[team1611]

there was a captains meeting of all the teams before the selections were made at the Peachtree Regional. it was explained to us that if an alliance within the top 8 teams declined, they would still be allowed to pick when it was their turn. if a team that declined was not in the top 8, they would not be allowed to compete in the elimination rounds.
after this announcement was made, many teams questioned it and apparently the decision was not overturned. i think there may have been some miscommunication in the interperetation of the rules. im just making the point that this decision was talked about heavily. either way, i dont think the teams should have been picked again because i do believe that the best alliance won fairly.