Regional Team Experience Level

[Rick TYler]

I was wondering if there was much difference between the experience levels at different regional tournaments. Using team number as an indicator of team age (and therefore institutional experience) I calculated the average team number for every regional this year. I also calculated the standard deviation, but it turned out to be similar across all regionals so I did not include it (it turns out that the data doesn't bunch up very much).

Regional Average
PHILADELPHIA 640
BAE 729
UTC 754
GLR 776
DETROIT 789
W MICHIGAN 834
BUCKEYE 859
PITTSBURGH 864
LONG ISLAND 883
NJ 919
VCU 941
SVR 948
PALMETTO 952
NYC 961
FLORIDA 982
FINGER LAKES 998
MIDWEST 1028
CHESAPEAKE 1036
DAVIS 1054
TORONTO 1060
BOSTON 1073
SO CAL 1074
BOILERMAKER 1077
WISCONSIN 1089
ARIZONA 1106
WATERLOO 1106
LAS VEGAS 1142
PNW 1183
LONE STAR 1192
PEACHTREE 1285
ST. LOUIS 1337
DENVER 1420
ISRAEL 1813

Not surprisingly, Israel is the "youngest" regional, while Denver is the "youngest" North American regional. I don't know what this means, but I thought you all might find it interesting.