Division I Brackets-Power Ranking

[barbedad20]

Okay lets think outside of the box... I took the brackets and put in the teams if there was some sort of power rankings from the top 10 votes over the past few weeks. I only did the top 16 so lets assume that all top teams won their first round games. Please notice, even by placing the teams this way, Barbe and Lafayette could still meet in the quarters for a 4th time this year (and who said God doesn't have a sense of humor!!)

2007 DIVISION I PLAYOFF BRACKET-Power Rankings

1 seed	Mandeville
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16 seed	Ruston
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8 seed	Byrd
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9 seed	Caddo Magnet
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5 seed	Lafayette
vs		------------------
12 seed	Baton Rouge
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13 seed	Dominican
vs		------------------
4 seed	Barbe
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3 seed	Mt Carmel
vs		------------------
14 seed	Hahnville
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6 seed	Terrebonne
vs		------------------
11 seed	Acadiana
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7 seed	Dutchtown
vs		------------------
10 seed	Comeaux
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15 seed	Central Lafouche
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2 seed	Fountainebleau
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Would you prefer to see something like this or the current set up???

[observer]

and that's the problem. Everyone has a different opinon and there is no way to develop a power ranking. Teams play a different # of games and I have never found tournament games to be reflective of regular season games.

[mark18]

I think that observer is correct. My feelings are that there are probably around 28 truly playoff caliber teams in Division I. A 16 team format is too restrictive. You would be leaving out teams such as Chapelle, Destrehan, Hammond, Ponchatoula and Northshore etc that would be competitive with all teams seeded lets say between 6-16. After friday night the 16 survivors will all be "playoff caliber teams"

[barbedad20]

mark18 said:

I think that observer is correct. My feelings are that there are probably around 28 truly playoff caliber teams in Division I. A 16 team format is too restrictive. You would be leaving out teams such as Chapelle, Destrehan, Hammond, Ponchatoula and Northshore etc that would be competitive with all teams seeded lets say between 6-16. After friday night the 16 survivors will all be "playoff caliber teams"

I don't think you understood what I was doing.... I did not want to go to 32 teams because I would have gone nuts so I just pretended it was a 32 team field and all top 16 top seeds moved on for arguement sake. I agree, we need to have 32 teams, especially in Div I.

[PutMeInCoach2]

Or how about world cup brackets, top two teams would advance... For arguements sake.


Bracket A
1-1 Byrd
(WC) H L. B.
4-3 St. Amant
2-2 West Monroe

Bracket B
2-1 Ruston
1-4 Natch. Central
8-3 Chapelle
3-2 Lafayette

Bracket C
5-1 Mandeville
4-4 St. Joseph
7-3 South Terrebonne
1-2 Caddo Magnet

Bracket D
6-1 Hahnville
3-3 Comeaux
5-4 Ponchatoula
8-2 Dominican


Bracket E
3-1 Barbe
(WC) Hammond
5-3 Northshore
7-2 Central Lafourche

Bracket F
8-1 Mt Carmel
7-4 S. Lafourche
6-3 West Jeff
5-2 Fontainebleau

Bracket G
4-1 Baton Rouge
3-4 Acadiana
2-3 Ouachita
6-2 Destrehan

Bracket H
7-1 Terrebonne
(WC) Hammond
1-3 Airline
4-2 Dutchtown

You then do the following 16 team single elim....

A1 -vs- B2
B1 -vs- C2
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C1 -vs- D2
D1 -vs- A2
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E1 -vs- F2
F1 -vs- G2
*********
G1 -vs- H2
H1 -vs- E2


Bracket play would take place over a week in a half, then the rest would follow. It would call for the season to be cut a week shorter, which some coaches already want.

[sokerfan]

Barbedad20, What would be interesting would be a power ranking bracket when the season is over. Do it based on the order in which teams exited. For instance: HL Bourgeois, Destrehan, and West Jefferson all lost, so they would be 32, 31, and 30. Not necessarily in that order, their placement would depend on how far the team that beat them would advance.
So don't take this the wrong way but, we will be waiting for YOU to have this done at seasons end. NO EXCUSES!! Ha Ha!