[MrForbes]

We have a relatively small team, and the students split about in half, 6 scouting and the others operating and working on the robot. The scouts ignored the standings, and on Friday night they had a very good idea of which teams could complement our team. We all watched these teams carefully Saturday morning, and decided that even though these teams were not very well ranked, they would probably cover our weaknesses and we could help them with our strengths.

It turned out we were right...our alliance won the regional eliminations.

Thorough scouting really is more important than the standings. To answer the original question, we didn't even notice which teams were highest seeded, but did not get picked.