[NE FIRST] District Championship point cutoff

[Nathan Streeter]

My predicted cut-off to make it to DCMP has risen to 62-64pts after the Week 5 districts! That said, the next 10 teams (down to #64) all have at least 57 points... I don't think anyone really knows how far down the list teams will end up being invited (due to declines above #54), but I personally wouldn't be surprised if it gets down below #64 on the list.

Originally Posted by MikeE

There are 5 New England teams that are pre-qualified for World Championships as either Hall of Fame or Original & Sustaining teams. Some of these may choose not to attend the New England District Championships if they are already planning to attend St. Louis.
I suspect that's why the top 59 (54+5) were listed.

While some of these teams may choose not to attend DCMP (I understand reasoning behind that), I don't think other teams should make these Hall of Fame and Original & Sustaining Teams feel like they should opt out of DCMP (an attitude that they should sit out from other teams seems pretty darn un-GP in my opinion!). The District Championship is designed to have the best-of-the-best from New England... it only seems appropriate that these excellent NE teams be at the best NE competition!

That said, if a HOF or O&S Team decides to opt-out of DCMP despite qualifying for it for other personal reasons (i.e. saving money for CMP registration), then I definitely understand. What I absolutely don't want is for these 5 excellent, historic teams to be pushed out of their spots at DCMP because they are concerned about a selfish attitude other teams have.

As a side-note, 2 of the HOF or O&S teams are projected to be below the 54-team cut-off.

As another side-note, I'm in no way criticizing MikeE even though I quoted his post. It seems to me like he was just explaining why 59 teams may have been selected.