Hmm... Now I wonder if they'll start the next round with a fully seeded, pre-determined bracket, or if they'll reseed after each round (a la CBI, and the old NIT?).
On March 13 their press release said "The entire field will be seeded, based on a number of factors including RPI, strength of schedule, conference ranking, and geographic location. " Which I thought might mean they'd seed all 24. Which didn't come true. It could still mean that the seeds will hold for the whole bracket after the first round.
But, their recently updated "Schedule/Results" page says
Which makes it sound like they might re-seed every round...
On March 13 their press release said "The entire field will be seeded, based on a number of factors including RPI, strength of schedule, conference ranking, and geographic location. " Which I thought might mean they'd seed all 24. Which didn't come true. It could still mean that the seeds will hold for the whole bracket after the first round.
But, their recently updated "Schedule/Results" page says
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FORMAT: 12 teams will advance with four teams receiving a bye into the quarterfinals, based on seeding. The seeding will be determined using RPI, strength of schedule, conference ranking and geographical location.
The tournament format is similar to that of the old NIT model, which had not pre-set bracket, with the results from the previous round determining the matchups in the next round. Ideally teams can be kept within their geographic region to cut down on travel.
Which makes it sound like they might re-seed every round...