Re: More bid predictions for ICT (and Community Colleges)

• From: tgallows <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 01:26:19 -0000
• Message-ID: <b2hgjr+vil6_at_...>

> There was no slight intended; two of the CC sectionals
> didn't post their stats by the time I began crunching
> numbers, so I couldn't include them. Also, I presume a
> lot of the community colleges may have trouble making
> the tournament site. It looks like NAQT was right and
> I was wrong regarding the travel problems in the D1
> field; by my estimation, only about three or four of
> the invitees will likely decline due to financial
> problems with air travel. However, I'm wondering how
> the tournament site will impact the community
> colleges.
> 
> --M.W.

Of the eight CC teams, I suspect that at least 7 of the 8 will get the
funds to make the tournament (I don't know anyone from the other
school).  The funds tend to become available when you can tell the CC
administration, "We've qualified for a national tournament with
schools like Berkeley, Harvard, and Princeton.  Can we go??"  Most of
the CC teams should at least be competitive in Div II this year, and I
suspect one of them will contend for the Div II title.

And while I'm here ...

1.  I also power-negged with "odd."

2.  For what it's worth (profoundly little, I suspect), Florida's
bonus conversion should have been a bit over 20.6, not 20.2 as someone
cited -- UTC gave one of our players a couple extra tossups.  And, to
answer another question, both Kevin Comer and I will represent UF at
the ICT.  Kevin is probably a better NAQT player than I am, so
hopefully we'll be competitive with the top of the field.

3.  If I remember correctly, Matt Weiner scored 200 points (on
tossups) in one match this weekend.  Has that ever happened before at
the collegiate level?

4.  In figuring the top Div I contenders for the ICT, don't forget
about Chicago.  They have a Subash.

--Raj Dhuwalia, UF