> 2. For whoever posed the hypothetical (Lee Henry?) about Florida
> and Athens State in separate brackets followed by a semifinal and
a
> final--I think you're missing the point--that would be fine and an
> upset would not be a problem--since the teams hadn't met before,
> they were in separate brackets in your example--their w-l and ppg
> stats within their own brackets are almost meaningless for play
> outside of the bracket.
>
I admit that I missed the point Matt was making concerning
brackets... Obviously in his method, we have a full round robin with
no play-offs. I'm mixed on this issue... Obviously if after a round
robin my team was ranked 2 or 3, I'd be all for a play-off... But if
we were ranked #1, I'd be less likely to want a play-off. I know
that seems like an obvious observation, but it is at the heart of
the matter...
Basically my stance is that whatever the format used, we need to
know before the tournament begins. I've been to several tournaments
where the official word was "we MIGHT have play-offs." Tournament
directors need to let teams know in advance the format that will be
used, and stick to it no matter what...
As far as full round-robin goes, though... I have to agree with Matt.
-Lee Henry