Live blogging from the National Moot Court Competition

The national final rounds of the National Moot Court Competition kicked off last night in Manhattan, hosting 30 teams from the 15 regional rounds that took place in November. After two preliminary rounds, we're now at 16 teams, with the rest of the tournament following a "March Madness" elimination-style format. The octafinals and quarterfinals are Wednesday, while the semifinals and championship match take place Thursday.

The 16 octafinalists, in order of their seeds and preliminary round records:

1. Texas Tech University School of Law (2-0)
2. Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2-0)
3. University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Law (2-0)
4. Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law (2-0)
5. University of Iowa College of Law (2-0)
6. University of Kansas School of Law (2-0)
7. Regent University School of Law (2-0)
8. Stetson University College of Law (1-1)
9. University of Houston Law Center (1-1)
10. Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (1-1)
11. Creighton University School of Law (1-1)
12. Seton Hall University School of Law (1-1)
13. University of Colorado at Boulder Law School (1-1)
14. University of California Berkeley School of Law (1-1)
15. Seattle University School of Law (1-1)
16. Pepperdine University School of Law (1-1)