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Re: Most competitive state
Posted: May 1st, 2012, 3:07 pm
by 3nv1r0nm3ntal ch3m
maine
Re: Most competitive state
Posted: May 5th, 2012, 5:06 pm
by shadysidesmalls
Its not even a question- its definitely ohio. I know this because im from PA and we go to invitationals in ohio and o my god they are intense...it makes our region and state look really bad, which they are anyway....
Re: Most competitive state
Posted: May 10th, 2012, 1:55 pm
by Gearbox
Agreed Solon always takes it though
shadysidesmalls wrote:Its not even a question- its definitely ohio. I know this because im from PA and we go to invitationals in ohio and o my god they are intense...it makes our region and state look really bad, which they are anyway....
Re: Most competitive state
Posted: June 2nd, 2012, 11:11 pm
by awesome90220
foreverphysics wrote:It ain't AL, that's for sure.
14 straight years as AL state SO champs, so its pretty hard to argue with that。
2011 events(regionals,state.nats):
Meteorology-b: 3rd, N/A, N/A
Experimental Design-b: 2nd, 5th, 30th
Forestry-b: 1st, 4th, 9th
2012 events:
forestry-b
keep the heat-b
metric mastery-b
experimental design-b
crime busters-b
boomilever-b?maybe?
Re: Most competitive state
Posted: June 3rd, 2012, 7:00 am
by foreverphysics
I'm trying to figure out which Chinese person you are on our team. It does narrow the search field considerably, though.
Re: Most competitive state
Posted: June 3rd, 2012, 5:33 pm
by computergeek3
Pennsylvania (because we have Harriton and Penncrest) or Ohio (because Solon/Centerville)
Re: Most competitive state
Posted: June 3rd, 2012, 5:44 pm
by tornado guy
computergeek3 wrote:Pennsylvania (because we have Harriton and Penncrest) or Ohio (because Solon/Centerville)
For C division it was easily Ohio. And for B division probably Illinois. You can't go against a state that had two teams in the top 6!
Re: Most competitive state
Posted: June 3rd, 2012, 10:15 pm
by lucwilder42
Ohio, California, Michigan
Re: Most competitive state
Posted: June 4th, 2012, 12:43 pm
by kentuckyfan1001
lucwilder42 wrote:Ohio, California, Michigan
Let's talk by pure number of national titles each state can claim:
11 - California (South): 1 in Div. B (Gompers), 10 in Div. C (2 La Jolla, 8 Troy)
10 - Ohio: 5 in B (Solon), and 5 in C (3 Solon, 2 Centerville)
9 - Michigan: 4 in B (2 Slauson, 1 Grandville, 1 Jenison), and 5 in C (2 Seaholm, 3 Grand Haven)
9 - Georgia: 9 in B (8 Booth, 1 Rising Starr)
6 - Pennsylvania: 2 in B (State College), and 4 in C (1 Haverford, 3 Harriton)
Obviously, you can't simply conclude that the strongest state would have the most state titles, but it does tend to show the strong states. Interesting thing to note: all of these states except for Georgia have had at least one title in both divisions. And all of these states have at least two bids to nationals.
Re: Most competitive state
Posted: June 8th, 2012, 12:37 pm
by knittingfrenzy18
Illinois has better be on that list, for Division B. As you stated, listing National titles will not prove to show the COMPETITION to these winning teams. For example, Marie Murphy has been very good competition to Solon Middle in the past few years, however they just cannot clench the National victory. Just because they've never won doesn't prove they aren't competitive.
Not saying you didn't realize it, but just pointing it out.