Predicting the 96 Team Field

Rivals Prediction
Joe Lunardi Prediction

While it provides more games, more revenue for tv, in the end it presents a watered down product. Don't be surprised if a #1 seed does fall in their first game. The 16 seed now becomes the 24 seed. I also don't quite understand how the first round games match up to the second round games. Why isn't it 16v24 and winner plays 1?

Go Irish!
~IT07