Top 5 Teams In Your State/Area before CHAMPS

[HolyLandBrand]

What are the Top 5 teams in your state/area/country before CHAMPS? I'm interested to see what people think.

[Sperkowsky]

I am going to Long Island + NYC

1. 3419
2. 1796
3. 329
4. 694
5. 870

What is kind of funny is only 1 out of these 5 teams won a regional

3419 - Finalist at NYC winning the quality award and semi finalists at Tech Valley. They were the captain of their alliance both teams and have a very promising robot. If they can make their vision a bit more accurate between their uber fast shooter and pneumatic swerve they are in contention to be picked at worlds.

1796 - Despite 1796 not making it out of semi finals they were 1st pick at both NYC and SBPLI. They also won the gp award and the chairmans award. This is for a good reason. Their turret was awesome and they fought hard every match.

329 - The Mohawks kicked their season off at Utah where they got into semis, won the engineering inspiration award and had 2 deans list finalists. They then want on to SBPLI where they had a really strong playoff run in the end losing and becoming finalists while swooping up the gracious professionalism award. Their simple robust robot with a solid flashlight aiming system would be a good pick for any alliance. Maybe it is 329's year to get to Einstein.

694 - The only team on the list to actually win a regional Stuypulse put up strong showings at both their regionals. As the 2nd member of their alliance 694 was able to win the NYC regional and swooped up the engineering inspiration award. At South florida they had the hard 8th seed position especially as they were going up against teams like 179 and 2590 and lost in quarterfinals. But, they still left the regional with the entrepreneurship award in hand.

870 - Lastly team 870 team R.I.C.E. also put up a strong showing at SBPLI. They started off their season a little rough at Buckeye losing hard in quarterfinals but really showed their strength at SBPLI where they shined on the finalist alliance. They also won the engineering inspiration award.

Remember these rankings are opinions and I would like to hear yours as well ;).

[Hallry]

By simply MAR District Ranking points:

1. 225
2. 2590
3. 1676
4. 1257
5. 5624

[Link07]

MAR

2590
225
1640
365
341

[hutchMN]

MN
1: 5172 unstoppable everywhere they went. They can do 7 high goals, one in auto and a climb.
2. 2052 solid auto shot, averages about 5 high goals a match with no defense.
3. 2502 was a dominant high goal shooter at their first event, had major drive train issues at their second (they have already been fixed). They can do 6 high goals and a climb.
4. 3130 very close to 2052, but doesn't seem to be as consistent, they also have a climb
5. 2175 haven't watched enough of them, but people I trust won't stop talking about their performance at North Star.

[cadandcookies]

For MN, in terms of robots, in my opinion:

1:5172
2:2052
3:3130
4:2883
5:2175

In terms of awards (technical and non-technical);

1:2220
2:2052
3:2175
4:2502
5:5172

[carpedav000]

Here's my list for IN

Robot (High Goal Only):
-1024
-1747
-868
-234
-1741

Robot (Low Goal Only):
-71
-1529
-3947
-3940
-3559

Climbers:
-4193
-71
-1501

Awards:
-1741
-868
-1747
-6012
-461

[DarkRune]

For California (At least the regionals I've been to):
1)254
2)971
3)330
4)1678
5)1323

The only reason I put 1678 below 330 is consistency. When 1678 is making shots they sink them like there's no tomorrow, but there have been quite a few times where they bounce off the edges.


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[Jay O'Donnell]

NH:
1-1519
2-1058
3-319
4-238
5-5813

Upstate NY:
1-5254
2-20
3-2791
4-1511
5-3015

[Abhishek R]

Texas:

118
148
4587
2468
3310/2848/624

[mastachyra]

Illinois:

2481 - Roboteers
2451 - PWNAGE
1736 - Robot Casserole
111 - WildStang
2338 - Gear it Forward

I look forward to seeing these teams and everyone compete in a few weeks!

Good luck everyone!

[Hitchhiker 42]

Not sure about the rest of NE, but for Connecticut:

1. 558
2. 195
3. 2067
4. 839 (MA, but competed with us in CT)
5. 177


A couple explanations:
With several iterations to their robot, 558 has improved their robot consistently throughout the season, snatching two wins (Waterbury & Hartford), as well as a Chairman's at Hartford. They're a powerhouse this year.

195 continues its powerhouse streak, designing a beautiful and really effective robot.

177 this year has built one of those robots that caught my eye. A great shooter with its consistency, they're really good this year.

[murphy14]

Here's my list for IN

Robot:
-1501
-1024
-1747
-868
-4103

Awards:
-1741
-868
-1747
-6012
-461

Hey, thanks! We wouldn't be where we are now without your practice field!

[Anthony Galea]

FiM (robot):

33
3357
67
1023
3620

Awards:
503
33
68
548
1718

[Landonh12]

Well.. we're the only team from Mississippi going to Champs. So I guess I could say that I'm proud we are representing our state in St. Louis!

[Ben Martin]

Recusing ourselves from the list, for MAR, in no particular order--

25
1640
2590
708
5895

[Liam Fay]

As far as Southern California goes, in no particular order,

Robot:
3476
3309
1197
294
330
As well as 3255, who unfortunately did not qualify.

