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2. When you have a tie, you still move down one spot for each team.

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 01:52 AM

Feb 2012

So if two countries tie for first, the next country is 3rd. Doing that, we are tied for 9th. (There are 9 nations above our groups' ranking.)

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In the grand scheme of things, Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #1

When you have a tie, you still move down one spot for each team. beyurslf Feb 2012 #2

If we are tied for 9th, Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #5

There are 8 nations above us, split into 4 groups. beyurslf Feb 2012 #9

What I always thought was unfair is the high school tests... WCGreen Feb 2012 #3

Ah, Never Realized That On the Road Feb 2012 #4

That is correct. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #7

That's the bad part of our education system.... WCGreen Feb 2012 #8

Yes. It's important to keep the flexibility. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #10

A lot of these rankings are meaningless anyway johnd83 Feb 2012 #6