[kirtar]

From my experience, most teams don't just go by seeding (even in previous years). Last year at Boilermaker, we were seeded 31st, and were the second pick for the #2 alliance. The picking was mostly in the teams I expected from the scouting data collected, although there were a few exceptions that were just beyond my predictions (although I was surprised by how late 1024 was picked).

As my team's scouting lead, for all I care, a team could be ranked dead last, but if it has what I want, I'll take it.

As for what I think happened and how I will likely approach it is that I will pick the highest scoring robot that I can get first, even if I know that I will be rejected. This can help prevent superalliances. Once I get my first, I will fill whatever hole there is (I'm not sure where my team will fall). I'm guessing I'll probably take someone who's decent across the board since most of the time at least one robot switches zones. However, depending on where I am in order (e.g. if I get the last pick in the second round), I'll probably take whatever is the best counter to the trend of the other alliances.