--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, thefool75 <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> The only real screwups--the bracketing was lopsided--I think that
was
> obvious going in and is confirmed in the results...perhaps use
bonus
> conversion from regionals as a way to prevent this? The A bracket
> was clearly stronger from top to bottom--even more so at the
bottom
> end...
>
I'm not sure how the conclusion that the A bracket was stronger from
top to bottom can be drawn based on the information (?) presented.
There was clearly a huge gap between 3rd and 4th overall, and the A
bracket had the top 2 teams, but the B bracket teams beat Yale and
Indiana to claim spots 3-6. Michigan B's early departure may have
skewed the results of the middle playoff bracket somewhat (they tied
with Harvard and Vanderbilt for 5th after the initial round robin).
FWIW, I agree with Nathan that the questions were extremely good and
very consistent. There were a few things that probably should have
included notes to prompt on x until y is read, etc., but overall the
packets were enjoyable, relevant, and relatively painless to play
on. RSBhan deserves his apotheosis.