (2009), Indianapolis (2010), and Houston (2011).

The NCAA Final Four is an exciting sports event, with three fabulous matchups pitting college basketball's finest teams (and sometimes an occasional upstart) against one another. Add a little variety to his passion for NCAA hoops; while his bracket may be dead by the time the Sweet 16 rolls around, give him high hopes for a fabulous Final Four by securing his place at the NCAA's showcase event for college basketball.  It will be a slam dunk gift!