Most Competitive Events in 2015?

[Maldridge422]

Billfred's BBQ (Blue Banner Quotient) (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=773426&postcount=27) is a fun statistic used to calculate how difficult an event is.

In the 2015 season, the Waterloo Regional and FIM's Livonia District have the highest BBQs. The average team attending these events has more than 3 blue banners hanging in their shop.

Livonia has the most blue banners in attendance of any event this year, with teams 27, 67, 217, and 503 each accounting for more than a dozen of the event's total 129 blue banners.

I'm excited to see how these events play out in the spring.


Event Team Count Total Blue Banners BBQ
onwa 28 94 3.357142857
miliv 40 129 3.225
miwat 39 112 2.871794872
pahat 36 94 2.611111111
cthar 36 83 2.305555556
mifla 32 69 2.15625
txda 48 102 2.125
mitry 36 75 2.083333333
inwla 38 76 2
nvlv 46 91 1.97826087
casj 53 103 1.943396226
maspr 32 61 1.90625
miwmi 40 74 1.85
paphi 34 62 1.823529412
njfla 38 69 1.815789474
ohci 49 88 1.795918367
onto2 42 74 1.761904762
njnbr 33 58 1.757575758
cama 37 65 1.756756757
flfo 53 93 1.754716981
arfa 58 100 1.724137931
njbri 38 65 1.710526316
inkok 31 53 1.709677419
hiho 35 59 1.685714286
carm 36 60 1.666666667
manda 25 41 1.64
ctwat 33 54 1.636363636
mihow 38 62 1.631578947
misou 40 64 1.6
njtab 37 58 1.567567568
nyro 37 57 1.540540541
padre 34 52 1.529411765
papi 50 74 1.48
onwi 48 69 1.4375
cave 29 41 1.413793103
nytr 34 48 1.411764706
gape 42 59 1.404761905
wamou 31 42 1.35483871
ilil 38 48 1.263157895
ohcl 58 73 1.25862069
onto 46 57 1.239130435
waamv 32 39 1.21875
orwil 32 39 1.21875
inind 35 42 1.2
wimi 57 68 1.192982456
nyli 51 59 1.156862745
calb 66 76 1.151515152
flor 64 73 1.140625
azch 40 45 1.125
orore 32 36 1.125
nhnas 38 42 1.105263158
mdcp 58 63 1.086206897
mabos 40 43 1.075
nhdur 40 42 1.05
rismi 36 37 1.027777778
scmb 66 67 1.015151515
lake 55 54 0.981818182
miken 34 32 0.941176471
ilch 50 47 0.94
utwv 52 48 0.923076923
vari 63 58 0.920634921
onnb 37 33 0.891891892
micen 40 35 0.875
nyny 66 57 0.863636364
txsa 62 51 0.822580645
mndu2 60 49 0.816666667
miket 40 31 0.775
tnkn 52 40 0.769230769
mosl 42 32 0.761904762
dcwa 45 34 0.755555556
ausy 39 29 0.743589744
gadu 66 48 0.727272727
marea 40 29 0.725
qcmo 47 32 0.680851064
mitvc 40 27 0.675
code 48 32 0.666666667
miesc 30 20 0.666666667
melew 30 20 0.666666667
wasno 33 22 0.666666667
waahs 32 21 0.65625
txlu 44 28 0.636363636
casa 44 28 0.636363636
washo 32 20 0.625
ista 56 34 0.607142857
casd 60 36 0.6
orphi 30 18 0.6
mokc 52 31 0.596153846
azpx 32 18 0.5625
milan 31 17 0.548387097
mimid 40 21 0.525
mnmi 63 29 0.46031746
okok 59 26 0.440677966
waell 32 14 0.4375
mndu 63 24 0.380952381
waspo 25 9 0.36
mnmi2 60 21 0.35
migul 40 14 0.35
ncre 55 17 0.309090909
mibed 10 3 0.3
abca 31 9 0.290322581
txho 50 14 0.28
mxmc 41 9 0.219512195

[mman1506]

Interestingly Waterloo is the only event within a couple hours from Ontario that still has spots available.

[Joe Ross]

How many events have a mode BBQ > 0? What's the median BBQ for the events?

[Alan Anderson]

How many events have a mode BBQ > 0? What's the median BBQ for the events?

What are "mode BBQ" and "median BBQ"? The "Q" part implies that the answer is a mean. Perhaps you're looking for "BB mode" and "BB median" by event.

