Here's an idea: Lets get modern and go with an RPI calculation like the NCAA to qualify for state. Qualify a certain number based on RPI ranking, then throw in a few wild cards for injured kids. We don't have to have 16 man brackets which is too many for current classification system. Could be 10 or 12. Have an automatic conference tourney qualifcation so the kids with bad records still have an outside chance. Seed the brackets based on RPI. Each bracket could have different number of qualifiers based on wildcards and conference qualifiers. The benefit of this is we could throwout the regional weekend, then use the extra weekend for a Grand State like back in the 70s. I've seen high school level RPI rankings so this could be done. I'm sure there's software out their or some computer geek firm that would love to do calculate the RPI.
We don't have to complain about overly strong regionals and weak regionals. Many other benefits to this like actually earning your way to state, state seedings would be fairer and not aritrary chance.
Just progressively dreaming, but the idea has merit.
