I'm trying to automate the creation of the playoff bracket for my sports league I volunteer for. Each year the number of teams and the tournament varies, for example, this year, we've got 11 teams ...

Those teams would be split into two four-team sub-brackets — one with the No. 1, 4, 5 and 8 teams and one with the No. 2, 3, 6 and 7 seeds. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Butler Youth Baseball’s 12U team was eliminated Tuesday on Day 2 of the Pennsylvania Little League State Tournament.

Two teams from the loser’s bracket met for the world title in 2021 when Taylor, Michigan, defeated Hamilton, Ohio, 5-2. That was the year no international teams were in the series due to COVID-19.

The 8 super regional winners meet for the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, and are split into two double-elimination brackets with four teams each, according to ncaa.org.

First, however, the 64-team field must navigate the regionals, with the winners at the 16 four-team double-elimination sites advancing to the best-of-three superregional round a week later.