 The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region.In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9.In the first two rounds, the top four seeds were given the opportunity to host the first-round game.