Awards:
1622
3309
3476

[PayneTrain]

VA

1418
1086
2363
346
122
-----
CHS

836
1418
1086
2363
346

[notmattlythgoe]

VA

1418
1086
2363
346
122
-----
CHS

836
1418
1086
2363
346

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to PayneTrain again."

Loving the team tag Will! However after the performance I'm not sure it's valid.

[SteveGPage]

Top 5 of the Chesapeake District, in no particular order:

1418 - 3 Straight Event wins, including District Champions
1629 - Finalist, Winner, Award Winner
122 - Winner, Finalist, Dist Champs Semis
401 - Finalist, Dist Champs Semis
1086 - 2 Event Wins, Award Winner

[PayneTrain]

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to PayneTrain again."

Loving the team tag Will! However after the performance I'm not sure it's valid.

2 blue banners in 17 years, trust me we still suck

[Harshizzle]

NC

1. 4561 - The most consistent outer works high shooter by far.
1. 1533 - The best drive train, with a fantastic 20 point climb and high goal capability
3. 3506 - Probably the most versatile robot in the state
4. 2642 - Another very versatile robot that can do all game tasks
5. 2655 - Very consistent low goaling

Awards
1. 3506
2. 3506
3. 3506

[SteveGPage]

2 blue banners in 17 years, trust me we still suck

Many years ago, a very successful team coach, after watching us lose another close match, told me "You're almost there, one day it will just 'click' and you will start winning the close matches!" I confess, I questioned his sanity at that time!

From my point of view, the District model, due to the amount of matches we get to play, will give several teams that experience to also 'click' - 422 and 401 are ones I think are ready to make that leap - and had a couple of matches gone just slightly differently, you would have been hanging another blue banner on Saturday!

[MBimrose16]

Arizona Teams:
842: Winner in Vegas and Finalist at AZ North. Their outer works shooting and cheescaked climber are very impressive.
4183: Strong and consistent high goal shooting at AZ North and West made them finalists at both events.
2486: This speedy robot won San Diego. While still refining a high goal shot, consistent breaching has will take them far.
1011: Winner of Colarado with a fast low goal cycle and breaching ability that could easily rack up valuable 4 rp matches.
498: Winner at AZ North and showed a huge advancement in quick breaching and shooting ability just a few weeks later at AZ West.

[Jscout11]

For MAR (in no order)

Robot :

2590
225
365
1640
708


Awards:

11 (RCA + EI)
1676 (RCA + EI)
1218 (DCA + EI)
321 (DCA)
2590 (EI)

[Trevor1523]

Florida:

1. 233, 2 regional wins, finalist at another. Super consistent low goal capabity, plus a scale (I think they added this after Orlando). Not to mention they built most of their robot the Thursday at Orlando :).

2. 180, 2 regional wins. Kinda accurate high goal shooter. Awesome human player.

3. 179, 1 regional win, finalist and semi-finalist in two others. Great auto/vision tracking, awesome scaling mechanism. Reason it doesn't beat 180 or 233 is because of huge reliability problems.

4. 386, 2 time semi-finalist. This is a real standout year for Voltage. Super accurate high goal shooter, plus it teeters and totters all over the field.

5. You could probably wedge a lot of teams in here but I'm going to choose 79. 79 is a very accurate low goal robot with a cool scaling mechanism.

Honourable mentions go to: 86, 3556, 1251, and 744. (Maybe us? IDK.)

[Kevin Leonard]

NH:
1-1519
2-1058
3-319
4-238
5-5813

Upstate NY:
1-5254
2-20
3-2791
4-1511
5-3015

I think for upstate NY, you can't forget about 3044. You only saw them at TVR, but at FLR they were byfar the most consistent shooter at the event.

[Brian Maher]

Not considering 2791 (my own team), upstate New York:
1. 5254
2. 20
3. 3044
4. 1511
5. 639

[logank013]

How can we do just a top 5 in IN? I'll do a top 9 high goal shooters in IN
(sorry low goal teams... It's hard to rank high and low goal teams together)

High Goal Shooting Capabilities (Intake time, Shoot accuracy, and Auto)
1. 1024 (consistent catapult with lots of high shots each match)
2. 1501 (lots of high goals a match, climber worked well when it worked)
3. 1747 (proves they can win with lots of high goals each match)
4. 868 (great high goal shooting)
5. 234 (Fairly consistent goal auto. High goal shoots good. Inconsistent # of shots)
6. 4103 (good high goal. Climber works a high % of time)
7. 135 (good high goal shooting)
8. 4982 (good high goal shooter)
9. 1741 (probably underrated on this list. Great 2nd day high goal shooter at perry. Needs more time to lock in capabilities we've seen.)

Now before we get in arguments over this, making this top 9 list was painful... competition is so so close in IN, especially in the top 9 high goal shooter. I feel pretty confident on the top three but 4-9 is so so close.

