That ESPN 64 Player Bracket Midwest Region

South is here

Round 1
1. Bill Walton d. 16. Steve Alford
-Walton shot 65% from the floor for his career

9. Sabrina Ionescu d. 8 Wilt Chamberlain
-I mean, Wilt was Wilt, however good you think he was he was better than that - but Ionescu played in a hundred more games and at a really high level.

5. Maya Moore d. 12. Steph Curry
-I'm a Warriors fan, but Moore had back to back perfect seasons.

13. Brittney Griner d. 4. David Thompson
-Thompson was terrific, this is a really tough matchup - in Griner's junior year she blocked more shots than any other team, that's enough.

11. David Robinson d. 6. Jay Williams
-They each won the Wooden and the Naismith; Williams won the national title; I think for me the extraordinary talent disparity between the two supporting casts gets the Admiral a narrow win.

3. Cheryl Miller d. 14. Chris Webber
-three time Naismith; Miller is Ralph Sampson.

7. Elvin Hayes 10. Tim Duncan
-Hayes averaged 31-17 for his career

2. Michael Jordan 15. Nancy Lieberman
-Jordan won the Wooden, won the Naismith, won a title, that's enough in a super close match

Round of 32
1. Walton d. 9. Ionescu
-3 Naismith's, 2 titles, 2 tournament MVPs

5. Moore d. 13. Griner
-Moore went 150-4 in her college career.

3. Miller d. 11. Robinson
-3 Naismiths for Miller

7. Hayes d. 2. Jordan
-Did I mention the 31-17?

Sweet 16
1. Walton d. 5. Moore
-Walton won 90 straight; Moore 88 straight - this is a really comparable matchup; Moore played in many more games and that might be enough for the edge, but in the end Walton's '73 title game performance (21 of 22, 44 points) is unparalleled.

3. Miller d. 7. Hayes
-This is really tight; Hayes still has the rebounding record for the tournament, but Miller was the transformative player in women's college basketball

Elite 8
1. Bill Walton d. 3. Cheryl Miller
-Could be the crosstown UCLA v USC matchup is too much to pass up; I might go Moore over Miller. honestly, the Walton/Moore matchup seems a little tighter.  UCLA mens basketball and UConn womens basketball for the respective eras had similar types of dominance, that career shooting % for Walton is a really special kind of regular season might.