[Richard Wallace]

Are all the FiM Districts included here? I only counted 16 ... (sorting A-Z)


Event Teams Banners BBQ sigma
misjo 35 25 0.714 -0.63
mibed 10 3 0.300 -1.10
micen 40 35 0.875 -0.45
miesc 30 20 0.667 -0.69
mifla 32 69 2.156 0.98
migul 40 14 0.350 -1.04
mihow 38 62 1.632 0.39
miken 34 32 0.941 -0.38
miket 40 31 0.775 -0.57
milan 31 17 0.548 -0.82
miliv 40 129 3.225 2.17
mimid 40 21 0.525 -0.85
misou 40 64 1.600 0.36
mitry 36 75 2.083 0.90
mitvc 40 27 0.675 -0.68
miwat 39 112 2.872 1.78
miwmi 40 74 1.850 0.64
35.6 47.6 1.282 mean
7.5 35.6 0.895 sigma




[/edit]Will ThunderChickens be at Livonia? Combining statistics with numerology, the omen looks good for them there. :rolleyes:

[Nemo]

Can anybody link me to a source that scrubs that usfirst.org site for the team lists at each event and lets me download it in a convenient format, such as csv or a table that I can copy and paste?

I'd be interested in generating and posting some event comparisons using historical data if I can find an easy way to generate those team lists.

[Maldridge422]

Are all the FiM Districts included here? I only counted 16 ... (sorting A-Z)


Nope, looks like I missed the St. Joseph Event


Event Team Count Total Blue Banners BBQ
misjo 35 25 0.71429

[Koko Ed]

Billfred's BBQ (Blue Banner Quotient) (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=773426&postcount=27) is a fun statistic used to calculate how difficult an event is.

In the 2015 season, the Waterloo Regional and FIM's Livonia District have the highest BBQs. The average team attending these events has more than 3 blue banners hanging in their shop.

Livonia has the most blue banners in attendance of any event this year, with teams 27, 67, 217, and 503 each accounting for more than a dozen of the event's total 129 blue banners.

I'm excited to see how these events play out in the spring.


Event Team Count Total Blue Banners BBQ
onwa 28 94 3.357142857
miliv 40 129 3.225
miwat 39 112 2.871794872
pahat 36 94 2.611111111
cthar 36 83 2.305555556
mifla 32 69 2.15625
txda 48 102 2.125
mitry 36 75 2.083333333
inwla 38 76 2
nvlv 46 91 1.97826087
casj 53 103 1.943396226
maspr 32 61 1.90625
miwmi 40 74 1.85
paphi 34 62 1.823529412
njfla 38 69 1.815789474
ohci 49 88 1.795918367
onto2 42 74 1.761904762
njnbr 33 58 1.757575758
cama 37 65 1.756756757
flfo 53 93 1.754716981
arfa 58 100 1.724137931
njbri 38 65 1.710526316
inkok 31 53 1.709677419
hiho 35 59 1.685714286
carm 36 60 1.666666667
manda 25 41 1.64
ctwat 33 54 1.636363636
mihow 38 62 1.631578947
misou 40 64 1.6
njtab 37 58 1.567567568
nyro 37 57 1.540540541
padre 34 52 1.529411765
papi 50 74 1.48
onwi 48 69 1.4375
cave 29 41 1.413793103
nytr 34 48 1.411764706
gape 42 59 1.404761905
wamou 31 42 1.35483871
ilil 38 48 1.263157895
ohcl 58 73 1.25862069
onto 46 57 1.239130435
waamv 32 39 1.21875
orwil 32 39 1.21875
inind 35 42 1.2
wimi 57 68 1.192982456
nyli 51 59 1.156862745
calb 66 76 1.151515152
flor 64 73 1.140625
azch 40 45 1.125
orore 32 36 1.125
nhnas 38 42 1.105263158
mdcp 58 63 1.086206897
mabos 40 43 1.075
nhdur 40 42 1.05
rismi 36 37 1.027777778
scmb 66 67 1.015151515
lake 55 54 0.981818182
miken 34 32 0.941176471
ilch 50 47 0.94
utwv 52 48 0.923076923
vari 63 58 0.920634921
onnb 37 33 0.891891892
micen 40 35 0.875
nyny 66 57 0.863636364
txsa 62 51 0.822580645
mndu2 60 49 0.816666667
miket 40 31 0.775
tnkn 52 40 0.769230769
mosl 42 32 0.761904762
dcwa 45 34 0.755555556
ausy 39 29 0.743589744
gadu 66 48 0.727272727
marea 40 29 0.725
qcmo 47 32 0.680851064
mitvc 40 27 0.675
code 48 32 0.666666667
miesc 30 20 0.666666667
melew 30 20 0.666666667
wasno 33 22 0.666666667
waahs 32 21 0.65625
txlu 44 28 0.636363636
casa 44 28 0.636363636
washo 32 20 0.625
ista 56 34 0.607142857
casd 60 36 0.6
orphi 30 18 0.6
mokc 52 31 0.596153846
azpx 32 18 0.5625
milan 31 17 0.548387097
mimid 40 21 0.525
mnmi 63 29 0.46031746
okok 59 26 0.440677966
waell 32 14 0.4375
mndu 63 24 0.380952381
waspo 25 9 0.36
mnmi2 60 21 0.35
migul 40 14 0.35
ncre 55 17 0.309090909
mibed 10 3 0.3
abca 31 9 0.290322581
txho 50 14 0.28
mxmc 41 9 0.219512195

District championships. The world championships. IRI. The usual suspects.

