Here is my bracket for this year. This is not the first one I ran, but I discovered I had the wrong regional matchups in the Final Four. I still don't know how that's done -- that is, do the South and West always meet, and the East meet the Midwest, or are they cycled from year to year? And how is home court advantage determined in the Final Four? Are these things determined years in advance, or are they set by the seeding committee on Selection Sunday?
At any rate, since I had to change the Python program I wrote last year to generate this anyhow, I decided to run it 3 or 4 times and take the best-looking result.
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In the SOUTH Regional
In the 2nd Round:
16 Austin Peay @ 1 Kansas --> 1 Kansas
15 N.C. Asheville @ 2 Villanova --> 2 Villanova
14 Buffalo @ 3 Miami (FL) --> 14 Buffalo
13 Hawaii @ 4 California --> 4 California
12 S. Dakota St. @ 5 Maryland --> 5 Maryland
11 Vand / WiSt @ 6 Arizona --> 6 Arizona
10 Temple @ 7 Iowa --> 10 Temple
9 Connecticut @ 8 Colorado --> 9 Connecticut
In the 3rd Round:
9 Connecticut @ 1 Kansas --> 1 Kansas
10 Temple @ 2 Villanova --> 2 Villanova
6 Arizona @ 14 Buffalo --> 6 Arizona
5 Maryland @ 4 California --> 4 California
In the Sweet 16:
4 California @ 1 Kansas --> 1 Kansas
6 Arizona @ 2 Villanova --> 2 Villanova
In the Elite 8:
2 Villanova @ 1 Kansas --> 1 Kansas
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In the WEST Regional
In the 2nd Round:
16 HC / Sou @ 1 Oregon --> 1 Oregon
15 CSU Bakersfield @ 2 Oklahoma --> 2 Oklahoma
14 Green Bay @ 3 Texas A&M --> 3 Texas A&M
13 N.C. Wilmington @ 4 Duke --> 4 Duke
12 Yale @ 5 Baylor --> 12 Yale
11 Northern Iowa @ 6 Texas --> 11 Northern Iowa
10 VCU @ 7 Oregon St. --> 7 Oregon St.
9 Cincinnati @ 8 St. Joseph's --> 8 St. Joseph's
In the 3rd Round:
8 St. Joseph's @ 1 Oregon --> 1 Oregon
7 Oregon St. @ 2 Oklahoma --> 7 Oregon St.
11 Northern Iowa @ 3 Texas A&M --> 11 Northern Iowa
12 Yale @ 4 Duke --> 4 Duke
In the Sweet 16:
4 Duke @ 1 Oregon --> 1 Oregon
11 Northern Iowa @ 7 Oregon St. --> 7 Oregon St.
In the Elite 8:
7 Oregon St. @ 1 Oregon --> 1 Oregon
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In the EAST Regional
In the 2nd Round:
16 FGCU / FDU @ 1 N. Carolina --> 1 N. Carolina
15 Weber St. @ 2 Xavier --> 2 Xavier
14 S.F. Austin @ 3 West Virginia --> 3 West Virginia
13 Stony Brook @ 4 Kentucky --> 4 Kentucky
12 Chattanooga @ 5 Indiana --> 12 Chattanooga
11 Mich / Tuls @ 6 Notre Dame --> 6 Notre Dame
10 Pittsburgh @ 7 Wisconsin --> 7 Wisconsin
9 Providence @ 8 USC --> 9 Providence
In the 3rd Round:
9 Providence @ 1 N. Carolina --> 1 N. Carolina
7 Wisconsin @ 2 Xavier --> 2 Xavier
6 Notre Dame @ 3 West Virginia --> 3 West Virginia
12 Chattanooga @ 4 Kentucky --> 4 Kentucky
In the Sweet 16:
4 Kentucky @ 1 N. Carolina --> 4 Kentucky
3 West Virginia @ 2 Xavier --> 2 Xavier
In the Elite 8:
2 Xavier @ 4 Kentucky --> 2 Xavier
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In the MIDWEST Regional
In the 2nd Round:
16 Hampton @ 1 Virginia --> 1 Virginia
15 Middle Tenn. St. @ 2 Michigan St. --> 2 Michigan St.
14 Fresno St. @ 3 Utah --> 3 Utah
13 Iona @ 4 Iowa St. --> 4 Iowa St.
12 AR Little Rock @ 5 Purdue --> 5 Purdue
11 Gonzaga @ 6 Seton Hall --> 11 Gonzaga
10 Syracuse @ 7 Dayton --> 10 Syracuse
9 Butler @ 8 Texas Tech --> 9 Butler
In the 3rd Round:
9 Butler @ 1 Virginia --> 9 Butler
10 Syracuse @ 2 Michigan St. --> 2 Michigan St.
11 Gonzaga @ 3 Utah --> 3 Utah
5 Purdue @ 4 Iowa St. --> 4 Iowa St.
In the Sweet 16:
4 Iowa St. @ 9 Butler --> 4 Iowa St.
3 Utah @ 2 Michigan St. --> 3 Utah
In the Elite 8:
3 Utah @ 4 Iowa St. --> 4 Iowa St.
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In the FINAL FOUR:
1 Oregon @ 1 Kansas --> 1 Kansas
4 Iowa St. @ 2 Xavier --> 2 Xavier
In the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
2 Xavier @ 1 Kansas --> 1 Kansas
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