[connor.worley]

Originally Posted by Craig Roys

I'm not a statistics guru by any means, but on the surface I'm not sure I agree with this statement - please correct me if my thinking is off. Let me preface by saying, I believe 1986 would do well regardless of where they play as they have a tremendous robot this year. I think it may actually be tougher in Newton given that the ave max OPR for the top 8 is lower by 10-13 points from the other three divisions, but the overall average max OPR is only lower by 3.7 points. Unless I'm mistaken, isn't that saying the Newton is a little more balanced than the other fields (not stronger, just more balanced)?

The number of really great teams in the top 8 could be smaller (lowering the average), but those great teams will still dominate.