it all depends on the size of the schools. lets say that we take the top 16 schools and put them in 6A and the next 16 and put them in 5A and so on, this arguement would be the opposite, becasue then you would have 8 man brackets in 4a and 321a.
it's going to be an argument for ages. as far as being tougher... of course it's tougher to be top 4 in 16 team brackets. no arguement there, but that really has no bering on the state placers.
look at what it takes to qualify for state in MO.
and like i said before, most coaches don't try to get kids seeded anymore just because they are a SQ. at least they shouldn't.