I understand the poster wants an extra first round home game instead of going right to the quarterfinals and a bowl game. But if he wants a first round game, why in the world wouldn’t he want to be fifth instead of eighth? Both get a first round home game, but assuming you win, the fifth seed would then play the fourth seed, but the eighth seed would have to play the number one seed? That’s what my question was, if I was missing something and there is an advantage to be 8 versus 5 since he didn’t want to be the fourth seed.