Relative Division Rankings

[Craig Roys]

Originally Posted by Citrus Dad

The relative rankings aren't so useful for predicting Einstein results (because those are "one-off" competitions) but rather for comparing relative difficulty for different teams to achieving top qualifying positions and easier elimination routes. For example, 1986 appears to have an easier route to the Newton Division finals than the top teams in Archimedes.

I'm not a statistics guru by any means, but on the surface I'm not sure I agree with this statement - please correct me if my thinking is off. Let me preface by saying, I believe 1986 would do well regardless of where they play as they have a tremendous robot this year. I think it may actually be tougher in Newton given that the ave max OPR for the top 8 is lower by 10-13 points from the other three divisions, but the overall average max OPR is only lower by 3.7 points. Unless I'm mistaken, isn't that saying the Newton is a little more balanced than the other fields (not stronger, just more balanced)?