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I think that's about right. If CalFl had taken top 3 at SCQANIT I could see them taking the top spot, but in my mind Faith SC is the best team. Too bad they wern't at Nationals.

Faith did not have to deal with NY and Mukwonago later in the day like Calvary did, due to both teams early exits. Obviously, both teams were far better than they placed, and they showed it at Nationals. Not taking away from what Faith did. They quizzed well all day showed consistency.

I think it is a benefit for a great team (like Faith) to not be at AACS for purposes of our ranking.  First, they won their last tournament and they are in the clubhouse.  So, there is nothing anyone can do at AACS to over come that.  Second, while the style of quizzing and questions are different at the two events and many teams split their preparation and maybe even favor AACS, they get to prepare for SCQANIT alone.  Third, as the day wears on, they know the end is in sight.  As Old Paths starts thinking about how a longer Monday may effect them on Tuesday, Faith is only focused on the one event.  Finally, they can piece together a top group mixed of high school and middle school students and not worry about camaraderie ramifications the next day at a high school only even.  Now, for all those advantages, there is a huge disadvantage.  In five years, the BibleQuizzer.net ranking for 2009 will be forgotten, but the chart of AACS rankings will still have the AACS winner listed.  Mr. Wood runs a fine tournament that some may soon see as the pinnacle, especially if states keep dropping out of AACS, but that panache has just not been duplicated…YET. 

As for our voting, I think it is fine.  And we certainly have enough voters to make sure that any biases are overcome.  As for my personal vote, that remains classified but I was REALLY close to the final standings.

Hahaha yes faithylofgren (such a long username, I don't like typing for thirty minutes just to login to this site, lol.). i actually like golf even though I know virtually nothing about it, and totally STINK at it. West, I think you just copied my rankings that I txt you and stuck them on here. Lol. Jk.

Hey, I went miniture golfing in SC and broke 60! That takes some serious skill. I'll tell you this, though: I wasn't the worst in our group, not by a long shot. And I'll even be kind and polite and not mention any names…. yet.

Well, since we are still on the subject of golf…

When my family was vacationing in New Hampshire last year, we went miniature golfing.

My dad beat me by 2 points! ARG!  

(he's very competitive)

My vote will remain laughably confidental as well.

I would argue it's more difficult to win at Nationals.

I would also argue that the unknown does have to be a factor, which makes it harder on voters.

If you treat each tournament equally (and I guess we're assuming just SCQANIT and AACS), then since FaithSC won, Calvary won, and FaithSC beat Calvary with their only opportunity, then Faith > Calvary.

If you do not treat each tournament equally, but simply view AACS as a step up from SCQANIT, then Faith = Calvary.

If you treat AACS as THE tournament to win regardless, and knowing that a team's desire to win at other tournaments is not as strong, then Faith < Calvary.

My vote reflects my opinion, keyword: opinion.

However, if you believe the latter opinion, then the question is, Should the winner of AACS always be the number 1 vote getter? That's where you have to look past simply one week of quizzing and look at the season as a whole.

I think that since we are voting on who is the best team in the country then you have to look at more than AACS. It has been proven in years past that the best team did not always win AACS because they did not attend. I think that Faith is the best team in the country right now. i think that around CI that pleasant view was the best: they won with no losses I think. But because faltering down the stretch (and maybe a lack of sleep) they fall from that number one spot.

Mini golf: I stink sooo much at it. I have made several hole-in-one shots tho. I made a hole in one wall. a hole in one car. A hole in one window. A hole in one head (I did bean somebody in the head but I dont think it mad a hole…lol) Only somebody with as much professional talent as I have could do all those things efficiently.

P.S. Why did I throw that stuff in there about PVKY being number 1 at CI?? I am such KY homer. lol

The biggest point that few are mentioning is…Do you consider which teams are using quizzers not in high school? Even if faith could quiz at nationals, their best quizzer couldn't quiz. Should that factor into the discussion?

DP. In my mind (and it is a weird one let me tell you) we are evaluating the best team. Not the best team at nationals. Faith SC doesn't go to Nats period so their ranking is not affected by one of their quizzers ineligibilty to go to nationals….

He wasn't innocent faithy. He was a worker at the Mini Golf place. He also told me that I had the poorest golf swing he has ever seen in his life…..hahaha. I thought my swing was pretty good, especially after I hit him in the head from across the course. ahahah ahha aha