Hi all,
23 teams (8 Div I, 15 Div II) participated in the 2008 Midwest SCT
yesterday.
The Div I teams played a double round-robin. UIUC A swept the field
to take the title.
The Div II teams played a round-robin. After 15 rounds, 5 teams
(Lawrence, Chicago, WUStL A, Michigan A, and Northwestern A) were tied
in record at 11-3. The teams were ranked 1-5 based on points per
tossup heard, in the order listed above. Teams 4 and 5 then played a
mini-match on the first 8 questions of round 16. Michigan won, and
advanced to play team 1, while teams 2 and 3 faced off at the same
time, on questions 9-16. Michigan and WUStL won, and advanced to a
final mini-match on questions 17-24. WUStL won by 5 to claim the title.
Full statistics (not including the finals mini-matches) can be viewed at
http://bowl.uchicago.edu/results/SCT%202008/Midwest%20SCT%202008%20Div%20I_standings.html
(Div I)
and
http://bowl.uchicago.edu/results/SCT%202008/Midwest%20SCT%202008%20Div%20II_standings.html
(Div II)
Thanks to all the teams that came out to play, and to all the staff
that helped run the tournament.
-Seth