Bracketology Thread

[Inkblot]

Based on those rankings, here's the Week 4 Bracketology:

[Brandon]

One of us is not understanding this and I'm not sure who it is.

Why would Texas A&M-Commerce move to SR3 only to cross over with Pitt State who would move to SR4?

Why would Angelo State move to SR2 only to cross over with Delta who would move to SR4?

[Inkblot]

Why would Texas A&M-Commerce move to SR3 only to cross over with Pitt State who would move to SR4?

Why would Angelo State move to SR2 only to cross over with Delta who would move to SR4?

• There are two flights in the first round.
• Four out of 12 road teams have potential second-round flights (I haven't been checking for potential flights in the event of a double upset of the 2 and 3 seeds; I'm not sure if I should be.)
• One out of the 12 games is a regular-season rematch.

As far as I can tell, this bracket is optimized based on those three guidelines. Keeping teams within their home super region is a lower priority than all of those.

[Twincitiesmav]

[Wide_Right]

One of us is not understanding this and I'm not sure who it is.

Why would Texas A&M-Commerce move to SR3 only to cross over with Pitt State who would move to SR4?

Why would Angelo State move to SR2 only to cross over with Delta who would move to SR4?

Good points, and from the NCAA site, it really doesn't make it any clearer.

https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/cha...Initiative.pdf

[Inkblot]

Yes, this is how it'll be done this year.

[Twincitiesmav]

Yes, this is how it'll be done this year.

[Inkblot]

Yep.

[pokefan]

Why does Mines and CSUP have to play each other? Distance? They played last year in the first round also. I know this is early in the season and everything will change.

[Brandon]

Why does Mines and CSUP have to play each other? Distance? They played last year in the first round also. I know this is early in the season and everything will change.

I'm wondering if this part of the rule would come into play:

No. 3 - Repeating regular season match-ups in the first round of the championship should be avoided, provided that doing so does not increase the number of flights (per priorities 1 & 2).

It appears as that is only applicable to unseeded teams.

[Inkblot]

Why does Mines and CSUP have to play each other? Distance? They played last year in the first round also. I know this is early in the season and everything will change.

I'm wondering if this part of the rule would come into play:

No. 3 - Repeating regular season match-ups in the first round of the championship should be avoided, provided that doing so does not increase the number of flights (per priorities 1 & 2).

It appears as that is only applicable to unseeded teams.

[Brandon]

Geography is irrelevant in that case. Seeds 1-4 don't move even if the geography is not favorable.

[Inkblot]

Geography is irrelevant in that case. Seeds 1-4 don't move even if the geography is not favorable.

Mines can't move in the bracket, being the 3 seed. But CSUP, as the 5 seed, can.

[Turbonium]

Why does Mines and CSUP have to play each other? Distance? They played last year in the first round also. I know this is early in the season and everything will change.

Why not? It worked out well last year. :)

[Brandon]

Mines can't move in the bracket, being the 3 seed. But CSUP, as the 5 seed, can.

Good deal. If they are going to worry about trying to make sure seeds 5-7 don't play an opponent they've already played, they should do the same for seeds 2-4.