[Abhishek R]

District championships. The world championships. IRI. The usual suspects.

And Waterloo.

[BriteBacon]

Nope, looks like I missed the St. Joseph Event


I think the Standish event is missing as well, there should be 18.

[nicholsjj]

I really thought Arkansas would be higher with a "headliner" team list of: 16, 1625, 1986, 2451, and 2481. Along with many great up and coming powerhouse teams such as 3284, 3847, 3937, and 4522, but I guess with it being a huge event numbers wise and having a lot of younger Arkansas teams lowered it a bit.

[Caleb Sykes]

These are certainly interesting statistics, but I am wondering what is really being shown here. I feel like the age of the region that holds the event is a big contributor to BBQ, since the older the teams are, the more chances they have to win blue banners. For example, if I did my math right, the 2014 Minnesota State Championship had a BBQ of 1.13. Although I concede that even the MN State Championship did not have the same caliber of competition as some of the better regional events, I am certain that the caliber of the competition there was much better than that of the average regional.

Basically, BBQ can probably have good uses, but rating the difficulty of the competition at an event is generally not one of them.

[dodar]

Can we get a Legend for each of the names? Some of these are hard to decipher.

[Joe Ross]

Can we get a Legend for each of the names? Some of these are hard to decipher.

http://frclinks.frclinks.com/

[EricH]

Basically, BBQ can probably have good uses, but rating the difficulty of the competition at an event is generally not one of them.

Actually, that's where SAUCE comes in. SAUCE is applied to BBQ to filter out anything that is before a certain timeframe--say, about 5 years ago--and get a better picture of the current situation. See the link in the OP.

[Nathan Streeter]

I really thought Arkansas would be higher with a "headliner" team list of: 16, 1625, 1986, 2451, and 2481. Along with many great up and coming powerhouse teams such as 3284, 3847, 3937, and 4522, but I guess with it being a huge event numbers wise and having a lot of younger Arkansas teams lowered it a bit.

Agreed that 16, 1625, and 1986 will have a strong impact on BBQ, but teams have to be highly successful over the majority of their history (i.e., top 100 in FRC year-after-year) to have a noteworthy BBQ. A quick look shows that the other teams (two of whom I've been keeping tabs on from a thousand miles away), although highly competitive at the regional level haven't really had the sustained success necessary to bring up a large event.

For this reason (and the simple fact that only 24 teams make it into elims), I'd be more interested in seeing the average BBQ of the top ~24 teams.

Can anybody link me to a source that scrubs that usfirst.org site for the team lists at each event and lets me download it in a convenient format, such as csv or a table that I can copy and paste?

I'd be interested in generating and posting some event comparisons using historical data if I can find an easy way to generate those team lists.

Seconded... probably for the same reason! ;-)

These are certainly interesting statistics, but I am wondering what is really being shown here. I feel like the age of the region that holds the event is a big contributor to BBQ, since the older the teams are, the more chances they have to win blue banners. For example, if I did my math right, the 2014 Minnesota State Championship had a BBQ of 1.13. Although I concede that even the MN State Championship did not have the same caliber of competition as some of the better regional events, I am certain that the caliber of the competition there was much better than that of the average regional.

Basically, BBQ can probably have good uses, but rating the difficulty of the competition at an event is generally not one of them.

BBQ shouldn't bias older regions/teams much, if at all... a team's BBQ is determined by their number of blue banners divided by their age in years. Again, what matters for BBQ is high-level success over a prolonged portion of their history. For instance, the BBQ of a few New England teams...

125: 9 blue banners, 17 years old... BBQ: 0.53
1519: 7 blue banners, 10 years old... BBQ: 0.70
177: 16 blue banners, 20 years old... BBQ: 0.80
3467: 5 blue banners, 4 years old... BBQ: 1.25

And some MN, WI teams...

2175: 2 blue banners, 8 years old... BBQ: 0.25
2052: 4 blue banners, 8 years old... BBQ: 0.50
2826: 4 blue banners, 6 years old... BBQ: 0.67
1732: 6 blue banners, 9 years old... BBQ: 0.67
2169: 9 blue banners, 8 years old... BBQ: 1.13

I for one was especially stunned that 2826 has 'only' 4 banners... seems like all those Finalists should count for something! ;-) Sorry if I slighted anyone's blue banner count; I was just quickly counting off the FIRST awards site!

Anyway, I far prefer my own aWAR (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1347608&postcount=1) (or Nemo's Performance Index (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1304011&postcount=1)) for predicting event competitiveness. If someone posts an Excel sheet with all the 2015 events and teams attending I'll run the aggregate aWAR numbers and such.

[Anthony Galea]

Can we get a Legend for each of the names? Some of these are hard to decipher.

