ScamMadness Round 1 Update

WOWZERS! What a weekend of ScamMadness Action!

For those who aren't privy to this (everyone except us!), each round the referees (us!) determine which one of 124 pre-set criteria will be used to determine the scores for that particular round. In this case, the referees (again, us!) chose to use 1L ATTRITION RATES as reported in the ABA Guide, multiplied by 10 for show. ScamMadness Ensues!

FIRST ROUND RESULTS

EAST

1 SETON HALL 100
16 WIDENER 309

8 VERMONT 69
9 PACE 105

4 NORTHEASTERN 23
13 ROGER WILLIAMS 127

5 BROOKLYN 79
12 SUFFOLK 55

2 RUTGERS-WHATEVER 108
15 BALTIMORE 110

7 VILLANOVA 79
10 TOURO 238

3 NEW ENGLAND 212
14 ST. JOHNS 32

6 PENN STATE 136
11 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 241

SOUTH

1 BARRY 211
16 NORTH CAROLINA 51

8 CHARLOTTE 193
9 ARKANSAS 81

4 THOMAS COOLEY 163
13 STETSON 53

5 TEXAS SOUTHERN 142
12 JOHN MARSHALL (ATL) 59

2 AMERICAN U. 108
15 REGENT 167

7 TEXAS WESLEYAN 117
10 FLORIDA COASTAL 255

3 GEORGE WASHINGTON 59
14 LIBERTY 258

6 MISSISSIPPI COLL. 98
11 AVE MARIA 174

MIDWEST

1 THOMAS COOLEY 163
16 DUQUESNE 74

8 JOHN MARSHALL (CH.) 210
9 DEPAUL 106

4 ST. LOUIS 55
13 WILLIAM MITCHELL 96

5 VALPARAISO 184
12 ST. THOMAS (MN) 12

2 INDIANA TECH FORFEIT WIN
15 DETROIT MERCY

7 CHICAGO-KENT 116
10 DRAKE 75

3 CASE WESTERN 13
14 CREIGHTON 94

6 TULSA 84
11 CAPITAL 237

WEST

1 THOMAS JEFFERSON 280
16 SOUTHWESTERN 111

8 HASTINGS 16
9 PHOENIX 118

4 SANTA CLARA 156
13 WILLAMETTE 222

5 LAVERNE FORFEIT WIN
12 LEWIS AND CLARK

2 DENVER 47
15 LOYOLA-LOS ANGELES 103

7 IDAHO 69
10 WHITTIER 310

3 MCGEORGE 79
14 ARIZONA STATE 37

6 CONCORDIA 0
11 SAN FRANCISCO 223

NOTES AND ANALYSIS

-Three schools do not have a reported 1L attrition rate due to their recent launching or accreditation situation: LaVerne, Indiana Tech, and Concordia. In the case of the first two, their opponents graciously forfeited as a courtesy to allow them to participate in round two. San Francisco did not care and proceeded to crush Concordia.

-While it appears many law schools may be gaming the system with creative accounting to artificially lower their 1L attrition rates (e.g., Case Western, whose 2L attrition rate is 13.4%), we must take the ABA Official Guide results at face value, because it's official and no one, ever, lies to the ABA.

-Additionally, it is the Law School Truth Center's preferred standard and course of conduct to have as high of a 1L attrition rate as possible. Although the school may lose tuition on years 2 and 3, it allows the school to reap the benefits of most cost-effective 1L classes to gain roughly the same tuition dollars. Also, thinning out the herd is clearly good for the profession, something schools like Arizona State simply aren't doing enough of. Jerks.

-It's sad to see some real heavyweights with All-Star deans like Seton Hall and Denver drop out early, but that's why we call it Scam Madness! Lower your admission standards and do some more weeding, guys, and you'll be right back in the thick of it next season!

-Round Two results will be released later this week. Check back and see how your brackets are doing!