Patrick- If I interpret your message correctly, the only change is that the Frozen Four will be seeded to set up #1 vs #4, #2 vs #3, even if the first round games are 1W vs 2W and 1E vs. 2E. Is that correct? When was this changed? -Pam Sweeney Go Gophers Patrick Abegg <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The way the rules used to work: [snip] The brackets were created to match #1 East and #2 West, #1 West and #2 East. #1 and #2 East were automatically in the East, #1 and #2 West were automatically in the West. Now the way the rules work: #1 to #4 are the best four teams, in order. The brackets are created to match #1 and #4, #2 and #3.