WNC high school football coaches share their thoughts on the new NCHSAA playoff format and seeding process. Here is what they ...

12-team bracket First-round byes. Note: Seeding is based on the CFP top 25. No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks. No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns. No. 3 seed SMU Mustangs. No. 4 seed Boise State Broncos.

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Step 3: Create the bracket. The top four seeds receive byes to the quarterfinal rounds, while teams 5-12 face first round matchups at home stadiums of the higher-ranked teams.

In a 16-team bracket, one alternative is to eliminate byes and play eight first-round games over that weekend. That approach is highly unlikely to advance. More likely, ...

Seeding was completed on Monday night with 12 teams accepted into the championship bracket, including four with first-round byes. No. 2 Ridgewood, ...

BRACKET: 2025 Bergen County Tournament bracket, scores, schedule So, about those byes… Bergen County Coaches Association baseball liaison Dan Vivino explained a new rule for this spring.

The new format was widely expected after last season's jumbled bracket gave byes to Big 12 champion Arizona State and Mountain West champion Boise State, even though those teams were ranked ninth ...

WNC coaches are torn about first-round byes in the playoffs. Classes 1A through 7A will have 48-team brackets for the playoffs. The top 16 seeds in each class will receive a first-round bye.

WNC coaches are torn about first-round byes in the playoffs. Classes 1A through 7A will have 48-team brackets for the playoffs. The top 16 seeds in each class will receive a first-round bye.