text: how does the seeding breakdown work for a 12 team basketball tournament?   normally it is set up like the nfl's where the top four teams get a bye, with 5vs12, 6vs11 and so.  the winner of the 5vs12 team would play the fourth team, while the winner of 6vs11 plays the third and so on.  the other option is to allow those four teams a bye, and reseed immideately after the first round.