Below is the email I received from Cultimate about our schedule for this weekend in it's entirety.
Huck Finn is the latest addition to Cu1timate's list of premier college ultimate tournaments. Top-ranked Florida will look to continue its winning ways, but bitter rivals Wisconsin and Georgia will stand in the way. Colorado has climbed back up the rankings after its win at Centex, and Notre Dame has had great success but will see a step up in competition.
While there are many different outlets for rankings (NUMP, RRI, UPA), Cu1timate hosts top teams at several different tournaments, giving the opportunity for more informed internal rankings. Heading into the weekend, Cu1timate’s rankings are as follows, including Record, Key Wins and Losses, and Notable Finals Appearances in 2009.
#1 Florida 22-2 (AC) Champion - Trouble In Vegas, The Stanford Invite
Key Wins : Carleton, Colorado, Oregon, Cal, Wisconsin, Stanford, UCSB, Iowa, Arizona, Michigan, Texas, Brown, Duke
Losses : Georgia, Carleton
#2 Carleton 21-4 (CN) Finalist – The Stanford Invite
Key Wins : Florida, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Cal, Wisconsin, Stanford, Pittsburgh, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, Western Washington, British Columbia, Georgia
Losses : Colorado, Florida, Harvard, NC State
#3 Colorado 18-6 (SW) Champion - Centex, Finalist – Trouble In Vegas
Key Wins : Carleton, Washington, Cal, Harvard, Wisconsin, Stanford, Western Washington, Michigan, Texas, Brown, Cornell
Losses : Carleton, Oregon, Florida, Cal, Washington, UCSB
#4 Washington 17-6 (NW) Finalist - Centex
Key Wins : Oregon, Colorado, Wisconsin, UCSD, Stanford, Iowa, Arizona, Duke
#5 Oregon 21-4 (NW)
Key Wins : Colorado, Harvard, Virginia, Cal, UCSD, Wisconsin, Stanford, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Texas, Michigan, Georgia, NC State
Losses : Florida, Washington, Carleton, Western Washington
#6 Wisconsin 20-8 (CN) Champion - Mardi Gras
Key Wins : Washington, Arizona, Western Washington, Texas, Michigan, Brown, Duke
Losses : Virginia, Florida, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, UCSB, Tennessee, Carleton
#7 Notre Dame 24-2 (GL) Champion – Whitesmoke, Tally Classic, Finalist - Queen City Tune-Up
Key Wins : Ohio State, UNC-Wilmington
Losses : Georgia, UNC-Wilmington
#8 Cal 21-8 (NW) Champion – Santa Barbara Invite, Prez Day
Key Wins : Colorado, UCSD, Stanford (2), Arizona, Iowa, Georgia
Losses : UCSB, Florida, Stanford, UCLA, Harvard, Oregon, Michigan, Carleton
#9 Pittsburgh 12-5 (ME)
Key Wins : Stanford, Harvard, UCSB
Losses : Kansas, Oregon, Carleton, Duke, Tufts
#10 Stanford 18-13 (NW)
Key Wins : Cal, UCSB, Texas, Georgia, Brown, NC State
Losses : Cal (2), Williams, Iowa, Carleton, Florida, Harvard, Pittsburgh, Virginia, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, Colorado
#11 Harvard 11-7 (NE)
Key Wins : Carleton, Washington, Cal, Stanford, UCSD, Iowa, Arizona
Losses : Oregon, UCSB, Virginia, Colorado, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#12 Virginia 22-7 (AC) Champion - ACC Championships, Finalist - Easterns, Southerns
Key Wins : Harvard, Wisconsin, Stanford, NC State, UNC
Losses : NC State, Virginia Tech, Duke, Oregon, Western Washington, Kenyon, Cornell
#13 UC-Santa Barbara 15-9 (SW)
Key Wins : Washington, Cal, Colorado, Harvard, Wisconsin, UCSD, Arizona, British Columbia
Losses : UC-Davis, Stanford, Kansas, Western Washington, Florida, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Michigan
#14 Western Washington 16-7 (NW)
Key Wins : Oregon, Virginia, UCSB, Texas, British Columbia, Iowa, NC State
Losses : Harvard, Carleton, Colorado, Wisconsin, UCSD, Arizona, Illinois
#15 Michigan 18-9 (GL) Finalist - Mardi Gras
Key Wins : Washington, Cal, UCSB, British Columbia, Texas, NC State
