If you want to take it a step further...
When I was in a different state, we had 8 districts. My district had 23 schools. Everyone got into the playoffs. Once teams were seeded, the coach put their name on the board at the location of his/her choice. So, if you were the 3 seed and liked your match-up better with the #1 as opposed to the #2, you could put yourself on that half of the bracket. Ultimate control for the coach, ultimate importance of regular season to get a seed where you get to choose your path.