Coming soon: The ROPSSAA Cup

I've always been curious about which schools are the most successful in the widest number of events so I have decided to create a competition based on this investigation. Over the course of each of the three seasons of ROPSSAA sports, I will keep track of the top four teams in each sport at each level and tier. After compiling a list of results for each season, I will use a point system (explained below) to declare the winning school.

Please note that this is not endorsed by ROPSSAA in any way. It's just one bloggers way of creating another topic for discussion. There will be no hardware; only blogging pride.

After some thought, I have come up with a point system. The top four teams in each tier 1 (or non-tiered) sport will receive 8 points for winning the championship, 6 points for finishing 2nd; 4 points for finishing 3rd (or being the higher-seeded semi-finalist) and 2 points for finishing 4th (or being the lower-seeded semi-finalist.) At the tier two level it will be 4, 3, 2, and 1 point, respectively. Some people might think it's unfair to award fewer points for tier 2 but I am doing it anyway for two reasons:

1. Many tier two playoffs are simply the teams that finished 4th and 5th in their divisions in non-tiered league play. (Basketball, Field Hockey, Flag Football, and Volleyball this Fall.)
2. In tiered leagues (i.e. football), the level of competition is much higher and schools that opt to play at the tougher level should receive extra recognition for this.

I realize some will still disagree. That's fine but since it's only the creation of a high school blogger with a bit too much time on their hands, what does it really matter? It's only done for discussion anyway.

One other accommodation is a decision not to award points for combined titles in individual sports. (In the case of Fall sports, that means tennis and cross country.) This is because it's not actually competed directly between schools; it's simply a compilation of points earned in the various male and female levels for which schools are already receiving credit in this competition. Since it's not available in team sports, it would give schools that tend to focus on individual sports an unfair advantage.

So there you have it; the basic concept of the ROPSSAA cup. After the final Fall championships are decided today in junior girls basketball, I will finish compiling the results and total the points. The Fall standings will be posted by the end of the week.