Losses : Ohio State, UNC, North Texas, Wisconsin, Colorado, UC-Davis, Florida, Oregon, Carleton
#16 Cornell 19-3 (ME) Champion - Southerns
Key Wins : Virginia, Brown
Losses : Middlebury, Colorado, Arizona
#17 UC-San Diego 20-8 (SW) Finalist - Prez Day
Key Wins : Arizona, Western Washington, British Columbia, Iowa, UNC
Losses : Las Positas, UCSB, Cal, Washington, Oregon, Harvard, Minnesota, Kansas
Key Wins : British Columbia
Losses : Illinois, Arkansas, Florida, Oregon, Western Washington, Carleton, Colorado, Michigan, Stanford
#19 British Columbia 8-7 (NW)
Key Wins : Stanford, Iowa, Arizona
Losses : UCSB, Carleton, Western Washington, Texas, Michigan, UCSD, LPC
#20 Middlebury 21-4 (ME) Champion - Southerns
Key Wins : Cornell, Virginia, Duke, Dartmouth
Notable Mention ::
Georgia 22-11 Champion - Queen City Tune-Up, Finalist - Warm Up: A Florida AffairNC State 14-10 Finalist – ACC Championships
Luther 20-3 Champion - Frostbite
Ohio State 15-6 Champion - Hellfish Bonanza
Note: Italics – Not In Attendance
All schedules were made to give the opportunity for teams to not only play, but also get a chance to spectate at some of the many exciting match-ups. Below is the schedule for the Showcase Fields. Long-time rivalries renewed. Top Callahan contenders squaring off. Big Ten rivalries played out on the Frisbee field. Huck Finn will play a pivotal role in the course of the season, separating the contenders from the pretenders, and provide one of the few opportunities to be both a player and a fan.
Showcase Games ::
Saturday
Rd 1 (9:00am)
#3 Colorado vs. #7 Notre Dame
Big Ten #6 Wisconsin vs. Iowa
Rd 2 (11:00am)
#1 Florida vs. #3 Colorado
Big Ten #6 Wisconsin vs. Illinois, Michigan State vs. Northwestern
Rd 3 (1:00pm)
Big Ten #15 Michigan vs. Purdue, Illinois vs. Iowa
Rd 4 (3:00pm)
Big Ten #15 Michigan vs. Illinois, Iowa vs. Northwestern
Rd 5 (5:00pm)
#1 Florida vs. #6 Wisconsin#7 Notre Dame vs. #15 Michigan
Big Ten Indiana vs. Northwestern, Michigan State vs. Purdue
Sunday
Rd 1 (8:30am)
Big Ten #15 Michigan vs. Iowa, Michigan State vs. Indiana
Rd 2 (10:30am)
Rd 3 (12:30pm)
Big Ten #6 Wisconsin vs. #15 Michigan, Illinois vs. Indiana
Rd 4 (2:30pm) Placement Games
The Format ::
The format for Huck Finn is designed to give the highest quality games of parity across the entire weekend. Each team is scheduled for six games over Saturday and Sunday’s first three rounds. Based on Overall record in those scheduled games, teams will advance to a seventh game (including The Championship Game, played in Sunday's 5th Round, 3:00pm). The seventh and final game (played in Sunday's 4th Round, 2:30pm) will pit teams of equal success from the weekend, for final placement at the tournament.
Tiebreakers are decided as follows:
1) Head-To-Head2) Record Against Teams with Same Record (ie, if five teams are tied with one loss, the team with the best record against those five teams will advance to the Huck Finn Championship Game)
3) Overall Point Differential (In All Games Played)
While most teams are used to playing through Pool Play and into Bracket Play, this format heightens the meaning of every game. With appropriate spacing of these games throughout the weekend, teams have the opportunity to play at their peak performance. With many teams in the field positioning itself for a run at the UPA College Championships in Columbus, all of the games will be important for seeding in the Series.
The Championship Game is expected to produce a match-up of two undefeated teams. If more or fewer than two teams are undefeated at the end of the tournament, the tiebreaking procedures will be used to determine the two teams that advance. Beyond the Centex Championship Game, rematches will be avoided where possible.
