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lazy_ncaa

Run this script to generate a filled-out bracket, with probabilities based entirely on historical matchups between seeds.

NOTE: This script was written in early 2009. I haven't code-reviewed it since, so I make no claims about the (likely lack of) awesomeness of it.

Example

~/dev/play/ncaa (master) $ ./ncaa.rb 

BRACKET 1
( 1) Kansas    
(16) Lehigh     ( 1) Kansas    
( 8) UNLV       ( 8) UNLV      
( 9) N. Iowa                    ( 1) Kansas    
( 5) Michigan S                 ( 5) Michigan S
(12) New Mexico ( 5) Michigan S
( 4) Maryland   ( 4) Maryland  
(13) Houston                                  ( 1) Kansas    
                                                           ( 1) Kansas    
( 3) Georgetown                               (10) Georgia Te
(14) Ohio       ( 3) Georgetown
( 6) Tennessee  ( 6) Tennessee 
(11) San Diego                  ( 3) Georgetown
( 7) Oklahoma S                 (10) Georgia Te
(10) Georgia Te (10) Georgia Te
( 2) Ohio St.   ( 2) Ohio St.  
(15) UC Santa B

BRACKET 2
( 1) Syracuse  
(16) Vermont    ( 1) Syracuse  
( 8) Gonzaga    ( 9) Florida St
( 9) Florida St                 ( 1) Syracuse  
( 5) Butler                     ( 5) Butler    
(12) UTEP       ( 5) Butler    
( 4) Vanderbilt ( 4) Vanderbilt
(13) Murray St.                               ( 1) Syracuse  
                                                           ( 1) Syracuse  
( 3) Pittsburgh                               ( 6) Xavier    
(14) Oakland    ( 3) Pittsburgh
( 6) Xavier     ( 6) Xavier    
(11) Minnesota                  ( 6) Xavier    
( 7) BYU                        (10) Florida   
(10) Florida    (10) Florida   
( 2) Kansas St. ( 2) Kansas St.
(15) North Texa

BRACKET 3
( 1) Kentucky  
(16) E Tenn. St ( 1) Kentucky  
( 8) Texas      ( 9) Wake Fores
( 9) Wake Fores                 ( 1) Kentucky  
( 5) Temple                     ( 4) Wisconsin 
(12) Cornell    (12) Cornell   
( 4) Wisconsin  ( 4) Wisconsin 
(13) Wofford                                  ( 1) Kentucky  
                                                           ( 2) West Virgi
( 3) New Mexico                               ( 2) West Virgi
(14) Montana    ( 3) New Mexico
( 6) Marquette  ( 6) Marquette 
(11) Washington                 ( 3) New Mexico
( 7) Clemson                    ( 2) West Virgi
(10) Missouri   ( 7) Clemson   
( 2) West Virgi ( 2) West Virgi
(15) Morgan St.

BRACKET 4
( 1) Duke      
(16) Ark-Pine B ( 1) Duke      
( 8) California ( 9) Louisville
( 9) Louisville                 ( 1) Duke      
( 5) Texas A&M                  ( 5) Texas A&M 
(12) Utah St.   ( 5) Texas A&M 
( 4) Purdue     ( 4) Purdue    
(13) Siena                                    ( 1) Duke      
                                                           ( 1) Duke      
( 3) Baylor                                   ( 2) Villanova 
(14) Sam Housto (14) Sam Housto
( 6) Notre Dame ( 6) Notre Dame
(11) Old Domini                 ( 6) Notre Dame
( 7) Richmond                   ( 2) Villanova 
(10) St. Marys  ( 7) Richmond  
( 2) Villanova  ( 2) Villanova 
(15) Robert Mor


FINAL FOUR
( 1) Kansas    
( 1) Syracuse   ( 1) Kansas    
                                  ( 1) Kansas    
( 2) West Virgi ( 1) Duke      
( 1) Duke      

Bad Tournaments: 0

That last line indicates how many times the script had to "give up" since it hadn't seen a particular match-up before. For example, a 2-seed and 14-seed have never met in the past, so the script just re-starts from scratch.

Disclaimer

I'm not endorsing gambling. This program basically puts random numbers into buckets. Use at your own peril.

Copyright

This work is licensed under the MIT license, which is found at MIT-LICENSE in this repository.

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