2011 NCAA Tournament Simulation

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I ran a mock tournament a few years back and have decided to run it again. Yes, I am crazy!

This is a CPU vs CPU simulation using the best available rosters and game sliders.

So here we go.

Update:

* * * * * TOURNAMENT RESULTS * * * * *


NCAA 2011 – ROUND OF 64

EAST

#1 Ohio St. – 74
#16 San Antonio – 55

#2 No. Carolina – 74
#15 Long Island – 54

#3 Syracuse – 78
#14 Indiana St. – 77

#4 Kentucky – 85
#13 Princeton – 67

#5 W. Virginia – 62
#12 Clemson – 74

#6 Xavier – 80
#11 Marquette – 68

#7 Washington – 75
#10 Georgia – 65

#8 G. Mason – 71
#9 Villanova – 65

WEST

#1 Duke – 67
#16 Hampton – 46

#2 San Diego St.– 86
#15 N. Colorado – 68

#3 UConn – 61
#14 Bucknell – 42

#4 Texas – 77
#13 Oakland – 81

#5 Arizona – 80
#12 Memphis – 79

#6 Cincinnati – 55
#11 Missouri – 60

#7 Temple – 54
#10 Penn St. – 56

#8 Michigan – 56
#9 Tennessee – 71

SOUTHWEST

#1 Kansas – 62
#16 Boston Univ. – 74

#2 Notre Dame – 85
#15 Akron – 55

#3 Purdue – 60
#14 St. Peter’s – 50

#4 Louisville – 68
#13 Morehead St.– 55

#5 Vanderbilt – 73
#12 Richmond – 76

#6 Georgetown – 61
#11 VCU – 69

#7 Texas A&M – 94
#10 Florida St. – 88

#8 UNLV – 74
#9 Illinois – 57

SOUTHEAST

#1 Pitt – 69
#16 NC Asheville – 68

#2 Florida – 84
#15 Santa Barbara–79

#3 BYU – 72
#14 Wofford – 63

#4 Wisconsin – 67
#13 Belmont – 51

#5 Kansas St. – 78
#12 Utah St. – 60

#6 St. Johns – 62
#11 Gonzaga – 82

#7 UCLA – 84
#10 Michigan St. – 63

#8 Butler – 70
#9 Old Dominion – 49

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NCAA 2011 – ROUND OF 32

EAST

#1 Ohio St. – 62
#8 G. Mason – 43

#2 No. Carolina – 65
#7 Washington – 68

#3 Syracuse – 54
#6 Xavier – 83

#4 Kentucky – 77
#12 Clemson – 68

WEST

#1 Duke – 91
#9 Tennessee – 72

#2 San Diego St.– 68
#10 Penn St. – 55

#3 UConn – 65
#11 Missouri – 74

#5 Arizona – 87
#13 Oakland – 85

SOUTHWEST

#1 Kansas – 82
#8 UNLV – 69

#2 Notre Dame – 63
#7 Texas A&M – 78

#3 Purdue – 67
#11 VCU – 85

#4 Louisville – 77
#12 Richmond – 86

SOUTHEAST

#1 Pitt – 59
#8 Butler – 64

#2 Florida – 85
#7 UCLA – 88

#3 BYU – 71
#11 Gonzaga – 81

#4 Wisconsin – 60
#5 Kansas St. – 47

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NCAA 2011 – SWEET SIXTEEN

EAST

#1 Ohio St. – 76
#4 Kentucky – 67

#6 Xavier – 84
#7 Washington – 74

WEST

#1 Duke – 95
#5 Arizona – 86

#2 San Diego St.– 84
#11 Missouri – 77

SOUTHWEST

#1 Kansas – 83
#12 Richmond – 74

#7 Texas A&M – 48
#11 VCU – 66

SOUTHEAST

#4 Wisconsin – 80
#8 Butler – 83

#7 UCLA – 77
#11 Gonzaga – 78

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NCAA 2011 – ELITE EIGHT

EAST

#1 Ohio St. – 70
#6 Xavier – 80

WEST

#1 Duke – 77
#2 San Diego St.– 74

SOUTHWEST

#1 Kansas – 90
#11 VCU – 78

SOUTHEAST

#8 Butler – 64
#11 Gonzaga – 54

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NCAA 2011 – FINAL FOUR

#1 Duke –
#6 Xavier –

#1 Kansas –
#8 Butler –

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#5 West Virginia (20-11) vs #11 Clemson (22-11)

At the half 38-37 Clemson.

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Summary:

A 20-2 to start the second half for the Tigers was too much for West Virginia to overcome. The Mountaineers cut the gap to 8, but a big 3-pt shot at the 2:05 mark from Clemson ended any hope of a comeback.

Statistics

#5 West Virginia – 62

FGA/FGM – 28/66
FG% -- 0.431
3-PTA/3-PTM – 3/18
3-PT% -- 0.168
FTA/FTM – 3/4
FT% -- 0.75
Assists – 16
Turnovers – 8
Team Fouls – 14
Total Rebounds – 33
Off. Rebounds – 11
Steals – 4
Blocks – 4

#12 Clemson – 74

FGA/FGM – 28/60
FG% -- 0.467
3-PTA/3-PTM – 8/14
3-PT% -- 0.571
FTA/FTM – 10/14
FT% -- 0.714
Assists – 24
Turnovers – 4
Team Fouls – 3
Total Rebounds – 31
Off. Rebounds – 6
Steals – 5
Blocks – 2

So one game in and we already have our first upset!

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Next up: #8 Butler (23-9) vs #9 Old Dominion (27-6)

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Two consecutive threes from Butler pushes their lead to 9 at the ten-minute mark of the first half.

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34-25 Butler leads Old Dominion at the half.

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Summary:

Poor shot selection is killed the Monarchs as the Bulldogs push the lead to double-digits early in the second half. Butler then went on another 9-point run to make the game a blow out over Old Dominion.

Statistics:

#8 Butler – 70

FGA/FGM – 29/56
FG% -- 0.518
3-PTA/3-PTM – 8/20
3-PT% -- 0.460
FTA/FTM – 3/3
FT% -- 1.000
Assists – 20
Turnovers – 7
Team Fouls – 6
Total Rebounds – 34
Off. Rebounds – 1
Steals – 3
Blocks – 1

#9 Old Dominion – 49

FGA/FGM – 22/64
FG% -- 0.344
3-PTA/3-PTM – 4/18
3-PT% -- 0.211
FTA/FTM – 1/2
FT% -- 0.500
Assists – 11
Turnovers – 6
Team Fouls – 5
Total Rebounds – 32
Off. Rebounds – 6
Steals – 4
Blocks – 1

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Next up: #4 Louisville (25-9) vs #13 Morehead State (24-9)