Before I start, some quick things that were pointed out.
This is not realistic, it is an alternate universe
All teams still have their coaches and players, so no transfers, departures or injuries
If a low seeded teams loses in a play in or round 1 game, they are certainly out
All games are at neutral sites
All games are simmed on MyGameSim.com
SEC
Here is the seeding for the SEC
Georgia
Alabama
Ole Miss
Texas A&M
Texas
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Missouri
Tennessee
LSU
Kentucky
Florida
Auburn
Mississippi State
South Carolina
Arkansas
FIRST ROUND
#1 Georgia vs #16 Arkansas
Georgia Wins 37-21
#8 Missouri vs #9 Tennessee
Missouri Wins 26-21
#5 Texas vs #12 Florida
Texas Wins 33-28
#4 Texas A&M vs #14 Auburn
Auburn Wins 33-24
#6 Oklahoma vs #11 Kentucky
Kentucky Wins 37-25
#3 Ole Miss vs #14 Mississippi State
Ole Miss Wins 37-18
#7 Vanderbilt vs #10 LSU
Vanderbilt Wins 55-15
#2 Alabama vs #15 South Carolina
South Carolina Wins 27-21
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SECond ROUND
#1 Georgia vs #8 Missouri
Georgia Wins 26-15
#5 Texas vs #14 Auburn
Auburn Wins 45-32
#3 Ole Miss vs #11 Kentucky
Ole Miss Wins 37-34
#7 Vanderbilt vs #15 South Carolina
Vanderbilt Wins 42-2
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THIRD ROUND
#1 Georgia vs #14 Auburn
Georgia Wins 31-21
#3 Ole Miss vs #7 Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Wins 34-31
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FINAL
#1 Georgia vs #7 Vanderbilt
Georgia Wins 22-17
GEORGIA WINS THE SEC
In a pretty eventful day for the SEC, we saw quite a few first round upsets leading to the SEC having the possibility of getting 12+ teams in the bracket. Kentucky, Auburn and Vanderbilt all had strong runs, but it was Georgia who was able to win the SEC and lock up the number 1 seed.
SUN BELT
Seedings
JMU
Troy
Old Dominion
Southern Miss
Coastal Carolina
Louisiana
Arkansas State
Louisiana Tech
Georgia Southern
Marshall
South Alabama
App State
UL Monroe
Georgia State
Bracket will be a 12 team with a play in.
PLAY IN
#11 South Alabama vs #14 Georgia State
South Alabama Wins 20-19
#12 App State vs #13 UL Monroe
App State Wins 28-18
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FIRST ROUND
#5 Coastal Carolina vs #12 App State
App State Wins 43-7
#8 Louisiana Tech vs #9 Georgia Southern
Louisiana Tech Wins 28-24
#6 Louisiana vs #11 South Alabama
South Alabama Wins 36-7
#7 Arkansas State vs #10 Marshall
Marshall Wins 33-30
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SECOND ROUND
#4 Southern Miss vs #12 App State
App State Wins 30-20
#1 JMU vs #8 Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Wins 23-10
#3 Old Dominion vs #11 South Alabama
Old Dominion Wins 26-6
#2 Troy vs #10 Marshall
Marshall Wins 31-26
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#8 Louisiana Tech vs #12 App State
App State Wins 32-21
#3 Old Dominion vs #10 Marshall
Marshall Wins 30-28
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FINAL
#10 Marshall vs #12 App State
Marshall Wins 38-28
MARSHALL WINS THE SUN BELT
This was the worst case scenario for the SEC and CUSA, with absolute chaos unfolding. App State, a team from the play in upset Coastal Carolina, Southern Miss and LA Tech before losing to Marshall, a 10 seed. JMU and Duke both lost in the second round, South Alabama and LA Tech made runs and everything is thrown off now.
C-USA
Here is the seeding for the C-USA
Kennesaw State
Jax State
Western Kentucky
Missouri State
FIU
Delaware
Liberty
Middle Tennessee
New Mexico State
Sam Houston
It will be a 8 team bracket with a play in.
PLAY IN
#7 Liberty vs #10 Sam Houston
Liberty Wins 29-16
#8 Middle Tennessee vs #9 New Mexico State
New Mexico State Wins 34-13
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FIRST ROUND
#1 Kennesaw State vs #8 Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Wins 34-31
#4 Missouri State vs #5 FIU
Missouri State Wins 38-34
#3 Western Kentucky vs #6 Delaware
Delaware Wins 54-53
#2 Jax State vs #7 Liberty
Jax State Wins 44-35
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ROUND 2
#4 Missouri State vs #8 Middle Tennessee
Missouri State Wins 20-9
#2 Jax State vs #6 Deleware
Jax State Wins 40-14
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FINAL
#2 Jax State vs #4 Missouri State
Missouri State Wins 32-28
MISSOURI STATE WINS THE C-USA
The C-USA didn’t have as much chaos as the Sun Belt and SEC, but it was still chaotic. Middle Tennessee pulled off the impossible and upset #1 Kennesaw State. Deleware won a classic against Western Kentucky. But it’s Missouri State and Jax State who are making the best cases to make the bracket.
Now it’s your turn to decide who gets in and who doesn’t. Here is who I would pick personally, but my vote means just as much as yours;
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Ole Miss
Auburn
Texas
Missouri
Kentucky
South Carolina
Marshall
Missouri State
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
App State
Old Dominion
Louisiana Tech
Tennessee
In my rankings, the SEC gets in 12 teams, the Sun Belt gets in 4 and the C-USA gets in 1. I assume that your poll will look almost identical, but Jax State is the only team that had a chance over Tennessee. Remember, it’s not what happened in real life, but what happened in this life, so go ahead and put Auburn as high as you want and Alabama as low as you want.
Enjoy!