▁lowest - sc oring ▁w inners ▁if ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 4 ▁teams , ▁or ▁with ▁the ▁highest - sc oring ▁non - w inners ▁if ▁there ▁were ▁less . ▁Either ▁way , ▁this ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 2 - team ▁elim ination ▁tournament ▁that ▁continued ▁until ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁teams ▁left , ▁who ▁would ▁play ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁hour - long ▁special . ▁ ▁In ▁season ▁ 4 , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁expansion ▁to ▁ 8 2 ▁teams , ▁the ▁top ▁ 8 ▁highest - sc oring ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁opening ▁round , ▁win ▁or ▁lose , ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁round ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁The ▁next ▁ 1 6 ▁highest - sc oring ▁teams , ▁again , ▁win ▁or ▁lose , ▁played ▁a ▁wild - card ▁round ▁of ▁ 8 ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 8 ▁sp ots ▁in ▁the ▁round ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁season ▁ 5 , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁wild - card ▁round . ▁Only ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁highest - sc oring ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁round ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁season ▁ 6 , ▁the ▁ 9 0 - team ▁field ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁separate ▁brackets ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁schools ▁each ▁based ▁on ▁school ▁size . ▁Each ▁bra cket ▁was ▁a ▁single - el im ination ▁tournament ▁in ▁and ▁of ▁itself , ▁except ▁that ▁each ▁division ' s ▁highest - sc oring ▁non - win ning