[Joe Ross]

Is it possible the "advantage" is because the higher seed is generally red?


Edit:
In the first round, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th seeds are red, and the 5th, 6th 7th and 8th seeds are blue. In the semi-finals, the 1st and 2nd seeds are red (or the 7th or 8th seed if there was an upset), etc.