First Four (Dayton, OH)
16 Farleigh Dickinson Knights 16 Prairie View A&M Panthers
Humans always better than animals. Knights win.
11 Belmont Bruins 11 Temple Owls
Belmont in red state. Winners!
16 North Dakota State Thunder 16 NC Central Eagles
Eagles win! USA! USA! USA! USA!
11 Arizona State Sun Devils 11 St. John’s Red Storm
Devils always bad, even when they bask in the sun. Red Storm wins.
*****
East Region (Washington, DC)
First Round
1 Duke Blue Devils 16 NC Central State Eagles
Eagles fly high over those Devils who color themselves blue. Those demons will soon roast in Hell.
2 8 Virginia Commonwealth Rams 9 UCF Knights
Barbecue those Rams, Knights! Savor the victory.
5 Mississippi State Bulldogs 12 Liberty Flames
Onward Christian Soldiers, marching off to war! Liberty U. wins.
4 Virginia Tech Hokie 13 Saint Louis Billikens
Both names are weird, but St. Louis is in a red state. SLUs win.
6 Maryland Terrapins 11 Belmont Bruins
Terrapins are turtles that Deadheads adore! They lose.
3 LSU Tigers 14 Yale Bulldogs
Bulldogs appetizers for Tigers. Chomp. Chomp.
7 Louisville Cardinals 10 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Both wimpy animals, but got to please Senator McConnell. Congrats, Cardinals.
2 Michigan State Spartans 15 Bradley Braves
We beat those Braves (American Indians) a long time ago. Spartans are true warriors from the good old Greek glory days! They’re winners.
Round of 32
NC Central State Eagles advance. While the UCF Knights are courageous and noble, the Eagles are superpatriotic birds. MAGA!!!
Liberty Flames scorch those Billikens! No contest.
LSU Tigers defeat Belmont Bruins. No one knows what a Bruin is, anyway.
Michigan State Spartans vanquish McConnell’s Cardinals; humans over animals almost every time.
Sweet 16
Liberty Flames scorch NC Central State Eagles. Warrior God (and Jerry Falwell Jr.) rule!
Michigan State Spartans shoot to death LSU Tigers. Humans over animals.
Elite Eight
Liberty Flames subjugate Michigan State Spartans. (Sorry, Spartans, Zeus and the rest? fake gods!
*****
West Region (Anaheim, CA)
First Round
1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 16 Farleigh Dickinson Knights
Humans over animals. Knights prevail.
8 Syracuse Orange 9 Baylor Bears
Orange win! President Trump’s color.
5 Marquette Golden Eagles 12 Murray State Racers
Racers race, but Eagles soar wrapped in the Stars and Stripes. USA! USA! USA! Win! Win! Win!
4 Florida State Seminoles 13 Vermont Cadamounts
Vermont? Really? Losers.
6 Buffalo Bulls 11 St. Johns Red Storm
While both teams are in a blue state, one features the color red. Johnies win.
3 Texas Tech Raiders 14 Northern Kentucky Norse
Raiders raid and win. And Norse … norse?
7 Nevada Wolf Pack 10 Florida Gators
Gators are meaner winners — and they rule the swamp!
2 Michigan Wolverines 15 Montana Grizzlies
Grizzlies are meaner, and Montana is a red state. Grizzlies win.
Round of 32
Syracuse Orange peel the skin off the Farleigh Dickinson Knights; orange is, after all, the color of power.
Marquette Golden Eagles defeated those Seminoles a long time ago.
Texas Tech Raiders quell those New York City AOC Commies. Red Storm Rising indeed!
Florida Gators drown those Montana Grizzlies. They are the rulers of the swamp.
Sweet 16
Syracuse Orange subdue the Marquette Golden Eagles in a tweet storm.
Texas Tech Raiders devour the Florida Gators after frying them in oil. Humans over animals.
Elite Eight
Syracuse Orange subdue the Texas Tech Raiders. Orange Trumps all.
*****
South Region (Louisville, KY)
First Round
1 Virginia Cavaliers 16 Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs
Cavaliers conquer! And do bulldogs really run?
8 Mississippi Rebels 9 Oklahoma Sooners
Rock on, Confederate Rebels! Rock on! Keep winning!
5 Wisconsin Badgers 12 Oregon Ducks
Wisconsin is more red than Oregon. And ducks barbecue well. Badgers triumph.
4 Kansas State Wildcats 13 UC Irvine Anteaters
Anteaters? Really? Losers.
6 Villanova Wildcats 11 Saint Mary’s Gaels
Everyone knows that female saints don’t exist. Wildcats win.
3 Purdue Boilermakers 14 Old Dominion Monarchs
Monarchs rule! And win!
7 Cincinnati Bearcats 10 Iowa Hawkeyes
Bearcats more vicious winners than the eyes of hawks.
2 Tennessee Volunteers 15 Colgate Raiders
Our military is all-volunteer! They’re winners!
Round of 32
Mississippi Rebels create more chaos than Cavaliers.
Kansas State Wildcats are more vicious than Wisconsin Badgers. (Is there such a thing as Badger cheese?)
Old Dominion Monarchs mount rocket launchers to incinerate Wildcats. Kaboom!
Tennessee Volunteers trounce Bearcats. Humans over animals!
Sweet sixteen
Mississippi Rebels’ yells silence Wildcats’ yowls.
Tennessee Volunteers outfox Old Dominion Monarchs. The real strength is in the military.
Elite Eight
Mississippi Rebels outmaneuver the Volunteers. Military too bureaucratic.
*****
Midwest Region (Kansas City, MO)
First Round
1 North Carolina Tar Heels 16 Iona Gaels
Tar is residue of oil. The more oil, the better. Keep digging in those Heels, Tarheels.
8 Utah State Aggies 9 Washington Huskies
Utah is solidly red. They’re winners despite Mitt.
5 Auburn Tigers 12 New Mexico State Aggies
Tigers eat Aggies. Every time.
4 Kansas Jayhawks 13 Northeastern Huskies
Elizabeth Warren is from Boston. Losers!
6 Iowa State Cyclones 11 Ohio State Buckeyes
Cyclones promote the idea of climate change. Losers! Buckeyes buck the tide.
3 Houston Cougars 14 Georgia State Panthers
Texas more important than Georgia in 2020. Houston wins.
7 Wofford Terriers 10 Seton Hall Pirates
Pirates plunder and prevail.
2 Kentucky Wildcats 15 Abilene Christian Wildcats
Sorry, Rand. Christians rule.
Round of 32
Heels Tar Utah State Aggies. Oil very important. MAGA!
Auburn Tigers eat Jayhawks. Cats eat birds, after all.
Houston Cougars trample Buckeyes. Animals over plants every time.
Abilene Christian Wildcats convert Pirates to the Prosperity Gospel, and they become allies due to their joint thirst for conquest.
Sweet 16
Tar Heels cover Tigers in, well, Tar. They win.
Abilene Christians blow away Wildcats. Humans more important than animals.
Elite Eight
The Abilene Christians upset the Tarheels. They win! They wiiinnn! God, of course, controls the oil.
*****
Final Four
Syracuse Orange flame out. Liberty wins!
Abilene Christians win over the Rebels! After all, Satan is the consummate Rebel. Praise the Lord!
Final!
In an epic battle, the Liberty Flames, with an assist from a blinding Orange glow, overpower the Abilene Christians/Pirates alliance.
Amen!