Chief Delphi - April Absurdity 2013

Allow me to paint a picture of almost every bracket submitted. 469 has seeded first in Archimedes, and picks 254 as their partner. 33 makes a run for Einstein from 2nd or 3rd seed, but looses to the 469/254 pair in finals, granting the 12pt division winner bonus to 469 on the vast majority of Archimedes brackets. On Curie, 2056 steamrolls the opposition from 1st seed, generally taking 67 along for the ride, and moves onward to Einstein. 1114 and 118 pair up as 1st alliance and do a similar thing to Galileo, with 610 losing to the pair in the finals. Newton sees 1986 as 1st seed, often with 217 in tow, plowing through the competition as well and quickly taking the divisional title. Einstein proves to be a tossup between these teams (except for Newton, which never wins thanks to 1114/118), with Archimedes, Curie, and Galileo winning roughly equal numbers of brackets.

With this in mind, the ranking of most brackets comes down to the small details. However, the ones that truly shine are the ones which break the mold and roll with an unexpected result (except for our Galileo winner, which was exclusively the expected result). The average score for all complete brackets was 250 points. All of our winners scored no less than 300. What did it take to make those extra 50 points? Let's see.

Archimedes was the largest source of points for almost all brackets. The heavily predicted win of 469 allowed all but one bracket to take a divisional winner bonus, giving Archimedes an average contribution of 70 points. However, predicting the win of 469 was not enough. The winner of Archimedes correctly predicted the length of 5 matchups, 16 QF teams, 6 SF, 3 F, and chose an alliance of 469 and 33 to win the division. With 93.15 points, Lemiant wins Archimedes. Honorable mention to Drennael for being only 5 points away from the victory.

Curie was the lowest scoring division, carrying a 50 point average contribution. The loss of 2056 in the semis threw almost all brackets off course, and in fact only four brackets got the division winner bonus. One of those brackets belonged to Dragonking, taking Curie with 74.75 points. Amazingly, another two of those brackets formed a perfect tie for 2nd place. With exactly the same number of points in every subcategory, we have no choice but to declare both StAxis and Aidan S. the runners up of Curie, at 70.15 points each. Aidan also gets an ironic honorable mention for having the only bracket to NOT get a division winner bonus in Archimedes.

Galileo made a valiant attempt to mirror Curie's undermining of brackets with an average score of 57 points, and though it was not as successful in avoiding divisional winners (there were 6 bonuses in Galileo), it managed to show that no human could defeat it. Luckily, humans were not the only ones entering this contest. A bracket based solely on team OPR and the match schedule posted ahead of time was generated by Joe Ross and submitted. Placing 610 as the 1st seed, with 1114 as the 1st pick, OPR took a decisive victory on Galileo with 86.25 points. Since some may object to a robot winning this challenge, the Non-Statistical Winner award for Galileo has been created. With 75.9 points, Lemiant and Aidan S. tied for 2nd place in Galileo. I guess Aidan can now have a full award, since he's won two half ones.

Newton proved to also be a low scoring division, with an average score of 52 points. 1986 appeared as the 1st seed in almost every bracket, including our winner's. At first glance, I didn't think this bracket had any chance at the top tier of Newton (it was one of the few that didn't predict the 1986/217 alliance!). While it didn't take the top score in any subcategory, Drennael's bracket had fairly strong scores all around, and won with a score of 75.9 points. Honorable mention to AdamStockton for taking 2nd from OPR by a single point (before applying the LF bonus).

And now, we come to the overall score. Unsurprisingly, all of the top spots were filled by winners of the divisional brackets. Drennael's bracket, in addition to winning Newton, held strong scores in all divisions and takes the FRC April Absurdity Championship, with 336.95 points. A well deserved 2nd place goes to Aidan S., who's bracket was the only one to pick a world champion (610). Lemiant comes in at 303.6 points for 3rd place, followed closely by OPR with 300.15 points.

No bracket obtained the bonus for choosing a complete alliance. I expected from of you!

The full results are displayed below, sorted by total points. The first is the scores with the +15% LF bonus applied (all but 4 brackets obtained this), while the second is the scores without the modifiers.

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Dreannael        77        49        64        66        37        293

Aidan S.        54        61        66        50        43        274

Lemiant        81        49        66        50        18        264

OPR        59        48        75        61        18        261

Joe Ross        66        55        63        49        20        253

StAxis        57        61        53        46        20        237

Dodar        68        51        61        39        18        237

tim-tim        68        45        43        39        38        233

joelg236        58        52        48        54        20        232

Dragonking        63        65        50        52        2        232

IKE        69        43        41        51        19        223

AdamStockton        63        36        41        62        18        220

cj3958        66        43        46        44        20        219

JayMoney1058        64        48        43        40        19        214

nicholsjj        66        45        42        41        20        214

AcesJames        61        42        57        50        2        212

Ben Pulver        55        42        46        43        20        206

bardd        60        39        36        50        20        205

BleakRNS        65        30        55        35        20        205

pault        62        47        35        39        19        202

Ryanocorn        66        38        49        46        3        202

Joel340        50        52        49        42        3        196

O'Sancheski        61        35        56        41        1        194

mschwab013        60        43        49        37        2        191

Pandamonium        61        27        50        33        3        174

Procolsaurus        0        0        0        46        0        46

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Dreannael        88.55        56.35        73.6        75.9        42.55        336.95

Aidan S.        62.1        70.15        75.9        57.5        49.45        315.1

Lemiant        93.15        56.35        75.9        57.5        20.7        303.6

OPR        67.85        55.2        86.25        70.15        20.7        300.15

StAxis        65.55        70.15        60.95        52.9        23        272.55

Dodar        78.2        58.65        70.15        44.85        20.7        272.55

tim-tim        78.2        51.75        49.45        44.85        43.7        267.95

joelg236        66.7        59.8        55.2        62.1        23        266.8

Dragonking        72.45        74.75        57.5        59.8        2.3        266.8

IKE        79.35        49.45        47.15        58.65        21.85        256.45

AdamStockton        72.45        41.4        47.15        71.3        20.7        253

Joe Ross        66        55        63        49        20        253

JayMoney1058        73.6        55.2        49.45        46        21.85        246.1

nicholsjj        75.9        51.75        48.3        47.15        23        246.1

AcesJames        70.15        48.3        65.55        57.5        2.3        243.8

bardd        69        44.85        41.4        57.5        23        235.75

BleakRNS        74.75        34.5        63.25        40.25        23        235.75

Ryanocorn        75.9        43.7        56.35        52.9        3.45        232.3

Joel340        57.5        59.8        56.35        48.3        3.45        225.4

O'Sancheski        70.15        40.25        64.4        47.15        1.15        223.1

mschwab013        69        49.45        56.35        42.55        2.3        219.65

cj3958        66        43        46        44        20        219

Ben Pulver        55        42        46        43        20        206

pault        62        47        35        39        19        202

Pandamonium        70.15        31.05        57.5        37.95        3.45        200.1

Procolsaurus        0        0        0        52.9        0        52.9

Note that there may be slight discrepancies between your own calculated scores and the official ones. I'm guessing this is caused by variations in the interpretation of the criteria for bonuses. Unless a major mistake in the scoring is found, consider these to be official and final.