Here we are guys, the first weekend of the tournament is in the books and we’re pushing on to the Sweet 16. There were some major upsets in the Round of 32, with some high seeds making it into the next round. Here is how it all shook out.
FOOTBALL REGION
1 Rudy vs 9 Draft Day
Rudy continued mowing over the competition, beating 9th seed Draft Day 93-7.
4 North Dallas Forty vs 5 Friday Night Lights
5 seed Friday Night Lights knocked off the 4 seed North Dallas Forty with ease 86-14.
6 Remember the Titans vs 14 Necessary Roughness
Remember the Titans found a tough win against an over-performing 14 seed Necessary Roughness 58-42.
7 The Blindside vs 15 The Replacements
No Cinderella will make it into the Sweet 16 in the Football Region as the 7 seed The Blindside got a 79-21 victory over the upset minded 15 seed The Replacements.
BASKETBALL REGION
1 Hoop Dreams vs 9 Above the Rim
The 1 seed in the Basketball Region had to fight it out to get a win over the 9 seed Above the Rim 59-41.
12 Basketball Diaries vs 13 Space Jam
The Dark Horse of the tournament, 13 seed Space Jam, continued its winning ways convincingly, knocking out a very strong 12 seed Basketball Diaries 92-8.
6 Love & Basketball vs 14 Teen Wolf
The upset specials continued as the 14 seed Teen Wolf knocked out a great 6 seed Love & Basketball 85-15.
2 Hoosiers vs 7 Coach Carter
The 2 seed Hoosiers still in in the mix after a pretty easy match against the 7 seed Coach Carter 79-21.
BASEBALL REGION
1 Bull Durham vs 9 A League of Their Own
After a 100-0 win in the opening round, 9 seed A League of Their Own showed they were a force to be reckoned with. They came up 1 vote short of knocking off the 1 seed Bull Durham as the 1 seed moves on 52-48.
12 The Sandlot vs 13 The Natural
12 seed The Sandlot knocked out 13 seed The Natural 77-23.
3 Field of Dreams vs vs 11 Major League
In a bit of a surprise and a major league upset, the 11 seed Major League knocked out one of the best, 3 seed Field of Dreams 59-41.
2 The Pride of the Yankees vs 10 The Rookie
In the third straight double digit seed moving into the Sweet 16, 10 seed The Rookie sent the 2 seed The Pride of the Yankees home 73-27.
OTHER SPORTS REGION
1 Rocky vs 8 Prefontaine: Without Limits
This one came down to the wire and went back and forth all weekend with 1 seed Rocky getting a last second victory over a very strong 8 seed Prefontaine: Without Limits 54-46.
5 Caddyshack vs 13 Dodgeball
The 5 seed Caddyshack took on a fighter in 13 seed Dodgeball. In the end, Dodgeball did bleed their own blood, as Caddyshack moves on 64-36.
11 Cool Runnings vs 14 Blades of Glory
14 seed Blades of Glory’s upset run stopped in the Round of 32 when 11 seed Cool Runnings knocked them down 86-14.
2 Karate Kid vs 10 Miracle
In the last game of the round, 2 seed Karate Kid crane kicked 10 seed Miracle out of the tournament 92-8.
All of our 1 seeds made it into the Sweet 16. The Football Region is the only one with only all single digit seeds remaining. The Basketball Region is the 1 and 2 seed vs two VERY strong 13 and 14 seeds. The Baseball Region only has one single digit seed left in the 1 seed. The only Cinderella left in the Other Sports Region is a strong dark horse 11 seed.
That leaves us with our bracket looking like this:
Sweet 16
FOOTBALL REGION
1 Rudy vs 5 Friday Night Lights
6 Remember the Titans vs 7 The Blindside
BASKETBALL REGION
BASEBALL REGION
1 Bull Durham vs 12 The Sandlot
10 The Rookie vs 11 Major League
OTHER SPORTS REGION
2 Karate Kid vs 11 Cool Runnings
Let’s get to voting! There are some great match-ups that I cannot begin to figure out how to vote. I can wait to see who moves on! Voting will end Wednesday night at 5pm and the Elite 8 will begin on Thursday.
The Clumsy Optimist 
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