In Which Basketball Proves Some Schools Are Better

It is the day after Selection Sunday. So you get my bracket today. That simple. (NOTE: I've barely watched any college basketball this season and am relying largely on the Yahoo Sports scouting reports to tell my Xaviers from my Gonzagas.)

PLAY-IN ROUND THAT NOBODY EVER LETS ME PREDICT
Western Kentucky over Mississippi Valley St.
BYU over Iona
Vermont over Lamar
Cal over South Florida

ROUND OF 64

SOUTH
(1) Kentucky over (16) Western Kentucky
(8) Iowa St. over (9) Connecticut
(5) Wichita St. over (12) Virginia Commonwealth
(4) Indiana over (13) New Mexico St.
(6) UNLV over (11) Colorado
(14) South Dakota St. over (3) Baylor
(10) Xavier over (7) Notre Dame
(2) Duke over (15) Lehigh

WEST
(1) Michigan St. over (16) LIU-Brooklyn
(9) St. Louis over (8) Memphis
(12) Long Beach St. over (5) New Mexico
(4) Louisville over (13) Davidson
(6) Murray St. over (11) Colorado St.
(3) Marquette over (14) BYU (don't complain about the draw, BYU; you made the Selection Committee put you here because of you being, like, the very last significant sports organization in America to not play sports on Sunday)
(7) Florida over (10) Virginia
(2) Missouri over (15) Norfolk St.

EAST
(1) Syracuse over (16) North Carolina-Asheville
(8) Kansas St. over (9) Southern Miss
(12) Harvard over (5) Vanderbilt
(4) Wisconsin over (13) Montana
(6) Cincinnati over (11) Texas
(3) Florida St. over (14) St. Bonaventure
(7) Gonzaga over (10) West Virginia
(2) Ohio St. over (15) Loyola (MD)

MIDWEST
(1) North Carolina over (16) Vermont
(8) Creighton over (9) Alabama
(5) Temple over (12) Cal
(4) Michigan over (13) Ohio
(11) North Carolina St. over (6) San Diego St.
(3) Georgetown over (14) Belmont
(10) Purdue over (7) St. Mary's
(2) Kansas over (15) Detroit

ROUND OF 32

SOUTH
(1) Kentucky over (8) Iowa St.
(5) Wichita St. over (4) Indiana
(6) UNLV over (14) South Dakota St.
(2) Duke over (10) Xavier

WEST
(1) Michigan St. over (9) St. Louis
(4) Louisville over (12) Long Beach St.
(6) Murray St. over (3) Marquette
(2) Missouri over (7) Florida

EAST
(1) Syracuse over (8) Kansas St.
(4) Wisconsin over (12) Harvard
(3) Florida St. over (6) Cincinnati
(2) Ohio St. over (7) Gonzaga

MIDWEST
(1) North Carolina over (8) Creighton
(5) Temple over (4) Michigan
(11) North Carolina St. over (3) Georgetown
(2) Kansas over (10) Purdue

SWEET 16
(1) Kentucky over (5) Wichita St.
(2) Duke over (5) UNLV
(1) Michigan St. over (4) Louisville
(6) Murray St. over (2) Missouri
(4) Wisconsin over (1) Syracuse
(2) Ohio St. over (3) Florida St.
(1) North Carolina over (5) Temple
(2) Kansas over (11) North Carolina St.

ELITE EIGHT
(1) Kentucky over (2) Duke
(1) Michigan St. over (6) Murray St.
(4) Wisconsin over (2) Ohio St.
(2) Kansas over (1) North Carolina

FINAL FOUR
(1) Michigan St. over (1) Kentucky
(2) Kansas over (4) Wisconsin

FINAL
(1) Michigan St. 76, Kansas 61