It looks as though the new seeding format implemented for the 2019 D2 football championships will remain in place for the foreseeable future. From the D2 Championships Committee February 2020 report:
b. Football charters analysis. The committee reviewed results from a model the Division II Football Committee developed and implemented for the 2019 Division II Football Championship designed to address rising travel costs. The model allows the Football Committee to select the seven teams from each of the four super regions (no change from previous selection process) but place them in the bracket differently than in past years to reduce the number of charter flights without compromising the integrity of the bracket. The model reduced the number of charters from 19 in 2018 to 12 in 2019, which resulted in a savings of more than $440,000 in travel costs in 2019.
b. Football charters analysis. The committee reviewed results from a model the Division II Football Committee developed and implemented for the 2019 Division II Football Championship designed to address rising travel costs. The model allows the Football Committee to select the seven teams from each of the four super regions (no change from previous selection process) but place them in the bracket differently than in past years to reduce the number of charter flights without compromising the integrity of the bracket. The model reduced the number of charters from 19 in 2018 to 12 in 2019, which resulted in a savings of more than $440,000 in travel costs in 2019.
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