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[QUOTE="Alydar, post: 5044841, member: 730"]
Good question.  Actually there is a two-fold process. First, the committee comes up with their 64-(68?) teams and when that is done then the seeding is done. What the NCAA has done is to make several tweaks to the traditional seeding process (1 vs 64, 2 vs 63). Top teams from the same conference are separated into different regionals. Teams are "sometimes" also put into regional sites with consideration for travel.  There are good reasons for doing that and also there are drawbacks. The main criticism is that those teaks are applied unevenly, especially the geographical factors. Where their rules confict they are prioritised byt the priorities change from year to year. The critical issue that is never addressed is who actually designs and approves the committee rule changes from year to year. Despite my searching I can't find out who actually makes the rules that the committee is compelled to follow. My suspicious mind wonders why that is kept a secret along with why the committee head holds only a 90 second ESPN-led "press conference" to explain their bracket.

I also suspect P-4 bias.
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