So despite splitting two games, Piedmont is the designated league champ. That means they get a guaranteed first-round home game, but does it mean Piedmont should be seeded ahead of O'Dowd?
The NCS committee will make that call, and the default would be to go with the league designation.
But, look at MaxPreps:
Piedmont: 16-5 record, 22.19 rating, 13.7 strength of schedule
BOD: 15-5 record, 29.01 rating, 21.5 SOS (toughest in the section)
Both will be in the Open. One is likely to be the third or fourth seed, the other fifth or sixth.
Another issue: If they are seeded 3 and 6, or 4 or 5, they would play in the first round. Would NCS do that, or separate them to avoid a rematch?
There are other issues for the Open, of course, but this will be a test of whether the committee thinks it through or just takes the easy way out.
The NCS committee will make that call, and the default would be to go with the league designation.
But, look at MaxPreps:
Piedmont: 16-5 record, 22.19 rating, 13.7 strength of schedule
BOD: 15-5 record, 29.01 rating, 21.5 SOS (toughest in the section)
Both will be in the Open. One is likely to be the third or fourth seed, the other fifth or sixth.
Another issue: If they are seeded 3 and 6, or 4 or 5, they would play in the first round. Would NCS do that, or separate them to avoid a rematch?
There are other issues for the Open, of course, but this will be a test of whether the committee thinks it through or just takes the easy way out.