[The other Gabe]

I don't know why, but I'm a huge sucker for this sorta thing

WA (there were a lot of great teams this year - these lists are getting harder to make :p ):
1-1983: now that they've got that shooter working, they can do every part of the game well
2- 2046: despite losing a week of improvement time due to the theft of their robot, they still have one of the most accurate high goal shooters, and probably the most consistent high goal auto
3- 2471: I'm a sucker for a good tall robot
4- 4469: if you don't defend against this team, they will make every single high goal they shoot. and they're good at winning events
5- 5803: they might not deal with the high goal, but they have mastered every other aspect of the game

OR:
1-1425: excessively consistent
2-1540: probably their best robot. consistent high goal, good at crossing. what not to like?
3- 4488: they've struggled to be as good as they were in previous years. it's still a good robot, but their shooter accuracy leaves something to be desired
4- 2990: they climb, they traverse defenses, they low goal, they defend. solid robot
5- 955: I'm really hoping they can get their shooter more accurate - they could become quite a threat if they do

PNW:
1- 1983
2- 1425
3- 2046
4- 2471
5- 4469

[Max Boord]

Florida:

1. 180: 2 regional wins, very hard to defend high goal shooting.

2. 179: 1 regional win and 1 finalist, highest point output but somewhat inconsistent. best climb in the state.

3. 233: 2 regional wins and 1 finalist, the best low goal robot in Florida also added a climb at there 3rd regional.

4. 1065: 1 regional win, high goal auto, high goals if possible but prefers to low goal if defended.

5. 79: fast low goals with a climb.

[Wert3141]

I don't know why, but I'm a huge sucker for this sorta thing

WA (there were a lot of great teams this year - these lists are getting harder to make :p ):
1-1983: now that they've got that shooter working, they can do every part of the game well
2- 2046: despite losing a week of improvement time due to the theft of their robot, they still have one of the most accurate high goal shooters, and probably the most consistent high goal auto
3- 2471: I'm a sucker for a good tall robot
4- 4469: if you don't defend against this team, they will make every single high goal they shoot. and they're good at winning events
5- 5803: they might not deal with the high goal, but they have mastered every other aspect of the game

OR:
1-1425: excessively consistent
2-1540: probably their best robot. consistent high goal, good at crossing. what not to like?
3- 4488: they've struggled to be as good as they were in previous years. it's still a good robot, but their shooter accuracy leaves something to be desired
4- 2990: they climb, they traverse defenses, they low goal, they defend. solid robot
5- 955: I'm really hoping they can get their shooter more accurate - they could become quite a threat if they do

PNW:
1- 1983
2- 1425
3- 2046
4- 2471
5- 4469

Although they struggled with consistency I think 1318 is at the very least an honorable mention for the Washington list. Also although 1983 did have a high goal shooter they rarely used it successfully due to consistency issues. Nonetheless they have a great robot this year

[Ken Streeter]

NH:
1-1519
2-1058
3-319
4-238
5-5813


The interesting thing this year is that there are a lot of "top-tier" robots that have slightly different qualities, meaning that the "best" robots can vary a fair bit depending upon what features are most valued by the beholder.

The corollary to this is what might be the #1 pick for Team X may be lower on the "pick list" of Team Y, and different than Team Z, etc.

Another way to think about it in practical terms is that if 1058 were the #1 seed, they might have a different first pick than if 319 were the #1 seed or 238 were the #1 seed, or ....

In any case, recusing our own team (1519) from the list above, the team I would choose to replace us is 166, who has an excellent high goal shooter when their vision targeting is working correctly -- their #2 seeding at Pine Tree was a result of good consistent shooting in qualification rounds.

So, in numerical order (since it is hard to rank within the teams below, depending upon what one favors for robot qualities...)

NH:
166
238
319
1058
5813

[Jay O'Donnell]

The interesting thing this year is that there are a lot of "top-tier" robots that have slightly different qualities, meaning that the "best" robots can vary a fair bit depending upon what features are most valued by the beholder.

The corollary to this is what might be the #1 pick for Team X may be lower on the "pick list" of Team Y, and different than Team Z, etc.

Another way to think about it in practical terms is that if 1058 were the #1 seed, they might have a different first pick than if 319 were the #1 seed or 238 were the #1 seed, or ....

In any case, recusing our own team (1519) from the list above, the team I would choose to replace us is 166, who has an excellent high goal shooter when their vision targeting is working correctly -- their #2 seeding at Pine Tree was a result of good consistent shooting in qualification rounds.

So, in numerical order (since it is hard to rank within the teams below, depending upon what one favors for robot qualities...)

NH:
166
238
319
1058
5813

Agreed that 166 is right there with my top 5, and could easily move in after DCMP and CMP. My order was purely based off of competition results, since as you said it's hard to rank teams with very different skill sets.

[The other Gabe]

Although they struggled with consistency I think 1318 is at the very least an honorable mention for the Washington list.

