2022 Regional Analysis

Teams per region with a qualifier (67 out of 115 total teams)
Lower Midwest – 8 of 18 (167 individual entries)
Upper Midwest – 9 of 18 (166 entries)
Central -10 of 20 (180 entries)
Mideast – 11 of 20 (185 entries)
Northeast – 14 of 19 (180 entries)
Southeast – 15 of 20 (188 entries)
180 of 1,066 regional entries qualified (16.9%)

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Number Seeded per Region
Lower Midwest – 19
Upper Midwest – 18
Central – 15
Northeast – 12
Southeast – 8
Mideast – 8

Breakdown of Seeds

Region↓/Seed→12345678
Lower Midwest4532221
Upper Midwest135234
Central4121232
Northeast511311
Southeast12221
Mideast111131

Relative Seed Strength (8 points for 1st seed down to 1 for 8th)
Lower Midwest – 110
Central – 70
Upper Midwest – 58
Northeast – 51
Southeast – 41
Mideast – 30

Seeded Region Champs – 52
Seeded Region 2nd – 23
Seeded Region 3rd – 5

Non-region champs to be seeded
Lower Midwest – 9 (1 3rd place)
Upper Midwest – 9 (3 3rd place)
Central – 6 (1 3rd place)
Mideast – 2
Northeast – 2
Southeast – 0