Need help with for loop math

[sstalder]

I am building a bracket system (double elimination) and need to figure out how to create a loop that will return the proper matches according to seed.

For example, if a tournament has 8 teams the seeds would line up as follows:

Array(1,8,5,4,3,6,7,2);

Now I have temporarily built this into a static array:

$this->seedData[8] = array(
                                1 => array(1,8,5,4,3,6,7,2),
                                2 => array(1,4,3,2),
                                3 => array(1,2),
                                4 => array(1)
                            ); 

Does anyone have any ideas how I can put a formula into a for loop that will generate this rather than having to build static arrays? The reasoning is due to having either 8, 16, 32 or 64 teams.

Thanks to anyone who is able to assist.

[jFunk]

After a bit of trial and error, I came up with the following code:

$teams = 8;
$data = array();
$round = $teams;
$i = 0;
while(($round%2 == 0 && $round >= 2) || $round == 1){
$data[$i+1] = array();
 for($j=0; $j<$round/2; $j++){
 array_push($data[$i+1],$j+1);
  if($round != 1){
  array_push($data[$i+1],$round-$j);
  }
 }
$round /= 2;
$i++;
}
print_r($data);

I'm not sure if it lists them in the order you'd like, but it seeds the teams correctly. Here's a sample of running the above code with 8 teams:

Array
(
    [1] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
            [1] => 8
            [2] => 2
            [3] => 7
            [4] => 3
            [5] => 6
            [6] => 4
            [7] => 5
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
            [1] => 4
            [2] => 2
            [3] => 3
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
            [1] => 2
        )

    [4] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

)

I hope it is sufficient for your needs!

[sstalder]

I believe that will do me justice man, thank you so much!!!