NCAA_Pick.ps1

function guesswinner($rankA, $rankB) {
  #$rankA = $args[0]
  #$rankB = $args[1]
  
  $randA = Get-Random
  $randB = Get-Random

  Write-Output $rankA
  Write-Output $rankB

  $d16A = (( $randA % 16 ) + 1 )
  $d16B = (( $randB % 16 ) + 1 )
  
  if ( $($d16A -gt $rankA) -and $($d16B -le $rankB) ) {
    # Team A wins and Team B loses
    return $rankA
  }
  elseif ( $($d16A -le $rankA) -and $($d16B -gt $rankB) ) {
    # Team A loses and Team B wins
    return $rankB
  }
  else {
    # No winner
    return 0
  }
}

function winner ($teamA, $teamB) {
  #$teamA = $args[0]
  #$teamB = $args[1]

  Write-Output $teamA + " vs " + $teamB + " : "
  
  $count = 0
  
  # Iterate and return winner, if found

  while ( $count -lt 10 ) {
    $win = guesswinner $teamA $teamB
  
    if ( $win -gt 0) {
      # Winner Found
      Write-Output $win
      return $win
    }
    $count += 1
  }

  # No winner found, return a default winner
  Write-Output $teamA
  return $teamA
}

function playbracket {
  Write-Output 'Round 1'

  $round1A = winner 1 16
  $round1B = winner 8 9
  $round1C = winner 5 12
  $round1D = winner 4 13
  $round1E = winner 6 11
  $round1F = winner 3 14
  $round1G = winner 7 10
  $round1H = winner 2 15

  Write-Output 'Round 2'

  $round2A = winner($round1A, $round1B)
  $round2B = winner($round1C, $round1D)
  $round2C = winner($round1E, $round1F)
  $round2D = winner($round1G, $round1H)

  Write-Output 'Round 3'

  $round3A = winner($round2A, $round2B)
  $round3B = winner($round2C, $round2D)

  Write-Output 'Round 4'

  $champion = winner($round3A, $round3B)
}

Write-Output "___ MIDWEST ___"
playbracket

Write-Output "___ EAST ___"
playbracket

Write-Output "___ WEST ___"
playbracket

Write-Output "___ SOUTH ___"
playbracket

NCAA_Pick.py

import random
import time

def guesswinner( rankA, rankB ):
  #random.seed(time.process_time())
  d16A = ( ( ( random.random() * 32767) % 16 ) + 1 )
  #random.seed(time.process_time())
  d16B = ( ( ( random.random() * 32767) % 16 ) + 1 )

  #print(str(d16A) + " : " + str(d16B))

  if ( ( d16A > rankA ) and ( d16B <= rankB ) ):
    # Team A wins and Team B loses
    return rankA
  elif ( ( d16A <= rankA ) and ( d16B > rankB ) ):
    # Team A loses and Team B wins
    return rankB
  else:
    # No winner
    return 0

def winner( teamA, teamB ):
  output = str(teamA)
  output += " vs "
  output += str(teamB)
  output += " : "
  #print str(teamA) + " vs " + str(teamB) + " : "
  print(output, end='')

  count = 0

  # Iterate and return winner, if found
  while ( count < 10 ):
    win = guesswinner(teamA, teamB)
    
    if ( win > 0 ):
      # Winner found
      print(win)
      return win
    
    count += 1
  
  # No winner found, return a default winner
  print(teamA)
  return teamA

def playbracket():
  print('Round 1')
  round1A = winner(1, 16)
  round1B = winner(8, 9)
  round1C = winner(5, 12)
  round1D = winner(4, 13)
  round1E = winner(6, 11)
  round1F = winner(3, 14)
  round1G = winner(7, 10)
  round1H = winner(2, 15)
  
  print('Round 2')
  round2A = winner(round1A, round1B)
  round2B = winner(round1C, round1D)
  round2C = winner(round1E, round1F)
  round2D = winner(round1G, round1H)

  print('Round 3')
  round3A = winner(round2A, round2B)
  round3B = winner(round2C, round2D)

  print('Round 4')
  return winner(round3A, round3B)

print('\n___ MIDWEST ___')
playbracket()

print('\n___ EAST ___')
playbracket()

print('\n___ WEST ___')
playbracket()

print('\n___ SOUTH ___')
playbracket()