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I did not think . 64 X 2 = 128. It is just one more round! I think it only works , as many
have suggested, that the " first" round is in the form of a " play in round " where both
teams in the initial round are fighting to " get into" the regular 64 team brackets. I
still would mourn the loss of the WNIT. Maybe teams losing in the FIRST "play in round" could
authomaticly became the WNIT field??. Sure, it sounds like a "loser's bracket" but that
is something like the current FIBA format = losing in your initial POOL does not eliminate a
team from moving on ( note, the FIBA format for tie breakers is pretty complex , as is
their ranking of teams prior to FIBA tournaments). I believe the FIBA Women's
soccer has a formula for "seeding' has a formula of looking back at the last 8 YEARS
of games to decide the seedings of the pools. That is complex! = it includes consideration of the quality of
the past opponents, the strength of the " region" ( Africa / Asia / Europe / "Americas"
etc. The strength of it is that the FIBA world agrees to it and .. the cream rises to
the top when all is said and done.
have suggested, that the " first" round is in the form of a " play in round " where both
teams in the initial round are fighting to " get into" the regular 64 team brackets. I
still would mourn the loss of the WNIT. Maybe teams losing in the FIRST "play in round" could
authomaticly became the WNIT field??. Sure, it sounds like a "loser's bracket" but that
is something like the current FIBA format = losing in your initial POOL does not eliminate a
team from moving on ( note, the FIBA format for tie breakers is pretty complex , as is
their ranking of teams prior to FIBA tournaments). I believe the FIBA Women's
soccer has a formula for "seeding' has a formula of looking back at the last 8 YEARS
of games to decide the seedings of the pools. That is complex! = it includes consideration of the quality of
the past opponents, the strength of the " region" ( Africa / Asia / Europe / "Americas"
etc. The strength of it is that the FIBA world agrees to it and .. the cream rises to
the top when all is said and done.