--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "Eric Steinhauser <esteinhauser_at_u...>" <esteinhauser_at_u...> wrote: > > Because of this, you > > are right to point out that defeating a Division II team is worth > > less in the eyes of the NAQT Invitation Committee than defeating > an > > average Division I team. > > First question: Is this an a priori judgement, or is it contingent > on the absolute power rating of the D2 team. In the past, it had > been explained to me as being similarly devalued regardless of > opponent. It depends on the actual performance of the team. Games against DII opponents are not valued less on account of their classification, but on account of their (presumed) weaker performance. > Second question: If the situations were reversed, and there were a > handful of Division 2 teams playing against an otherwise D1 field, > would their performances against those teams be similarly up-valued? Yes. But they would (presumably) score fewer points which would negate the bonus that they get for playing better teams. [snip] > I will obviously grant bonus conversion, though I'm interested to > see just how much NAQT thinks tossup performance should increase > against a given D2 team. Ten percent? Twenty-five percent? It depends on how well Division II teams convert overall. NAQT didn't choose an arbitrary value based on our opinions of their overall strength. -- R. Robert Hentzel President and Chief Technical Officer, National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC
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