BALTIMORE, MD - HopkinsSports.com and Johns Hopkins Athletics corporate partner Barnes & Noble launched Blue Jay Madness today.  The 32-team bracket, Blue Jay Madness Presented by Barnes & Noble, will provide Johns Hopkins fans with the opportunity to select JHU's Team of the Decade.

The Bracket
Johns Hopkins fields 24 varsity athletic programs and each team is represented at least once in the 32-team bracket.  For the purposes of evaluation, the men's & women's track teams were considered by year as one team (indoor & outdoor for each gender).  Differentiating between the indoor and outdoor teams in a given year wasn't deemed necessary as the rosters for each are largely the same.

There were 22 automatic bids awarded (each team/program receiving one) and 10 at-large selections.  Team/programs were limited to a maximum of three entries.

Clarifying Eligibility
With the loss of the 2020 spring season to COVID-19, team were selected based on the season of competition listed below.  In short, each team has 10 seasons evaluated during the selection process.

Fall Teams:  2010 through 2019
Winter Teams:  2010-11 through 2019-20
Spring Teams:  2010 through 2019

The Voting Process
All voting will take place on Twitter utilizing the main athletics account (@HopkinsSports).  Accomplishments for each team will be provided with one "game" taking place each day.  The 31-day tournament will conclude in July with the crowning of Johns Hopkins' Team of the Decade.  Voting for each matchup will be open for 24 hours.

- Championship -

Game 31 (July 20)
2019 Baseball vs. 2019 Volleyball

2019 Base
Led big early, then held off a furious rally by the 2014 women's cross country team in the semifinals to advance by the narrowest of margins (50.4% - 49.6%)
After a tough second round matchup, cruised into semifinals with a decisive win over the 2018 field hockey team (65.5% - 34/5%) in the quarterfinals
Stunned 2017 women's cross country team by narrow margin (50.5% - 49.5%) in the second round
Eased past the 2013 men's swimming team by taking 74.2% of the votes in the first round
Placed 3rd at the Division III World Series
Won Centennial Conference, NCAA Regional and NCAA Super Regional titles
Posted a 37-13 record, including a 25-3 mark at home and a 9-2 mark in the post-season
Led the nation with 83 home runs on the year
Finished in the top 10 in the nation in 10 different team statistical categories and six different individual statistical categories

2019 VB
Moved into the championship with by grabbing 52% of the vote to edge the 2018 women's cross country team
Edged the 2010 baseball team in a tight quarterfinal matchup .... grabbed 53.4% of the vote
Picked up second straight blowout win in round 2 by easily taking care of the 2016 football team with 63.2% of votes cast
Cruised past the 2015 water polo team in the first round by taking nearly 75% of the vote (74.7%)
Won the program's first national championship
Posted a perfect 35-0 record to become the first unbeaten Division III Volleyball National Champion since 1999 and just the third overall
Went 10-0 in the Centennial Conference and won both matches in the conference tournament without dropping a set
Won an amazing 40 consecutive sets over a span of 14 matches
Produced a program-record four All-Americans, including first team selections in Natalie Aston and Simone Bliss


- Semifinals -

Game 30 (July 15)
2019 Volleyball (52%) vs. 2018 Women's Cross Country (48.%)

2019 VB
Edged the 2010 baseball team in a tight quarterfinal matchup .... grabbed 53.4% of the vote
Picked up second straight blowout win in round 2 by easily taking care of the 2016 football team with 63.2% of votes cast
Cruised past the 2015 water polo team in the first round by taking nearly 75% of the vote (74.7%)
Won the program's first national championship
Posted a perfect 35-0 record to become the first unbeaten Division III Volleyball National Champion since 1999 and just the third overall
Went 10-0 in the Centennial Conference and won both matches in the conference tournament without dropping a set
Won an amazing 40 consecutive sets over a span of 14 matches
Produced a program-record four All-Americans, including first team selections in Natalie Aston and Simone Bliss

2018 WXC
Slipped past the 2019 women's track team in the second round by less than 5% of the vote (52.2% - 47.8%)
Scored the first round's most decisive victory with 83.8% of the vote in a win against the 2020 men's track team
National runner-up at the NCAA Championships, falling by one point to WashU (98-99)
99 points at NCAAs is the lowest point total for a runner-up at the NCAAs since 1995
Claimed program's 12th consecutive Centennial Conference title and 12th straight NCAA Regional title
Ranked #1 in the nation for nine consecutive weeks which extended streak to a school-record 23 consecutive weeks - the second-longest streak in school history
Produced the Centennial Conference and NCAA Regional Champions in Ellie Clawson and Felicia Koerner
Tied program record with four All-Americans at the NCAA Championships (top 35 finish)


Game 29 (July 14)
2019 Baseball (50.4%) vs. 2014 Women's Cross Country (49.6%)

2019 Base
After a tough second round matchup, cruised into semifinals with a decisive win over the 2018 field hockey team (65.5% - 34/5%) in the quarterfinals
Stunned 2017 women's cross country team by narrow margin (50.5% - 49.5%) in the second round
Eased past the 2013 men's swimming team by taking 74.2% of the votes in the first round
Placed 3rd at the Division III World Series
Won Centennial Conference, NCAA Regional and NCAA Super Regional titles
Posted a 37-13 record, including a 25-3 mark at home and a 9-2 mark in the post-season
Led the nation with 83 home runs on the year
Finished in the top 10 in the nation in 10 different team statistical categories and six different individual statistical categories