Codes given from TBA (I spent a while doing this, so sorry if someone already posted it:

Week 1:
South Florida: flfo
Lake Superior: mndu
Northern Lights: mndu2
Palmetto: scmb
Dallas: txda
FIM Howell: mihow
FIM Southfield: misou
FIM Standish: mista
NE Granite State: nhnas
PNW Oregon City: orore
PNW Auburn Mountainview: waamv
Inland Empire: carm
Georgia Southern Classic: gape
NE Waterbury: ctwat
IN Indianapolis: inind
MAR Hatboro-Horsham: pahat

Week 2:
Arkansas: arfa
Mexico City: mxmc
GTRC: onto2
Greater Pittsburgh: papi
NE Pioneer Valley: maspr
FIM Kentwood: miken
FIM Kettering: miket
FIM Waterford: miwat
PNW West Valley: waspo
CVR: cama
NE Reading: marea
MAR Mt Olive: njfla
PNW Glacier Peak: wasno
Israel: ista

Week 3
Australia: ausy
LA Regional: calb
Orlando: flor
Greater KC: mokc
GTRE: onto
Alamo: txsa
Utah: utwv
IN Kokomo: inkok
NE UMass: manda
NE Pine Tree: melew
FIM Woodhaven: mifla
FIM Gull Lake: migul
FIM Traverse City: mitvc
PNW Wilsonville: orwil
MAR Springside Chestnut Hill: paphi
NYC: nyny
PNW Mt Vernon: wamou

Week 4
Arizona East: azch
Sacramento: casa
Central Illinois: ilil
Bayou: lake
St Louis: mosl
North Carolina: ncre
NY Tech Valley: nytr
Waterloo: onwa
Montreal: qcmo
Virginia: vari
Wisconsin: wimi
IN Purdue: inwla
FIM GLB: mimid
FIM St Joseph: misjo
FIM West Michigan: miwmi
PNW Central Washington: waell
NE UNH (Durham): nhdur
MAR Seneca: njtab
NE Rhode Island: rismi
PNW Shorewood: washo

Week 5
Colorado: code
Greater DC: dcwa
Peachtree: gadu
Hawaii: hiho
Las Vegas: nvlv
Long Island: nyli
Finger Lakes: nyro
Buckeye: ohcl
Oklahoma: okok
North Bay: onnb
Hub City: txlu
NE Northeastern: mabos
FIM Center Line: micen
FIM Escanaba: miesc
FIM Livonia: miliv
PNW Philomath: orphi
PNW Auburn: waahs
Ventura: cave
NE Hartford: cthar
MAR Bridgewater-Raritan: njbri
MAR Upper Darby: padre

Week 6
Western Canada: abca
Arizona West: azpx
San Diego: casd
SVR: casj
Midwest: ilch
Chesapeake: mdcp
10000 Lakes: mnmi
North Star: mnmi2
Queen City: ohci
Windsor Essex: onwi
PNW Champs (NOT IN DATA): pncmp
Smoky Mountains: tnkn
Lone Star: txho
IN Champs (NOT IN DATA): incmp
FIM Bedford: mibed
FIM Lansing: milan
FIM Troy: mitry
MAR North Brunswick: njnbr

[cgmv123]

Codes given from TBA (I spent a while doing this, so sorry if someone already posted it:

These should also be the official event codes used by FMS and FIRST's event data site.

[Caleb Sykes]

BBQ shouldn't bias older regions/teams much, if at all... a team's BBQ is determined by their number of blue banners divided by their age in years.

That can't be right. I know that the teams at Waterloo are good, but there is no way that every attending team is earning more than 3 blue banners every year.

[Nathan Streeter]

That can't be right. I know that the teams at Waterloo are good, but there is no way that every attending team is earning more than 3 blue banners every year.

You're quite right... I was wrong on this one. I had wrongly thought BBQ was calculated on a team-by-team basis and then averaged across all teams in attendance, rather than simply being the number of blue banners earned by all teams at the event, divided by the number of teams attending.

[Caleb Sykes]

You're quite right... I was wrong on this one. I had wrongly thought BBQ was calculated on a team-by-team basis and then averaged across all teams in attendance, rather than simply being the number of blue banners earned by all teams at the event, divided by the number of teams attending.

I think I like your method better than BBQ. Since it calculates the average blue banners per year for 1 team at a time, we could call it A1. A1 is just a variant of the SAUCE method.

[Maldridge422]

How many events have a mode BBQ > 0? What's the median BBQ for the events?

What are "mode BBQ" and "median BBQ"? The "Q" part implies that the answer is a mean. Perhaps you're looking for "BB mode" and "BB median" by event.

No events have BB modes above 0. These four regions and four districts have BB medians of 1, the rest are all at zero.


Event Team Count Total BBs BBQ SAUCE 2011-2014
onwa 28 94 3.3571 3.2857 1.7857
cthar 36 83 2.3056 1.6389 0.8056
maspr 32 61 1.9063 1.2188 0.5625
miwmi 40 74 1.8500 1.6000 1.1250
njfla 38 69 1.8158 1.4737 0.8684
arfa 58 100 1.7241 1.5690 1.0000
nyro 37 57 1.5405 1.1622 0.4865
papi 50 74 1.4800 1.3400 0.8000

[Maldridge422]

I added in the Standish District, SAUCE (which is 2006 onwards), and the past four seasons (2011 onwards.)



