raggu,
"nothing"? If it got absolutely nothing to do with it, then how come all the participants major in Economics, not English/History...etc.? I am not saying it's a correct measure but it's the only head to head competition that I am aware of. You can discredit it all you want; I just think people overexaggerate the differences between the top-15 programs. If Chicago's undergrad program is sooo much better, shouldn't the students win easily regardless of the formats and components?
barrons,
Schools like Harvard, Wisconsin, Columbia, and Cornell...etc also participated.
http://www.northwestern.edu/observer...challenge.html