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Message: [QUOTE="Rufus, post: 5316991, member: 7277"] The basketball one failed to consider Oregan State and Washington State, so I asked it to recalculate and break into divisions: [HEADING=1]5 Divisions of 8 Teams (Original 40 Teams)[/HEADING] [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][B]1. Pacific Division[/B][/HEADING] [LIST] [*]Gonzaga [*]Saint Mary’s [*]Oregon State [*]Washington State [*]San Diego State [*]Boise State [*]Nevada [*]Utah State [/LIST] [B]Region:[/B] West Coast and Mountain West heavyweights, anchored by Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s. [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][B]2. Mountain Division[/B][/HEADING] [LIST] [*]New Mexico [*]UNLV [*]Colorado State [*]Fresno State [*]Air Force [*]Wyoming [*]UC Santa Barbara [*]Loyola Marymount [/LIST] [B]Region:[/B] Mountain and Southwest, with strong regional rivalries and travel efficiency. [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][B]3. Midwest Division[/B][/HEADING] [LIST] [*]Creighton [*]Wichita State [*]Drake [*]Loyola Chicago [*]Saint Louis [*]Marquette [*]Murray State [*]Belmont [/LIST] [B]Region:[/B] Classic Midwest/Great Plains basketball with a mix of Big East-level programs (Marquette) and strong mid-majors. [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][B]4. Great Lakes Division (All Ohio Schools)[/B][/HEADING] [LIST] [*]Dayton [*]Xavier [*]Ohio [*]Toledo [*]Kent State [*]Florida Atlantic [*]Memphis [*]Tulane [/LIST] [B]Region:[/B] All Ohio schools grouped. FAU, Memphis, and Tulane slide in for geographic balance (eastern half of the map). [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][B]5. East Division[/B][/HEADING] [LIST] [*]UConn [*]Villanova [*]Providence [*]Seton Hall [*]St. John’s [*]VCU [*]Richmond [*]College of Charleston [/LIST] [B]Region:[/B] Northeast and Mid-Atlantic basketball blue bloods with A-10 powers and Charleston from the Southeast. [HR][/HR] ✅ [B]Why This Works[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Ohio schools stay united[/B] as a single pod. [*][B]Pacific and Mountain Divisions[/B] consolidate the western footprint for travel efficiency. [*][B]Midwest Division[/B] keeps core basketball powers together (Creighton, Marquette, Wichita State). [*][B]East Division[/B] remains the national prestige division. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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