97 baseball teams participate in an annual state tournament. The champion is chosen for this tournament by the?

97 baseball teams participate in an annual state tournament. The champion is chosen for this tournament by the usual elimination scheme. That is, the 97 teams are divided into pairs, and the two teams of each pair play against each other. The loser of each pair is eliminated, and the remaining teams are paired up again, etc. How many games must be played to determine a champion?|||96





with each game played, one team is eliminated...thus, 96 teams need to be eliminated.





96 games





just like in the NCAA tournament...there used to be 64 teams in and it took 63 games...they added another team to make it 65 teams and so now it takes 64 games.