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No one benefits from one of those weak teams playing in the regional tournament while LCC or KCC is sitting at home after having to play each other. A few years ago before seeding, on the girls side, the top three teams were Letcher Central, Knott Central, and June Buchanan. They all blind drew into the same bracket while Jenkins and Cordia drew into the opposite bracket. Letcher Central, who was the best team in the regular season, had to play Knott Central, June Buchanan, and then Cordia in the district finals. Cordia only had to play one game, against the weakest team, when they didn't deserve to even go to the region. I would much rather have to endure playing them in the regular season, then miss the postseason because I had to play one of the best teams first, while a rinkydink team who has won only a few games goes to the regional tournament to get the hell beat out of them. I think seeding should be mandatory by the KHSAA. If one of the smaller or weaker schools wants to go the region, they need to work harder. There are positives about kids going to smaller schools but this is one of the negatives. You have to live with it.

I hear what you're saying and I admit sometimes "the luck of the draw" sucks. I realize that my opinion is a minority and that's why most districts seed.