Event Team Count Total BBs BBQ SAUCE 2011-2014
onwa 28 94 3.35714 3.28571 1.78571
miliv 40 129 3.22500 2.80000 1.22500
miwat 39 112 2.87179 2.58974 1.20513
pahat 36 94 2.61111 2.16667 1.41667
cthar 36 83 2.30556 1.63889 0.80556
mifla 32 69 2.15625 1.81250 1.25000
txda 48 102 2.12500 1.89583 1.29167
mitry 36 75 2.08333 1.75000 1.16667
inwla 38 76 2.00000 1.31579 0.50000
casj 53 103 1.94340 1.54717 0.77358
nvlv 47 91 1.93617 1.65957 0.85106
maspr 32 61 1.90625 1.21875 0.56250
miwmi 40 74 1.85000 1.60000 1.12500
paphi 34 62 1.82353 1.61765 0.97059
njfla 38 69 1.81579 1.47368 0.86842
ohci 49 88 1.79592 1.55102 0.97959
onto2 42 74 1.76190 1.61905 0.90476
njnbr 33 58 1.75758 1.48485 1.06061
cama 37 65 1.75676 1.35135 0.81081
flfo 53 93 1.75472 1.47170 0.84906
arfa 58 100 1.72414 1.56897 1.00000
njbri 38 65 1.71053 1.36842 0.81579
inkok 31 53 1.70968 1.03226 0.32258
hiho 35 59 1.68571 1.60000 1.05714
carm 36 60 1.66667 1.50000 0.88889
manda 25 41 1.64000 1.40000 0.88000
ctwat 33 54 1.63636 1.27273 0.69697
mihow 38 62 1.63158 1.26316 0.73684
misou 40 64 1.60000 1.37500 1.00000
njtab 37 58 1.56757 1.35135 0.89189
nyro 37 57 1.54054 1.16216 0.48649
padre 34 52 1.52941 1.14706 0.61765
papi 50 74 1.48000 1.34000 0.80000
onwi 48 69 1.43750 1.41667 0.79167
cave 29 41 1.41379 1.20690 0.55172
nytr 34 48 1.41176 1.11765 0.61765
gape 42 59 1.40476 1.26190 0.50000
wamou 31 42 1.35484 1.35484 1.03226
ilil 38 48 1.26316 1.05263 0.57895
ohcl 58 73 1.25862 1.05172 0.53448
onto 46 57 1.23913 1.15217 0.78261
waamv 32 39 1.21875 1.21875 0.93750
orwil 32 39 1.21875 1.00000 0.68750
inind 35 42 1.20000 1.02857 0.54286
wimi 57 68 1.19298 1.05263 0.59649
nyli 51 59 1.15686 0.94118 0.45098
calb 66 76 1.15152 0.95455 0.46970
flor 64 73 1.14063 0.96875 0.48438
orore 32 36 1.12500 1.03125 0.75000
azch 40 45 1.12500 0.92500 0.55000
mdcp 57 63 1.10526 1.01754 0.57895
nhnas 38 42 1.10526 0.86842 0.52632
mabos 40 43 1.07500 0.72500 0.42500
nhdur 40 42 1.05000 0.72500 0.57500
rismi 36 37 1.02778 0.77778 0.61111
scmb 66 67 1.01515 0.72727 0.42424
lake 55 54 0.98182 0.85455 0.54545
ilch 49 47 0.95918 0.85714 0.40816
utwv 52 48 0.92308 0.80769 0.53846
vari 63 58 0.92063 0.69841 0.33333
miken 35 32 0.91429 0.74286 0.62857
onnb 37 33 0.89189 0.81081 0.56757
micen 40 35 0.87500 0.80000 0.42500
nyny 66 57 0.86364 0.74242 0.27273
txsa 62 51 0.82258 0.74194 0.46774
mndu2 60 49 0.81667 0.75000 0.50000
miket 40 31 0.77500 0.67500 0.50000
tnkn 52 40 0.76923 0.61538 0.34615
mosl 42 32 0.76190 0.76190 0.59524
dcwa 45 34 0.75556 0.60000 0.28889
ausy 39 29 0.74359 0.74359 0.48718
gadu 66 48 0.72727 0.60606 0.22727
marea 40 29 0.72500 0.62500 0.40000
misjo 36 25 0.69444 0.58333 0.38889
qcmo 47 32 0.68085 0.68085 0.53191
mitvc 40 27 0.67500 0.62500 0.45000
wasno 33 22 0.66667 0.63636 0.48485
code 48 32 0.66667 0.60417 0.35417
miesc 30 20 0.66667 0.56667 0.33333
melew 30 20 0.66667 0.43333 0.30000
waahs 32 21 0.65625 0.65625 0.56250
txlu 44 28 0.63636 0.61364 0.43182
casa 44 28 0.63636 0.56818 0.34091
washo 32 20 0.62500 0.59375 0.34375
casd 59 36 0.61017 0.61017 0.45763
ista 56 34 0.60714 0.60714 0.28571
mokc 52 31 0.59615 0.57692 0.28846
orphi 31 18 0.58065 0.45161 0.29032
azpx 32 18 0.56250 0.53125 0.28125
milan 31 17 0.54839 0.45161 0.25806
mimid 40 21 0.52500 0.45000 0.32500
mnmi 63 29 0.46032 0.46032 0.34921
okok 59 26 0.44068 0.42373 0.20339
waell 32 14 0.43750 0.43750 0.43750
mndu 63 24 0.38095 0.38095 0.25397
waspo 25 9 0.36000 0.36000 0.36000
migul 40 14 0.35000 0.35000 0.27500
mnmi2 60 21 0.35000 0.33333 0.26667
ncre 55 17 0.30909 0.21818 0.18182
mibed 10 3 0.30000 0.30000 0.30000
abca 31 9 0.29032 0.29032 0.25806
txho 50 14 0.28000 0.24000 0.16000
mxmc 41 9 0.21951 0.21951 0.21951
mista 33 6 0.18182 0.18182 0.18182

