paper: Championship Division Strengths

[Joe Ross]

I wonder how much of the low OPRs in Michigan are due to amount of minibots in Michigan. A 2 second minibot would probably get 1st or 2nd in 90% (or more) of matches world wide. However, in Michigan, it might be down to 3rd or 4th.

For example, more then 50% of teams in Michigan had a lower OPR at the state championship then at one of their districts. I haven't looked at teams who had their 3rd or 4th event at regionals to see what percentage improved, but I'd bet its much higher.

If Michigan teams were given a 5 or 10 point minibot bonus to bring them inline with other events, I bet the line would be similar to last year.