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
October 16, 2019 Rankings
We're back and better than ever! These rankings are the first of the season, and so obviously we should caution that not every region may be equally represented. In fact, we specifically excluded two sets from these first sets of rankings, RAFT and SSNCT, as there was a very small sample size of teams that … Continue reading October 16, 2019 Rankings
Powered Points Tournament III Writeup
The following article was a guest contribution by Shahar Schwartz. Lots of questions were still in the air going into PPT, the first competition of the year in SoCal. Westview and Del Norte would both try to double qualify while Santa Monica and Arcadia would fight to stay in contention. There's a lot to unpack … Continue reading Powered Points Tournament III Writeup
Earlybird Writeup
The following article was a guest contribution by Thomas Mercurio, Zach Roseman, Jonathan Lau, Dylan Bowman, and Roxanne Tang. The Illinois quiz bowl season kicked off on Saturday, September 28, with the annual Earlybird tournament at the University of Illinois. University of Illinois Lab capped off a dominant day by beating Stevenson twice by 90 … Continue reading Earlybird Writeup
Hornet Hullabaloo V Writeup
The following article was a guest contribution by Josh Rubel and Ned Tagtmeier. Last Saturday, twenty-seven teams competed in the Hornet Hullabaloo, graciously hosted by the Greenhill School. The tournament was held on IS-186X. Each team played 6 rounds of prelims before 5 rounds of twenty-one team single elimination playoffs. The single elimination format meant … Continue reading Hornet Hullabaloo V Writeup
PHSAT XXVII Writeup
The following article was a guest contribution by Dean Ah Now and Pedro Juan Orduz. On Saturday, September 28, 36 teams from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut converged upon Princeton University for the 27th Princeton High School Academic Tournament, played on NAQT’s Invitational Set #186. The following is a team-by-team analysis of some … Continue reading PHSAT XXVII Writeup
