"The Group Rumbler" http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/the-group-rumbler/33058 describes an Excel workbook to split a class into groups based on specified criteria. It seems to have a number of options; more can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVrGm0jIROA . Maybe of interest for those who don't form their teams publicly? -- Bill Goffe Department of Economics SUNY Oswego, 416 Mahar Hall Oswego, NY 13126 315-312-3444(v), 315-312-5444(f) [log in to unmask] http://cook.rfe.org