[chaoticprout]

Realistically, I think 1-8 1-8 is the way to go. Other than the rare occasion (190 - 987 - 177 Archi last year) 1-8 8-1 seems to hurt any team in the #5 - #24 position depending on the regional, while simultaneously hurting the #1 seed depending on the regional. I understand the reasoning, which is leveling the playing field, but I think hurting the teams that did the hard work to get into #1 isn't the way to go.