This might be the best top 5 in quite a long time, so it goes without saying that corps with a great shows might not win. You have to look at the judging sheets. As much as they want to say that crowd connection is heavily weighed, the sheets don't reflect that. 40% of the score is GE and 60% of performance analysis based on content. Ultimately, a good show will help boost your score, but being clean with strong content visually and musically is ultimately what wins championships. I know this may seem obvious, but sometimes we get wrapped up into great shows and forget this simple concept.
I think based off of what we are seeing, the placements are pretty much on point. Bluecoats have a great show, but when you compare their content and demand, it's not quite where BD and Cadets are, and I don't see that changing in the next two weeks. Infact, based on what Crown is doing within their show, it is more likely they pass BC and coats end in fourth or fifth. This isn't anything to be upset about, because being 5th place in this group is still going to be a score of 94 or higher.
Just my 2 cents.