I would have loved to have listed them, as well as 360, 3238, 3663, 4911, 2522, 4061, 4450, and probably others I'm not thinking of. that's why I said that list was hard to make ;) lots of great robots this year

[Wert3141]

I would have loved to have listed them, as well as 360, 3238, 3663, 4911, 2522, 4061, 4450, and probably others I'm not thinking of. that's why I said that list was hard to make ;) lots of great robots this year

Very true. I always forgot how many amazing Washington teams there are :D If we are just listing off great Washington teams though don't forget 948, and 3574 ;)

[Billfred]

South Carolina:

1) 4451. Won Palmetto as the first pick, quarters in Orlando after a freak drivetrain failure, Palmetto EI, Orlando Innovation in Control.
2) 3490. They're the only other team in South Carolina with a banner this year, winning Rocket City. Sure, they were the last pick of the draft and played alongside Bomb Squad and Robonauts...but hey, I've been there and the banner is just as blue. Scoreboard. (Oh, and they were first-round picks at Palmetto, losing in the quarters to the eventual champs.)
3) 343. Finalists at Palmetto (for the third time in five years), quarters at Rocket City.
4) 1876. Third pick of the draft at both Palmetto (quarters) and Orlando (semis).
3) 2815. They were criminally overlooked at Palmetto by everyone except Frank's Blog, and rightfully a first-round selection at Rocket City where they made semis before running into the 118/16/3490 buzzsaw.

[Dan Petrovic]

Agreed that 166 is right there with my top 5, and could easily move in after DCMP and CMP. My order was purely based off of competition results, since as you said it's hard to rank teams with very different skill sets.

Admittedly, we bloomed very late. Between mechanical and network connectivity issues at UNH and just some really bizarre coding errors that I couldn't begin to explain, we didn't really start consistently performing until Saturday. We were very fortunate to finish with the ranking we did such that we could pick such a quality teammate in 125.

Personally, I think we proved that we belonged in the finals, but we'll be the first to say that we have plenty to improve upon for NE Champs.

As far as New Hampshire rankings go, we may have to wait until Mayhem in Merrimack to truly find out where we stand! :cool:

[bijan311]

This is pretty hard for Wisconsin because there are so many good teams, but I'll try my best based on what I saw at the Wisconsin regional.

1) 706
2) 1675
3) 1732
4) 2202 (I also just noticed they've been to the finals at Wisconsin for the past 3 years in a row, which speaks to the consistency of this team)
5) 1259-1306-2062-2826-3418 (Sorry, I couldn't pick just 1)

[Jim Schaddelee]

In Michigan it to hard to pick 5 so I picked 5 from the East and 5 from the west side of the state. In no particular order.

East side
1.33
2.67
3.27
4.1023
5.2834

West side
1.2771
2.3357
3.107
4.1918
5.3620

Good luck to all the teams competing at MSC

[JackFisher]

As far as Southern California goes, in no particular order,

Robot:
3476
3309
1197
294
330
As well as 3255, who unfortunately did not qualify.

Awards:
1622
3309
3476
Forgot 1538

[Liam Fay]

Forgot 1538

1538's performance IN Southern California doesn't merit a spot on this list in my opinion. But yes, they are a stellar team in both awards and engineering.

[M217]

My ranking of the New York State bots:

1) 5254
2) 20
3) 3419
4) 2791
5) 1796/3044

Honorable Mentions: 694, 329, 1511

[jajabinx124]

List of top 5 robots for MN:

1) 5172
2) 2052
3) 3130
4) 2175
5) 2502

Honorable mentions: 2512, 2883, 4009, 5434

[Dunngeon]

For California (At least the regionals I've been to):
1)254
2)971
3)330
4)1678
5)1323

The only reason I put 1678 below 330 is consistency. When 1678 is making shots they sink them like there's no tomorrow, but there have been quite a few times where they bounce off the edges.


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330 wasn't at any of your events.

[TAlholm]

CT is too close to rank. So five of the best bots in CT -
155
175
195
558
2067

Underrated teams -
237
1099
1124
1991 (Had to include :o )
4055
5686

[Louisiana Jones]

The only reason I put 1678 below 330 is consistency. When 1678 is making shots they sink them like there's no tomorrow, but there have been quite a few times where they bounce off the edges.



I wish we could be inconsistent enough to seed 1st in two regional events and be the first selection in the other one. Oh and then go on to win all three events.

[AJCaliciuri]

Ontario is always a really competitive region. Based on RCA, EI and Regional Finalists and Winners, here are my Top 5:


1241 (Chairman's, Engineering Inspiration, 2 x Regional Winner, 1 x Regional Finalist)
2056 (Chairman's, 2 x Regional Winner, 1 x Regional Finalist)
1305 (Chairman's, Engineering Inspiration, 1 x Regional Finalist)
1325 (Engineering Inspiration, 1 x Regional Finalist)
1114 (Hall of Fame, 2 x Regional Finalist)

Honourable mentions: 610, 1310, 4001

[jtrv]

Upstate NY (TVR / FLR):

1. 5254
2. 20
3. 3015
4. 3044
5. 1511

I'm excluding 2791 from an explicit rank because it's my own team, but I very confidently believe that I could put 2791 in the top 5.

[dodar]

Florida:

1. 233
2. 180
3. 179
4. 1065
5a. 2383
5b. 386

[DarkRune]

330 wasn't at any of your events.

Not for 4159, but I uhh... I may or may not have turned traitor to help out a friend down south ;)

[TheStatisticMan]

I would have loved to have listed them, as well as 360, 3238, 3663, 4911, 2522, 4061, 4450, and probably others I'm not thinking of. that's why I said that list was hard to make ;) lots of great robots this year

I feel like 360 should be on the top five for Washington simply because of their performance at District Champs, but the teams that you did list are all pretty deserving. 1540 does need a bit more love, though; I think a case for them being top-5 in the region is fair. If they scaled, they would be top-2.

