[EricH]

Originally Posted by JesseK

In addition (as Bongle just mentioned) you have no strength of schedule weighted into any of this.

The ranking score, which is based on the losing alliance's score, is in fact a strength of schedule rating. The higher it is, the tougher your schedule. Last year, if you had an RS of 80+, you had a very, very tough schedule. Even IRI only had one or two teams with it that high...one of which wound up winning the event.