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[QUOTE="Conndog, post: 4265430, member: 5939"]
4 regions: Greensboro NC, Spokane WA, Wichita KS, Bridgeport CT.  These were selected in advance way before tournament began.

Top seeded team is SC- they play at arena closest to them, which is Greensboro.  #2 seed is Stanford, they play at closest to them which is Spokane.  Between remaining sites of Bridgeport and Wichita, Bridgeport is closer to NCSt, so that is why there were assigned there.

So 4 overall top seeds are allocated to the regions where they will go.  The other teams in each region are place according to their rankings as well.  The 2 seeds (UCONN, Texas, etc) are similarly placed in the brackets so that the strongest #1 seed is paired up with weakest #2 seed.  And that is how UConn was paired in the Bridgeport region- it isn't favoritism (not by design, anyway), it just is done according to rankings after the season's play.

When it finally comes down to who is better in a matchup, it is one team vs another.   If one team wants to be placed more advantageously in the tournament, then they should win more games.
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