Pennsylvania 2018

[EastStroudsburg13]

Current polls after 1 day (lots of votes already, keep 'em coming!). I've normalized the scores on a 100-point scale because a) Unome did it and I liked it and b) it makes the C standings that much more entertaining.

Division B (19 votes)
1. Springhouse - 98.9 (18 first-place votes)
2. Shady Side - 90.0 (1)
3. Bala Cynwyd - 73.2
4. Eagle View - 70.5
5. Strath Haven - 54.7
6. Orefield - 38.9
7. Franklin Regional - 35.8
8. Garnet Valley - 33.7
9. Park Forest - 20.5
10. Hershey - 13.2

Others receiving votes: Harlan Rowe (9.5), Kutztown Area (3.2), Welsh Valley (2.6), Laurel (2.6), Whitehall Coplay (1.1), Stetson (1.1), Abington Heights (0.5)

Division C (19 votes)
1. Harriton - 100.0 (19)
2. Lower Merion - 80.5
3. Bayard Rustin - 76.3
4. Conestoga - 72.6
5. Penncrest - 59.5
6. Shady Side - 51.1
7. Abington Heights - 28.4
8. Northwestern Lehigh - 22.6
9. North Pocono - 16.3
10. State College Area - 10.5

Others receiving votes: Cumberland Valley (7.9), North Penn (7.9), Stroudsburg (5.8), Perkiomen Valley (3.2), Laurel (3.2), Garnet Valley (3.2), Hershey (0.5), NWPA Collegiate Academy (0.5)

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9. Park Forest - 20.5

Evidence the poll predictions are inaccurate so far

[starstudent]

Current polls after 1 day (lots of votes already, keep 'em coming!). I've normalized the scores on a 100-point scale because a) Unome did it and I liked it and b) it makes the C standings that much more entertaining.

Division B (19 votes)
1. Springhouse - 98.9 (18 first-place votes)
2. Shady Side - 90.0 (1)
3. Bala Cynwyd - 73.2
4. Eagle View - 70.5
5. Strath Haven - 54.7
6. Orefield - 38.9
7. Franklin Regional - 35.8
8. Garnet Valley - 33.7
9. Park Forest - 20.5
10. Hershey - 13.2

Others receiving votes: Harlan Rowe (9.5), Kutztown Area (3.2), Welsh Valley (2.6), Laurel (2.6), Whitehall Coplay (1.1), Stetson (1.1), Abington Heights (0.5)

Division C (19 votes)
1. Harriton - 100.0 (19)
2. Lower Merion - 80.5
3. Bayard Rustin - 76.3
4. Conestoga - 72.6
5. Penncrest - 59.5
6. Shady Side - 51.1
7. Abington Heights - 28.4
8. Northwestern Lehigh - 22.6
9. North Pocono - 16.3
10. State College Area - 10.5

Others receiving votes: Cumberland Valley (7.9), North Penn (7.9), Stroudsburg (5.8), Perkiomen Valley (3.2), Laurel (3.2), Garnet Valley (3.2), Hershey (0.5), NWPA Collegiate Academy (0.5)

What do those numbers mean?(Like the Springhouse-98.9, SSA-90.0, Bala 73.2, etc).

[Unome]

Current polls after 1 day (lots of votes already, keep 'em coming!). I've normalized the scores on a 100-point scale because a) Unome did it and I liked it and b) it makes the C standings that much more entertaining.

Division B (19 votes)
1. Springhouse - 98.9 (18 first-place votes)
2. Shady Side - 90.0 (1)
3. Bala Cynwyd - 73.2
4. Eagle View - 70.5
5. Strath Haven - 54.7
6. Orefield - 38.9
7. Franklin Regional - 35.8
8. Garnet Valley - 33.7
9. Park Forest - 20.5
10. Hershey - 13.2

Others receiving votes: Harlan Rowe (9.5), Kutztown Area (3.2), Welsh Valley (2.6), Laurel (2.6), Whitehall Coplay (1.1), Stetson (1.1), Abington Heights (0.5)

Division C (19 votes)
1. Harriton - 100.0 (19)
2. Lower Merion - 80.5
3. Bayard Rustin - 76.3
4. Conestoga - 72.6
5. Penncrest - 59.5
6. Shady Side - 51.1
7. Abington Heights - 28.4
8. Northwestern Lehigh - 22.6
9. North Pocono - 16.3
10. State College Area - 10.5

Others receiving votes: Cumberland Valley (7.9), North Penn (7.9), Stroudsburg (5.8), Perkiomen Valley (3.2), Laurel (3.2), Garnet Valley (3.2), Hershey (0.5), NWPA Collegiate Academy (0.5)

What do those numbers mean?(Like the Springhouse-98.9, SSA-90.0, Bala 73.2, etc).

100.0 would mean every voter ranked them in 1st. Likewise, something like 50 would mean that on average that team was ranked 6th.

[sciolyrules107]

The scores from SW seem to track pretty closely with scores from other regions. Does anyone know which tests were different at SW?

We know that anatomy and herpetology were different, but it was only for div b.

Same with Fast Facts

[sciolyrules107]

Does anybody know the periods that the trial events held at states are going to be at?

[maxxxxx]

Does anybody know the periods that the trial events held at states are going to be at?

I believe in previous years they have been run all day, or at least for most of the day, and you sign up for a slot ahead of time but they will probably allow walk-ins if there's space.

[Anomaly]

Does anybody know the periods that the trial events held at states are going to be at?

I believe in previous years they have been run all day, or at least for most of the day, and you sign up for a slot ahead of time but they will probably allow walk-ins if there's space.

It says on their website that there is one time slot each for both divisions, which will be announced soon.

[eddpmett]

The scores from SW seem to track pretty closely with scores from other regions. Does anyone know which tests were different at SW?

We know that anatomy and herpetology were different, but it was only for div b.

Same with Fast Facts

I believe expd for division b was different as well?

[TheChiScientist]

Let's get this prediction contest on its way! The rules are essentially the same as Unome's Georgia ones. It'll close on Friday, April 27th, probably around 6 pm so I have time to compile and post the final collective rankings.

Full rules are listed within each link, but I'll go over some important ones real quick.

• One entry per user; if you want to edit your entry, submit a second ranking and your first ranking will be discarded.
• Where entries include a team twice, the second listing of the team will be discarded and replaced by the highest consensus team not chosen by the user.
• Any entries that include a team thrice or more, or any entries that have enough egregious omissions to be considered troll entries, will be discarded. If you want to pick Harriton to get 5th place or something, go for it. If you leave off Harriton, Rustin, and Lower Merion completely, chances are you'll be deleted.
• Scoring is as follows: 5 for getting a team in its correct spot, 4 for being 1 place off, and so on down to 1 point for being 4 or more places off. Guesses that did not place in the top 10 will be worth 0 points.
• The overall winner will be the user who gets the most points combined in B and C. You have nothing to lose by entering both, even if you know nothing about the other division. Just guess, you may be surprised!

For those new-ish to predictions, the regional results and past state results may be helpful.

Link to B Division Predictions
Link to C Division Predictions

Good luck!

I you guys want to have more fun with polls like these I set one up on the ISO forum btw. Check it out! Lol, low key promo