What are some thoughts on re-seeding during the first two rounds of the State Championship tournament?
Is this something that would gain traction or would most be opposed to it?
My thoughts:
If the early 1st round holds true then the bracket should line up as planned (1v8, 2v7, 3v6, 4v5). If this happens then no re-seeding needed. BUT as we all know sometimes a 10 beats 7 or 11 beats 6.
At that point it might make sense to reseed so that the #1 seed faces the lowest remaining seed and then all others fall into place. Why should #1 play #8, if #2 gets to play #10???
Does that diminish the value of having the best seed if your route becomes "harder" through the bracket while its possible for seeds 2-4 have an 'easier" path?
By the time the 1st round is done, all teams travel to Albuquerque anyways so there is no travel or other restrictions to impede the reseeding?
I know that the MLS, NHL, and NFL reseed. No other soccer league even has a tournament at the end of their season so its hard to make a soccer-soccer comparison.
Any thoughts???
Is this something that would gain traction or would most be opposed to it?
My thoughts:
If the early 1st round holds true then the bracket should line up as planned (1v8, 2v7, 3v6, 4v5). If this happens then no re-seeding needed. BUT as we all know sometimes a 10 beats 7 or 11 beats 6.
At that point it might make sense to reseed so that the #1 seed faces the lowest remaining seed and then all others fall into place. Why should #1 play #8, if #2 gets to play #10???
Does that diminish the value of having the best seed if your route becomes "harder" through the bracket while its possible for seeds 2-4 have an 'easier" path?
By the time the 1st round is done, all teams travel to Albuquerque anyways so there is no travel or other restrictions to impede the reseeding?
I know that the MLS, NHL, and NFL reseed. No other soccer league even has a tournament at the end of their season so its hard to make a soccer-soccer comparison.
Any thoughts???
