Live blogging from the NAAC

The national finals of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition kicked off yesterday in Chicago. After two preliminary rounds, the field of 24 is now down to the "Sweet Sixteen." In other words, it's now a "March Madness"-style bracketed tournament, with the 1 seed versus 16 seed, etc., until the last two teams standing meet Saturday morning in the national championship game.

Two teams had to be artificially re-seeded, as the rules dictate that two teams from the same school cannot meet each other until the championship match and the bracket must be "broken" at the outset of the elimination rounds. I've noted those below.

The top 16 teams, in order of their seeds:

1. Liberty University School of Law
2. South Texas College of Law
3. University of Oklahoma Law Center
4. Texas Tech University School of Law
5. Baylor Law School (originally #6 seed)
6. Texas Tech University School of Law (originally #5 seed)
7. Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (originally #8 seed)
8. University of Oklahoma Law Center (originally #7 seed)
9. American University Washington College of Law
10. Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
11. University of Texas School of Law
12. Loyola Law School Los Angeles
13. Seton Hall University School of Law
14. Emory University School of Law
15. University of Miami School of Law
16. South Texas College of Law