[CompSci87]

Is that b/c it's 4 v. 5 on the second day, and the top 3 play the winners of the first-day games?

Yea the way the bracket currently sits, Stanford would play Oregon first round. We need to get to that 3 seed to avoid such a tough first matchup.

Yes. It works exactly like a 16-team tourney, just with the top seeds (usually top 4, this year top 5) getting a bye in the first round because there is no 16th, 15th, etc. seed for them to play in the first round. So if seeds hold in the round of 16, then 4 plays 5 in the round of 8.

[CompSci87]

Is that b/c it's 4 v. 5 on the second day, and the top 3 play the winners of the first-day games?

Yea the way the bracket currently sits, Stanford would play Oregon first round. We need to get to that 3 seed to avoid such a tough first matchup.

Yes. It works exactly like a 16-team tourney, just with the top seeds (usually top 4, this year top 5) getting a bye in the first round because there is no 16th, 15th, etc. seed for them to play in the first round. So if seeds hold in the round of 16, then 4 plays 5 in the round of 8.