sub_dir is hoops/
path1 is /home/bob/Documents/meditations
path2 is /home/bob/Documents/meditations/hoops
out_file is /home/bob/Documents/meditations/hoops/my_data/28-03-2019-14-46-37/28-03-2019-14-46-37.1.txt
r is east
pairs are 1.duke vs 16.ndST 8.vcu vs 9.ucf 5.msST vs 12.lib 4.vaTech vs 13.stlouis 6.maryland vs 11.belmont 3.lsu vs 14.yale 7.louisville vs 10.mn 2.miST vs 15.bradley
in play_game
matched
1 duke 16 ndST
ratio was 0.941176470588235
matched
8 vcu 9 ucf
ratio was 0.529411764705882
matched
5 msST 12 lib
ratio was 0.705882352941177
matched
4 vaTech 13 stlouis
ratio was 0.764705882352941
matched
6 maryland 11 belmont
ratio was 0.647058823529412
matched
3 lsu 14 yale
ratio was 0.823529411764706
matched
7 louisville 10 mn
ratio was 0.588235294117647
matched
2 miST 15 bradley
ratio was 0.882352941176471
[
  "1.duke",
  "8.vcu",
  "5.msST",
  "4.vaTech",
  "6.maryland",
  "14.yale",
  "10.mn",
  "2.miST",
]
winners are 1.duke 8.vcu 5.msST 4.vaTech 6.maryland 14.yale 10.mn 2.miST
string sieger is 1.duke, 8.vcu, 5.msST, 4.vaTech, 6.maryland, 14.yale, 10.mn, 2.miST
-------system out---------
It is March Madness again, and I, JAPH, wanted to make some predictions. 
I pick 1.duke, 8.vcu, 5.msST, 4.vaTech, 6.maryland, 14.yale, 10.mn, 2.miST to win in this round of the . Their cardinality is 8. The Tall People looks particularly likely to win, while the rodent mascots the underdog.
The current state of March Madness is .