Battle of the Losers 2011!

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I love doing simulations! Everyone’s favorite “Second Chance Tournament” is back with a cast of 32 teams bounced from the “2nd round” of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament looking to redeem themselves as they match up against each other.

Previous winners:

2010 – Georgetown def. Texas 70-61

2009 – Minnesota def. West Virginia 73-64

2008 – UConn def. Gonzaga 82-79

The format is simple, all of the losers from the 2nd round of the tournament will be re-seeded from #1 to #8 for each region (they’ll stay in their assigned regions). So for example, #4 Louisville lost so they’ll be the #1 seed in the Southwest Region, Vanderbilt is #2, Boston U is #8, and so on. All games are simulated through whatifsports.com and I’ll do all of the regions and finish off with a 3rd place game and title game. Simple? Let’s unveil the schedule!

East

#1 Xavier vs. #8 UT-San Antonio

#4 Clemson vs. #5 Princeton

#2 Villanova vs. #7 Long Island

#3 Georgia vs. #6 Indiana State

West

#1 Tennessee vs. #8 Hampton

#4 Memphis vs. #5 Oakland

#2 Penn State vs. #7 Northern Coloardo

#3 Missouri vs. #6 Bucknell

Southwest

#1 Louisville vs. #8 Boston U

#4 Texas A&M vs. #5 UNLV

#2 Vanderbilt vs. #7 Akron

#3 Georgetown vs. #6 St. Peter’s

Southeast

#1 St. John’s vs. #8 UNC-Asheville

#4 Utah State vs. #5 Belmont

#2 Old Dominion vs. #7 UC-Santa Barbara

#3 Michigan State vs. #6 Wofford

Personally I think the Southwest Region is the deepest of them all and the West is the worst by far because every seed from #9-16 lost in the real-life tourney. Hopefully Tennessee can get to the Final Four of this simulation, too.

First Simulated Region: East

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