The
moment
we
noticed
that
our
annual
bracket
challenge
would
pit
Yale
against
ASS
Law,
I
proclaimed
that
our
readers
would
make
sure
that
ASS
Law
toppled
the
perennial
law
school
champ.
And
you
did
not
disappoint.
Yale
hasn’t
folded
this
fast
since
its
administration
saw
an
opportunity
to
appease
a
recognized
hate
group!
As
we
enter
the
first
half
of
our
second
round
of
the
naked
popularity
contest
we’ve
proposed
now
that
the
law
schools
have
decided
to
shun
U.S.
News
and
World
Report,
we
bid
adieu
to
Yale.
Here’s
what
the
bracket
looks
like
now:
Voting
for
this
first
half
of
the
Scholarly
Sixteen
is
open
now
and
will
close
Thursday
night
at
midnight
Eastern.
(32)
ASS
Law
v.
(16)
Wash
U.
George
Mason
is
kind
of
like
Farleigh
Dickinson,
if
Farleigh
Dickinson
were
a
transparent
enclave
of
right-wing
ideologues
funded
by
shadowy
interests
raising
serious
questions
about
the
school’s
academic
standards.
Wash
U.
finds
itself
in
the
unusual
position
of
not
being
the
underdog
when
it
walks
into
the
elite
law
school
debate.
Can
it
put
a
stop
to
the
ASS?
(8)
UVA
v.
(9)
Berkeley
A
public
school
showdown
pits
that
popped
collars
of
UVA
against
the
patchouli-soaked
boho
shirts
of
Berkeley.
As
culture
clashes
go,
it
doesn’t
get
much
better
than
this.
(5)
Harvard
v.
(12)
Cornell
Iowa
gave
Harvard
a
brief
challenge,
but
ultimately
the
Hawkeyes
couldn’t
muster
the
trolling
energy
that
the
ASS
Law
folks
brought.
Or
maybe
Harvard
just
isn’t
as
hatable
as
Yale?
Whatever
it
is,
after
falling
to
fifth
in
last
year’s
USNWR
rankings,
Harvard
came
in
with
a
chip
on
its
shoulder
and
now
has
a
shot
at
getting
the
crown
with
its
hated
rival
knocked
out.
Cornell
dispatched
Florida
with
ease
and
braces
for
an
all
Ivy
battle.
(4)
Columbia
v.
(13)
Northwestern
You
know…
the
first
round
had
only
a
few
thousand
votes
in
each
poll,
but
I
can
actually
see
how
many
of
you
all
read
the
story
and
checked
out
the
polls
so
I
know
we
could
have
a
vote
totals
in
the
tens
of
thousands
if
you’d
just
vote.
Get
in
there
people.
No
reason
to
be
shy.
Certainly
you
have
an
opinion
on
Columbia
and
Northwestern,
right?
Anyway,
as
we
said,
voting
for
this
first
half
of
the
Sixteen
will
close
Thursday
night
at
midnight
Eastern.
Tomorrow
we’ll
unveil
the
other
half
of
the
bracket.
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