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Re: MSC Team Ranking Changes pre to post MSC 2014
There are many possible reasons. Here are a few that I can think of:
1) Robot issues at an event. If you have some issues at a district but get them fixed you could expect to climb. If your issues were at MSC, you can expect to fall.
2) Event strength. Teams that attend stacked districts are more likely to climb at MSC while teams that attend lesser districts are more likely to fall. Example: a team may do great at a district without much depth, but may only be the 10th best robot at a district like Waterford. That means the points that a team earns at a district depend on the depth of the district.
3) Luck of the draw. Schedules do have an impact.
4) Outside factors. Sometimes a great partner team's robot breaks during a match. If that happens in the rubber match in elims, that can create a big qualifying point swing. Likewise for scoring issues, penalties, etc. Or, a key match in qualifications can juggle the draft order which could cause a big change in how points are awarded.
5) Alliance needs. A great qualifying robot may not be what is needed by alliance captains causing them to slip down or out of the draft.
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