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Nationals a la NCAA
Posted by Chris.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Coach on team #308, Walled Lake Monster, from Walled Lake Schools and TRW Automotive Electronics.

Posted on 3/16/2000 1:33 PM MST



I've mentioned this last year, but I want to bring it up again. I think this would be a fun way to do the national elimination rounds. All it would cost FIRST is one additional round of eliminations (but a lot more teams get in). This also helps the problem of having too many teams.

1. There are around 280 teams going to nationals this year. Divide the teams up into 4 groups. This makes 70 teams per group (roughly the size of the Great Lakes Regional). These groups then play within themselves like a regional. The seeding is done within the group, a top 8 is determined, and the teams select partners from within the group.

2. Eliminations are then held within each group (4 stages at nationals and 4 groups means that each group does their thing at a particular stage). The eliminations then produce a champion of each group.

3. The champions of each group make up the 'Final Four'. This is just like the NCAA tournament in which there are 4 regions and the champions of each region make up the Final Four.

4. The Final Four then converge on the main stage and play for the championship.

There could be a special award for each team that makes it to the final four and then the grand prize for the champion alliance. This way, more teams are winners.

Step 1 above could be optional. I think having step one would solve some of the problems with having too many teams (as Joe J. mentioned in a post below). However, even if you don't want to do step 1, it would still be neat to have a top 8 for each stage and then have the 4 champions duke it out in the FIRST Final Four.

Perhaps it's too late for this year, but I think this would add a new level of excitement. Especially since making the Final Four would be a big honor (just like the NCAA tourney, teams hang banners from the rafters for Final Four appearances even if they don't win the championship).


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