HNAC Week Eight

[from_the_sidelines007]

37 minutes ago, Julio said:

The true purpose of seeding is to make sure that you have the 2 best individuals (teams) make it to the finals.  In your case at Sectional 33 that would mean that Andrean and Laville should be on opposite sides of the bracket and then blind draw the other 6 teams.  Most of the time it is easy to figure out who are the 2 best, if there are 3 teams worthy then have the other 5 coaches vote.

Yep! You are correct . . . .

I should have put that in with the prior information.

Top 2-3 teams in opposite sides of the bracket and then blind draw the remaining teams.

 

as always, the game is better

from_the_sidelines007

[Oldschool]

4 hours ago, RingLeader said:

First time in 30 years teams are hoping to draw Pioneer 

Pioneer is better than some of those teams in sectional 41

[Oldschool]

5 hours ago, from_the_sidelines007 said:

As we approach the state tournament draw later today, I was thinking about 'the draw'

It has been discussed in many, many circles (and on GID for that matter) about seeding the tournament instead of the blind draw.

The big question is how to would seeding be done?

Based on records? Based on Strength of Schedule? Based on the sectional rank from the overall rating from the Sagarin Ratings?

 

In looking at Sectional 33, which has Bremen and LaVille, along with Andrean, Hammond Noll, Lake Station, Wheeler, and Whiting, the finds were interesting to say the least.

If SOS was used, the seeding would be:

1 - Andrean

2 - Bremen

3 - LaVille

4 - Whiting

5 - Wheeler

6 - Hammond Noll

7 - Lake Station

 

If the Overall Rating From Sagarin was used, the seeding would be:

1.LaVille

2.Andrean

3.Bremen

4.Wheeler

5.Whiting

6.Lake Station

7.Hammond Noll

 

 

If straight records were used, the seeding would be:

1.LaVille, 8-0

2.Andrean, 6-2

3.Bremen, 4-4

4.Whiting, 3-4*

5.Lake Station, 3-4*

6.Wheeler, 3-5

7.Hammond Noll, 0-7

*based on record v. teams within Sectional #33

 

With an odd number of teams, the #1 seed would get the bye.

Then #2 v. #7, #3 v. #6, and #4 v. #5.

 

The next question would be how to determine a home game to start the tournament?

Would the lower number (2,3,4) be considered the home team?

 

Anyone with an opinion?

 

as always, the game is better

from_the_sidelines007

 

 

 

As long as 2 best sagarin ranked team are on opposite sides of bracket I don’t care otherwise