Proposal for Wildcard Reform

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by SoftwareBug2.0

How often do you estimate this will generate results that are different than the current system? It seems like the finalist captain and first pick would still usually be the first two teams.

Do you know of any cases where the altered order would have made a difference? What's the largest number of wildcards that's ever been given out at an event?

If you want to look into this more, you can use the MN State Championship rankings, which are based on district points (for the teams first event): http://mnfirst.org/docs/2016/States_2016.pdf

Combine that with the wild card slots, and you'll at least have something to look at. The only thing it doesn't give you is the points for a team's second event, which may throw things off a little.

Originally Posted by bdaroz

Including here as it's relevant... Here's the breakdown of wildcard slots at each regional from 2016 (excl Ontario):

https://drive.google.com/open?id=10P...hkP4sZFtrV zg