Wednesday brought the early round action of the Most Influential American tournament to close as the round of 32 is set after 7 play-in games set the bracket.
In the president's bracket, Ronald Reagan won one "for the Gipper" as the Ol' Gip knocked off John Kennedy. Teddy Roosevelt withstood an aggressive offensive by U.S. Grant by the "Roughrider" was more than up to the task as he held on to defeat Grant. The round of 32 sees Lincoln squaring off vs. Reagan; Truman matching up with Jefferson; Eisenhower battling Frankling Roosevelt; and Teddy Roosevelt going head to head with George Washington.
In the Innovators bracket, Robert Oppenheimer dropped a bomb on highly regarded Bill Gates. Gates is out of the tournament before the mushroom cloud could even rise! Ben Franklin used his ingenuity and variety of skills to shut down Jonas Salk in a similar manner to the way that Salk shut down polio. Second round action has Einstein pitted against Oppenheimer; Eli Whitney battling Alexander Graham Bell; the Wright Brothers (by air) vs. Henry Ford (by ground); and Ben Franklin vs. Thomas Edison.
The Wild Card Bracket saw Mark Twain use his wit and charm to stick the great compromiser Henry Clay with a rare loss. This was the only first round play in game in this bracket. Second round games have Lewis and Clark matching up wth Mark Twain; Walt Disney and Steve Jobs will battle it out; Babe Ruth goes up against the heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali; Elvis Presley will battle Alexander Hamilton (who knows a little about music given the success of his musical).
The innovators bracket saw a battle of Mann vs. boys as Horace Mann defeated union activist Samuel Gompers. WEB DuBois knocked off Eleanor Roosevelt in a 10-7 seed upset special. In the second round, MLK will compete vs. Horace Mann; Jackie Robins will battle Susan B Anthony; Cesar Chavez has a tough match up with Earl Warren and DuBois will go agains Frederick Douglass in what promises to be a great game to watch.
Round of 32 voting is Thursday. Sweet 16 will be announced on Thursday night.
In the president's bracket, Ronald Reagan won one "for the Gipper" as the Ol' Gip knocked off John Kennedy. Teddy Roosevelt withstood an aggressive offensive by U.S. Grant by the "Roughrider" was more than up to the task as he held on to defeat Grant. The round of 32 sees Lincoln squaring off vs. Reagan; Truman matching up with Jefferson; Eisenhower battling Frankling Roosevelt; and Teddy Roosevelt going head to head with George Washington.
In the Innovators bracket, Robert Oppenheimer dropped a bomb on highly regarded Bill Gates. Gates is out of the tournament before the mushroom cloud could even rise! Ben Franklin used his ingenuity and variety of skills to shut down Jonas Salk in a similar manner to the way that Salk shut down polio. Second round action has Einstein pitted against Oppenheimer; Eli Whitney battling Alexander Graham Bell; the Wright Brothers (by air) vs. Henry Ford (by ground); and Ben Franklin vs. Thomas Edison.
The Wild Card Bracket saw Mark Twain use his wit and charm to stick the great compromiser Henry Clay with a rare loss. This was the only first round play in game in this bracket. Second round games have Lewis and Clark matching up wth Mark Twain; Walt Disney and Steve Jobs will battle it out; Babe Ruth goes up against the heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali; Elvis Presley will battle Alexander Hamilton (who knows a little about music given the success of his musical).
The innovators bracket saw a battle of Mann vs. boys as Horace Mann defeated union activist Samuel Gompers. WEB DuBois knocked off Eleanor Roosevelt in a 10-7 seed upset special. In the second round, MLK will compete vs. Horace Mann; Jackie Robins will battle Susan B Anthony; Cesar Chavez has a tough match up with Earl Warren and DuBois will go agains Frederick Douglass in what promises to be a great game to watch.
Round of 32 voting is Thursday. Sweet 16 will be announced on Thursday night.