1. May Madness Empire Showdown
(1) British Empire, 1815, 1914
(1) Rome, c. 509 BCE- 410 CE
Eurasia
Western Conference
(8) Gran Colombia,
(8) Holy Roman Empire,
(2) USA,
(2) Abbasid Dynasty,
(7) French,
(7) Athens, c BCE 
May Madness
Empire Showdown
(3) Aztecs,
(3) Byzantine Empire, c
(6) Incas,
(6) Nazi Germany,
(4) Spanish,
(4) Hellenistic, c BCE
(5) Mexico,
(5) Russia, c
(1) Egypt, BCE
(1) Mongols,
(8) Bantu, 1300s-1400s CE
(8) Gupta Empire,
(2) Ottoman,
(2) Tang China,
(7) Iran,
(7) Red China,
(3) Umayyad,
(3) Ming China,
(6) OPEC Nations
(6) Mughals, c
Afro-Eurasia
(4) Mali, c
The Big East
(4) Japan,
(5) Asian Tigers,
(5) Zulu Empire,