2014 WXC
Posted stunning come-from-behind win against 2012 wrestling team in the quarterfinals ... grabbed 50.8% of the vote to advance
Took a hard-fought second-round game over the 2020 men's basketball team with 52.5% of votes cast
Easily moved past 2012 women's basketball in first round with 71.9% of the vote
NCAA Division III Champions (3rd straight title)
NCAA Mideast Regional & Centennial Conference Champions
87 points at NCAAs is the second-lowest score by JHU in its six national championship seasons
Had four runners earn All-America honors with top 35 finishes at the NCAAs
All five of JHU's scoring runners at the NCAAs placed in the top 40 - only time in program history


- Quarterfinals - 

Game 28 (July 10)
2018 Football (48.9%) vs. 2018 Women's Cross Country (51.1%)

2018 FB
Eased through a second round game against the 2014 women's soccer team by grabbing 67.4% of the vote
Scored a decisive first-round win over the 2014 women's lacrosse team with 71.1% of the vote
Posted a 12-2 record.  12 wins are the most in school history
Advanced to the NCAA Semifinals for the first time in program history.  Fell to perennial power Mount Union, 28-20, on the road in the NCAA Semifinals
Won 10th consecutive Centennial Conference title
Won 11 consecutive games after dropping second game of the season
Team averaged school-records of 45.8 points and 550.9 yards per game and finished the season ranked a program-best 5th in the nation
Produced two All-Americans and two Academic All-Americans

2018 WXC
Slipped past the 2019 women's track team in the second round by less than 5% of the vote (52.2% - 47.8%)
Scored the first round's most decisive victory with 83.8% of the vote in a win against the 2020 men's track team
National runner-up at the NCAA Championships, falling by one point to WashU (98-99)
99 points at NCAAs is the lowest point total for a runner-up at the NCAAs since 1995
Claimed program's 12th consecutive Centennial Conference title and 12th straight NCAA Regional title
Ranked #1 in the nation for nine consecutive weeks which extended streak to a school-record 23 consecutive weeks - the second-longest streak in school history
Produced the Centennial Conference and NCAA Regional Champions in Ellie Clawson and Felicia Koerner
Tied program record with four All-Americans at the NCAA Championships (top 35 finish)


Game 27 (July 9)
2019 Volleyball (53.4%) vs. 2010 Baseball (46.6%)

2019 VB
Picked up second straight blowout win in round 2 by easily taking care of the 2016 football team with 63.2% of votes cast
Cruised past the 2015 water polo team in the first round by taking nearly 75% of the vote (74.7%)
Won the program's first national championship
Posted a perfect 35-0 record to become the first unbeaten Division III Volleyball National Champion since 1999 and just the third overall
Went 10-0 in the Centennial Conference and won both matches in the conference tournament without dropping a set
Won an amazing 40 consecutive sets over a span of 14 matches
Produced a program-record four All-Americans, including first team selections in Natalie Aston and Simone Bliss

2010 Base
Jumped out early and never trailed in knocking off the 2014 women's swimming team in round 2 (68.6% - 31.4%)
Took a first-round showdown with 2011 men's lacrosse by a 64.1% - 35.9% margin
Posted a 44-7 record.  44 wins are a school record and team led the nation in winning percentage (.863)
Won 30 consecutive games from March 18 through May 21 ... 2nd-longest winning streak in school history
Won Centennial Conference and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Titles
Placed 5th at the Division III World Series
Ranked #1 in the nation for five consecutive weeks late in second half of the season after starting year ranked #25
Led the nation in several statistical categories, including home runs (80), hits (696), runs scored (554) and total bases (1,096)


Game 26 (July 8)
2012 Wrestling (49.2%) vs. 2014 Women's Cross Country (50.8%)

2012 Wrest
Continued Cinderella run through the bracket by topping the 2011 women's soccer team in round 2 (55.9% - 44.1%)
Eased past 2014 women's tennis in the first round with 57.6% of the vote
Won program's first Centennial Conference title - first conference title in wrestling for JHU since 1954
Produced five Centennial Conference Champions - the most in school history
Had a program-best five wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championships
Two individuals - freshman Paul Bewak and junior Reid Mosquera - earned All-America honors with 7th and 8th place finishes, respectively, at the NCAAs
Placed 27th as a team at the NCAA Championships

2014 WXC
Took a hard-fought second-round game over the 2020 men's basketball team with 52.5% of votes cast
Easily moved past 2012 women's basketball in first round with 71.9% of the vote
NCAA Division III Champions (3rd straight title)
NCAA Mideast Regional & Centennial Conference Champions
87 points at NCAAs is the second-lowest score by JHU in its six national championship seasons
Had four runners earn All-America honors with top 35 finishes at the NCAAs
All five of JHU's scoring runners at the NCAAs placed in the top 40 - only time in program history


Game 25 (July 7)
2019 Baseball (65.5%) vs. 2018 Field Hockey (34.5%)

2019 Base
Stunned 2017 women's cross country team by narrow margin (50.5% - 49.5%) in the second round
Eased past the 2013 men's swimming team by taking 74.2% of the votes in the first round
Placed 3rd at the Division III World Series
Won Centennial Conference, NCAA Regional and NCAA Super Regional titles
Posted a 37-13 record, including a 25-3 mark at home and a 9-2 mark in the post-season
Led the nation with 83 home runs on the year
Finished in the top 10 in the nation in 10 different team statistical categories and six different individual statistical categories

2018 FH
Eased past the 2013 women's soccer team by more than 13% (56.8% - 43.2%) in the second round
Rolled into second round with a decisive first-round win against the 2017 men's tennis team (75.3% - 24.7%)
Set program-record for wins in a season, finishing the year 19-3
Advanced to program's first NCAA National Semifinal
Defeated Franklin & Marshall to win program's third Centennial Conference Tournament title, and first since 2003
Finished the year ranked 9^th in NFCHA final poll, the highest finishing ranking to that point in school history
Defeated a program-record six ranked opponents throughout course of season 


See PDF Above for Summaries of First Round & Round of 16 Games