[RonAyyyyyyyy]

In my old state, based on the ranking used for Missouri State Champs:

1. 1986
2. 1806
3. 1775
4. 1987
5. 1730

In my new state, Illinois:

1. 2481
2. 2451
3. 111
4. 1736
5. 2338

[Travis Hoffman]

Ohio - some combination of:

379
48
5413
4028 and
120/3138/4145/1014/5811/1038/prolly a few more

[Akash Rastogi]

Can we please stop the East Coast Bias???

[microbuns]

Ontario is crazy strong this year, and we are sending a ton of great teams to worlds. I don't think it's fair to just do 5.

2056
1241
1114
3683
610
4678
4039
1305
2013

And there are still teams I'm missing. All these teams have legitimate chances to see Einstein as alliance captains or first picks.

I'm calling it now - 2 Ontario teams on the world champion alliance!

[Carl C]

For North Carolina:

3506 -- Winner of the North Carolina District Championship and the Guilford District. No team has more blue banners this season as of the time of writing.
2642 -- Knocked out of the quarterfinals in the North Carolina due to a bad case of Murphy's Law on their alliance, but one of the top teams in the state nonetheless. They finished the qualification matches in North Carolina with a five match winning streak which included captures in their final three matches. Earlier in the season, they won the Wake County District with excellent shooting.
1533 -- First pick and eventual winner at the North Carolina District Championship. Struggled with mechanical problems early, but they started working consistently before winning the Campbell District. Triple Strange has been either the alliance captain or the first pick at three events.
4561 -- Likely the most consistent shooter in North Carolina. TerrorBytes did not come out of the gate shooting from the defenses, but their robot has improved immensely over the last few weeks.
5518 -- Not the flashiest robot, but Techno Wolves have a great grip on strategy and were able to pull off some huge upsets on their way to reaching the NC District Championship finals.


There are several great teams from North Carolina which did not qualify for Championships, but I thought it would be more useful to only include those teams which well be competing in St. Louis.

[Theseusgoats]

Indiana is incredibly competitiveso a top 10...
1)1747
2)1024
3)1501
4)868
5)4982
6)4103
7)461
8)71
9)234
10)135

[logank013]

Indiana is incredibly competitiveso a top 10...
1)1747
2)1024
3)1501
4)868
5)4982
6)4103
7)461
8)71
9)234
10)135

I knew I forgot someone. How did I forget 461? Lol. Our list seem fairly similar but forgot 461...

[The other Gabe]

I feel like 360 should be on the top five for Washington simply because of their performance at District Champs, but the teams that you did list are all pretty deserving. 1540 does need a bit more love, though; I think a case for them being top-5 in the region is fair. If they scaled, they would be top-2.

My reasoning in not including 360 is that it took them quite a while - until DCMP - to find their groove (they only had 59 District ranking points and barely qualified for DCMP). all of the other teams on my WA list won at least one other event before DCMP, and most were finalists at another.

My only impression of 1540 was at DCMP (I didn't watch any of their other events), so my view of them might be a bit limited because of that

[angelah]

If you want to go by state rankings in Michigan, it's currently:

67
33
2834
2771
85

It will be much more clear after this weekend. :)

[Coach#3536]

There are a lot of sleepers in Michigan. MSC is going to be exciting this year for sure. The OPR numbers are crazy. With a huge rookie class and the whopping number of districts the field was certainly the most churned it has ever been. I don't disagree with the Michigan posts I have seen on here thus far. But with 100+ teams on two fields the top 5 is truly just the tip of the iceberg.

[Theseusgoats]

I knew I forgot someone. How did I forget 461? Lol. Our list seem fairly similar but forgot 461...

Similar to yours, top 3 is very secure. The rest are so similar, it's hard to create a good list.

[Theseusgoats]

Honestly, now that I think about it. Pretty much everyone in Indiana that shoots at least 4 or 5 high, and of course 71, has a very very good chance of winning DCP. Any pair up of the top 10 listed could put up a great fight.

[Richard Wallace]

In Michigan ...
East side
1. 33
2. 67
3. 27
4. 1023
5. 2834

West side
1. 2771
2. 3357
3. 107
4. 1918
5. 3620

Good list, Jim. FiM Informer (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=147110)'s list overlaps with yours 4/5 on each side of the state.

Michigan's field is extremely deep. Some good teams missed the cut for MIDCMP, and there are many in this weekend's field that have not shown their best game yet. Scouting is going to be a challenge, probably even harder than a CMP division.

I will be surprised if 33 does not seed #1. Beyond that, the possibilities are too many to contemplate.

[who716]

133
195
1519
125

These are the clear top robots for newengland this year

[VacioArconte]

Texas

148
118
4587/3310
4063

I'd probably put us somewhere on there but I'm a bit biased :)

[TheDarkNight]

What are the best teams that didn't make champs?

[BetaHelix]

Best in Iowa:

525
5576
167
3928
967

Only 525 qualified for champs.

