[waialua359]

The way I see it, seeding points is just like W-L, except in the way you can position yourself higher/lower than another team.
In the W-L method, the only way you can overcome a team with a better record, is if they start losing matches, and often times is out of your control.
In the seeding system, you have more control to a certain extent, of positioning yourself with higher seeding points vs. other teams.
Penalties in the past sometimes was the difference to a W-L. The same situation this year would be a loss of coopertition bonus points. That's pretty substantial in a high scoring close match, where the penalties were a difference maker.