top seed

collocation in English

meaningsoftopandseed

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top
adjective[before noun]
uk
/tɒp/us
/tɑːp/
at the highest part ...
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seed
noun
uk
/siːd/us
/siːd/
a small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant ...
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(Definition oftopandseedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Bowrey was thetopseed.
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T indicatestopseedin the playoffs.
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She won both titles fromtopseed.
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It was his fifth title astopseed.
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Stosur was thetopseedat the tournament.
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This means a wild card player sometimes becomes thetopseed.
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These latter games are played at the home stadium of the conference'stopseed.
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However, teams competed for thetopseedand a $5,000 bonus.
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They were defeated in the semifinals by easttopseedand ended the year at 1615.
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All seven teams participated, with thetopseedreceiving a single bye.
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Thetopseedfrom each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the first round.
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Thetopseedplayed the lowest seeded winner from the opening round, with the second seed playing the higher seed.
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In a four team division the top three teams will make the playoffs with thetopseedearning a bye.
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The reseeding in the previous format, which ensured thetopseedwould play the lowest remaining seed, was discarded.
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Thetopseedin each division played the third seed from the opposite division in the first round.
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The selection committee will seed the two semifinal games to prevent thetopseedfrom playing in a road environment.
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In elimination rounds after the primary four to six (or even eight) preliminary rounds, thetopseedwill hit the lowest seed.
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The quarter-finals see thetopseedplaying the worse-qualified seed and the second best team playing the second worse team and so on.
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The semi-finals are best-of-three playoffs, with thetopseedfacing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third seed.
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In the table below, if teams tied for the regular-season title, the first team listed won the tiebreaker fortopseedin the tournament.
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Lately, when three or more teams are tied, all three teams undergo a series of one-game playoffs to determine thetopseedand which team is eliminated.
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In all other divisions, the top four teams will make the playoffs with thetopseedplaying the fourth seed and the second seed playing the third seed.
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The winner of that game advances to the main draw of the tournament as a 16 seed and plays atopseedin one of the regionals.
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