Event Team Count Total BBs BBQ SAUCE 2011-2014
onwa 28 94 3.35714 3.28571 1.78571
miliv 40 129 3.22500 2.80000 1.22500
miwat 39 112 2.87179 2.58974 1.20513
pahat 36 94 2.61111 2.16667 1.41667
txda 48 102 2.12500 1.89583 1.29167
mifla 32 69 2.15625 1.81250 1.25000
mitry 36 75 2.08333 1.75000 1.16667
nvlv 47 91 1.93617 1.65957 0.85106
cthar 36 83 2.30556 1.63889 0.80556
onto2 42 74 1.76190 1.61905 0.90476
paphi 34 62 1.82353 1.61765 0.97059
miwmi 40 74 1.85000 1.60000 1.12500
hiho 35 59 1.68571 1.60000 1.05714
arfa 58 100 1.72414 1.56897 1.00000
ohci 49 88 1.79592 1.55102 0.97959
casj 53 103 1.94340 1.54717 0.77358
carm 36 60 1.66667 1.50000 0.88889
njnbr 33 58 1.75758 1.48485 1.06061
njfla 38 69 1.81579 1.47368 0.86842
flfo 53 93 1.75472 1.47170 0.84906
onwi 48 69 1.43750 1.41667 0.79167
manda 25 41 1.64000 1.40000 0.88000
misou 40 64 1.60000 1.37500 1.00000
njbri 38 65 1.71053 1.36842 0.81579
wamou 31 42 1.35484 1.35484 1.03226
cama 37 65 1.75676 1.35135 0.81081
njtab 37 58 1.56757 1.35135 0.89189
papi 50 74 1.48000 1.34000 0.80000
inwla 38 76 2.00000 1.31579 0.50000
ctwat 33 54 1.63636 1.27273 0.69697
mihow 38 62 1.63158 1.26316 0.73684
gape 42 59 1.40476 1.26190 0.50000
maspr 32 61 1.90625 1.21875 0.56250
waamv 32 39 1.21875 1.21875 0.93750
cave 29 41 1.41379 1.20690 0.55172
nyro 37 57 1.54054 1.16216 0.48649
onto 46 57 1.23913 1.15217 0.78261
padre 34 52 1.52941 1.14706 0.61765
nytr 34 48 1.41176 1.11765 0.61765
ilil 38 48 1.26316 1.05263 0.57895
wimi 57 68 1.19298 1.05263 0.59649
ohcl 58 73 1.25862 1.05172 0.53448
inkok 31 53 1.70968 1.03226 0.32258
orore 32 36 1.12500 1.03125 0.75000
inind 35 42 1.20000 1.02857 0.54286
mdcp 57 63 1.10526 1.01754 0.57895
orwil 32 39 1.21875 1.00000 0.68750
flor 64 73 1.14063 0.96875 0.48438
calb 66 76 1.15152 0.95455 0.46970
nyli 51 59 1.15686 0.94118 0.45098
azch 40 45 1.12500 0.92500 0.55000
nhnas 38 42 1.10526 0.86842 0.52632
ilch 49 47 0.95918 0.85714 0.40816
lake 55 54 0.98182 0.85455 0.54545
onnb 37 33 0.89189 0.81081 0.56757
utwv 52 48 0.92308 0.80769 0.53846
micen 40 35 0.87500 0.80000 0.42500
rismi 36 37 1.02778 0.77778 0.61111
mosl 42 32 0.76190 0.76190 0.59524
mndu2 60 49 0.81667 0.75000 0.50000
ausy 39 29 0.74359 0.74359 0.48718
miken 35 32 0.91429 0.74286 0.62857
nyny 66 57 0.86364 0.74242 0.27273
txsa 62 51 0.82258 0.74194 0.46774
scmb 66 67 1.01515 0.72727 0.42424
mabos 40 43 1.07500 0.72500 0.42500
nhdur 40 42 1.05000 0.72500 0.57500
vari 63 58 0.92063 0.69841 0.33333
qcmo 47 32 0.68085 0.68085 0.53191
miket 40 31 0.77500 0.67500 0.50000
waahs 32 21 0.65625 0.65625 0.56250
wasno 33 22 0.66667 0.63636 0.48485
marea 40 29 0.72500 0.62500 0.40000
mitvc 40 27 0.67500 0.62500 0.45000
tnkn 52 40 0.76923 0.61538 0.34615
txlu 44 28 0.63636 0.61364 0.43182
casd 59 36 0.61017 0.61017 0.45763
ista 56 34 0.60714 0.60714 0.28571
gadu 66 48 0.72727 0.60606 0.22727
code 48 32 0.66667 0.60417 0.35417
dcwa 45 34 0.75556 0.60000 0.28889
washo 32 20 0.62500 0.59375 0.34375
misjo 36 25 0.69444 0.58333 0.38889
mokc 52 31 0.59615 0.57692 0.28846
casa 44 28 0.63636 0.56818 0.34091
miesc 30 20 0.66667 0.56667 0.33333
azpx 32 18 0.56250 0.53125 0.28125
mnmi 63 29 0.46032 0.46032 0.34921
orphi 31 18 0.58065 0.45161 0.29032
milan 31 17 0.54839 0.45161 0.25806
mimid 40 21 0.52500 0.45000 0.32500
waell 32 14 0.43750 0.43750 0.43750
melew 30 20 0.66667 0.43333 0.30000
okok 59 26 0.44068 0.42373 0.20339
mndu 63 24 0.38095 0.38095 0.25397
waspo 25 9 0.36000 0.36000 0.36000
migul 40 14 0.35000 0.35000 0.27500
mnmi2 60 21 0.35000 0.33333 0.26667
mibed 10 3 0.30000 0.30000 0.30000
abca 31 9 0.29032 0.29032 0.25806
txho 50 14 0.28000 0.24000 0.16000
mxmc 41 9 0.21951 0.21951 0.21951
ncre 55 17 0.30909 0.21818 0.18182
mista 33 6 0.18182 0.18182 0.18182

