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[QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 207143, member: 652"]
The reason why their is now a number 1 overall seed was because prior to the 2004 season the brackets were predetermined so that before the season you knew it would East v. South, Midwest v. West or any different matchup and because the brackets were determined then technically the number 1 and number 2 teams could be meet in the National Semi-finals instead of the Championship game. Two instances are what finally made the committee change it 1996 UMass and Kentucky were 1-2 in the country and instead of meeting in the championship game there brackets were slated to meet in the National Semis, and finally in 2003 the straw that broke the camels back Kentucky and Arizona were 1-2 in the country and they were destined to meet in the National Semis until Marquette and Kansas beat them. The uproar from the fact the brackets were predetermined caused the committee to put the brackets so that if the top 4 seed made it to the final four it would be 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3. So the number 1 overall seed will be bracketed on the same side as the 4th 1 seed and 2 and 3 will be on the other side. Hope this helps.
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