Bracketology. It’s a term that is most often heard around the
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but it can be co-opted for anytime a
bracket is produced.
Take for example, boys’ soccer. All the regular season games will be over by Tuesday, and a seeding meeting will be held during the week. Who will be the top seed in each bracket? Where will your favorite team be? Trying to figure that all out is called bracketology.
It’s hard to imagine that Lansing won’t be a number one seed. They’ve shown some vulnerability, but they still are the class of Class C. However, some of our other Class C programs will have a shot at top seeds. Trumansburg, who handed Lansing their only loss this season, and Spencer-Van Etten, who will once again head to TC3 this weekend as the IAC Small South champ, should host a playoff game and may end up among the top five seeded teams.
Dryden is our coverage area’s only Class B school, but they should be in line for a first round bye.
Newfield’s team should also join the brackets this year, but they will likely have to hit the road in their first match. Candor will also be a part of a bracket, though they’ll end up in the Class D bracket. The Romulus/South Seneca boys are an interesting team to consider for brackets. They’ll likely end up towards the bottom of their bracket, but they had a stronger season than their record portrays. They could be one of those teams that travels to a higher seed and upsets them.
For the girls, Candor will play in the sectional this year, having qualified after a season that saw some key victories. The Spencer-Van Etten girls earned their second straight IAC Small School South Division title and that should be enough to earn them a top five seed. Furthermore, they got some big wins against the more powerful teams in Class C, so they may also end up with a first round bye and then a home game.
Newfield had a very solid season, but may have fallen just outside of the brackets. A late season win could be all the difference. The Groton girls may be in the same boat.
South Seneca should definitely earn a playoff spot. In fact they may be looking at a home game when the Section 5 tournament begins on October 22. They are currently fifth in sectional points, and a win against rival Romulus on Friday could help keep them there.
The Lansing and Dryden girls should both get into their brackets easily, with both looking at spots near the top.
We’ll also get field hockey brackets soon, and we’ll get a look at the volleyball playoffs soon enough as well, though those are not a traditional bracket.
Take for example, boys’ soccer. All the regular season games will be over by Tuesday, and a seeding meeting will be held during the week. Who will be the top seed in each bracket? Where will your favorite team be? Trying to figure that all out is called bracketology.
It’s hard to imagine that Lansing won’t be a number one seed. They’ve shown some vulnerability, but they still are the class of Class C. However, some of our other Class C programs will have a shot at top seeds. Trumansburg, who handed Lansing their only loss this season, and Spencer-Van Etten, who will once again head to TC3 this weekend as the IAC Small South champ, should host a playoff game and may end up among the top five seeded teams.
Dryden is our coverage area’s only Class B school, but they should be in line for a first round bye.
Newfield’s team should also join the brackets this year, but they will likely have to hit the road in their first match. Candor will also be a part of a bracket, though they’ll end up in the Class D bracket. The Romulus/South Seneca boys are an interesting team to consider for brackets. They’ll likely end up towards the bottom of their bracket, but they had a stronger season than their record portrays. They could be one of those teams that travels to a higher seed and upsets them.
For the girls, Candor will play in the sectional this year, having qualified after a season that saw some key victories. The Spencer-Van Etten girls earned their second straight IAC Small School South Division title and that should be enough to earn them a top five seed. Furthermore, they got some big wins against the more powerful teams in Class C, so they may also end up with a first round bye and then a home game.
Newfield had a very solid season, but may have fallen just outside of the brackets. A late season win could be all the difference. The Groton girls may be in the same boat.
South Seneca should definitely earn a playoff spot. In fact they may be looking at a home game when the Section 5 tournament begins on October 22. They are currently fifth in sectional points, and a win against rival Romulus on Friday could help keep them there.
The Lansing and Dryden girls should both get into their brackets easily, with both looking at spots near the top.
We’ll also get field hockey brackets soon, and we’ll get a look at the volleyball playoffs soon enough as well, though those are not a traditional bracket.
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