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I'm just too old school. To me, this RPI stuff is nuts. In my opinion there was nothing wrong with an even number of districts and regions, and alternating even and odd years with seeding for game sites. Then you had an east vs. west game for the championship.

I never cared that sometimes the better team(s) were our earlier because of this. I think regional representation is more important for high school. That's one reason the Sweet Sixteen is still one of the better high school events. There are easily Top 16-ranked teams that don't make the Sweet Sixteen because of this reason. Effectively each part of the state is represented, and kids know they have a shot if they can just win their region, instead of polls or some type of RPI system that keeps them out.

This is one reason we now have a college football "playoff". Polls (and pressure) generally kept Power 5 conference schools in the title game. Now at least others have a chance to break thru, although it is still challenging to do so.