[EricH]

Originally Posted by CraigHickman

About the rankings: They don't mean much. If you're good, you will be chosen. The high ranked teams usually have complex scouting systems, and so if you perform, you'll get picked for elims. If not, you won't. It's that simple.

Hey, Craig, you coming to L.A.? If not, come soon. I still remember the year when one team let TWO other teams use their pick list because those teams didn't have one.

By the way, on the mentors/students debate (to stop it before it starts):
Some good discussion on an extreme case
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And finally, one of the best threads on this topic I've seen.