2009-03-18T22:09:41-04:00 2009-03-18T14:03:44-04:00 2 2009-03-18T14:03:44-04:00 1 1 10 2009-03-18T22:09:41-04:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/349/306/thumb/hater.jpg 95 Yankeehater808 349726 2 These things are almost never acurate 4731909 2009-03-18T21:39:48-04:00 1 SD Slyswine Rapid City 740477 1 I like that 4731660 2 <div class="photo_container image_center" style="width: 615px;"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/29222/ea_louisville.jpg" alt="Ea_louisville" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">The Louisville Cardinals take the crown. (EA Sports)</div> </div> <p>Need help filling out your bracket? Turn to the video game gurus at EA Sports. Using the game engine from their latest college hoops title, <em><a href="http://www.easports.com/ncaabasketball">NCAA&reg; Basketball 09: March Madness&reg; Edition</a> </em>on Xbox 360, EA has simulated the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship bracket.</p> <p>The winner?</p> <p>Top-seeded Louisville in a 76-70 victory over East No. 1 seed Pittsburgh in the final.</p> <p>The four No. 1 seeded teams in the tournament are Louisville, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Connecticut, as determined by the NCAA selection committee.</p> <p>XBOX Live users can download <em>NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition</em> for 1200 Microsoft points.The game is currently available to download with this year's bracket.</p> <p>Here are the round-by-round winners of the simulated bracket:</p> <h3>Midwest Region</h3> <p>First-Round Winners</p> <p>(1) Louisville<br />(9) Siena<br />(5) Utah<br />(4) Wake forest<br />(11) Dayton<br />(3) Kansas<br />(10) USC<br />(2) Michigan State</p> <p>Second-Round Winners</p> <p>(1) Louisville<br />(4) Wake Forest<br />(11) Dayton<br />(2) Michigan State</p> <p>Regional Semifinals Winners</p> <p>(1) Louisville<br />(2) Michigan State</p> <p>Regional Champion</p> <p>(1) Louisville</p> <h3>West Region</h3> <p>First-Round Winners</p> <p>(1) UConn<br />(8) BYU<br />(5) Purdue<br />(4) Washington<br />(11) Utah State<br />(3) Missouri<br />(10) Maryland<br />(2) Memphis</p> <p>Second-Round Winners</p> <p>(1) UConn<br />(5) Purdue<br />(3) Missouri<br />(2) Memphis</p> <p>Regional Semifinals Winners</p> <p>(1) UConn<br />(2) Memphis</p> <p>Regional Champion</p> <p>(2) Memphis</p> <h3>East Region</h3> <p>First-Round Winners</p> <p>(1) Pitt<br />(8) Oklahoma State<br />(5) Florida State<br />(4) Xavier<br />(11) VCU<br />(3) Villanova<br />(7) Texas<br />(2) Duke</p> <p>Second-Round Winners</p> <p>(1) Pitt<br />(5) Florida State<br />(3) Villanova<br />(2) Duke</p> <p>Regional Semifinals Winners</p> <p>(1) Pitt<br />(3) Villanova</p> <p>Regional Champion</p> <p>(1) Pitt</p> <h3>South Region</h3> <p>First-Round Winners</p> <p>(1) UNC<br />(9) Butler<br />(12) Western Kentucky<br />(4) Gonzaga<br />(6) Arizona State<br />(3) Syracuse<br />(7) Clemson<br />(2) Oklahoma</p> <p>Second-Round Winners</p> <p>(1) UNC<br />(4) Gonzaga<br />(3) Syracuse<br />(7) Clemson</p> <p>Regional Semifinals Winners</p> <p>(1) UNC<br />(3) Syracuse</p> <p>Regional Champion</p> <p>(1) UNC</p> <p><strong>Final Four Winners</strong></p> <p>Louisville over Memphis, 76-68</p> <p>Pitt over UNC, 86-80</p> <p><strong>National Championship</strong></p> <p>Louisville over Pitt, 76-70</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> 18 NY The SI Staff New York City 21244 58202