Good questions!

1. Nearly sixty schools from six states are expected to compete.
2. Each school is limited to up to 3 mono acts and 2 duo/trio scenes.
3. Panels should have at least 2 competitors but no more than 6 (more panels may be created to accomodate).
4. Monologues only compete against monologues and the same for duo/trios.
5. The two "events" are scheduled seperately but occur at the same time.
6. Unlike sporting competitions, the rounds/panels do not eliminate competitors. In a drama competition you are judged on specific criteria and are given points. At then end of three rounds, the top-three competitiors with the most points are awarded first, second, and third places.
7. Parings can be as random as needed, so long as the rules are adhered to (e.g. you cannot compete against your own school and cannot compete against someone you've already competed against.

It is also useful to know that an automated system is only really helpful where there are over 6 participating schools. Under this number it is easy to do the paneling by hand, partly because it is likely that you will have to compete against someone again.