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Re: Compatition Ranking

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Originally Posted by XaulZan11 View Post
If that is the reason, why change it now? FIRST has always done total qualification points (or whatever the points were called in 2010).

Perhaps it is a way to normalize scoring across events for district points?
The one nice (depending on your perspective) thing about the old method was more teams got to be in 1st place (or other high ranking spots) for a short while due to the extra noise. Now since everything is normalized, there will be a lot less movement in the rankings. A good thing from a usability standpoint, but not as many teams will get a short-lived boost from seeing their names at the top of the scrolling chart.
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