Hardest Regionals?

[IMDWalrus]

Originally Posted by Jim Schaddelee

Now that the regionals are over we should be able to figure this question out .
How about you add all the points scored in all the qualifying matches then divide
by the number of qualifying matches played .I did this for the west Michigan and
the the combined score average per match was 66 points compared to L.A. 48 point.I am not trying to pick on LA but I didn't have time to do them all ,and the LA regional had 70 qualifying matches same as west Michigan so i used them . Maybe we could come up with some other factors to add to this simple equation.

thanks Jim schaddelee
team 107

Who's to say that this year wasn't an exception? We'd have to take data from as many years as it exists for, and then compare the regionals year to year to see if the trend holds up.

But I've had far too much experience with statistics, even as a high school graduate.

Originally Posted by 65_Xero_Huskie

I dont know this for a fact.. but hasnt the past 5 years champs come from Midwest or Great lakes?

It could just be argued that this is because there are so many teams in the Midwest region. In the past three years, 111 (Illinois), 494 (Michigan), and 67 (Michigan) have all been champions. But again, that could just be a fluke.

I don't think there's a fair way to answer this question, even though I don't really need to say that. None of us have experienced all of the regionals, and it's so strongly based on perception that there isn't an answer.

Out of the four I've experienced, though (Western MI, Detroit, Great Lakes, and Palmetto), I'd choose Great Lakes. Size definitely makes a regional more challenging, especially when it comes to scouting, and any competition that hosts as many long-established teams as GL usually does is bound to be a difficult one.

[Beth Sweet]

Just to throw it out there, maybe the reason that a lot of Midwest teams have won is that, well, there's a lot of them? And yes, I know that there are a lot of teams in California too, but that's just CA. There's oogles and oogles of teams in Michigan, Indiana and the surrounding area (I don't feel like typing out all of the states). I say that the reason the Midwest produces so many winners is proportional to the vast number of teams that exist there. Just my thoughts...

[IMDWalrus]

Originally Posted by Beth Sweet

Just to throw it out there, maybe the reason that a lot of Midwest teams have won is that, well, there's a lot of them? And yes, I know that there are a lot of teams in California too, but that's just CA. There's oogles and oogles of teams in Michigan, Indiana and the surrounding area (I don't feel like typing out all of the states). I say that the reason the Midwest produces so many winners is proportional to the vast number of teams that exist there. Just my thoughts...

I could be wrong, but I could've sworn I said that in the post I made right before yours...

[Beth Sweet]

Originally Posted by IMDWalrus

I could be wrong, but I could've sworn I said that in the post I made right before yours...

Alright alright, I admit it, I skimmed and didn't read... Baaaaad mentor...