Round of 64 games are scheduled for Wednesday, February 21 in this fictional tournament.
High seed hosts for the Round of 64. High seed will host for the Round of 32 held on Saturday, February 24.
I made my picks below - if any of them seem WAY off...or if you'd vote for another outcome and can back it up...I'm not married to keeping the picks. I'll change them. If you don't get your vote/thoughts in by Wednesday, I'm leaving the bracket as is.
Seed in their bracket of 16 is the first number...overall ranking in ( ). Please note, these rankings were compiled about 2 weeks ago. For the sake of me not feeling like going back and changing things...I've left them the same. And honestly, when the NCAA bracket comes out - there are going to be some controversial seedings that no one agrees with anyway! Don't kill me for some of my picks - I don't know the entire state super well. I don't mind being educated.
1.) Gate City (1) vs. 16.) BYE
8.) Madison County (32) vs. 9.) Page County (33) -- Madison has been playing well and these are two teams I’m familiar with. I’m giving the edge to MC at home.
5.) Wise Central (17) vs. 12.) Clarke County (48) -- Clarke just doesn’t have the horses...especially with all that travel.
4.) Fort Chiswell (16) vs. 13.) King William (49) -- I thought about pulling the trigger with the KW upset...but they are so low in the state rankings I couldn’t do it.
3.) Goochland (9) vs. 14.) BYE
6.) Marion (24) vs. 11.) Tazewell (41) -- Tazewell just doesn’t have the horses.
7.) Randolph-Henry (25) vs. 10.) Prince Edward (40) - RH has already swept PE.
2.) Central-Woodstock (8) vs. 15.) BYE
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1.) Dan River (4) vs. 16.) BYE
8.) Chatham (29) vs. 9.) Nottoway (36) - Saw some of Chatham’s losses and went with Nottoway here.
5.) Lebanon (20) vs. 12.) Arcadia (45)
4.) John Battle (13) 13.) BYE
3.) Union (12) vs. 14.) BYE
6.) James River (21) vs. 11.) Strasburg (44) -- Another one where I almost chose the upset pick.
7.) George Mason (28) vs. 10.) Poquoson (37) -- Playoff experience gets the win here.
2.) R.E. Lee (5) vs. 15.) BYE
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1.) Radford (2) vs. 16.) BYE
8.) Bluestone (31) vs. 9.) Brunswick (38) -- Close pick, but Brunswick steals one on the road.
5.) Stuarts Draft (18) vs. 12.) Maggie Walker (47) -- The System overwhelms MW.
4.) Giles (15) vs. 13.) Buffalo Gap (50) -- Giles has a kid who can score. That’s enough to beat BG.
3.) Greensville County (10) vs. 14.) BYE
6.) Bruton (23) vs. 11.) Nandua (42) -- Too much prestige for Bruton to drop this one.
7.) Wilson Memorial (26) vs. 10.) Nelson County (39) -- 2 more teams I’m familiar with. NC could get this one, but I think WM is playing well and healthy.
2.) Martinsville (7) vs. 15.) BYE
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1.) Graham (3) vs. 16.) BYE
8.) Virginia (30) vs. 9.) Lee County (35) -- Toss up as far as I’m concerned.
5.) Richlands (19) vs. 12.) Gretna (12) -- Gretna has 4 wins all year...
4.) East Rockingham (14) vs. 13.) Amelia County (51) -- ER gets revenge from last year on the lowly AC team.
3.) Glenvar (11) vs. 14.) BYE
6.) Appomattox (22) vs. 11.) Buckingham County (43) - Appo playing well lately. Give them the win here.
7.) Ridgeview (27) vs. 10.) Floyd County (34) -- FC travels and hits the road for no other reason that when I saw Ridgeview I wasn’t impressed.
2.) Grayson County (6) vs. 15.) BYE
Round of 32 preliminary matchups (held at higher seeds on Feb 24)
1.) Gate City (1) vs. 8.) Madison County (32)
4.) Fort Chiswell (16) vs. 5.) Wise-Central (17)
3.) Goochland (9) vs. 6.) Marion (24)
2.) Central-Woodstock (8) vs. 7.) Randolph-Henry (25)
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1.) Dan River (4) vs. 9.) Nottoway (36)
4.) John Battle (13) vs. 5.) Lebanon (20)
3.) Union (12) vs. 6.) James River (21)
2.) R.E. Lee (5) vs. 7.) George Mason (28)
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1.) Radford (2) vs. 9.) Brunswick (38)
4.) Giles (15) vs. 5.) Stuarts Draft (18)
3.) Greensville County (10) vs. 6.) Bruton (23)
2.) Martinsville (7) vs. 7.) Wilson Memorial (26)
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1.) Graham (3) vs. 8.) Virginia (30)
4.) East Rockingham (14) vs. 5.) Richlands (19)
3.) Glenvar (11) vs. 6.) Appomattox (22)
2.) Grayson County (6) vs. 10.) Floyd County (34)
High seed hosts for the Round of 64. High seed will host for the Round of 32 held on Saturday, February 24.
