NFL RPF Ship Tournament

Format (it's basically like a March Madness tournament):

First Four - four polls will be posted to this blog, and the winners of those polls will gain entry into the main seeding of each of the four pods.

Essentially, there are a total of 68 ships in the running. Four will be eliminated in the First Four, and then it will be a 64-part tournament. The ships have been split up into four pods: 1, 2, 3, 4, with each member of a pod being seeded 1 to 16 based on the amount of fic they have, and each matchup being high to low: 1 v. 16, 2 v. 15, and so forth. The winner of Pod 1 will face the winner of Pod 4, and the winner of Pod 2 will face Pod 3.

What Was the Methodology?

Since the creator of this bracket was only one person, there will be flaws in this methodology. One person cannot be the NCAA selection committee, after all.

Essentially: seeding was based on the number of fics for each ship. Pairings with threesomes, non-NFL players, or non-standalone fics only were not included in the picking of these ships. The ships with one fic were chosen based on the creator remembering a fic for the specific pairing, and are a result of not wanting to include 100+ ships in this bracket.

What Are the Pods?

Pairings highlighted in yellow are seeded but could potentially be eliminated in the First Four.

Is There a Schedule for This?

Not really, the First Four polls will be up for one day (this might change). Then the First Round polls will be made, and those will probably last for a week. Open to suggestions though, since I fear some of these early round matchups are quite "coughing baby vs. hydrogen bomb," if you catch my drift.