96 team NCAA Tournament
Hey guys! A little disappointed with my poor showing in the Bracket Matrix, but everyone has their ups and downs. I've decided to start 2 projects on this blog:
1) Simulate a 96-team NCAA tournament (because there was a lot of talk of expanding to 96 a few years ago)
2) Simulate the 2011 NFL season in Madden 12 with no pre-existing injuries (I have the latest rosters)
So, I created the bracket for the 96- team tournament. Here it is (note: I only tried to avoid conference re-matches in the first 2 rounds):
South Region (Atlanta)
Louisville
1 Kentucky vs. 16 Middle Tennessee/17 St. Joesph's
8 Iowa State vs. 9 Connecticut/24 Western Kentucky
Portland
4 Indiana vs. 13 VCU/20 San Fransisco
5 Wichita State vs. 12 Harvard/21 Belmont
Albuquerque
3 Baylor vs. 14 Arizona/19 UCF
6 UNLV vs. 11 Colorado/22 Loyola (MD)
Greensboro
2 Duke vs. 15 Tennessee/18 Stanford
7 Notre Dame vs. 10 Xavier/23 Detroit
West Region (Phoenix)
Columbus
1 Michigan State vs. 16 Nevada/17 La Salle
8 Memphis vs. 9 Saint Louis/24 Vermont
Portland
4 Louisville vs. 13 Seton Hall/20 Cleveland State
5 New Mexico vs. 12 Long Beach State/21 New Mexico State
Louisville
3 Marquette vs. 14 Drexel/19 Iowa
6 Murray State vs. 11 Colorado State/22 Davidson
Omaha
2 Missouri vs. 15 Northwestern/18 Akron
7 Florida vs. 10 Virginia/23 Lamar
East Region (Boston)
Pittsburgh
1 Syracuse vs. 16 Oral Roberts/17 Oregon
8 Kansas State vs. 9 Southern Mississippi/24 Mississippi Valley State
Albuquerque
4 Wisconsin vs. 13 BYU/20 Pittsburgh
5 Vanderbilt vs. 12 California/21 Ohio
Nashville
3 Florida State vs. 14 Mississippi State/19 Illinois State
6 Cincinnati vs. 11 Texas/22 Lehigh
Pittsburgh
2 Ohio State vs. 15 Miami (FL)/18 Massachusetts
7 Gonzaga vs. 10 West Virginia/23 Norfolk State
Midwest Region (St. Louis)
Greensboro
1 North Carolina vs. 16 Dayton/17 Mississippi
8 Creighton vs. 9 Alabama/24 UNC-Asheville
Nashville
4 Michigan vs. 13 Iona/20 Minnesota
5 Temple vs. 12 South Florida/21 Montana
Columbus
3 Georgetown vs. 14 Washington/19 LSU
6 San Diego State vs. 11 North Carolina State/22 San Diego State
Omaha
2 Kansas vs. 15 Marshall/18 St. Bonaventure
7 St. Mary's vs. 10 Purdue/23 LIU-Brooklyn
That's all for now!
1) Simulate a 96-team NCAA tournament (because there was a lot of talk of expanding to 96 a few years ago)
2) Simulate the 2011 NFL season in Madden 12 with no pre-existing injuries (I have the latest rosters)
So, I created the bracket for the 96- team tournament. Here it is (note: I only tried to avoid conference re-matches in the first 2 rounds):
South Region (Atlanta)
Louisville
1 Kentucky vs. 16 Middle Tennessee/17 St. Joesph's
8 Iowa State vs. 9 Connecticut/24 Western Kentucky
Portland
4 Indiana vs. 13 VCU/20 San Fransisco
5 Wichita State vs. 12 Harvard/21 Belmont
Albuquerque
3 Baylor vs. 14 Arizona/19 UCF
6 UNLV vs. 11 Colorado/22 Loyola (MD)
Greensboro
2 Duke vs. 15 Tennessee/18 Stanford
7 Notre Dame vs. 10 Xavier/23 Detroit
West Region (Phoenix)
Columbus
1 Michigan State vs. 16 Nevada/17 La Salle
8 Memphis vs. 9 Saint Louis/24 Vermont
Portland
4 Louisville vs. 13 Seton Hall/20 Cleveland State
5 New Mexico vs. 12 Long Beach State/21 New Mexico State
Louisville
3 Marquette vs. 14 Drexel/19 Iowa
6 Murray State vs. 11 Colorado State/22 Davidson
Omaha
2 Missouri vs. 15 Northwestern/18 Akron
7 Florida vs. 10 Virginia/23 Lamar
East Region (Boston)
Pittsburgh
1 Syracuse vs. 16 Oral Roberts/17 Oregon
8 Kansas State vs. 9 Southern Mississippi/24 Mississippi Valley State
Albuquerque
4 Wisconsin vs. 13 BYU/20 Pittsburgh
5 Vanderbilt vs. 12 California/21 Ohio
Nashville
3 Florida State vs. 14 Mississippi State/19 Illinois State
6 Cincinnati vs. 11 Texas/22 Lehigh
Pittsburgh
2 Ohio State vs. 15 Miami (FL)/18 Massachusetts
7 Gonzaga vs. 10 West Virginia/23 Norfolk State
Midwest Region (St. Louis)
Greensboro
1 North Carolina vs. 16 Dayton/17 Mississippi
8 Creighton vs. 9 Alabama/24 UNC-Asheville
Nashville
4 Michigan vs. 13 Iona/20 Minnesota
5 Temple vs. 12 South Florida/21 Montana
Columbus
3 Georgetown vs. 14 Washington/19 LSU
6 San Diego State vs. 11 North Carolina State/22 San Diego State
Omaha
2 Kansas vs. 15 Marshall/18 St. Bonaventure
7 St. Mary's vs. 10 Purdue/23 LIU-Brooklyn
That's all for now!
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