The following article was a guest contribution by Robert Condron. On December 14, eighteen teams competed on IS-188 in Division I of Houston Holiday Hoedown XI at Strake Jesuit in Houston. In this write-up, I will be discussing the performances of the top teams at this tournament and share some insights into Southern Texas quiz … Continue reading Houston Holiday Hoedown XI Writeup
Category: Rankings/Analysis
Interview Thursdays Ep. 4 – GDS A
In this episode of Interview Thursdays, Shawn from Groger Ranks interviews Matthew Siff, Nathaniel Rosenberg, Arthur Delot-Vilain, and Alex Moon from Georgetown Day School in Washington DC. We discuss their aggressive buzzing strategy, the status of the very competitive DC circuit, their tournament plans, and more. https://soundcloud.com/groger-ranks/interview-thursdays-episode-4-gds
November 27, 2019 Rankings
There have been a lot of changes at the top since the last rankings. Some of this can be attributable to our method of weighted rankings. Some of it can be attributable to more accurate adjustments as more teams have played more tournaments. Of course, a lot of it comes from new dominant performances from … Continue reading November 27, 2019 Rankings
Interview Thursdays Ep. 2 – Phillips Academy A
In this episode of Interview Thursdays, Dylan and Katherine from Groger Ranks talk to Karsten Rynearson, Vincent Fan, and Irura Nyiha of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Find out about how an already strong program has been performing with the transfer of top-tier generalist Karsten as well as their high aspirations for nationals. https://soundcloud.com/groger-ranks/interview-with-phillips-a
Interview Thursdays Ep. 1 – Westview A
Groger Ranks is pleased to launch our latest project. As a complement to our normal rankings and the analysis articles we collect from members of the high school quizbowl community, we are launching Interview Thursdays! On Thursdays, we will publish short interviews with high school teams about their teams, circuits, studying tips, and more! Quizbowl … Continue reading Interview Thursdays Ep. 1 – Westview A
November 12, 2019 Rankings
The rankings are back! There was a bit of a delay between the last set and this set, but that was mainly so that we could have enough data points to create accurate adjustments for sets like RAFT, 2019 SSNCT, and WAIT. The adjustments were also strengthened by using ACF Fall PPBs as an extra … Continue reading November 12, 2019 Rankings
The Methodology of Calculating Groger Ranks
The following article was a contribution of Groger Ranks member Steven Liu. Groger Ranks has been around for a little over a year now, and we've made a lot of big strides since we started. This year, I'm hoping to provide better, clearer documentation of our ranking methodology. In addition, we're making our major changes … Continue reading The Methodology of Calculating Groger Ranks
