Post by jash on Nov 19, 2017 20:12:49 GMT -5
This is one I haven't published a lot, but I find interesting. A lower parity value (standard deviation) means the teams in the bracket were more evenly matched. This is based on game results where lower ranked teams performed well against higher ranked teams.
On a high parity factor bracket you would expect the #1 team to beat every other team. The #2 team should beat everyone but #1, and so on.
Interestingly the highest parity bracket on the girls side (14U Athena D East) also had the worst blowouts of the season, with Coastal Outreach losing games by scores like 26-0, and 20-0 (twice). Their closest game they lost 10-0.
Classic Bracket Parity Factor (standard deviation of points/game)
0.95: 15U Classic III East
1.02: 17U Classic I
1.03: 18U Classic I
1.06: 18U Classic IV
1.07: 13U Classic I Red
1.07: 14U Classic IV East
1.09: 17U Classic IV West
1.12: 15U Classic II
1.12: 18U Classic II
1.13: 14U Classic IV West
1.15: 16U Classic III West
1.17: 14U Classic III East
1.17: 14U Classic II
1.23: 16U Classic IV East
1.25: 14U Classic I
1.25: 16U Classic I
1.26: 15U Classic V East
1.29: 14U Classic III West
1.29: 17U Classic III West
1.29: 17U Classic IV East
1.31: 13U Classic IV West
1.32: 19U Classic 1B
1.33: 15U Classic IV West
1.33: 15U Classic I
1.33: 17U Classic III East
1.34: 15U Classic III West
1.35: 16U Classic II
1.35: 13U Classic V East
1.36: 19U Classic II
1.36: 13U Classic III West
1.36: 16U Classic III East
1.37: 16U Classic IV West
1.37: 13U Classic IV East
1.41: 14U Classic V
1.42: 19U Classic 1C
1.43: 13U Classic I Blue
1.44: 14U BOYS RIAS
1.45: 15U Classic IV East
1.45: 19U Classic 1D
1.46: 19U Classic IA
1.46: 13U Classic II West
1.47: 15U Classic V West
1.47: 17U Classic II
1.49: 13U Classic III East
1.49: 19U Classic III
1.51: 13U Classic II East
1.51: 19U BOYS RIAS
1.52: 15U Classic V East II
1.53: 17U Classic V
1.59: 16U BOYS RIAS
1.60: 18U Classic III
1.60: 13U Classic V West
1.68: 16U Classic V
1.94: 12U BOYS RIAS
Athena Bracket Parity Factor (standard deviation of points/game)
0.93: 14U Athena B
0.93: 16U Athena A
1.01: 15U Athena B
1.03: 19U Athena B South
1.07: 16U Athena B
1.19: 15U Athena A
1.23: 14U Athena A
1.24: 18U Athena B
1.25: 17U Athena A
1.26: 15U Athena D
1.28: 16U Athena C
1.33: 17U Athena C West
1.34: 13U Athena B
1.35: 14U Athena D West
1.36: 14U Athena C East
1.38: 14U Athena C West
1.40: 15U Athena C West
1.41: 17U Athena B
1.41: 17U Athena C East
1.41: 13U Athena C East
1.42: 16U Athena D
1.43: 13U Athena D
1.45: 13U Athena A
1.47: 13U Athena C West
1.48: 19U Athena A South
1.48: 18U Athena C
1.50: 19U Athena A North
1.50: 15U Athena C East
1.50: 14U GIRLS RIAS
1.53: 16U GIRLS RIAS
1.57: 18U Athena A
1.61: 19U GIRLS RIAS
1.63: 12U GIRLS RIAS
1.64: 19U Athena B North
1.67: 14U Athena D East
On a high parity factor bracket you would expect the #1 team to beat every other team. The #2 team should beat everyone but #1, and so on.
Interestingly the highest parity bracket on the girls side (14U Athena D East) also had the worst blowouts of the season, with Coastal Outreach losing games by scores like 26-0, and 20-0 (twice). Their closest game they lost 10-0.
Classic Bracket Parity Factor (standard deviation of points/game)
0.95: 15U Classic III East
1.02: 17U Classic I
1.03: 18U Classic I
1.06: 18U Classic IV
1.07: 13U Classic I Red
1.07: 14U Classic IV East
1.09: 17U Classic IV West
1.12: 15U Classic II
1.12: 18U Classic II
1.13: 14U Classic IV West
1.15: 16U Classic III West
1.17: 14U Classic III East
1.17: 14U Classic II
1.23: 16U Classic IV East
1.25: 14U Classic I
1.25: 16U Classic I
1.26: 15U Classic V East
1.29: 14U Classic III West
1.29: 17U Classic III West
1.29: 17U Classic IV East
1.31: 13U Classic IV West
1.32: 19U Classic 1B
1.33: 15U Classic IV West
1.33: 15U Classic I
1.33: 17U Classic III East
1.34: 15U Classic III West
1.35: 16U Classic II
1.35: 13U Classic V East
1.36: 19U Classic II
1.36: 13U Classic III West
1.36: 16U Classic III East
1.37: 16U Classic IV West
1.37: 13U Classic IV East
1.41: 14U Classic V
1.42: 19U Classic 1C
1.43: 13U Classic I Blue
1.44: 14U BOYS RIAS
1.45: 15U Classic IV East
1.45: 19U Classic 1D
1.46: 19U Classic IA
1.46: 13U Classic II West
1.47: 15U Classic V West
1.47: 17U Classic II
1.49: 13U Classic III East
1.49: 19U Classic III
1.51: 13U Classic II East
1.51: 19U BOYS RIAS
1.52: 15U Classic V East II
1.53: 17U Classic V
1.59: 16U BOYS RIAS
1.60: 18U Classic III
1.60: 13U Classic V West
1.68: 16U Classic V
1.94: 12U BOYS RIAS
Athena Bracket Parity Factor (standard deviation of points/game)
0.93: 14U Athena B
0.93: 16U Athena A
1.01: 15U Athena B
1.03: 19U Athena B South
1.07: 16U Athena B
1.19: 15U Athena A
1.23: 14U Athena A
1.24: 18U Athena B
1.25: 17U Athena A
1.26: 15U Athena D
1.28: 16U Athena C
1.33: 17U Athena C West
1.34: 13U Athena B
1.35: 14U Athena D West
1.36: 14U Athena C East
1.38: 14U Athena C West
1.40: 15U Athena C West
1.41: 17U Athena B
1.41: 17U Athena C East
1.41: 13U Athena C East
1.42: 16U Athena D
1.43: 13U Athena D
1.45: 13U Athena A
1.47: 13U Athena C West
1.48: 19U Athena A South
1.48: 18U Athena C
1.50: 19U Athena A North
1.50: 15U Athena C East
1.50: 14U GIRLS RIAS
1.53: 16U GIRLS RIAS
1.57: 18U Athena A
1.61: 19U GIRLS RIAS
1.63: 12U GIRLS RIAS
1.64: 19U Athena B North
1.67: 14U Athena D East