basicbracket.py

import math

data = open('data\\ncaa_stats_ordered.txt').readlines()

data_list = []

for line in data:
    line_list = line.split(' ')
    data_list.append([line_list[0], float(line_list[1]), float(line_list[2])])


def play_round():
    for i in range(len(data_list) // 2):
        play_game(i)


def play_game(i):
    score1 = math.sqrt(data_list[i][1], data_list[i+1][2])
    score2 = math.sqrt(data_list[i+1][1], data_list[i][2])
    print(data_list[i][0] + ': ' + str(score1))
    print(data_list[i+1][0] + ': ' + str(score2) + '\n')
    if score1 > score2:
        del data_list[i+1]
    else:
        del data_list[i]


while len(data_list) > 1:
    play_round()

print('The winner is ' + data_list[0][0] + '!')