Virtual Tournament: The Seeds

by Jac Coyne | MCLA.us

LA CROSSE, Wis. – A global pandemic may have canceled the real MCLA 2020 National Championships presented by New Balance, but that doesn’t mean I won’t declare a virtual winner of this year’s tournament.

Over the course of the coming weeks leading up to May 9 – Championship Saturday – I’ll be breaking down each of the games of the MCLA Virtual Tournament, which, by my decree, will feature 32 teams in both divisions, with precise analytics and a dash of insider knowledge.

Why 32 teams? Because I say so.

To determine the winner of each contest, I will be giving it back to you, the people, to determine who advances. And we will do it via the most scientific method available: Twitter poll.

After careful consideration, I’ve narrowed the field in both divisions to the 32 teams who qualify for this event and seeded them perfectly.

Without further ado, the matchups for the 2020 MCLA Virtual Tournaments, which will be played at home sites:

2020 MCLA Division I Virtual Tournament

No. 1 Cal Poly vs. No. 32 Tennessee
No. 2 New Hampshire vs. No. 31 Georgia
No. 3 Liberty vs. No. 30 San Diego State
No. 4 Colorado vs. No. 29 Pittsburgh
No. 5 California vs. No. 28 Texas
No. 6 Chapman vs. No. 27 Southern Methodist
No. 7 Georgia Tech vs. No. 26 Connecticut
No. 8 South Carolina vs. No. 25 Buffalo
No. 9 Brigham Young vs. No. 24 Florida
No. 10 Santa Clara vs. No. 23 Minnesota
No. 11 Boston College vs. No. 22 Dominican
No. 12 Utah Valley vs. No. 21 Virginia Tech
No. 13 USC vs. No. 20 Auburn
No. 14 Oregon vs. No. 19 Clemson
No. 15 Florida State vs. No. 18 Michigan State
No. 16 Concordia-Irvine vs. No. 17 Colorado State

What are the biggest seeding mistakes in the Division I Virtual Bracket (Brought to you by @vvlacrosse)?
— MCLA Tournament '20 (@MCLA_Tournament) March 14, 2020

2020 MCLA Division II Virtual Tournament

No. 1 Kennesaw State vs. No. 32 Stonehill
No. 2 Grand Valley State vs. No. 31 Elon
No. 3 Minn.-Duluth vs. No. 30 Sierra Nevada
No. 4 College of Idaho vs. No. 29 College of Charleston
No. 5 Dayton vs. No. 28 Wake Forest
No. 6 North Dakota State vs. No. 27 Rice
No. 7 St. Thomas vs. No. 26 San Diego
No. 8 Northern Arizona vs. No. 25 Colorado Denver
No. 9 St. John’s vs. No. 24 North Florida
No. 10 UC Davis vs. No. 23 MSU Denver
No. 11 Montana vs. No. 22 Bridgewater State
No. 12 Montana State vs. No. 21 Central Conn. State
No. 13 UC San Diego vs. No. 20 Rhode Island
No. 14 Utah State vs. No. 19 Florida Atlantic
No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast vs. No. 18 Cal State San Marcos
No. 16 Loyola Marymount vs. No. 17 Missouri State

What are the biggest seeding mistakes in the Division II Virtual Bracket (Not brought to you by @vvlacrosse
because they won't cover D-II)?
— MCLA Tournament '20 (@MCLA_Tournament) March 14, 2020