Relative Division Rankings

[Citrus Dad]

Originally Posted by Craig Roys

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)?

Some of my statement comes from more details than I revealed in my post. 1986 would be only the 2nd or 3rd best in the other 3 divisions--it has a clear lead in Newton. Galileo is probably the most competitive, with a higher overall average, but its Top 8 is lower than Curie or Archimedes. But you're correct that Newton could be very competitive in the elimination rounds, and 1986 is dependent on its alliance members.