I think it was Josh Pate that recently did a segment about this, and basically it would depend on who the other seeds are. You could get a team like Georgia or Alabama that ends up with a low seed due to having two losses and they would probably be a tougher matchup than a Big 12 champion or a team from the G5. (Theoretically, ask me again at the end of the season.) His example had the 1 seed playing a two loss Bama team in the quarterfinals, while the 4 seed played a weaker opponent. The point being that the bye wouldn’t be helpful in that scenario. Think I saw it on YouTube.