In the SOUTH Regional
In the 2nd Round:
16 Texas Southern @ 1 N. Carolina --> 1 N. Carolina
15 North. Kentucky @ 2 Kentucky --> 2 Kentucky
14 Kent St. @ 3 UCLA --> 3 UCLA
13 Winthrop @ 4 Butler --> 4 Butler
12 Middle Tenn. St. @ 5 Minnesota --> 5 Minnesota
11 KSSt/Wake @ 6 Cincinnati --> 11 KSSt/Wake
10 Wichita St. @ 7 Dayton --> 7 Dayton
9 Seton Hall @ 8 Arkansas --> 8 Arkansas
In the 3rd Round:
8 Arkansas @ 1 N. Carolina --> 8 Arkansas
7 Dayton @ 2 Kentucky --> 2 Kentucky
11 KSSt/Wake @ 3 UCLA --> 3 UCLA
5 Minnesota @ 4 Butler --> 4 Butler
In the Sweet 16:
4 Butler @ 8 Arkansas --> 4 Butler
3 UCLA @ 2 Kentucky --> 3 UCLA
In the Elite 8:
3 UCLA @ 4 Butler --> 4 Butler
In the WEST Regional
In the 2nd Round:
16 S. Dakota St. @ 1 Gonzaga --> 1 Gonzaga
15 North Dakota @ 2 Arizona --> 2 Arizona
14 Fla. Gulf Coast @ 3 Florida St. --> 3 Florida St.
13 Bucknell @ 4 West Virginia --> 4 West Virginia
12 Princeton @ 5 Notre Dame --> 12 Princeton
11 Xavier @ 6 Maryland --> 11 Xavier
10 VCU @ 7 St. Mary's --> 10 VCU
9 Vanderbilt @ 8 Northwestern --> 9 Vanderbilt
In the 3rd Round:
9 Vanderbilt @ 1 Gonzaga --> 1 Gonzaga
10 VCU @ 2 Arizona --> 2 Arizona
11 Xavier @ 3 Florida St. --> 3 Florida St.
12 Princeton @ 4 West Virginia --> 4 West Virginia
In the Sweet 16:
4 West Virginia @ 1 Gonzaga --> 1 Gonzaga
3 Florida St. @ 2 Arizona --> 2 Arizona
In the Elite 8:
2 Arizona @ 1 Gonzaga --> 1 Gonzaga
In the EAST Regional
In the 2nd Round:
16 MSMC/UNO @ 1 Villanova --> 1 Villanova
15 Troy @ 2 Duke --> 2 Duke
14 N. Mex. St. @ 3 Baylor --> 3 Baylor
13 E. Tennessee @ 4 Florida --> 4 Florida
12 N.C. Wilmington @ 5 Virginia --> 12 N.C. Wilmington
11 Prov / USC @ 6 SMU --> 6 SMU
10 Marquette @ 7 South Carolina --> 7 South Carolina
9 Virginia Tech @ 8 Wisconsin --> 9 Virginia Tech
In the 3rd Round:
9 Virginia Tech @ 1 Villanova --> 1 Villanova
7 South Carolina @ 2 Duke --> 7 South Carolina
6 SMU @ 3 Baylor --> 3 Baylor
12 N.C. Wilmington @ 4 Florida --> 4 Florida
In the Sweet 16:
4 Florida @ 1 Villanova --> 1 Villanova
3 Baylor @ 7 South Carolina --> 7 South Carolina
In the Elite 8:
7 South Carolina @ 1 Villanova --> 1 Villanova
In the MIDWEST Regional
In the 2nd Round:
16 NCCENT/UCD @ 1 Kansas --> 1 Kansas
15 Jacksonville St. @ 2 Louisville --> 2 Louisville
14 Iona @ 3 Oregon --> 3 Oregon
13 Vermont @ 4 Purdue --> 13 Vermont
12 Nevada @ 5 Iowa St. --> 12 Nevada
11 Rhode Island @ 6 Creighton --> 6 Creighton
10 Oklahoma St. @ 7 Michigan --> 7 Michigan
9 Michigan St. @ 8 Miami (FL) --> 8 Miami (FL)
In the 3rd Round:
8 Miami (FL) @ 1 Kansas --> 1 Kansas
7 Michigan @ 2 Louisville --> 2 Louisville
6 Creighton @ 3 Oregon --> 3 Oregon
12 Nevada @ 13 Vermont --> 13 Vermont
In the Sweet 16:
13 Vermont @ 1 Kansas --> 1 Kansas
3 Oregon @ 2 Louisville --> 2 Louisville
In the Elite 8:
2 Louisville @ 1 Kansas --> 2 Louisville
In the FINAL FOUR:
1 Villanova @ 4 Butler --> 1 Villanova
2 Louisville @ 1 Gonzaga --> 2 Louisville
In the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
2 Louisville @ 1 Villanova --> 1 Villanova
NCAA BASCKETBALL CHAMPIONS: Villanova
Notes:
In the South Regional, (8) Arkansas defeats (1) N. Carolina. That would be a huge upset.
In the East Regional, (7) South Carolina has a brief run as Cinderella, beating (2) Duke and (3) Baylor. They're looking really hot!!! Can they pull it off??? No; they get clobbered by (1) Villanova. There is always some sort of Cinderella story, and it usually turns into a pumpkin.
In the Midwest Regional, (13) Vermont defeats (4) Purdue and (12) Nevada defeats (5) Iowa State, insuring that a 10+ team makes it to the Sweet 16 (where (13) Vermont is crushed by (1) Kansas).
In 3 of the 4 regionals, the 12-seed beats the 5-seed.
(4) Butler advancing to the Final Four would not really be much of a surprise, nor would (1) Villanova -- the overall #1 seed -- winning it all.
Update March 18: Wow, it did not take long for that bracket to be utterly busted!
Update March 29: Interestingly enough, I kind of got South Carolina right; not only did they beat Duke and Baylor, they actually made it to the Final Four. Remember, all I am doing with this program is trying to produce a bracket with the right amount of flukiness. On those terms, the bracket is doing pretty well.
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