[Greg Leighton]

Figured I'd give this thread a bump.

Now that week one has passed what does everyone think about how the ranking system has worked thus far?

What do you think about the coopertition bridge and how big of a factor it plays in team rank?

What do you think of any of the pre-conceived notions you had before?

Glancing over the week one regionals I see that 5 of the 8 had a top seed with the highest number of coopertition points. Considering the number one seed won in every regional except Alamo, I am of the opinion that the coopertition bridge is very important maybe even the top objective in any qualifying match. As powerful of a ranking factor the bridge is, I probably wouldn't change it because it adds to the excitement of this game. Many times during Kettering I could get excited even if a team was about to lose a match because they were going for a last second coopertition balance.

As for hybrid, I think it is important without the seeding implications and even more important with them, further adding to the excitement of hybrid. I think its a good metric of a quality robot so I agree with using it as the first tie breaker in seeding.