Road Code to Omaha 24!

Join our NCAA Baseball Tournament Challenge and sharpen your coding skills at the same time! Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned veteran, follow these steps to submit your bracket predictions.

Follow the instructions below to participate

Step 1: Fork the Repository

At the top-right corner of the page, click the Fork button. This creates a copy of the repository in your GitHub account.

Step 2: Clone Your Fork

Open your terminal or Git Bash. Clone your forked repository to your local machine with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/<your-github-username>/code-to-omaha.git

Change directory to the cloned repository:

cd code-to-omaha

Step 3: Fill Out Your Bracket

Fill out the bracket by running python fill-bracket.py. This will first prompt you for your GitHub username.

Then you'll be promptedto provide the winner and runner-up for each round.

After picking each game, it will generate a new file called [username]-submission.json with all of your picks.

Step 4: Commit Your Changes

After you've filled out your bracket, it's time to commit your changes:

Add the modified bracket.json file:

git add submission/[username]-submission.json

Commit your changes with a meaningful message:

git commit -m "Submitting <your-github-username> bracket"

Step 5: Push Your Branch to GitHub

Push your submission to your remote repository.

git push origin main

Step 6: Submit a Pull Request

Go to your forked repository on GitHub. You'll see a Compare & pull request button for your recently pushed branches. Click it to create a pull request.

Ensure the base repository is set to ewimpey/code-to-omaha and the base branch is main. Give your pull request a title and description, such as <your-github-username> bracket submission Click Create pull request.

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Congratulations! You've successfully submitted your bracket for the Code-To-Omaha challenge.

Next Steps:

• Confirm that the pull request gets approved
• Watch the repository for updates, including the leaderboard and game results.
• Feel free to discuss predictions, strategies, and Git tips in the Issues section!

Scoring Details: 1 point for regional runner-up 2 points for regional winner 4 points for super regional winner 8 points for CWS pool runner-up 12 points for CWS pool champ 16 points for Champion Tiebreaker - total number of upsets picked

Thank you for participating, and may the best bracket win!