Division
Seed
Seed noun - The source from which something grows or develops.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The division leader with the most points plays the lower wild card seed, while the other leader plays the first wild card seed, while the 2nd and 3rd place teams play each other.
Source: Useful Notes / Ice Hockey - Dooku might actually be Faux Affably Evil, slyly delivering the right amount of hints to Obi-Wan in order to plant the seed of division among the Jedi while painting himself as the good guy.
Source: Affably Evil / Film -
So a division winner could be as low as an 8th seed... or even miss the playoffs entirely.
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