Division Predictions/Reactions

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Jared341

Last year there was either no pattern or it was complex enough that nobody was able to crack it - the assignments seemed pretty random.

I'm sure FIRST did the math. They always do the math. Just not math humans use.
It was probably given to them from NASA from the aliens so we'd quit predicting the divisions before they release it.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I think FIRST should just get to the point and just assign 177 to the Einstein division where they can await an alliance they feel like working with.

177 is far too good this year to even escape the first round. And for that reason, I think they have their lowest shot at Einstein in years.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Bob Steele

Travis,

thanks for doing this!!
Is there any way you could do a serpentine version of this?

See attached. And, um....

 
St. Catharines, ON 1114 Archimedes  67.14
Schaumburg, IL     111  Archimedes  66.34
Greenville, TX     148  Archimedes  63.88
San Jose, CA       254  Archimedes  60.39
Stoney Creek, ON   2056 Archimedes  57.29
Hopkins, MI        2054 Archimedes  53.82
Hammond, IN        71   Archimedes  49.79
League City, TX    118  Archimedes  46.72
Warren, OH         48   Archimedes  45.91

...yeah....no.

[SteveGPage]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

See attached...

...yeah....no.

What, you don't want to be the 8th seed captain against 1114/111?

[dodar]

Could you imagine if each of them picked their own alliances? OMG that would be the greatest quarterfinals ever

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by SteveGPage

What, you don't want to be the 8th seed captain against 1114/111?

We'd move up to 7th and probably 6th or more if that were a ranking list. It would be a Team IFI Royal Rumble.

The divisional balance is far, far more skewed out of whack with serpentine than with the standard sort. I kinda liked the standard sort myself. But again, this is all a pointless exercise!

[dodar]

How about instead of doing the divisions with the 348 teams that are in, do a divisional breakdown with the top 348 OPR teams and then see how the divisions would breakdown with the same sort you did the first time.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by dodar

How about instead of doing the divisions with the 348 teams that are in, do a divisional breakdown with the top 348 OPR teams and then see how the divisions would breakdown with the same sort you did the first time.

Probably about as balanced as you're going to get.

I wonder if FIRST even considers sorting like this. Attachment:

[dodar]

You didnt do it with the top 348 teams with the highest OPR

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by dodar

You didnt do it with the top 348 teams with the highest OPR

I sorted by Average OPR for all 348 CMP teams and then assigned A-C-G-N.

I think what you are suggesting is just a bit too unrealistic, even for this thread, because teams staying home with higher OPR's than CMP participating teams are still not going to attend the CMP this year....

I leave anything else as an exercise for the reader.

[AlecMataloni]

Oh man... If somehow that was our actual division...

[SteveGarward]

I prefer the first attempt with 111 and 3132 in the same division. No real reason, just a strange personal bias.

[J_Miles]

Originally Posted by tim-tim

Newton looks pretty challenging...

Newton and Curie both are stacked! As for Galileo...I'm surprised by the paucity of big names. It seems like most of those powerhouse teams are either on Curie or Newton, although Archimedes is also strong. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but it seems like Galileo is probably the "weakest" comparatively; however, that doesn't mean much considering it's championship and ALL of the divisions would be challenging.

[Richard Wallace]

FAKE Galileo looks like the place to be.

JVN, Bill Beatty, Amir Abo-Shaeer, John Novak, ... that's a lot of awesomeness, just in a quick glance near the top of this FAKE list.

Oh yeah, and in FAKE Galileo you can pick 67 or 469 ....

[rtfgnow]

A 349th challenger appears.