Event Team Count Total BBs BBQ SAUCE 2011-2014
onwa 28 94 3.35714 3.28571 1.78571
pahat 36 94 2.61111 2.16667 1.41667
txda 48 102 2.12500 1.89583 1.29167
mifla 32 69 2.15625 1.81250 1.25000
miliv 40 129 3.22500 2.80000 1.22500
miwat 39 112 2.87179 2.58974 1.20513
mitry 36 75 2.08333 1.75000 1.16667
miwmi 40 74 1.85000 1.60000 1.12500
njnbr 33 58 1.75758 1.48485 1.06061
hiho 35 59 1.68571 1.60000 1.05714
wamou 31 42 1.35484 1.35484 1.03226
arfa 58 100 1.72414 1.56897 1.00000
misou 40 64 1.60000 1.37500 1.00000
ohci 49 88 1.79592 1.55102 0.97959
paphi 34 62 1.82353 1.61765 0.97059
waamv 32 39 1.21875 1.21875 0.93750
onto2 42 74 1.76190 1.61905 0.90476
njtab 37 58 1.56757 1.35135 0.89189
carm 36 60 1.66667 1.50000 0.88889
manda 25 41 1.64000 1.40000 0.88000
njfla 38 69 1.81579 1.47368 0.86842
nvlv 47 91 1.93617 1.65957 0.85106
flfo 53 93 1.75472 1.47170 0.84906
njbri 38 65 1.71053 1.36842 0.81579
cama 37 65 1.75676 1.35135 0.81081
cthar 36 83 2.30556 1.63889 0.80556
papi 50 74 1.48000 1.34000 0.80000
onwi 48 69 1.43750 1.41667 0.79167
onto 46 57 1.23913 1.15217 0.78261
casj 53 103 1.94340 1.54717 0.77358
orore 32 36 1.12500 1.03125 0.75000
mihow 38 62 1.63158 1.26316 0.73684
ctwat 33 54 1.63636 1.27273 0.69697
orwil 32 39 1.21875 1.00000 0.68750
miken 35 32 0.91429 0.74286 0.62857
padre 34 52 1.52941 1.14706 0.61765
nytr 34 48 1.41176 1.11765 0.61765
rismi 36 37 1.02778 0.77778 0.61111
wimi 57 68 1.19298 1.05263 0.59649
mosl 42 32 0.76190 0.76190 0.59524
ilil 38 48 1.26316 1.05263 0.57895
mdcp 57 63 1.10526 1.01754 0.57895
nhdur 40 42 1.05000 0.72500 0.57500
onnb 37 33 0.89189 0.81081 0.56757
maspr 32 61 1.90625 1.21875 0.56250
waahs 32 21 0.65625 0.65625 0.56250
cave 29 41 1.41379 1.20690 0.55172
azch 40 45 1.12500 0.92500 0.55000
lake 55 54 0.98182 0.85455 0.54545
inind 35 42 1.20000 1.02857 0.54286
utwv 52 48 0.92308 0.80769 0.53846
ohcl 58 73 1.25862 1.05172 0.53448
qcmo 47 32 0.68085 0.68085 0.53191
nhnas 38 42 1.10526 0.86842 0.52632
inwla 38 76 2.00000 1.31579 0.50000
gape 42 59 1.40476 1.26190 0.50000
mndu2 60 49 0.81667 0.75000 0.50000
miket 40 31 0.77500 0.67500 0.50000
ausy 39 29 0.74359 0.74359 0.48718
nyro 37 57 1.54054 1.16216 0.48649
wasno 33 22 0.66667 0.63636 0.48485
flor 64 73 1.14063 0.96875 0.48438
calb 66 76 1.15152 0.95455 0.46970
txsa 62 51 0.82258 0.74194 0.46774
casd 59 36 0.61017 0.61017 0.45763
nyli 51 59 1.15686 0.94118 0.45098
mitvc 40 27 0.67500 0.62500 0.45000
waell 32 14 0.43750 0.43750 0.43750
txlu 44 28 0.63636 0.61364 0.43182
micen 40 35 0.87500 0.80000 0.42500
mabos 40 43 1.07500 0.72500 0.42500
scmb 66 67 1.01515 0.72727 0.42424
ilch 49 47 0.95918 0.85714 0.40816
marea 40 29 0.72500 0.62500 0.40000
misjo 36 25 0.69444 0.58333 0.38889
waspo 25 9 0.36000 0.36000 0.36000
code 48 32 0.66667 0.60417 0.35417
mnmi 63 29 0.46032 0.46032 0.34921
tnkn 52 40 0.76923 0.61538 0.34615
washo 32 20 0.62500 0.59375 0.34375
casa 44 28 0.63636 0.56818 0.34091
vari 63 58 0.92063 0.69841 0.33333
miesc 30 20 0.66667 0.56667 0.33333
mimid 40 21 0.52500 0.45000 0.32500
inkok 31 53 1.70968 1.03226 0.32258
melew 30 20 0.66667 0.43333 0.30000
mibed 10 3 0.30000 0.30000 0.30000
orphi 31 18 0.58065 0.45161 0.29032
dcwa 45 34 0.75556 0.60000 0.28889
mokc 52 31 0.59615 0.57692 0.28846
ista 56 34 0.60714 0.60714 0.28571
azpx 32 18 0.56250 0.53125 0.28125
migul 40 14 0.35000 0.35000 0.27500
nyny 66 57 0.86364 0.74242 0.27273
mnmi2 60 21 0.35000 0.33333 0.26667
milan 31 17 0.54839 0.45161 0.25806
abca 31 9 0.29032 0.29032 0.25806
mndu 63 24 0.38095 0.38095 0.25397
gadu 66 48 0.72727 0.60606 0.22727
mxmc 41 9 0.21951 0.21951 0.21951
okok 59 26 0.44068 0.42373 0.20339
ncre 55 17 0.30909 0.21818 0.18182
mista 33 6 0.18182 0.18182 0.18182
txho 50 14 0.28000 0.24000 0.16000

