With day 0 rapidly approaching, we are going to cut the signup off at 24. There just doesn't seem to be as many teams out there anymore. The good news is that the list we have looks pretty solid, and should be a pretty balanced tourney. If we get to 24 quickly, we can have a 4 team waiting list to take it to 28, but only if we get 4 more after signup cutoff at 24, and must be signed up by day 0 so we can set up the pools.
With 24 we will go with 6 pools of 4. top 2 from each pool will be in the elimination and then 4 wildcard teams. Wildcard teams will be chosen according to the tourney tiebreaker rules, and will be seeded 13-16 by order of those tiebreakers.
I have PM'd several teams I felt were capable of competing and I am awaiting their responses. Please help spread the word to fill these last few spots.
Keep em coming, but will only be added in groups of 4. So next few will be on a waiting list until we get to 28. Cutoff will be noon (central time) on day 0 so we can get the pools set up by that evening.
Will shut down signups at noon CST today. I hope I can get pools set up by this evening. I am playing poker relatively close to the time I get off work, but may be able to get done at work later.
16 teams advance to elimination bracket. Top 2 in each bracket will advance and will be seeded 1-12 according to the tiebreakers, and 4 wildcards that will be seeded 13-16 according to the tiebreakers.