(4646 my be there too but I'm not going to say so myself.)

[lethc]

Missouri in order:

1986
1806
1987
1730
1775

[OccamzRazor]

North Carolina

I usually dont bite on comparative threads but there are just too many excellent things to say about the teams this year.

In numerical order and excluding my own team:

1533- Triple Strange - I took one look at this robot at the first District Competition in Guilford and knew it was the perfect alliance partner for 3506 once they got everything working well -we would not get to test that until 6 weeks later at State Championships.

Absurd Swank drive system that works very well for breaching and certainly the most reliable climber in NC to boot (they made the top 10 climber list in the world too). When they are tuned, their high goal shooting locks in their wins. Happy we got this team as our first pick at State Champs and even happier that this team got their first two blue banners this season.

2642 - Pitt Pirates - Fast and solid breacher, a decent high goal shooter, and can probably push every team out of their way. Also a strong District Chairman's Award winning team with a sweet pit.

2655 - Flying Platypi - Most consistent performance and sturdiest robot in NC. A low goal and defense breaching beast with an excellent drive team that always pushes the clock to the limit and they almost always make the right play. Out of the District Chairman's Award winners, they were the team we feared losing to the most on and off the field and for good reason. A solid team this year!

4290 - Bots of War - We won our first event with them because they are the most underrated, tiny at 95 lbs, and terrifying low goal robot in NC. This is the only team in NC that can down the tower alone and still breach a couple of defenses along the way. When I say fast, I don't mean so fast they slam into stuff trying to steer, they have control of that speed and use it well. They are the fastest breacher in the state when they are not slamming balls into the tower and when they get their climber on their robot for Champs, they will be even more terrifying. Say goodbye to your tower around this team because this is the robot that can do what most low bar teams wish they could do.

4561 - Terrorbytes - "Blinding light of high goal scoring". This team is probably the best outer works shooter in the state and we had the pleasure of making it to finals with them at the Campbell University District event. Their robot is very short, skates under the Portcullis, and can tackle any defense you throw at it quickly. Built solid, they have a great machine this year.

[Peyton Yeung]

IN is pretty tough but I'd say the top 4 in no particular order are 868, 1024, 1501, and 1747.

868- 2x event winner, chairman's award, quality award, innovation in control award

1024-3x event winner, quality award, industrial design award

1501-2x event finalist, quality award, innovation in control award, excellence in engineering award

1747-2x event winner, chairman's award, entrepreneurship award, innovation in control award

[BenHildy]

I know the Minnesota area has been done to death, but here's my two cents worth:

1) 5172 Coming out of Greenbush Middle River, the Gators have truly dominated their competitions (Northern Lights & Iowa), placing as finalists in the former and winning the latter. Their 20 point autonomous is truly dominating and one of the most consistent I've seen, and their hanging mechanism combines simplicity and functionality in a near flawless design that scales almost every match. With a truly impressive two-year history, I doubt this year will be any exception.

2) 2052 Krawling out of New Brighton, KnightKrawler has continued a decade of competitive robots and a formidable awards game. With a finalist position at Lake Superior and a fantastic success at 10K Lakes under their belts, these guys have claimed three qualifying spots over the course of the season (Wildcard, Winners, and Chairman's). With a beautiful catapult accompanied with spot-on vision code (which, for the record, was accurate at even week 1), KnightKrawler is a truly formidable high goal cycler capable of incredible speed and accuracy. Krawl on guys, krawl on.

3) 3130 One of two fantastic Woodbury teams this year, their success is certainly no ERROR. Combining a strong drive train with a powerful catapult (accompanied by a great vision code), these guys were topping the charts nearly the entirety of North Star. The ERRORS have won a competition and are coming off of a very successful season last year as well, and they are definitely a force to be reckoned with.

4) 2175 The second of the unstoppable Woodbury duo, The Fighting Calculators are on track for matching their success in 2014. Rocking the 12.5" diameter pneumatic wheels, their defense game is strong, as well as their quick, vision-powered catapult shot. They got off to a rough start in Iowa, but certainly redeemed themselves tenfold after claiming the top ranking spot in North Star and going on to win their competition. Overall, these Calculators have not stopped Fighting, and won't stop anytime soon.

5) 2502 Flying out of Eden Prairie, Talon Robotics returns for another year of success. With a couple of successes in Duluth, and winning Engineering Inspiration twice this year, they have proven to be a formidable foe wherever they go. Much like 2175 in that they had a bit of trouble their first competition, they showed their worth at 10K Lakes, displaying their successful and accurate catapult with a consistent hanging mechanism. Their defenses game is rock solid, and they have a truly high-flying reputation as an award-winning team. Talon Robotics will certainly continue their well-deserved success.

[Russell2144]

I wish we could be inconsistent enough to seed 1st in two regional events and be the first selection in the other one. Oh and then go on to win all three events.

Yes they did do this, however at Sacramento 1678 were performing pretty poorly for the first portion of quals. I agree with the consistency statement.

[TikiTech]

Not sure how this is being judged.

Is this an entire programs history or just for this year?

Anyway, I will give it a go based on award history.

HAWAII

Top two easy...

359
368
...

