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When will we know the state seedings for the top four teams?

I believe the meeting is tomorrow.

I have heard tomorrow morning, too.

Lee, any idea?

Lucia4President wrote:I have heard tomorrow morning, too.

Lee, any idea?

I haven't heard anything for sure. Best guess is early tomorrow as you said.

Lee

How are these seeds determined?

coaches vote

the seeds will be announced sunday

They should just seed all eight. There's an unfair advantage. It gives favoritism towards the lower seeds by allowing the bottom four to go into a lottery. Yeah, anyone in the lottery can reasonably lose, but the whole system was designed for favoritism for cinderellas to have a better shot. Lakeville should be facing Roseau, and Cloquet against Edina presumably. I mean if it wasn't, then they have to explain the half-ranking.

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:They should just seed all eight.

Agreed.

When I think about it the ranking system is even worse in a way. Their half-acknowledging their fault. 'We know there should be merit given at the end of the year for team record, but we're only gonna give it to the Top 4 teams.' If the committee really wanted to be consistent they'd either rank all eight, or go back to where all the teams are lotteried like in years past. That way they're consistent and no one team is given special benefits.

I also agree. Seed them all or none.

Lee

i like how they do it now better than the idea of seeding all 8

i think its fine how it is now

Yeah, I mean some years ranking all eight could be a real -- pardon -- beeeech. No one is really that good and the whole ranking thing is really tough to rate. Some teams don't have tough schedules. Others have really tough schedules but mediocre records. Or you just go back to the eight team lottery. But then that means there are no rewards for records which I don't particularly agree with. So I'm not really sure there's a definitive right.

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:Yeah, I mean some years ranking all eight could be a real -- pardon -- beeeech. No one is really that good and the whole ranking thing is really tough to rate. Some teams don't have tough schedules. Others have really tough schedules but mediocre records. Or you just go back to the eight team lottery. But then that means there are no rewards for records which I don't particularly agree with. So I'm not really sure there's a definitive right.

I agree 100%

thats why i think the way they do it now is the best possibly way

pondyplayer93 wrote:

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:Yeah, I mean some years ranking all eight could be a real -- pardon -- beeeech. No one is really that good and the whole ranking thing is really tough to rate. Some teams don't have tough schedules. Others have really tough schedules but mediocre records. Or you just go back to the eight team lottery. But then that means there are no rewards for records which I don't particularly agree with. So I'm not really sure there's a definitive right.

I agree 100%

thats why i think the way they do it now is the best possibly way

Yeah, I'm most likely wrong. The committee probably decided it should end after four. It wasn't meant as favoritism, just ranking the rest was too difficult.

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:They should just seed all eight.

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the MSHSL knows best!!

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hawkfan70 wrote:

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:They should just seed all eight.

blah blah blah
the MSHSL knows best!!

do not question authority!!

question authority

Nostalgic Nerd wrote: question authority

wbmd wrote:

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:They should just seed all eight.

Agreed.

Agree. Atleast they are trying to get the top 4 into the semi's, instead of having them skate at the other rink. The top 4 teams still need to bring their A-games.