Unweighted Scores:
The scores are determined based entirely on the most recent score.
Weighted Scores:
The scores are determined by a simple formula. A weighted average is used in order to make sure that the latest scores have the most significance on the weighted average. The four most recent scores are used in this formula. The actual score is multiplied by the weight to get the weighted score. These weighted scores are then summed to get the weighted average, which is the score used in the ranking system.
| Date | Actual Scores | Weights | Weighted Score |
| 7/5/2003 | 16.3 | 0.1 | 1.63 |
| 7/6/2003 | 16.5 | 0.15 | 2.48 |
| 7/7/2003 | 16.4 | 0.25 | 4.10 |
| 7/8/2003 | 16.9 | 0.5 | 8.45 |
| Weighted Average: | 16.66 | ||
The following weights are used:
| 4 or more shows: | 0.5, 0.25, 0.15. 0.10 |
| 3 shows: | 0.5, 0.25, 0.25 |
| 2 shows: | 0.5, 0.5 |
| 1 show: | 1.0 |
| 0 shows: | 0 |
Other Thoughts
Please remember that all scores awarded are 'relative' to those corps that are competing at the same time, with the same judging panel. Comparing scores from different shows, especially during the early part of the season - before the judging panels have seen all of the corps, will produce inconsistent results. We present these composite scores with these assumptions and the weighting algorithms described above.