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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 5372231, member: 1969"]
You are correct as I was likely looking more at preferences of the past and S-Curve balance, and now its all location, location, moving down from the top ranked team in each seed line (while maintaining the only rule about the top 3).

So it is very possible that an SEC team could be 1-2 in a region especially under the new bracketing conventions.

[B]The best hope to get Duke-St. John's in the East would actually be if St. John's was the top #3 seed, rather than the last #2 seed.  You will see below.[/B]

Let's assume the team ranking list is as per the matrix
1.    Auburn (Closest site available is Atlanta)
2.   Duke (Closest site available is Newark)
3.   Houston (Closest = Indianapolis)
4.   Florida (Assigned San Francisco as #1)

5.   Alabama (#3 SEC, so must take Indy or Newark -- Indy is Closer)
6.  Tennessee (Assigned Atlanta as closest)
7.   Michigan St (Assigned Newark as its closer than San Fran)
8.   St John's (Assigned San Fran as only one left)

So it would be
Auburn - Tennessee (Atlanta)
Duke - Michigan St (Newark)
Houston - Alabama (Indy)
Florida - St John's (San Fran)

[B]I guess the key to get Duke and St. John's in the East, is for St. John's to get ahead of Michigan St on the #2 line.   Or for St. John's to end up #9 and the top 3 seed.

If you are ranked #8 you are almost guaranteed to go out West  (same as #4).   So #4-#8 will be in West, which seems unbalanced, but appears inevitable.[/B]
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