[Lil' Lavery]

There are essentially three distinct schools of though I have noticed in this and the other threads dealing with this subject. Each of these has a different idea of the objective of the qualification matches:
*Seeding: that the qualification matches are for seeding teams based on ability, with the best teams emerging as the top seeds
*Performance: that the qualification matches are for determining which bots are the best by pitting them against each other and allowing them to showcase their abilities. The W/L/T records are not important, and it's the responsibility of scouts to make the determination of who is the best.
*Competition: that the qualification matches are to create dynamic and competitive matches with evenly matched alliances in every match to produce the most entertaining product possible.

Unfortunately it is probably impossible to create an algorithm and schedule that fulfills each of these criteria fully, and someone will always be unhappy with the results.