The drama has already started.
October 16, 2025 by Charlie Eisenhood in Opinion

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Q: What’s more likely:
- the highest seed in the weakest pool takes a loss in pool play?
- or the lowest seed in the most competitive pool gets a win in pool play?
– Sean
Alright, let’s take a look at each division’s contenders for your categories.
Men’s Division
I think it’s pretty clear that Pool C is the weakest pool (PoNY, Pacmen, Chain, and Condors) and PoNY has an extremely straightforward path to a pool win. They have the weakest Pot 2 and Pot 3 teams in their pool. I think PoNY is -350 to go undefeated in pool play.
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