The real question is, IF they were simply seeded by their ACTUAL previous best, would it have changed the heat they were in?
There is NO NEED for new software to verify seedtimes. Direct Athletics allows meet directors to set parameters for entry. The meet director simply needs to allow NO speculation, and set say a 1 year time period and DA will pull the BEST performance in that event for that athlete in the last year.
Once you start with speculation, you open pandoras box.
My guess is the fastest guys on the day will all have ended up in the proper heat if there were NO speculation.
In the end, you have guys like the Army 800 guy getting screwed because his ethical coach followed proper procedure.