After getting back from the Autodesk Oregon Regional I can say whole heartedly that this new system is a complete and utter failure. I can't tell you how many people I talked to that were in agreement that it makes no logical or practical sense what so ever. If FIRST hopes to increase Public viewership with the current system then they should hope that no one ask about how teams are seeded and keep them away from the ranking monitor. Most of the public who only visit the stands don't know what a team is ranked, only the results for each individual match.
For all you strategists: After having a conversation with a mentor from the #1 seed at Oregon I learned how to play the system.
- If you are loosing, score on yourself.
- If you are winning, score on yourself.
- Only score on your opponent if you are unsure who is going to win.
FIRST is hard. It's supposed to be. We can't keep giving people a check and expecting them to succeed. We need to stop this model. It takes a village to raise a child but it takes a community to build a FIRST team. - Andrew Schreiber [more] 
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