[jprince58]

Hello,

I am curious if this takes into account district clue banners. Does it disregard them entirely, or use them the same as the regional blue banners?

[SoMe_DuDe904]

And some MN, WI teams...

2175: 2 blue banners, 8 years old... BBQ: 0.25
2052: 4 blue banners, 8 years old... BBQ: 0.50
2826: 4 blue banners, 6 years old... BBQ: 0.67
1732: 6 blue banners, 9 years old... BBQ: 0.67
2169: 9 blue banners, 8 years old... BBQ: 1.13

I for one was especially stunned that 2826 has 'only' 4 banners...

That's because 2169 has slighted them a few times. I feel bad every time I work with Tyler. He works his tail off and Wave is a phenomenal team and they are up in the mix every year.

[MDav]

For the sake of argument, let's say there was an event with two exceptional team with 40 banners each and all of the rest of the teams had zero. Empirically, would you consider this a competitive event? Would a better measure be the count of teams earning banners as an indicator of competitiveness?

[Woolly]

For the sake of argument, let's say there was an event with two exceptional team with 40 banners each and all of the rest of the teams had zero. Empirically, would you consider this a competitive event? Would a better measure be the count of teams earning banners as an indicator of competitiveness?

If trying to find on-field competitiveness, one could find every team's average OPR percentile since some year, and then take an average of that for every regional which would give a regional difficulty rating. Then the standard deviation of OPR percentiles could be generated for said event which would give an idea of how closely matched the teams are.
It wouldn't be perfect by any means, but it would be interesting to see.