[cardcrimson]

Yeah, the setup seems very weird.  With 7 teams, wouldn’t the easiest thing bet to give the top seed a first round bye?  Instead, what this looks like is that they have a play-in game to play into a six team tournament.

BC

What might be helpful for the sport in the long term, is have a mini play in tournament for the schools outside of CA. They seemed to have had a one game play in this year between Bucknell and Harvard. On the women's side, I think it would make a lot of sense, as there are some pretty good teams in the Midwest and on the East Coast that are seeded with girls from California clubs.

[cardcrimson]

Yeah, the setup seems very weird.  With 7 teams, wouldn’t the easiest thing bet to give the top seed a first round bye?  Instead, what this looks like is that they have a play-in game to play into a six team tournament.

BC

What might be helpful for the sport in the long term, is have a mini play in tournament for the schools outside of CA. They seemed to have had a one game play in this year between Bucknell and Harvard. On the women's side, I think it would make a lot of sense, as there are some pretty good teams in the Midwest and on the East Coast that are seeded with girls from California clubs.