District Champions By Seed

[carthagefan2006]

#1: 30 - 63%
#2: 9 - 19%
#3: 7 - 14%
#4: 1 (Thayer) - 2%
#5: 1 (Hamilton) 2%

Points system does its job for the most part. By comparison, here are the last 48 NBA Champions by seed:

#1: 33 - 70%
#2: 7 - 14%
#3: 7 - 14%
#4: 0
#5: 0
#6: 1 - 2%

 

[HoopsTournament]

Hamilton wouldn't have even made it if only 1-4 seeds were in the playoffs. However, LeBlond who went 0-9 would have made the playoffs. This is why the rating system should only be used for seeding and not to determine who should be in the playoffs.