You bring up a good point with the Regions. The West Central is the toughest year in and year out, and it really isn't based on geography all that much. We rarely have a team come through with 10. Nearly every year North Idaho and Iowa Central come through with 10. Any advantage that a team from our region has from the draws is usually offset by the fact that we don't bring our full teams to the big dance.

The Juco rankings are always pretty wishy-washy...with a lot of politics...this year is no exception.

Your right...If you want to win the tourney...you gotta win the key matches regardless of where they occur.