bracket.rb

games = [
  {name: "Villanova", seed: 1},
  {name: "MSM", seed: 16},
  {name: "Wisconsin", seed: 8},
  {name: "Virginia Tech", seed: 9},
  {name: "UVA", seed: 5},
  {name: "UNC Wilmington", seed: 12},
  {name: "Florida", seed: 4},
  {name: "ETSU", seed: 13},
  {name: "SMU", seed: 6},
  {name: "PR / SC", seed: 11},
  {name: "Baylor", seed: 3},
  {name: "New Mexico St", seed: 14},
  {name: "South Carolina", seed: 7},
  {name: "Marquette", seed: 10},
  {name: "Duke", seed: 2},
  {name: "Troy", seed: 15},
  {name: "Gonzaga", seed: 1},
  {name: "South Dakota St", seed: 16},
  {name: "Northwestern", seed: 8},
  {name: "Vanderbilt", seed: 9},
  {name: "Notre Dame", seed: 5},
  {name: "Princeton", seed: 12},
  {name: "West Virginia", seed: 4},
  {name: "Bucknell", seed: 13},
  {name: "Maryland", seed: 6},
  {name: "Xavier", seed: 11},
  {name: "FSU", seed: 3},
  {name: "FGCU", seed: 14},
  {name: "Saint Mary's", seed: 7},
  {name: "VCU", seed: 10},
  {name: "Arizona", seed: 2},
  {name: "North Dakota", seed: 15},
  {name: "Kansas", seed: 1},
  {name: "NC / UD", seed: 16},
  {name: "Miami", seed: 8},
  {name: "Michigan State", seed: 9},
  {name: "Iowa State", seed: 5},
  {name: "Nevada", seed: 12},
  {name: "Purdue", seed: 4},
  {name: "Vermont", seed: 13},
  {name: "Creighton", seed: 6},
  {name: "URI", seed: 11},
  {name: "Oregon", seed: 3},
  {name: "Iona", seed: 14},
  {name: "Michigan", seed: 7},
  {name: "Oklahoma State", seed: 10},
  {name: "Louisville", seed: 2},
  {name: "Jacksonville St", seed: 15},
  {name: "UNC", seed: 1},
  {name: "Texas Southern", seed: 16},
  {name: "Arkansas", seed: 8},
  {name: "Seton Hall", seed: 9},
  {name: "Minnesota", seed: 5},
  {name: "Mid Tennessee", seed: 12},
  {name: "Butler", seed: 4},
  {name: "Winthrop", seed: 13},
  {name: "Cincinnati", seed: 6},
  {name: "KSU", seed: 11},
  {name: "UCLA", seed: 3},
  {name: "Kent State", seed: 14},
  {name: "Dayton", seed: 7},
  {name: "Wichita State", seed: 10},
  {name: "Kentucky", seed: 2},
  {name: "N Kentucky", seed: 15},
]

while games.length > 1
  team1 = games.shift
  team2 = games.shift
  print "#{team1[:name]} vs #{team2[:name]}: "
  weighted = ([team1] * (17 - team1[:seed])) + ([team2] * (17 - team2[:seed]))
  winner = weighted.sample
  puts winner[:name]
  games.push(winner)
end