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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
This struck me too, I was curious what the rankings would have looked like last year should the new rankings system be applied.
It certainly was interesting to see teams that performed poorly (ie, no wins) in the top 8. Worries me a little. Now, disclaimers. This data is only as accurate as the FRCFMS Twitter feed. We are comparing apples and oranges, last years game played different than this game will likely play and was (I am assuming) higher scoring. The only thing this data shows is that it is a MAJOR change.
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Wow! That's really neat Andrew. Interestingly, a below the radar team (175) had the highest cumulative score, while other favorites (121 & 20) didn't even make the top 8! Just basing off my memory (I can't seem to find last years scouting data) it seems that instead of the top 8 consisting of good and exceptionally lucky teams, there are more average robots in the top, with the good ones down farther in the rankings. I assume the GDC is hoping this will even out alliance goodness to make for more exciting eliminations. Regardless, it makes for a very interesting ranking system. I'm anxious to see it play out.
