In my experience, at least half of the guys ranked won't place. FOr example, Miller from Manhattan was ranked 2nd all year last year and lost to wetta from NW in the semis, who wasn't ranked. They also have miller as taking 2nd last year. Wetta took second and miller did not place. THis is just an example of how inaccurate some of the rankings can be. It's always better to sneak in through the back door and suprise everyone.