1st round of playoffs in region

[football rocks]

i dont think that the teams in the same region should have to play 1st round of playoffs

[Lights Out2]

I agree, but if they dont then the teams have to travel further.

[Nodak Guy]

I think the first round of playoffs between Regional opponents is pointless. Skip the first round all together, and just take the top two teams from each region. With some regions having six teams, it's pretty hard NOT to make it. Who really wants to see a 7-1 #1 seed vs. a 3-5 #4? Reward the teams that take care of business each week to get to #1 or #2, not the teams that struggle all year and have a losing record going in. Doesn't make sense, although I do know that the first round of playoff is a money maker for the NDHSAA. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing a change.

[ndfan]

I think the first round of playoffs between Regional opponents is pointless. Skip the first round all together, and just take the top two teams from each region. With some regions having six teams, it's pretty hard NOT to make it. Who really wants to see a 7-1 #1 seed vs. a 3-5 #4? Reward the teams that take care of business each week to get to #1 or #2, not the teams that struggle all year and have a losing record going in. Doesn't make sense, although I do know that the first round of playoff is a money maker for the NDHSAA. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing a change.

GREAT POST, I couldn't agree with you anymore.

[baller01]

I think the first round of playoffs between Regional opponents is pointless. Skip the first round all together, and just take the top two teams from each region. With some regions having six teams, it's pretty hard NOT to make it. Who really wants to see a 7-1 #1 seed vs. a 3-5 #4? Reward the teams that take care of business each week to get to #1 or #2, not the teams that struggle all year and have a losing record going in. Doesn't make sense, although I do know that the first round of playoff is a money maker for the NDHSAA. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing a change.

GREAT POST, I couldn't agree with you anymore.

Do you add 1 more regular season game then? Even if you make it to state, 12 football games isn't that many games.

[football rocks]

yeah but look at harvey velva north prarie and new rockford they were in the top 8 teams in the state no questions about it 2 of them teams got screwed bacause that region is so hard

[Nodak Guy]

yeah but look at harvey velva north prarie and new rockford they were in the top 8 teams in the state no questions about it 2 of them teams got screwed bacause that region is so hard

Maybe they should use some type of power poll to set the playoffs. Take the top two teams of each region automatically, and then rank the rest of the teams in a power poll format. Take the best, and leave the rest. That way, if one region is loaded and another region is weak, the teams that deserve to be in are in. Make the power poll teams travel the first round to either the #1 or #2 teams from each region. Might work, but will probably never happen.