Cinderella is a myth
End of week 8 up until kickoff of the opening round of sectionals always brings up the qualifier debate, one I'm deeply passionate about. One of the biggest talking points for keeping the all-in is this roundabout myth that bottom half Sagarin teams flourish in the state tournament. Short answer is....they don't. If sectionals were seeded accordingly it would only further my point that a qualifier that cuts the field in half at the conclusion of the regular season is more than an appropriate mea
No, not effectively seeding the post-season allows Pike Central to play Washington while Ben Davis plays Brownsburg ... not an all-in format. Effectively seeding the post-season takes care of that problem if done correctly. A compromise that most folks can likely easily buy into. Even if it was slightly off and had #1 in a sectional playing #7 and #2 playing #8, I think most folks could/would make that compromise. The biggest issue is getting #1 and #2 on opposite sides of the bracket ... al