diff --git a/app/components/tournament/AdminTeamControls.tsx b/app/components/tournament/AdminTeamControls.tsx
index ff9eef284..fee28d15d 100644
--- a/app/components/tournament/AdminTeamControls.tsx
+++ b/app/components/tournament/AdminTeamControls.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import { checkInHasStarted } from "~/core/tournament/utils";
 import type { FindTournamentByNameForUrlI } from "~/services/tournament";
 import type { Unpacked } from "~/utils";
 
+// TODO: https://docs.dndkit.com/presets/sortable#drag-overlay
+// TODO: cursor flickers when going down the list
+// TODO: grabbing cursor
 export function AdminTeamControls() {
   const [, parentRoute] = useMatches();
   const { teams, checkInStartTime } =
diff --git a/app/core/tournament/utils.test.ts b/app/core/tournament/utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..222e1b830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/core/tournament/utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { test } from "uvu";
+import * as assert from "uvu/assert";
+import { sortTeamsBySeed } from "./utils";
+
+test("Sorts teams by seed", () => {
+  const seeds = ["3", "2", "1"];
+  const teamsToSeed = [
+    { id: "1", createdAt: "1639036511550" },
+    { id: "2", createdAt: "1639036511550" },
+    { id: "3", createdAt: "1639036511550" },
+  ];
+
+  assert.equal(teamsToSeed.sort(sortTeamsBySeed(seeds)), [
+    { id: "3", createdAt: "1639036511550" },
+    { id: "2", createdAt: "1639036511550" },
+    { id: "1", createdAt: "1639036511550" },
+  ]);
+});
+
+test("Sorts teams by createdAt", () => {
+  const seeds: string[] = [];
+  const teamsToSeed = [
+    { id: "1", createdAt: "1639036511550" },
+    { id: "2", createdAt: "1639036511540" },
+    { id: "3", createdAt: "1639036511530" },
+  ];
+
+  assert.equal(teamsToSeed.sort(sortTeamsBySeed(seeds)), [
+    { id: "3", createdAt: "1639036511530" },
+    { id: "2", createdAt: "1639036511540" },
+    { id: "1", createdAt: "1639036511550" },
+  ]);
+});
+
+test("Sorts teams by seed and createdAt", () => {
+  const seeds: string[] = ["3"];
+  const teamsToSeed = [
+    { id: "1", createdAt: "1639036511550" },
+    { id: "2", createdAt: "1639036511540" },
+    { id: "3", createdAt: "1639036511560" },
+  ];
+
+  assert.equal(teamsToSeed.sort(sortTeamsBySeed(seeds)), [
+    { id: "3", createdAt: "1639036511560" },
+    { id: "2", createdAt: "1639036511540" },
+    { id: "1", createdAt: "1639036511550" },
+  ]);
+});
+
+test("Sorting works with empty arrays", () => {
+  const seeds: string[] = [];
+  const teamsToSeed: any = [];
+
+  assert.equal(teamsToSeed.sort(sortTeamsBySeed(seeds)), []);
+});
+
+test.run();
diff --git a/app/core/tournament/utils.ts b/app/core/tournament/utils.ts
index 4edb3d59a..d9a1fa5ff 100644
--- a/app/core/tournament/utils.ts
+++ b/app/core/tournament/utils.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,26 @@
 export const checkInHasStarted = (checkInStartTime: string) =>
   new Date(checkInStartTime) < new Date();
+
+export const sortTeamsBySeed =
+  (seeds: string[]) =>
+  (
+    a: { id: string; createdAt: string | Date },
+    b: { id: string; createdAt: string | Date }
+  ) => {
+    const aSeed = seeds.indexOf(a.id);
+    const bSeed = seeds.indexOf(b.id);
+
+    // if one team doesn't have seed and the other does
+    // the one with the seed takes priority
+    if (aSeed === -1 && bSeed !== -1) return 1;
+    if (aSeed !== -1 && bSeed === -1) return -1;
+
+    // if both teams are unseeded the one who registered
+    // first gets to be seeded first as well
+    if (aSeed === -1 && bSeed === -1) {
+      return Number(a.createdAt) - Number(b.createdAt);
+    }
+
+    // finally, consider the seeds
+    return aSeed - bSeed;
+  };
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20211206205152_initial/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20211209072403_initial/migration.sql
similarity index 99%
rename from prisma/migrations/20211206205152_initial/migration.sql
rename to prisma/migrations/20211209072403_initial/migration.sql
index cfc4922d5..a8ea31629 100644
--- a/prisma/migrations/20211206205152_initial/migration.sql
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20211209072403_initial/migration.sql
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ CREATE TABLE "Tournament" (
     "checkInStartTime" TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL,
     "bannerBackground" TEXT NOT NULL,
     "bannerTextHSLArgs" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "seeds" TEXT[],
     "organizerId" TEXT NOT NULL,
 
     CONSTRAINT "Tournament_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id")
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 2074a6eb5..017116a1a 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ model User {
 model Organization {
   id            String       @id @default(uuid())
   name          String
-  /// Name in lower case to show in URL
+  // Name in lower case to show in URL
   nameForUrl    String       @unique
   ownerId       String       @unique
   owner         User         @relation(fields: [ownerId], references: [id])
@@ -41,15 +41,19 @@ model Organization {
 model Tournament {
   id                String           @id @default(uuid())
   name              String
-  /// Name in lower case to show in URL
+  // Name in lower case to show in URL
   nameForUrl        String
   description       String
   startTime         DateTime
   checkInStartTime  DateTime
-  /// CSS for tournament banner's background value
+  // CSS for tournament banner's background value
   bannerBackground  String
-  /// CSS for tournament banner's color value
+  // CSS for tournament banner's color value
   bannerTextHSLArgs String
+  // Team ID's in an array in the order of the seed. 0 index is 1st seed, 1 index is 2nd seed etc. 
+  // Any team not in the list will be at the bottom in the order of their createdAt time stamp
+  // (older teams first)
+  seeds             String[]
   mapPool           Stage[]
   organizerId       String
   organizer         Organization     @relation(fields: [organizerId], references: [id])