It will be interesting to see how the numbers pan out in weeks four and five. For the most part, teams who were competing in weeks 1-3, were out there for the first time. Traditionally weeks 4-5 are where scoring picks up. From there scores always zoom upwards at nationals (Take a look at 2001 for a good example).
As for the New England anomaly, it would be easy just to attribute it to the fact that 50% (19/38) of the teams have at least six years of experience. But if we dig deeper, we notice that small balls were more of a factor. If you look back to 2002, we recall that many of the best ball handlers came from the New England area. I think this is why the scores were dramatically higher at the UTC event, teams were experienced with the small balls.
If you look at what the Cheesy Poofs did in Sacramento (
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=26761), you see that their success can be attributed to the fact that they had time to gather balls, cap the stationary and go hang. Those extra small balls took them from being a 100pt team, to being a 150pt team.
As the season progresses, look for more teams to try and more than just cap and hang, and as this happens look for scores to go up.