diff --git a/app/services/tournament_services/tournament_seeding.rb b/app/services/tournament_services/tournament_seeding.rb
index 0f7c967..f302be5 100644
--- a/app/services/tournament_services/tournament_seeding.rb
+++ b/app/services/tournament_services/tournament_seeding.rb
@@ -19,14 +19,19 @@ class TournamentSeeding
 		half_of_bracket = bracket_size / 2
 		available_bracket_lines = (1..bracket_size).to_a
 		first_half_available_bracket_lines = (1..half_of_bracket).to_a
+		first_line_of_second_half_of_bracket = half_of_bracket + 1
+		second_half_available_bracket_lines = (first_line_of_second_half_of_bracket..bracket_size).to_a
 
 		# remove bracket lines that are taken from available_bracket_lines
 		wrestlers_with_bracket_lines = wrestlers.select{|w| w.bracket_line != nil }
 		wrestlers_with_bracket_lines.each do |wrestler|
 			available_bracket_lines.delete(wrestler.bracket_line)
 			first_half_available_bracket_lines.delete(wrestler.bracket_line)
+			second_half_available_bracket_lines.delete(wrestler.bracket_line)
 		end
 
+		available_bracket_lines_to_use = set_random_seeding_bracket_line_order(first_half_available_bracket_lines, second_half_available_bracket_lines)
+
 		wrestlers_without_bracket_lines = wrestlers.select{|w| w.bracket_line == nil }
 		if @tournament.tournament_type == "Pool to bracket"
 			wrestlers_without_bracket_lines.shuffle.each do |wrestler|
@@ -38,15 +43,10 @@ class TournamentSeeding
 		else
 			# Iterrate over the list randomly
 			wrestlers_without_bracket_lines.shuffle.each do |wrestler|
-				if first_half_available_bracket_lines.size > 0
-					random_available_bracket_line = first_half_available_bracket_lines.sample
-					wrestler.bracket_line = random_available_bracket_line
-					available_bracket_lines.delete(random_available_bracket_line)
-					first_half_available_bracket_lines.delete(random_available_bracket_line)
-				else
-					random_available_bracket_line = available_bracket_lines.sample
-					wrestler.bracket_line = random_available_bracket_line
-					available_bracket_lines.delete(random_available_bracket_line)
+				if available_bracket_lines_to_use.size > 0
+					bracket_line_to_use = available_bracket_lines_to_use.first
+					wrestler.bracket_line = bracket_line_to_use
+					available_bracket_lines_to_use.delete(bracket_line_to_use)
 				end
 			end
 		end
@@ -81,4 +81,35 @@ class TournamentSeeding
 		end
 		return wrestlers
 	end
+
+	private
+
+	def set_random_seeding_bracket_line_order(first_half_lines, second_half_lines)
+		# This method prevents double BYEs in round 1
+		# It also evenly distributes matches from the top half of the bracket to the bottom half
+		# It does both of these while keeping the randomness of the line assignment
+		odd_or_even = [0, 1]
+		odd_or_even_sample = odd_or_even.sample
+
+		# sort by odd or even based on the sample above
+		if odd_or_even_sample == 1
+			# odd numbers first
+			sorted_first_half_lines = first_half_lines.sort_by { |n| n.even? ? 1 : 0 }
+			sorted_second_half_lines = second_half_lines.sort_by { |n| n.even? ? 1 : 0 }
+		else
+			# even numbers first
+			sorted_first_half_lines = first_half_lines.sort_by { |n| n.odd? ? 1 : 0 }
+			sorted_second_half_lines = second_half_lines.sort_by { |n| n.odd? ? 1 : 0 }
+		end
+
+		# zip requires either even arrays or the receiver to be the bigger list
+		if first_half_lines.size >= second_half_lines.size
+			result = sorted_first_half_lines.zip(sorted_second_half_lines).flatten
+		else
+			result = sorted_second_half_lines.zip(sorted_first_half_lines).flatten
+		end
+		result.compact
+		result.delete(nil)
+		result
+	end
 end
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diff --git a/test/integration/random_seeding_test.rb b/test/integration/random_seeding_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a13eafb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/random_seeding_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class RandomSeedingTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  def setup
+
+  end
+
+  def clean_up_original_seeds(tournament)
+    tournament.wrestlers.select{|w| w.original_seed > 12}.each do |wrestler|
+        wrestler.original_seed = nil
+        wrestler.save
+    end
+    tournament.wrestlers.reload.each do |wrestler|
+      wrestler.bracket_line = nil
+      wrestler.save
+    end
+    GenerateTournamentMatches.new(tournament).generate
+  end
+
+  test "There are no double byes in a double elimination tournament round 1" do
+    create_double_elim_tournament_single_weight(18, "Regular Double Elimination 1-8")
+    clean_up_original_seeds(@tournament)
+    round_one_matches = @tournament.matches.reload.select{|m| m.round == 1}
+    assert round_one_matches.select{|m| m.w1.nil? and m.w2.nil? }.size == 0 
+  end
+
+  test "There are the same number of matches in the top half and bottom half of a double elimination tournament in round 1" do
+    create_double_elim_tournament_single_weight(18, "Regular Double Elimination 1-8")
+    clean_up_original_seeds(@tournament)
+    round_one_matches = @tournament.matches.reload.select{|m| m.round == 1}
+    # 32 man bracket there are 16 matches so top half is bracket_position_number 1-8 and bottom is 9-16
+    round_one_top_half = round_one_matches.select{|m| !m.w1.nil? and !m.w2.nil? and m.bracket_position_number < 9}
+    round_one_bottom_half = round_one_matches.select{|m| !m.w1.nil? and !m.w2.nil? and m.bracket_position_number > 8}
+    assert round_one_top_half.size == round_one_bottom_half.size
+  end
+end
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