Seems like with most good teams that win their section they get penalized for winning it and get a lower seed in a higher division while teams that lose their section get a favorable chance to win state?
Look at Santa Cruz… they were highly ranked all year weirdly lose their sectional championship to a much worse team then get rewarded with an easy run to a state title. Meanwhile the lower ranked squad they lost to got moved up a division and was the 15th seed.
In the grand scheme of things, no one cares about a section title when you have a shot at winning state. Not saying Santa Cruz lost the game on purpose but shouldn’t more teams look to do this? Seems like a pretty sweet deal.
Look at Santa Cruz… they were highly ranked all year weirdly lose their sectional championship to a much worse team then get rewarded with an easy run to a state title. Meanwhile the lower ranked squad they lost to got moved up a division and was the 15th seed.
In the grand scheme of things, no one cares about a section title when you have a shot at winning state. Not saying Santa Cruz lost the game on purpose but shouldn’t more teams look to do this? Seems like a pretty sweet deal.