I’m unclear how the seeding will work? I know they have to take geography somewhat into account, and I know the top 8 district champs will get home field advantage, but does home field automatically mean higher seed? In other words, will they seed generally off of RPI regardless of champ status and determine matchups that way assuring the top 8 district champs play at home? Or do they basically seed top 8 district champs 1-8 and then use RPI to seed remaining 8 teams? I know some district champs will have lower RPI, just wondering how they get placed. Thanks!
Post season format?
- Thread starter Zowwy21
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The thing that is hard for me to wrap my head around is how do you seed based on RPI and then avoid having to travel 200 miles to face your seeded opponent and still allow the top 8 districts to play at home?
Assuming BCMoore projections play out, it would result in 5 of the 8 district champs out West of I35 (AHSTW, Garrigan, Westwood, Sioux Central, Hinton), and 3 East (Hudson, Ed Co, Durant). But 5 of the non champs are in East (WV, NT, Highland, BGM and Lynnville Sully - so at least two teams are going to have to travel a ways even if you don't seed by RPI). Not saying this is how it will play out moreso just that it is going to be a mess for the state to manage all of these criteria how they have laid it out.
If I tried to seed by RPI as much as possible without having two top 8 champs play here is what would result ... don't think this will work, but then seeding has pretty much went out the window...
1/16 Hudson/Lynnville Sully (@60 miles)
4/13 AHSTW - Highland (@215 miles)
5/12 Durant - Wapsie Valley (@130 miles)
8/11 Hinton - BGM (@260 miles)
7/9 Ed Co - Akron Westfield (@280 miles)
6/10 Sioux Central - North Tama (@180 miles)
3/14 Westwood - West Hancock (@200 miles)
2/15 Garrigan - MC Newman (@70 miles)
Assuming BCMoore projections play out, it would result in 5 of the 8 district champs out West of I35 (AHSTW, Garrigan, Westwood, Sioux Central, Hinton), and 3 East (Hudson, Ed Co, Durant). But 5 of the non champs are in East (WV, NT, Highland, BGM and Lynnville Sully - so at least two teams are going to have to travel a ways even if you don't seed by RPI). Not saying this is how it will play out moreso just that it is going to be a mess for the state to manage all of these criteria how they have laid it out.
If I tried to seed by RPI as much as possible without having two top 8 champs play here is what would result ... don't think this will work, but then seeding has pretty much went out the window...
1/16 Hudson/Lynnville Sully (@60 miles)
4/13 AHSTW - Highland (@215 miles)
5/12 Durant - Wapsie Valley (@130 miles)
8/11 Hinton - BGM (@260 miles)
7/9 Ed Co - Akron Westfield (@280 miles)
6/10 Sioux Central - North Tama (@180 miles)
3/14 Westwood - West Hancock (@200 miles)
2/15 Garrigan - MC Newman (@70 miles)
