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The seedings seem off. What are they based on?
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I’m less familiar with the women’s side, but here’s the explanation I gave regarding the men’s format:
“This year, Futures is adopting a structure similar to World Aquatics. On the first day, the top 8 seeded teams will compete against each other, rather than playing lower-seeded teams as is typical in Junior Olympics. On the second day, a crossover mechanism will allow top-performing teams outside the top 8 to challenge the lower half of the top 8 seeds for a spot in the quarterfinals or semifinals. This format is designed to reduce early mismatches between high and low seeds and promote more competitive play throughout the tournament.”
Futures also staggers SoCal and NorCal teams based on how they finished in their respective leagues. The seeding order alternates: 1 SoCal, 1 NorCal, 2 SoCal, 2 NorCal, and so on.
They remain agnostic as to whether, for example, the 7th-ranked SoCal team is stronger than the top-ranked NorCal team—the former would still be seeded 13th, and the latter 2nd.
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