The more I stare at the 4A bracket, the more messed up it looks. The bottom half of the bracket has 7 of the top 10 rated teams, the upper half only 3. And to add salt to the wound, the Spokane regional has the #2, #3, #5 and #7 ranked teams in Davis, Tahoma, Southridge and Ferris. Only one of those teams has a chance to make it to the semifinals. Is it possible for that to be any more unfair?
Its hard to say what next year's realignment will do to the allocations, but if they stay the same I would suggest that two west side teams and two east side teams (maybe the 1 and 3 seeds) meet in a neutral site. Maybe Ellensburg? And one east side team play in a regional on the west side. That would make for a more level playing field for the east side teams and make the whole tournament more competitive. Just my 2 cents.
Its hard to say what next year's realignment will do to the allocations, but if they stay the same I would suggest that two west side teams and two east side teams (maybe the 1 and 3 seeds) meet in a neutral site. Maybe Ellensburg? And one east side team play in a regional on the west side. That would make for a more level playing field for the east side teams and make the whole tournament more competitive. Just my 2 cents.