Of the four MIT students to make the Regional Finals, only milhouse advanced to the semifinals, and it's pretty much a given milhouse will want to perform at a high level with the next round on campus at MIT. milhouse finished third in Room 2, and gained the ninth spot in the semifinals. milhouse won Room 12 in the Regional Quarterfinals with the sixth highest point total (1162.85) in the Northeast region after submitting the correct code for all three problems and being successful in two challenges. milhouse finished second to reid in Room 8 of the Regional Semifinals. milhouse was one of the 16 semifinalists in the 2001 TopCoder Invitational. milhouse is ranked 16th in the overall TopCoder rankings. Will home-school advantage help milhouse to the championship?

ColinMacLeod was the surprise champion of the Southeast Region, winning Room 3 with 497.16 final points in the Regional Finals. In the Regional Quarterfinals, ColinMacLeod triumphed in Room 22 with 943.39 final points. ColinMacLeod earned 696.22 final points in the Regional Semifinals and finished second in Room 10 to dgarthur. This is the third major tournament for ColinMacLeod, who made it to the third round of the 2001 TopCoder Collegiate Challenge, and was one of the 16 semifinalists in the 2001 TopCoder Invitational. Don't let his overall TopCoder ranking of 50 fool you; come tournament time ColinMacLeod gets the job done.

Joe finished in third place of Room 1 in the Regional Finals, and earned the 12th spot in the semifinals. Joe won Room 5 in the Regional Quarterfinals with the seventh highest point total in the region, 962.61. Joe was also triumphant in the Regional Semifinals, winning Room 2 with 935.55 final points, the sixth highest point total in the region. This is the second major tournament for Joe, who made it to the first round of the 2001 Invitational. Can Joe win the title in his second major tournament?

zoidal advanced to the semifinals by finishing fourth in Room 1 in the Regional Finals, and earning the 13th spot. zoidal won Room 6 in the Regional Quarterfinals with the eighth highest point total in the region, 910.68. In the Regional Semifinals, zoidal earned 687.58 final points, and finished in third place in Room 3. zoidal advanced to the third round of the 2001 Collegiate Challenge and the second round the 2001 Invitational. Will the third tournament be the charm for zoidal?

Although Wasteland finished second in Room 1 of the Regional Finals, Wasteland has already tasted victory in the Collegiate Challenge. Wasteland won Room 7 in the Regional Quarterfinals with the third highest point total in the region, 1078.93. Wasteland was also victorious in the Regional Semifinals, winning Room 8 with 765.11 final points. Wasteland is a relatively new member to TopCoder, having joined in December 2001. Since debuting with a 1557 rating, Wasteland has improved it by 506 points. Is this TopCoder newcomer ready for the pressure of live coding?

malpt won the West region with a Regional Finals-high 1068.24 final points. With the sixth highest total (1153.05) in the West region, malpt was the Regional Quarterfinals winner of Room 20. malpt placed third in Room 16 with 706.21 final points in the Regional Semifinals. malpt was one of the 16 semifinalists in the 2001 TopCoder Invitational. malpt is tied for second with 25 Overall Room Wins, 24 of which are Division I wins. Two of the top-25 Highest Point Totals in Division I, including the eighth highest (1678.85), were earned by malpt, and malpt is ranked 16th in Submission Accuracy (75.97%). Will the experience of malpt, a Doctoral student and veteran of 51 SRMs, lead to a championship?