I think they are patenting a new ranking system for tournaments.
I'm thinking of filing one that is:
Overall rank = (Team Number -1346)^2 +1
Then I'll donate the license to FIRST, and we'll go to a first week regional before anyone notices the gaping flaw in the system.
Jason
P.S. Oh! Darn! Now I've publicly disclosed my brilliant invention... I'd better file ASAP.