Getting Close

Tonight we finished up all seeding games, except Boys 18 Division II and III. I am having some trouble configuring the seeding games into brackets. The plan is to have the finished seeding posted sometime before noon. Then to finish off the last two (listed above) on Wednesday. At that point I am going to have to change my focus to all of the stuff that is backing up, like coaches’ notebooks, overall schedule, gym notebooks and all sorts of other things that are popping up. I will get back to the brackets on Friday and try to finish them off by Saturday.
Here is what we need you to do with the seeding:

1) Look it over make sure it flows where you can tell where you go and who you will play based on a standard 8 team bracket. Sometimes we miss something like getting a game or seed number wrong.

2) Check for unexpected changes in the brackets. One of the issues is that after Rob finishes the seeding he gives it to me to put into seeding games. Due to the fact that we try to include everyone who wants to attend, there is never a set situation where 1 play 32. That is true in 32 team brackets but doesn’t work in 34, 40 and 42 team brackets which we have, so I have to make decisions which we call regional considerations. In essence if the brackets ended up with a Dallas team playing another Dallas area team, I move teams up or down slightly to avoid that situation. If it creates a situation that concerns you (about your team and only your team) e-mail us and explain it. Also if you match up in the first two rounds with a team you play a number of times during the year let us know.

3) Make sure that if your program has two teams in a division that we listed the right one in the right spot.

I have until the 7th to make changes, so please help to make sure we have them right.