In no particular order

3008
2439
2438

I will recuse myself as it could be considered biased as I am the one posting.

Good luck to everyone at championships.

Aloha!

[kyle_hamblett]

Texas

148
118
4587/3310
4063

I'd probably put us somewhere on there but I'm a bit biased :)

After 2 regional wins, and a 3rd seed at another, you guys definitely deserve to be on that list.

[Aura_]

Chesapeake District Region
1. 1418
2. 836
3. 1086
4. 346
5. 422

[Littlepchan]

Texas:

118
148
4587
2468
3310/2848/624

I'm a bit biased but, I would have to put 5431 in that list.

If you watch the Houston Regional we were the first pick for the second alliance. In our first regional I would agree that we did terrible, but our bot has been much improved since then. Right now our problem is that we are using Java as our main programming languages and that it takes us too long to pick up boulders. In the next week we hope to solve both of the problems to make our bot even better than it was during the past two regionals.

On a side note we did knock out 624 in Houston soooo....

[Golfer4646]

Best in Iowa:

525
5576
167
3928
967

Only 525 qualified for champs.

(4646 my be there too but I'm not going to say so myself.)
My votes for the best in Iowa:
525: The best robot (in my opinion) in the state this year is definitely 525's. 2 regional wins, a chairman's award, the Swartdogs have done it all with a very capable breacher, and a high quality catapult.
5576: Team Terminator earns my vote for the second best robot from Iowa. They had a very good high goal shoot, (once they got their shooter dialed in), which when coupled with a good hanging mechanism, makes them a team to put on the list of top robots that did not qualify for champs.
3928: Team Neutrino built a robot that one could argue had more potential scoring than any other robot in the state. Consistency was a issue for them this year, and resulted in them often times running low goal cycles, as opposed to the high goal cycles that I am sure they would have preferd to running had they had their shoot fully dialed in.
967: The best of the full time low goalers, the Iron Lions focused their efforts on running cycles over many different defenses and low goals. While they likely had hoped for a better season than going unselected at the Iowa regional, and a 5th selection at the North Star regional, it was still a strong performing robot, (when they were not having problems with break-downs).
167: The Children of the Corn combined a very good shooter with a treaded drivebase that was great for defense crossing. A robot that could be very easily over-looked if not scouted well.

I did not include my team (4646, Team ASAP) as my opinions are biased. An arguement could be made to put us in this list, but each of these other teams (in my opinion) are all very deserving of the positions in their own ways.



Midwest: (I am defining as North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Illinois.)
5172
2481
1986
525
2451

[Jack S.]

I'm a bit biased but, I would have to put 5431 in that list.

If you watch the Houston Regional we were the first pick for the second alliance. In our first regional I would agree that we did terrible, but our bot has been much improved since then. Right now our problem is that we are using Java as our main programming languages and that it takes us too long to pick up boulders. In the next week we hope to solve both of the problems to make our bot even better than it was during the past two regionals.

On a side note we did knock out 624 in Houston soooo....

5431 had an excellent showing at LSR, I was very impressed with your high goal shooting consistency. You guys certainly have an opportunity to gain a lot of exposure in St Louis. The semifinal matches against you and your alliance were a blast, I only wish we could have played you 3vs3 instead of 2vs3 in the last match, but that's the way this game goes.

Wish you guys the best at working out your issues and at champs. I think we have a very strong set of Texas reps this year.

[theawesome1730]

In my old state, based on the ranking used for Missouri State Champs:

1. 1986
2. 1806
3. 1775
4. 1987
5. 1730



Asking out of curiosity, where is the MO State Champs ranking system posted/how did you calculate it?

I've seen discrepancy between this and another post about order.

Thanks

[CalTran]

Asking out of curiosity, where is the MO State Champs ranking system posted/how did you calculate it?

I've seen discrepancy between this and another post about order.

Thanks
Here. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=138328) IIRC the planning committee for the event uses mostly the standard district point system.

[Littlepchan]

5431 had an excellent showing at LSR, I was very impressed with your high goal shooting consistency. You guys certainly have an opportunity to gain a lot of exposure in St Louis. The semifinal matches against you and your alliance were a blast, I only wish we could have played you 3vs3 instead of 2vs3 in the last match, but that's the way this game goes.

Wish you guys the best at working out your issues and at champs. I think we have a very strong set of Texas reps this year.

Thanks for the compliments. I also wish we could have gone in a 3vs3 as well, but as you said that's how the game goes. The team is really excited and I'm kinda sad that both of our teams couldn't have made it to St Louis. Guess we'll just have to fight it out next year huh?

[Donut]

Arizona Teams:
842: Winner in Vegas and Finalist at AZ North. Their outer works shooting and cheescaked climber are very impressive.
4183: Strong and consistent high goal shooting at AZ North and West made them finalists at both events.
2486: This speedy robot won San Diego. While still refining a high goal shot, consistent breaching has will take them far.
1011: Winner of Colarado with a fast low goal cycle and breaching ability that could easily rack up valuable 4 rp matches.
498: Winner at AZ North and showed a huge advancement in quick breaching and shooting ability just a few weeks later at AZ West.

