Final Bracket

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Saint John's University won the second annual Minnesota Colleges Bracket, created by WCCO Radio's Cory Hepola, on Sunday, April 5.

The Johnnies defeated Division II Concordia-St. Paul, 53-47 percent, with a total of 5,817 votes tabulated over three days in the Twitter-only competition. 

"What a fantastic showing by our community and our supporters!" SJU athletic director Bob Alpers said. "This was such a fun event and we are grateful to WCCO and Cory Hepola for coming up with the idea. It was a wonderful and welcome diversion. Go Johnnies!"

SJU was the No. 1 seed in the "Oh Sure" Region, while CSP was the No. 7 seed in the "Ope Let Me Sneak By Ya" Region (see final bracket above).

Division II Minnesota-Duluth defeated Concordia-Moorhead in last year's bracket.

The Johnnies' path to the title is listed below.

Round 1 (360 votes)
SJU: 88.3 percent (318)
Leech Lake Tribal: 11.7 percent (42)

Round 2 (654 votes)
SJU: 87.6 percent (573)
Minnesota-Morris: 12.4 percent (81) 

Round 3 (Sweet 16; 1,154 votes)
SJU: 66.2 percent (764)
Augsburg: 33.8 percent (390)

Round 4 (Elite Eight; 2,138 votes)
SJU: 54 percent (1,155)
St. Cloud State: 46 percent (983)

Round 5 (Final Four; 4,807 votes)
SJU: 51.7 percent (2,485)
Minnesota-Duluth: 48.3 percent (2,322)

Round 6 (Championship; 5,817 votes)
SJU: 53 percent (3,083)
Concordia-St. Paul: 47 percent (2,734)