Any fans of March Madness, a.k.a. NCAA Men's Division I College Basketball?
How about the Men's Basketball Championship, a.k.a. The Tournament? 64 teams. Single elimination format. One winner.
Would you ever want to see a bracket composed not of College Basketball teams, but BCA figures?
If so, check this out:
The Seeds are based almost entirely on the number of BCA figure releases for each wrestler. In other words, a #1 seed has the most number of figure releases in the BCA line; a #16 seed has the fewest.
All non-male wrestlers have been omitted with two exceptions (The McMahons).
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1's: Stone Cold Steve Austin, Undertaker, Rocky "The Rock" Maivia, Triple H
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2's: Shawn Michaels, Kane, Mankind, Road Dogg Jesse James
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3's: B.A. Billy Gunn, X-Pac, Ken Shamrock, Edge
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4's: Vince McMahon, Goldust, Al Snow, Bret Hart
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5's: Owen Hart, Vader, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk
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6's: Marc Mero, Bob "Hardcore" Holly, Big Boss Man, Paul Wight/Big Show
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7's: Jeff Jarrett, Headbanger Mosh, Headbanger Thrasher, Dude Love
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8's: Ahmed Johnson, Mark Henry, British Bulldog, Val Venis
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9's: Test, Faarooq, Droz, Sycho Sid
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10's: D'Lo Brown, Crush, Savio Vega, Yokozuna
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11's: Diesel, Kurgann, Shane McMahon, 8-Ball
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12's: Steve Blackman, Dan Severn, Brian Christopher, Cactus Jack
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13's: Ultimate Warrior, Razor Ramon, Jerry Lawler, Brian Pillman
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14's: Chainz, Henry Godwinn, Phineas Godwinn, Gangrel
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15's: Christian, Godfather, Taka, Dr Death
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16's: Play-in Matches (see below)
Play-in Matches, a.k.a. The First Four, determine the four #16 seeds to be entered into the tournament.
(16) Blackjack Bradshaw vs. (16) Skull
(16) Viscera vs. (16) Blackjack Windham
(16) The Sultan vs. (16) Flash Funk
(16) Patriot vs. (16) Blue Blazer
Others that could have qualified for either of the four play-in matches but did not for whatever reason include The Executioner, The Interrogator, Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw, Kama Mustafa and Rekon.
All other male personnel BCA figures (Referee, Cameraman, etc.) were not considered for this tournament.
So, then, what are the official match-ups?
If you have followed
this year's March Madness bracket, the four regions are divided into the
South (upper left) region,
East (upper right) region,
Midwest (lower right) region and
West (lower left) region.
Here's how it looks by region:
South(1) Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. (16) Winner of Viscera/Blackjack Windham
(8) Mark Henry vs. (9) Test
(5) Owen Hart vs. (12) Dan Severn
(4) Goldust vs. (13) Ultimate Warrior
(6) Paul Wight/Big Show vs. (11) Shane McMahon
(3) Ken Shamrock vs. (14) Gangrel
(7) Headbanger Thrasher vs. (10) Yokozuna
(2) Road Dogg Jesse James vs. (15) Taka
East(1) Undertaker vs. (16) Winner of The Sultan/Flash Funk
(8) British Bulldog vs. (9) Faarooq
(5) Vader vs. (12) Brian Christopher
(4) Al Snow vs. (13) Razor Ramon
(6) Marc Mero vs. (11) 8-Ball
(3) Edge vs. (14) Chainz
(7) Dude Love vs. (10) D'Lo Brown
(2) Shawn Michaels vs. (15) Dr Death
Midwest(1) Rocky "The Rock" Maivia vs. (16) Winner of Patriot/Blue Blazer
(8) Val Venis vs. (9) Droz
(5) Road Warrior Animal vs. (12) Cactus Jack
(4) Bret Hart vs. (13) Jerry Lawler
(6) Bob "Hardcore" Holly vs. (11) Diesel
(3) B.A. Billy Gunn vs. (14) Henry Godwinn
(7) Jeff Jarrett vs. (10) Crush
(2) Kane vs. (15) Christian
West(1) Triple H vs. (16) Winner of Blackjack Bradshaw/Skull
(8) Ahmed Johnson vs. (9) Sycho Sid
(5) Road Warrior Hawk vs. (12) Steve Blackman
(4) Vince McMahon vs. (13) Brian Pillman
(6) Big Boss Man vs. (11) Kurgann
(3) X-Pac vs. (14) Phineas Godwinn
(7) Headbanger Mosh vs. (10) Savio Vega
(2) Mankind vs. (15) Godfather
By the way, I've got Blackjack Bradshaw, Viscera, Flash Funk and The Patriot advancing for the play-in matches.
I really like how some of the match-ups just sort of worked themselves out by the seedings, though I think it's pretty clear that the number 13 seeds here would be better suited to the more traditional #12/#5 upsets.
For the sake of comparison, here is a PDF of the ongoing March Madness tournament:
i.cdn.turner.com/dr/ncaa/ncaa/release/sites/default/files/images/mmod/2012/bracket/2012NCAA_MensBracket.pdfIf someone wants to make a PDF version of my proposed bracket, by all means do so. I printed out a plain NCAA bracket to fill in with my fantasy BCA match-ups.
I guess what I'm really saying is...who do you have?
Who do you have advancing to the Final Four? Any Cinderella (upset) picks? Is there a #15 or #16 seed upset in the works?!?
Who wins your Fantasy BCA Men's Action Figure Tournament?