Been a while since I did one of these, but I had the urge to do one again:
By the numbers: Ssn 27 USA National Tournament – Round of 128
11 – NBBA teams still alive (68.8% of NBBA teams, 8.6% of all remaining cup teams)
25 – D.II teams still alive (39.1% of D.II teams, 19.5% of all remaining cup teams)
55 – D.III teams still alive (21.5% of D.III teams, 43% of all remaining cup teams)
37 – D.IV teams still alive (3.6% of D.IV teams, 28.9% of all remaining cup teams)
8064 – teams already eliminated from the cup
13 – same-division match-ups this round
3 – D.IV vs D.IV match-ups this round
0 – NBBA vs. NBBA match-ups this round
6 – wins needed to claim the tournament championship
200 – average country rank (CR) of teams still in the cup
152 – median CR of teams still in the cup (half ranked above, half ranked below)
49 – top 100 CR teams still in the cup
58 – top 128 CR teams still in the cup
922 – CR of the lowest ranked team still in the cup, Miami Lovers
5 – CR of the highest ranking D.II team remaining, Kurgans
(23748)26 – CR of the highest ranking D.III team remaining, Knights of St. John
(23463)177 – CR of the highest ranking D.IV team remaining, New York Chunks
(23228)780 – CR differential in the most lopsided match-up (by CR):
.................SomeTeam (795) @ 10inch Vertical (15)
5 – CR differential in the tightest match-up (by CR):
.................Arizona Cacti (72) @ Serenity Valley Browncoats (67)
396 – CR of the lowest ranked team to be a favorite (by CR), Select
(23257)22 – CR of highest ranked team not to be a favorite (by CR), Rik Smits Clogs
(30851)8 – CR of highest ranked eliminated team, Technical Fouls
(23888)