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Since we have an off day.

Would you say the top 12 has already formed? There has been a consistent gap between the groups in the 9-12 (all jumping each other daily) and the 13-15. Can someone below 12th make their show that much more to contend with those groups or will the current top12 just pull away? It will be interesting to see what happens when mandarins meet up with the people they are scoring with out west. They are definitely performing above the academy but are they a good test of where they will fall into rank. 

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5 minutes ago, BlueStainGlass said:

Since we have an off day.

Would you say the top 12 has already formed? There has been a consistent gap between the groups in the 9-12 (all jumping each other daily) and the 13-15. Can someone below 12th make their show that much more to contend with those groups or will the current top12 just pull away? It will be interesting to see what happens when mandarins meet up with the people they are scoring with out west. They are definitely performing above the academy but are they a good test of where they will fall into rank. 

I don't think the corps have been judged enough and in direct competition to determine where everyone stands yet.  And that is exciting.

For instance, the Crossmen have only been judged twice.  In one show, they were nearly 2 points behind Phantom and in another they were two tenths.  Now, they don't compete again until Friday.

Madison is another corps that's only competed twice.

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I think it's likely to be (in order of placement last year)

1. BD

2. SCV

3. Crown

4. Cavies

5. Bloo

6. Boston

7. Cadets

8. BK

9. Regiment

10. Blue Stars

11. Crossmen

12. Mandarins

Those are my picks for the top 12.

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the 12 corps with the highest scores after all captions are added/multipled/divided and totaled up and then after any penalties are calculated at semifinals are the top 12 for 2018

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Mark your calendars July 10 is the date that the Mandarins arrive in the Midwest    Following Sunday in  St Louis will be the key show for many corps.   Only top corps not in attendance are Santa Clara, Blue Knights, The Academy, Pacific Crest and Troopers.   

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4 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said:

the 12 corps with the highest scores after all captions are added/multipled/divided and totaled up and then after any penalties are calculated at semifinals are the top 12 for 2018

You always get this right!

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13 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said:

the 12 corps with the highest scores after all captions are added/multipled/divided and totaled up and then after any penalties are calculated at semifinals are the top 12 for 2018

You forgot to add "whoever wins the political game" to your statement. :)

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I'm hoping for one of the corps who hasn't performed yet to surprise us. Last year, Mandarins jumped from 17th to 13th and Boston jumped from 12th to 6th. So let's see a big move, or at least a good scare for this year's top 15, from Spirit of Atlanta or Oregon Crusaders or Pacific Crest or Jersey Surf or Music City or Cascades.

Edited by N.E. Brigand
(13th not 12th in 2017.)
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It's WAY to early to even think about this yet. Until the whole field are being judged together nobody knows. 

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