Originally Posted by
Bluedog
Thanks for the analysis but the above comment isn't accurate. That is, the top one seeds don't necessarily get the bottom two seeds. It is based on geography only so as the top 1 seed we get the top geographic preference then when they get to the two line they also give that two seed geographic preference taking into consideration conference affiliation and other rules. They do some balancing on the three and four lines if necessary so that a particular region cannot have all the top 1 through 4 seeds. Note that I think they may have changed the rule last year where the very top one seed could not get the top two seed but somebody please validate.
Yes, I hate it when the NCAA changes the rules I worked so hard to learn. There is no longer an "S curve," whereby the strongest #1 gets the weakest #2 should form prevail. Isn't this so?
Sage Grouse
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