In Sports, why do they call a position in the finals a SEED?
364572
have you ever had a look at the playoffs bracket? they use the word seed because when you take a look at the team bracket the winning team will advance to the next level and so a line will be drawn showing which team advanced, kinda like a seed growing.
434980
the top seed plays the lowest seed in the second round.  if that were the 7th seed they would play them if the 7th seed defeats the 2nd seed in the first round.  if it were the 5th or sixth seed they would play the 6th seed if they won the first round bot that would happen if the 6th seed beats the 3rd seed in the 1st round.. the 5th seed would play the 1st seed if they won the first round series between the fourth and fifth seed and the sixth seed lost to the 3rd seed.  now if the 1st, 2nd and 3rd seeds lose, the 4th seed would play the 8th seed and the 5th seed would play the 7th seed.  that rarely happens.  as far as reseeding in the playoffs, the nhl does not reseed.
1036328
pairing all players and you will have 8 pair of players facing to each other for the first round, then you will have 4 pairs of winners for the second round. after that you will have the last 4 winning players in the semifinal to go for the final match. it's like a form of a pyramid facing side way to the right. do you have seeded players? player considered as seeded 1 to be put as the first name (pair # 1), seeded 2 as the last name (in pair # 8 in your case). seeded 3 in pair # 4, and seeded 4 in pair # 5. if you would i could send you a sample sheet to your email.
415092
Yes, I believe the NBA awards the top 'three' seeds to the three division winners, regardless of the overall W/L records within the conference.\n\nHowever, home court advantage IS determined strictly by W-L record, so if a division winner has a worse record than a 2nd place finisher from another division, the 2nd place team would get the home court advantage if they met head-to-head.\n\nUsing this years Western Conference as an example, the playoff seedings are:\n\n1. San Antonio 63-19 Division Winner\n2. Phoenix    54-28  Division Winner\n3. Denver     44-38  Division Winner\n4. Dallas     60-22\n5. Memphis    49-33\n6. L.A. Clippers 47-35\n7. L.A. Lakers  45-37\n8. Sacramento   44-38\n\nYou'll notice that Denver is a #3 seed, even though they had only the 8th (tied) best record in the conference. This is why they are opening the playoffs on the road. Their only chance of getting home court advantage in a Western Conference playoff is if they play Sacramento (they both finished 44-38), but I'm not sure who would win the tie-break between Denver and Sacramento. But since the only way they can meet is in the Conference finals, let's hope it doesn't get that far.
394175
It's been there forever for a reason. If two teams keep playing so well defensively the game can go on for hours. And players cannot handle that kinda length of game. It's alot more tiring than basketball or football. \n\nI think it's the quickest, most efficient, and most memorable way to end games.
388451
I think they have a better record.  It is a screwy way NBA does things.  they put a team that won their division ahead of somebody with better record but didn't win division but when they play, the team with the best record is home.
221115
"seed" is the ranking your team is given in your division, from 1 to 16. 1 being the most powerful, 16 being the underdog.
66773
Individual sport because you have more honor in yourself unlike winning a championship with a team. It's because it's easier to win a championship with a team like for example in basketball you can be a non-productive player and at the same time play for a very good team. All it shows is that you're in luck for being with the perfect team but it shows nothing for yourself.
466683
They aren't taking those games seriously anymore. Their main concern is resting their main guys so they're ready for the playoffs so they don't care if they win or lose those games. They're just trying to give their bench more playing time so it's understandable that good teams will lose some of their last games.
286976
There has never been a 16th seed team to beat the 1st seed.  There have been one or two close calls, if you want to look at those look at ESPN, there was an article about it today.
623203
It's not "if you're up 3-1, you're supposed to win"...\n\nIt's "If you're a number two seed, you're supposed to win". \n\nAnd that's what the Suns did. Both teams did what they were supposed to do.\n\nBoth Kobe and Jordan are/were 2-1 in game sevens. \n\nIt's not Kobe's fault that only he and Luke Walton showed up in game 7.\n\nbtw, you might want to explain to the kiddies out there who Jenna Jameson is.\n\nalso btw, the NBA made it easy for Jordan in the playoffs.. back then you only had to win 3 games to get out of the first round, not 4 (even still, Jordan lost his first three playoff series, winning a grand total of ONE game in those three years!  Oooo, he was great, all right).
1033936
there are two further criteria to decide which teams advance in such a situation:\nthe first one is "fair play rate", which is a score which takes into consideration the number of yellow and red cards.\nthe better ranked team advance.\nin case this ranking is tied too, then it is considerd the fifa world cup ranking: the better team advance.\nin the last case a drawn is made
1123651
Seed the teams 1-thru-15. Or, if it's a random draw, assign each team a number 1-thru-15.\n\nIn the first round:\n#1 gets a bye.\n#8 vs. #9 in Game A.\n#5 vs. #12 in Game B.\n#4 vs. #13 in Game C.\n#6 vs. #11 in Game D.\n#3 vs. #14 in Game E.\n#7 vs. #10 in Game F.\n#2 vs. #15 in Game G.\n\nIn the second round:\n#1 vs. Game A-winner in Game H.\nGame B-winner vs. Game C-winner in Game I.\nGame D-winner vs. Game E-winner in Game J.\nGame F-winner vs. Game G-winner in Game K.\n\nIn the semi finals:\nGame H-winner vs. Game I-winner in Game L.\nGame J-winner vs. Game-K winner in Game M.\n\nIn the finals:\nGame L-winner vs. Game M-winner in Game N.\n\nWinner of Game N is your champion.
485468
I think they are a reflection of the American economic system. Trying to gain an edge over your opponent by any means possible. Through use of superior technique,teamwork, leadership and making the best of ones natural gifts the opponent is outmaneuvered and defeated. \n\nIt's a healthy outlet for ones energy in a society where there are so many unhealthy choices.\n\nOver the years popularity grew and expanded until these days sports are a big, money earning form of entertainment.
1114378
It's a added pick at the end of a round that is added when teams lose players to free agency.  Technically it is after the end of the round and before the beginning of the next round, however they are usually considered additional picks at the end of the earlier round.
319434
Seeding is the expected order of finish of players in a tournament. In the pro ranks, this is based on the point system, which is based on past performance in tournaments.\nIn amateur tennis, a tournament committee or tournament chair will usually make an educated guess about the ranking of players. Usually there is no formal point system to use, so the ranking often will be based on more subjective criteria than for pro tournaments.\nThe purpose is to insure that the "better" players do not meet until later in the tournament. Seeds 1 & 2 always are on top and bottom; 3 & 4 draw for their spots on the top or lower half of the draw; seeds 5, 6, 7, & 8 draw for their positions in each quarter of the draw; etc.\nIn general, seeding is only as effective as the information it's based on. Even in the pros, with records based on all types of tournaments, seeding at Wimbledon and the French is usually suspect. E.g., a strong grasscourt player such as Henman is likely to be seeded lower than his ability because of losses on other court surfaces.
398513
You've obviously got a lot of answers.  But a lot of people think that home court is based on seeding, but it is based on record.  This is relevant especially this year when Dallas will likely get the 4 seed, but would have home court advantage if they play the 2 or 3 seed in the conference championship.  But no, the 8 seed would not inherit home court advantage.