Huck Finn Championship Game :: #1 vs. #2 :: Rd 5 :: 3:00pm
ILLINOIS STATE’S SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS ::
Sat Rd 1 (9:00) - Missouri S&T
Rd 2 (11:00) - St. Louis
Rd 3 (1:00) - Kansas-B
Rd 4 (3:00) - Truman State
Rd 5 (5:00) - BYE
Sun Rd 1 (8:30) - Missouri State
Rd 2 (10:30) - Missouri
Rd 3 (12:30) - BYE
ILLINOIS STATE-D’S SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS ::
Sat Rd 1 (9:00) - BYE
Rd 2 (11:00) - Wisconsin-B
Rd 3 (1:00) - Marquette
Rd 4 (3:00) - Notre Dame-B
Rd 5 (5:00) - St. Louis-B
Sun Rd 1 (8:30) - BYE
Rd 2 (10:30) - SLUH
Original Group Placement ::
Groupings are not Pools, as obviously not all teams within a Group play during the course of the schedule. Groups are used to for determining the seventh and final game of the tournament. As mentioned at the outset, schedules were designed to give the highest quality games of parity over the course of the weekend.
Group 1 Florida, Colorado, Georgia, Washington University, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Missouri, Missouri State, Marquette, Illinois Chicago, Kalamazoo, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois, Washington University-B, Illinois Chicago-B, Iowa-B, Northwestern-B, Notre Dame-B, SLUH
Group 2 Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Purdue, Kansas, Truman State, Missouri S&T, Illinois St, DePaul, Western Michigan, Loyola Chicago, St. Louis, St. Louis-B, Illinois State-D, Kansas-B, Illinois-B, Wisconsin-B, Desmet Jesuit
The Seventh and final games for those not advancing to the Centex Championship Game cross as follows ::
Rd 4 (2:30pm)
Group 1 2nd vs. Group 2 2nd (NOTE : One of these teams may advance to the Huck Finn Championship Game, and would be replaced in this game by the first team from the other Group)
Group 1 3rd vs. Group 2 3rd
Group 1 4th vs. Group 2 4th
Group 1 5th vs. Group 2 5th
Group 1 6th vs. Group 2 6th
Group 1 7th vs. Group 2 7th
Group 1 8th vs. Group 2 8th
Group 1 9th vs. Group 2 9th
Group 1 10th vs. Group 2 10th
Group 1 11th vs. Group 2 11th
Group 1 12th vs. Group 2 12th
Group 1 13th vs. Group 2 13th
Group 1 14th vs. Group 2 14th
Group 1 15th vs. Group 2 15th
Group 1 16th vs. Group 2 16th
Group 1 17th vs. Group 2 17th
Group 1 18th vs. Group 2 18th
Group 1 19th vs. Group 2 19th
Group 1 20th vs. Group 2 20th
We look forward to seeing you at Huck Finn.
Cu1timate Team
My biggest gripe with the format is that there is no chance to move up. The ceiling is so small for teams at the lower end. I feel that the format makes sense, but it's not fair to everyone. Then again, Cu1timate doesn't seem to care too much about fairness as much as promoting high end ultimate.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how I feel about it yet but after a quick look it would appear that every team has an equal ability to play for the Championship. Win all your games and your probably in. I think the biggest thing is that it guaranties each team plays 7 games. I am not sure what you mean by not being fair.
ReplyDeletei don't really get it either. at first i assumed it was skewed to give a better chance to their top 25 teams. but now looking at it, it looks like it gives an even worse chance to them...which is completely opposite of what cultimate is supposed to be doing. all the best teams play each other, so there could easily be a situation that no one in the top 25 goes undefeated. but there's a much easier chance for a team like truman state to go undefeated because they have an easier schedule. if the championship is based only on record, then truman state would go to the final even though the top 25 teams could probably easily beat them. am i missing something?
ReplyDeletehey, what do you think the odds are this is an april fools joke and they're going to get complaints and then reveal the true schedule tonight?
ReplyDeleteI would say the chance is pretty slim. I think Cultimate is convinced that this is the most awesemses format ever
ReplyDeleteFrom the D team stand point, I like it. It gives us 7 games playing other B teams and smaller programs. I think this is good for them because they will be able to not only improve their skills but get confidence and learn by playing similar teams instead of playing Florida and getting creamed. I agree with PeteO. I would be easier for a mid level team to go undefeated than a top 25, except Florida who has only lost twice this year! I don't think its an April Fools either because this came out yesterday.
ReplyDeleteGood point Doug. It also gives the D team a shot at Marquette, a pretty solid program. I like that because I know that no matter what team I'm on I always want a shot at a team that's ranked above me at least once in a tournament, I'm sure all of the D teamers feel the same.
ReplyDeleteAll of the lower teams are scheduled to have games where they are "supposed" to lose. Sometimes this comes back to bite Cultimate (see Claremont at Stanford Invite), but it generally shakes out (Centex had Texas A&M and Texas State and Maryland do well with good schedules, but none were undefeated.)
ReplyDeleteGood luck ya guys!!
ReplyDeletei'll see ya on the fields