By the numbers: Round of 32
(Pretty soon Yeppers needs to start taking over with his in-depth commentary ;-)
(235139.1))
8 – NBBA teams still alive (50% of NBBA teams, 25% of all remaining cup teams)
15 – D.II teams still alive (23% of D.II teams, 47% of all remaining cup teams)
7 – D.III teams still alive (2.7% of D.III teams, 22% of all remaining cup teams)
2 – D.IV teams still alive (0.2% of D.IV teams, 6% of all remaining cup teams)
8160 – teams already eliminated from the cup
3 – same-division match-ups this round (all D.II)
0 – NBBA vs. NBBA match-ups this round
5 – wins needed to claim the tournament championship
59 – average country rank (CR) of teams still in the cup
35 – median CR of teams still in the cup
29 – top 100 CR teams still in the cup
14 – top 32 CR teams still in the cup
554 – CR of the lowest ranked team still in the cup, The Bluths
(31478)20 – CR of the highest ranking D.II team remaining, Mad Angels
(28162)29 – CR of the highest ranking D.III team remaining, Iron Dukes
(23236)192 – CR of the highest ranking D.IV team remaining, Los Angeles Cobras
(30073)551 – CR differential in the most lopsided match-up (by CR):
................... Air Ballers (3)
(28800) @ The Bluths (554)
8 – CR differential in the tightest match-ups (by CR):
................... Deportivo Saprissa (34)
(30255) @ Lopez (26)
(28322)................... Kurgans (30)
(23748) @ GS_Warriors (38)
(29020)85 – CR of the lowest ranked team to be a favorite (by CR), Beware of Dogs
(28668)24 – CR of highest ranked team not to be a favorite (by CR), Dinosaurs Bone
(32035)