I made my picks below - if any of them seem WAY off...or if you'd vote for another outcome and can back it up...I'm not married to keeping the picks. I'll change them. If you don't get your vote/thoughts in by Wednesday, I'm leaving the bracket as is.
Seed in their bracket of 16 is the first number...overall ranking in ( ). Please note, these rankings were compiled about 2 weeks ago. For the sake of me not feeling like going back and changing things...I've left them the same. And honestly, when the NCAA bracket comes out - there are going to be some controversial seedings that no one agrees with anyway! Don't kill me for some of my picks - I don't know the entire state super well. I don't mind being educated.
1.) Gate City (1) vs. 16.) BYE
8.) Madison County (32) vs. 9.) Page County (33) -- Madison has been playing well and these are two teams I’m familiar with. I’m giving the edge to MC at home.
5.) Wise Central (17) vs. 12.) Clarke County (48) -- Clarke just doesn’t have the horses...especially with all that travel.
4.) Fort Chiswell (16) vs. 13.) King William (49) -- I thought about pulling the trigger with the KW upset...but they are so low in the state rankings I couldn’t do it.
3.) Goochland (9) vs. 14.) BYE
6.) Marion (24) vs. 11.) Tazewell (41) -- Tazewell just doesn’t have the horses.
7.) Randolph-Henry (25) vs. 10.) Prince Edward (40) - RH has already swept PE.
2.) Central-Woodstock (8) vs. 15.) BYE
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1.) Dan River (4) vs. 16.) BYE
8.) Chatham (29) vs. 9.) Nottoway (36) - Saw some of Chatham’s losses and went with Nottoway here.
5.) Lebanon (20) vs. 12.) Arcadia (45)
4.) John Battle (13) 13.) BYE
3.) Union (12) vs. 14.) BYE
6.) James River (21) vs. 11.) Strasburg (44) -- Another one where I almost chose the upset pick.
7.) George Mason (28) vs. 10.) Poquoson (37) -- Playoff experience gets the win here.
2.) R.E. Lee (5) vs. 15.) BYE
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1.) Radford (2) vs. 16.) BYE
8.) Bluestone (31) vs. 9.) Brunswick (38) -- Close pick, but Brunswick steals one on the road.
5.) Stuarts Draft (18) vs. 12.) Maggie Walker (47) -- The System overwhelms MW.
4.) Giles (15) vs. 13.) Buffalo Gap (50) -- Giles has a kid who can score. That’s enough to beat BG.
3.) Greensville County (10) vs. 14.) BYE
6.) Bruton (23) vs. 11.) Nandua (42) -- Too much prestige for Bruton to drop this one.
7.) Wilson Memorial (26) vs. 10.) Nelson County (39) -- 2 more teams I’m familiar with. NC could get this one, but I think WM is playing well and healthy.
2.) Martinsville (7) vs. 15.) BYE
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1.) Graham (3) vs. 16.) BYE
8.) Virginia (30) vs. 9.) Lee County (35) -- Toss up as far as I’m concerned.
5.) Richlands (19) vs. 12.) Gretna (12) -- Gretna has 4 wins all year...
4.) East Rockingham (14) vs. 13.) Amelia County (51) -- ER gets revenge from last year on the lowly AC team.
3.) Glenvar (11) vs. 14.) BYE
6.) Appomattox (22) vs. 11.) Buckingham County (43) - Appo playing well lately. Give them the win here.
7.) Ridgeview (27) vs. 10.) Floyd County (34) -- FC travels and hits the road for no other reason that when I saw Ridgeview I wasn’t impressed.
2.) Grayson County (6) vs. 15.) BYE
Round of 32 preliminary matchups (held at higher seeds on Feb 24)
1.) Gate City (1) vs. 8.) Madison County (32)
4.) Fort Chiswell (16) vs. 5.) Wise-Central (17)
3.) Goochland (9) vs. 6.) Marion (24)
2.) Central-Woodstock (8) vs. 7.) Randolph-Henry (25)
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1.) Dan River (4) vs. 9.) Nottoway (36)
4.) John Battle (13) vs. 5.) Lebanon (20)
3.) Union (12) vs. 6.) James River (21)
2.) R.E. Lee (5) vs. 7.) George Mason (28)
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1.) Radford (2) vs. 9.) Brunswick (38)
4.) Giles (15) vs. 5.) Stuarts Draft (18)
3.) Greensville County (10) vs. 6.) Bruton (23)
2.) Martinsville (7) vs. 7.) Wilson Memorial (26)
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1.) Graham (3) vs. 8.) Virginia (30)
4.) East Rockingham (14) vs. 5.) Richlands (19)
3.) Glenvar (11) vs. 6.) Appomattox (22)
2.) Grayson County (6) vs. 10.) Floyd County (34)
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