it just depends on how the regions are matched up. its possible that two very strong regions (like the ones that wando and dutch fork are in, i presume) can be matched up in the earlier rounds and therefore, allowing teams from a not-so-strong region to advance further than, in this case, dutch fork. wando and dutch fork werent both first in their region were they? because in that case, they shouldnt have met each other until atleast the third round.