The way the field is grouped seems strange, so I am wondering if there is any transparency to how this is done or who does it. Is it the same committee that does the original selections?
Five national seeds survived, so it seems obvious that two will be in one pool and three in the other, which is how it worked out. However, the #2 overall got paired with #5 & #7, while the #5 overall got paired with the #8 and two non-national seeds. On top of that, the #2 overall got the highest seeded (regional 2nd seed) of the three non-national seeds thrown in too. Seems like a strange way to organize them.
Why wouldn't you re-seed them 1-8 according to original national rank and regional seeding and then pool them that way. This would have resulted in a much more even bracket in my opinion.
1. Vandy
2. Arkansas
3. Mississippi State
4. Louisville
5. Tech
6. Auburn
7. Florida St.
8. Michigan
Pool #1 - Vandy/Louisville/Tech/Michigan
Pool #2 - Arkansas/Miss. St./Auburn/Florida St.
Can't argue SEC bias because both put three in one and one in the other, but it seems like this approach would have been more fair and logical...........wait, is this an NCAA event................Nevermind, I just answered my own question.
Five national seeds survived, so it seems obvious that two will be in one pool and three in the other, which is how it worked out. However, the #2 overall got paired with #5 & #7, while the #5 overall got paired with the #8 and two non-national seeds. On top of that, the #2 overall got the highest seeded (regional 2nd seed) of the three non-national seeds thrown in too. Seems like a strange way to organize them.
Why wouldn't you re-seed them 1-8 according to original national rank and regional seeding and then pool them that way. This would have resulted in a much more even bracket in my opinion.
1. Vandy
2. Arkansas
3. Mississippi State
4. Louisville
5. Tech
6. Auburn
7. Florida St.
8. Michigan
Pool #1 - Vandy/Louisville/Tech/Michigan
Pool #2 - Arkansas/Miss. St./Auburn/Florida St.
Can't argue SEC bias because both put three in one and one in the other, but it seems like this approach would have been more fair and logical...........wait, is this an NCAA event................Nevermind, I just answered my own question.