Class 4A boys' basketball: a possible sample bracket?

Ron Haggstrom's plan would seed every 4A team in the state regardless of section and have them play in a single-elimination tournament, with the final eight going to state. His plan takes geography into account, but features an eye toward avoiding the kind of section match-ups that sometimes are better than what takes place at the state tournament.

Bracket 1

1Eden Prairie (25-0) BYE

5Apple Valley (7-17) vs.4Irondale (16-8)

3Cambridge-Isanti (20-4) vs. 6Rogers (8-15)

7St. Paul Central (12-10) vs. 2Woodbury (16-8)

Bracket 2

6Blaine (9-14) vs. 3Buffalo (13-11)

4Lakeville North (14-10) vs. 5Forest Lake (10-14)

8 Jefferson (7-16) vs.1Spring Lake Pk. (20-4)

Bracket 3

1Park Center (19-5) vs. 8Park of CG (4-20)

3Duluth East (21-4) vs. 6Stillwater (8-16)

7Elk River (6-18) vs. 2North St. Paul (17-7)

Bracket 4

2Armstrong (17-6) vs. 7Mpls. Southwest (12-11)

6St. Louis Park (9-14) vs. 3Rochester Mayo (18-6)

8Anoka (4-20) vs.1Chaska (21-3)

Bracket 5

1Cretin-Derham Hall (21-3) vs. Minneapolis South (6-17)

5Owatonna (14-10) vs. 4Farmington (11-13)

3Tartan (21-3) vs. 6Andover (11-13)

Bracket 6

2Maple Grove (20-4) vs.7Chanhassen (5-19)

6Rochester John Marshall (10-14) vs. 3Rochester Century (16-8)

4Edina (13-12) vs. 5Osseo (9-15)

8Roseville (4-20) vs. 1Shakopee (19-5)

1Hopkins (19-5) vs. 8Centennial (4-20)

5Burnsville (7-17) vs. 4Cooper (16-5)

3Moorhead (19-6) vs. 6Brainerd (8-16)

7Coon Rapids (7-17) vs.2East Ridge (19-5)

Bracket 8

6STMA (7-17) vs. 3Champlin Park (16-8)

4Wayzata (8-16) vs. 5Hastings (16-8)