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<blockquote data-quote="FairWeatherDieHard" data-source="post: 2006058" data-attributes="member: 749763"><p>I think there's a misunderstanding of the new format and what the real limitation is. It has been assumed by some that in a 15-team tourney there will only be one bye, for the top seed. That would be true if #1 played #16, 2 vs 15, etc. But that would require playing 8 games in a day, and we're limited to four per day. To wrap your brain around the schedule, work backwards from Friday (the first normal day with four games and seeds 1-8). You can only add 4 teams per day, so Thursday adds seeds 9-12 playing 5-8 for their slots. Wednesday could potentially add seeds 13-16 playing 9-12 for their slots, but here's where the extra bye comes into play - the ninth-seeded team gets a break for finishing in the top half during the regular season.</p><p></p><p>To add the three leftovers you'd either need yet another day or you'd have to add a fifth game on Wed and Thurs, with the 4 seed playing on Thurs. It'd be hard to squeeze in a fifth game, you'd lose the dinner break and still have a 14-hour day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FairWeatherDieHard, post: 2006058, member: 749763"] I think there's a misunderstanding of the new format and what the real limitation is. It has been assumed by some that in a 15-team tourney there will only be one bye, for the top seed. That would be true if #1 played #16, 2 vs 15, etc. But that would require playing 8 games in a day, and we're limited to four per day. To wrap your brain around the schedule, work backwards from Friday (the first normal day with four games and seeds 1-8). You can only add 4 teams per day, so Thursday adds seeds 9-12 playing 5-8 for their slots. Wednesday could potentially add seeds 13-16 playing 9-12 for their slots, but here's where the extra bye comes into play - the ninth-seeded team gets a break for finishing in the top half during the regular season. To add the three leftovers you'd either need yet another day or you'd have to add a fifth game on Wed and Thurs, with the 4 seed playing on Thurs. It'd be hard to squeeze in a fifth game, you'd lose the dinner break and still have a 14-hour day. [/QUOTE]
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