Spot on with this list for Arizona this year. Thanks to the wildcard berth at AZ West for 4183 all of these teams will be at Champs this year too.

[RonAyyyyyyyy]

Midwest: (I am defining as North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Illinois.)
5172
2481
1986
525
2451

In general I think 525 is an extremely underrated, extremely good team but I'd have to say that 2451 and 2052 are both ahead of them this year

[Ben Martin]

Recusing ourselves from the list, for MAR, in no particular order--

25
1640
2590
708
5895

Post-MAR Champs, I need to note 2 additional teams that were lighting it up this weekend:

341
3314

Both were drilling shots from the outer works and scaled quickly and high at the end of the match

[JohnFogarty]

My top 5 from Georgia when the teams are performing at their best.

1. 2415
2. 2974
3. 1746
4. 1261
5. 4468

My South Carolina rating basically mirrors Billfred's.

[TDav540]

My top 5 from Georgia when the teams are performing at their best.

1. 2415
2. 2974
3. 1746
4. 1261
5. 4468

My South Carolina rating basically mirrors Billfred's.

I think 1746 at their best is incredible frankly. I agree 2415 is tops in GA, but when 1746 is going, 10 low goals and a hang have been done. Also, although 2974's shooter is the most consistent in GA, their intake keeps me from giving them a very high rank. With that in mind, my rankings are:

1. 2415
2. 1746
3. 1261
4. 4188
5. 2974
***With 4468 and 1648 hot on the trail.

[gp2013]

In Ontario, first two are obvious. 1114 may have their ups and downs functionally this year but there is no question that they top the list in terms of both inspiration of other teams and excellence of their design.

1. 1114
2. 2056
3. 610
4. 4039
5. 4678 (if you haven't watched this robot - check out Windsor-Essex or Waterloo - it is amazing to watch the drawbridge auto). This is their second year of building a top quality machine.

Tied for 5 would be 1305.

[lethc]

In Ontario, first two are obvious. 1114 may have their ups and downs functionally this year but there is no question that they top the list in terms of both inspiration of other teams and excellence of their design.

1. 1114
2. 2056
3. 610
4. 4039
5. 4678 (if you haven't watched this robot - check out Windsor-Essex or Waterloo - it is amazing to watch the drawbridge auto). This is their second year of building a top quality machine.

Tied for 5 would be 1305.

No 1241?

[Theseusgoats]

Well here is my list for Indiana, revised after the state championships for who is actually going.

1) 1501: A really great and consistent team who can shoot upwards of 5 high goals every match. Does auto high and scales to top it all of
2) 1024: Again a really consistent high goal shooter who is quick to line up.
3) 868: Good high goal shooter, but a little inconsistent and is prone to missing shots. However, in a great match, they can put up 7 or so high goals.
4) 1747: They would honestly be my number one pick if I was taking into account their performances at Tippecanoe and Perry meridian. However, they still score a lot high and do a auto high goal.
5) 4103: Although easily the weakest shooter on the list, they can cross defenses with ease and scale the tower in under ten seconds. Only thing is that they can easily be defended against.

[vann2648]

New England after District Champs-

1. 195 - Efficient catapult cycles, a quick scissor hang, and most impressively a 2 ball autonomous, 195 is truly on a world class level. (Also worth mentioning is their amazing human player)

125 - While unable to gain a district win this year, the NUTRON’s deadly catapult and high scoring autonomous gained them the win at Hartford. They edge out MAYHEM for the #2 spot due to their newly added hanger

1519 - Mechanical mayhem puts balls in the high goal with incredible speed and accuracy, and also up their sleeve is an impressive set of autonomous modes. Winning 2 for 2 before arriving in hartford, 1519 ended their run in semi-finals but not before setting an incredible world high score.

133 - Bonny Eagle was the top pick at North Shore (although they declined), the winner at Pine Tree, and finalists at NEDCMP. They’re aided by their high goal autonomous, fast flashlight catapulting and a consistent hang.

4564 - Seeding 1st comfortably at Hartford after missing only 3 ranking points, Orange Chaos’s quick batter cycling and innovative tape measure climber carried them all the way to finals. While not previously showing autonomous scoring capability, 4564 was able make a high autonomous shot in semifinals.

Honorable mentions - 230, 177, 558

[Bluman56]

Post-MAR Champs, I need to note 2 additional teams that were lighting it up this weekend:

341
3314

Both were drilling shots from the outer works and scaled quickly and high at the end of the match

Would be criminal not to have 225 in the top 5.

[Edxu]

In Ontario:
1: 1241
2: 1114
3: 2056
4: 610
5: 3683

IIRC, 1241's record this year is one of the best in their history, and their stats fully support it. From our scouting data, they crossed ~5 defenses and shot ~6.5 high goal shots per match with an accuracy of 97%. They're also able to do every single defense, so nothing really slows them down.

1114 and 2056 speak for themselves. Both top-tier low bots that can cross almost every defense and score ~4-5 high shots per match with 90-95% accuracy from our data.

Team DAVE 3683 is on this list because IMO, they're the support that any high goal shooter wants; Crosses defenses fantastically, feeds boulders faster than you can shoot them and still has time to mess with the other alliance while they do it.