NCBA Parade Power Rankings - Week 6

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NCBA Parade Power Rankings - Week 6

Post by Blindman » Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:24 am

Here are the rankings with the addition of Week 6. I am currently researching the numbers and will add in band sizes within the next few days. Again, these rankings are only for educational purposes and to provide a projection of what may be the end of the year result.

I do want to note, however, that I personally wish Benicia and Golden Valley would go head to head one last time as they only met once this whole season, but alas, that will not be happening.

01 - 95.60 - Benicia
02 - 95.40 - Golden Valley
03 - 94.35 - Armijo
04 - 94.05 - Irvington "A"
05 - 93.00 - Merced
06 - 92.90 - Fairfield
07 - 92.35 - Edison (Fresno)
08 - 92.10 - Franklin (Elk Grove)
09 - 91.90 - Inderkum
10 - 91.50 - Mission San Jose
11 - 90.85 - Washington Union
12 - 90.30 - Concord
12 - 90.30 - Rodriguez
14 - 90.15 - Vallejo
15 - 90.10 - Buhach Colony
16 - 90.00 - Granada
17 - 89.90 - Lincoln (Stockton)
17 - 89.90 - Pitman
19 - 89.60 - South San Francisco
19 - 89.60 - Woodcreek
21 - 89.55 - Encinal
22 - 89.35 - El Capitan
23 - 88.90 - American
24 - 88.85 - Petaluma
25 - 88.70 - Central
26 - 88.55 - Homestead
27 - 88.45 - Oak Ridge
27 - 88.45 - Santa Cruz
29 - 88.15 - Atwater
30 - 87.90 - Cesar Chavez
31 - 87.70 - Dixon
32 - 87.55 - Elk Grove
33 - 87.50 - Sunnyvale
34 - 86.75 - Livermore
35 - 86.70 - Livingston
36 - 86.65 - Las Plumas/Oroville
37 - 86.30 - Oakdale
38 - 85.90 - Irvington "B"
39 - 85.85 - Hayward
40 - 85.70 - Jesse Bethel
41 - 85.20 - Archbishop Riordan
42 - 85.15 - Deer Valley
42 - 85.15 - Fremont
44 - 85.10 - Cordova
45 - 84.95 - Mount Eden
46 - 84.80 - San Benito
47 - 83.90 - Northgate
47 - 83.90 - Tracy
49 - 83.75 - North Monterey
50 - 83.65 - Turlock Christian
51 - 83.50 - Los Banos
52 - 83.25 - San Mateo
53 - 83.20 - Capuchino
54 - 83.10 - Pacheco
55 - 82.95 - Sanger
56 - 82.30 - Rosemont
57 - 82.25 - Freedom
58 - 81.95 - Exeter Union
59 - 80.55 - Foothill (Pleasanton)
60 - 80.50 - Pleasant Grove
60 - 80.50 - Kerman
62 - 80.40 - Del Mar
63 - 80.05 - Paradise
64 - 79.85 - River City
65 - 78.75 - Durham
66 - 78.70 - East Union
67 - 78.05 - River Valley
68 - 77.90 - Amador Valley
69 - 77.85 - Woodside
70 - 77.80 - Willows
71 - 77.40 - Patterson
72 - 77.20 - Rancho Cotate
73 - 76.65 - Orestimba
74 - 76.10 - Ygnacio Valley
75 - 75.80 - West Campus
76 - 75.40 - Washington (Fremont)
76 - 75.40 - McLane
78 - 75.30 - Chowchilla
79 - 74.75 - Yuba City
80 - 74.65 - Antioch
81 - 74.55 - Firebaugh
82 - 74.40 - Galt/Liberty
83 - 72.85 - Gustine
84 - 72.65 - Hoover
85 - 71.15 - Liberty
86 - 70.60 - Jefferson
87 - 70.00 - Fresno
88 - 63.85 - Williams

I would also like to note that this is not a reflection on the quality of some of the field show type bands as there are some real powerhouses in this ranking that have absolutely dominated the field show caption, but do not do parade primarily. If I was around more often for field show, I would love to do rankings and critiques for them, but for now, I can only appreciate how talented these groups are from the videos I've seen so far. And that is only a tiny glimpse of the power and beauty of what they can display on the field.

Congrats to all bands and I wish them continued success throughout the final weeks of the season!

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Re: NCBA Parade Power Rankings - Week 6

Post by nateXD » Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:19 pm

Why did Golden Valley go from ranked 1rst to 2nd :?:

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Re: NCBA Parade Power Rankings - Week 6

Post by Blindman » Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:03 am

nateXD wrote:Why did Golden Valley go from ranked 1rst to 2nd :?:
To answer that question, it falls on three reasons.

First reason is that these rankings are based on scores without penalization. Penalties are procedural errors that are not reflective of the quality that a band produces. That does not take away from Golden Valley's consistent victories over the season as they do produce great quality in a variety of areas. But for the sake of pure raw score, Golden Valley has been defeated at least twice now, once by Irvington "A" in Week 1 and once by Benicia in Week 3.

Second reason is the weighting of the scores based on several competitions. Both Golden Valley's scores and Benicia's scores fall on competitions that have been weighted compared to last year's end-of-the-year scores. While Golden Valley's weighted Week 1 score (94.85) is not its highest score, Benicia's weighted Week 5 score (96.00) is. This also leads into the third reason.

Third reason is that Benicia has only competed twice so far, and based on that, Benicia's highest score (the weighted 96.00 from Week 5) was doubled and added to its Week 3 score, which averages out to 95.60 in the end. Golden Valley has competed four times, with the highest score being a 95.75 from Week 6. Factor that in with their score from Week 4 (95.65) and Week 1 (the weighted 94.85), and it averages out to 95.40 in the final total.

Now, here is the caveat. Benicia and Golden Valley, while they are not competing head to head due to GV hosting, will meet each other at the Central California Band Review this Saturday. In order for Benicia to remain in Rank 1, they must score no less than a 95.90 at the end of the day (without penalties). A score of 96 or higher would be safer. Will this be possible for them? Yes, its definitely possible granted the quality the band produces. However, if Golden Valley scores a 95.40 or above at the end of the day, regardless if Benicia's ending score is higher (unless Benicia scores over a 96), Golden Valley will return to Rank 1. Since Golden Valley has scored twice in the 95 range (95.65 in Week 4 and 95.75 in Week 6), the chance of Golden Valley attaining Rank 1 at this point is higher.

Bear in mind, this is only for the results of Week 8. Golden Valley ends their run at CCBR this weekend. Benicia will still compete up to Week 9 at Fairfield's Tournament of Champions. While the score to attain Rank 1 will be calculated prior to the final competitions of the season, Benicia will have a chance to reclaim their first rank standing if Golden Valley defeats them this Saturday, but of course, it will be a harder, uphill battle.

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