[Dr Theta]

The rankings this year are based on your qualification score which is detailed in 5.3.3 of The Tournament. It is essentially a win-loss-tie system. You receive 2 qualification points for a win, 0 for a loss, and 1 for a tie.

From there ties in the qualification score are separated using the ranking score which is detailed in section 5.3.4. In a match members of the winning alliance receive ranking points equivalent to the unpenalized score of the losing alliance, and in the case of a loss or a tie the teams receive ranking points equal to the score of their alliance after penalties.

It is essentially a system of determining your relative strength of schedule. One thing to note is that this year it seems that the GDC has gone out of their way in an effort to prevent scoring for your opponent. Therefore, teams will not be able to artificially inflate their strength of schedule.

The coopertition score has no relevance on your seeding.