The first ever "US Highway field of 68" bracket

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

With it being tourney and bracket time again nationally (if you follow basketball at HS or college level). Since other folks like to do silly brackets (super models, Hollywood celebreties, favorite players, etc), I figure I'd do a "silly" bracket for US highways as well.
So if anyone is interested, I'll string out this thread using the poll options to decide which US route warrents being "the best" of the bunch.
One note, those bracket headings with two route numbers are "play-in" games, just like in the NCAA version.
WEST                                                                                                                                             EAST
1)  US 101                                                                                                                                   US 1  (1
16) US 491/US 412                                                                                                                   US 211  (16
8)  US 191                                                                                                                                 US 22  (8
9)  US 395                                                                                                                                 US 13  (9
4)  US 2                                                                                                                                    US 60  (4
13)  US 160                                                                                                                            US 201  (13
5)  US 12                                                                                                                                  US 19  (5
12)  US 550                                                                                                                      US 44/US 3  (12
6)  US 62                                                                                                                                  US 15  (6
11)  US 16                                                                                                                              US 202  (11
3)  US 95                                                                                                                                  US 20  (3
14)  US 730                                                                                                                            US 113  (14
7)  US 83                                                                                                                                    US 9  (7
10)  US 24                                                                                                                                 US 7  (10
2)  US 50                                                                                                                                   US 40  (2
15)  US 181                                                                                                                             US 222  (15
MIDWEST                                                                                                                                      SOUTH
1) US 30                                                                                                                                    US 90  (1
16)  US 400/US 425                                                                                                                  US 192  (16
8)  US 322                                                                                                                                 US 52  (8
9)  US 422                                                                                                                                 US 29  (9
4)  US 71                                                                                                                                   US 11  (4
13)  US 35                                                                                                                       US 78/US 74  (13
5)  US 45                                                                                                                                   US 23  (5
12)  US 10                                                                                                                               US 49  (12
6)  US 27                                                                                                                                   US 82  (6
11)  US 68                                                                                                                               US 69  (11
3)  US 6                                                                                                                                     US 31  (3
14)  US 151                                                                                                                           US 171  (14
7)  US 36                                                                                                                                   US 21  (7
10)  US 42                                                                                                                             US 421  (10
2)  US 41                                                                                                                                   US 61  (2
15)  US 8                                                                                                                               US 371  (15

[Scott5114]

What's the rationale for which routes get selected for this bracket? US 181 is there, but no US 81, tons of 3 digit routes, but some fairly major 2 digits (US 70, US 77) are missing...

[hbelkins]

I'm not sure, but overall #1 cannot be anything other than one of the following:

23, 25, 25E, 25W, 27, 31, 31E, 31W, 41, 42, 45, 51, 60, 62, 68, 79, 119, 127, 150, 231, 421, 431, 460 or 641. 

[xonhulu]

So are we supposed to pick each "game?"

[Takumi]

Well, I think US 13 is rated low at a 9 seed. Sure, it's not as long as some of the rest, but it has the CBBT.

[ARMOURERERIC]

US 1 just failed a roid test, so now what

[Takumi]

The transporter of US 1's sample stored it in his basement for too long so the results got thrown out.

[Alps]

I don't see how you can do it but good luck

[ARMOURERERIC]

AASTO reports that both US 1 and Braun were outed by Interstate 41

[kurumi]

What's the rationale for which routes get selected for this bracket? US 181 is there, but no US 81, tons of 3 digit routes, but some fairly major 2 digits (US 70, US 77) are missing...

US 81 had a poor SOS and no quality wins. US 77 had to win its conference, but got upset by US 151. US 70 is going to the NIT.

[ctsignguy]

Oh I recognize this format....i have done it every year since 2002 for anime....how it goes is you match each US Route with the corresponding NCAA team...so when the NCAA team wins, the US Route 'Wins' and moves on...

[Takumi]

US 301 was ineligible because of a recruiting violation...it gave VA 2 a Porsche in exchange for using its route from Richmond to Bowling Green.

[NE2]

I'm not sure, but overall #1 cannot be anything other than one of the following:

23, 25, 25E, 25W, 27, 31, 31E, 31W, 41, 42, 45, 51, 60, 62, 68, 79, 119, 127, 150, 231, 421, 431, 460 or 641. 

You forgot 52 :hugeass:

[NWI_Irish96]

Will be interesting to see if any schools end up with a seed that corresponds to a highway near that school.  For example, Notre Dame being a #3 seed in the East would correspond to US 20 or a #3 seed in the South would correspond to US 31.  Notre Dame being a #3 seed is very unlikely, so maybe somebody can come up with an example that has a greater probability.

[akotchi]

The transporter of US 1's sample stored it in his basement for too long so the results got thrown out.

The same thing happened to U.S. 113 awhile ago, but the results were still upheld and it was assessed a 20-mile truncation. . .

[hbelkins]

I'm not sure, but overall #1 cannot be anything other than one of the following:

23, 25, 25E, 25W, 27, 31, 31E, 31W, 41, 42, 45, 51, 60, 62, 68, 79, 119, 127, 150, 231, 421, 431, 460 or 641. 

You forgot 52 :hugeass:

52 doesn't officially enter Kentucky. It's maintained by the Mountaineer State. Besides, it's co-signed with 119.

[NE2]

52 doesn't officially enter Kentucky. It's maintained by the Mountaineer State. Besides, it's co-signed with 119.

It officially enters Kentucky, maintained by West Virginia.

[Alps]

52 doesn't officially enter Kentucky. It's maintained by the Mountaineer State. Besides, it's co-signed with 119.

It officially enters Kentucky, maintained by West Virginia.

http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.68562,-82.293327&spn=0.008575,0.016844&t=m&z=16 Looks pretty clear-cut to me.

[hbelkins]

Oh it definitely enters Kentucky, but not officially.

http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/State%20Primary%20Road%20System%20Lists/Pike.pdf

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

So are we supposed to pick each "game?"

Yeah. 

[Takumi]

My play-in route picks: 3, 412, 74, 400

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Faulty planning on my part. I thought I could poll each game (essentially which road do you "like" more for each game) in one thread (even I wouldn't want 67 different polls threads on the board).
I'm open to any suggestions as to how to play out "this tourney" within one thread.  

[agentsteel53]

we arm wrestle for world supremacy

[NE2]

Oh it definitely enters Kentucky, but not officially.

http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/State%20Primary%20Road%20System%20Lists/Pike.pdf

It officially enters Kentucky, just isn't maintained by KYTC. Just like any other road not maintained by KYTC but within the state.

[formulanone]

US 550 received upwards of a million dollars.

US 1 gets to wear the red jerseys.