what you mean by all the other "3" battles? Do you mean the other matches? well, here's the reasonin' behind the actions:

We have 17 teams, so to start the tourney we need 16 teams. So we are havin' a "Play-in" match between the two lowest ranked teams, to see who gets the 16th spot. And L.I. will make brackets, and it the tourney will begin on Monday. There will be two sides. You a #2 seed, so you battle a #7 seed, and stuff like that. Also, Gunit's will be on yo bracket, so there goes yo chance of a you and Gunit's final. lol