What does it mean to be the #3 seed in football. I don't understand "seeds".?

Question

What does it mean to be the #3 seed in football. I don't understand "seeds".?

Answer 1

Seeding is the practice of setting up a tournament so that the best teams (those thought to have the best chance of winning the title) are matched against the supposedly weakest in the first round.  The teams considered best are the "top-seeded" ones.  This way, theoretically,  the top teams don't play each other until the semi-finals or finals.  Sometimes, however, a team expected to get picked off in the first round surprises everyone and lasts through several rounds, maybe even to win.

Answer 2

It probably means ranking.

Answer 3

During the regular season, the NFL Playoff Race Bracket and Seeds reflect how the playoffs would stand if the season ended up to that point. The NFL playoffs are not based on a pure bracket system. In the divisional playoffs, the No. 1 seed is assured of playing the lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. There are no restrictions on intra-division games and the higher seed of any matchup will have home-field advantage.

Answer 4

The term seed means something like a ranking, usually in a tournament. For example, Geelong is a "1 seed" meaning that they are ranked first in their bracket and get to play the "8 seed" Adelaide. The origin of the term means that the teams are "planted" in the bracket as a certain rank, thus the term seed.