I sat in the 2A seeding meeting for several years and I was not a fan. I thought there was too much gray area. For example, a team playing a much weaker schedule than another has a better record (13-2 vs 9-6 or 10-5) gets a better seed because their record is better. Also the buddy system/politics were definitely at play at the table. When I took part the only people at the table that could speak and debate were the “region representatives” unless a coach that was there was asked to speak by one of the said representatives. I was happy to move to the preformed bracket because you knew you had to earn your spot and region play was all that mattered. It was clearly defined and everyone was playing by the same set of rules.
