[Jared Russell]

Assuming that you can hang a logo on top of it, each ubertube on the top row is worth 12 points (6 for the ubertube itself, 6 for doubling the value of the tube that covers it which then gets re-doubled for being part of a logo).

The minibot is worth 30, 20, 15, or 10 points.

Do the math (assume for a moment that each alliance scores the same number of tubes during the teleoperated period, and that each ubertube is covered with a logo):

#Ubertubes - MinibotFinish1 - MinibotFinish2 - TotalBonusPoints
0 - 1st - 2nd - 50
0 - 1st - 3rd - 45
0 - 1st - 4th - 40
0 - 1st - DNF - 30
0 - 2nd - 3rd - 35
0 - 2nd - 4th - 30
0 - 2nd - DNF - 20
0 - 3rd - 4th - 25
0 - 3rd - DNF - 15
0 - DNF - DNF - 0

1 - 1st - 2nd - 62
1 - 1st - 3rd - 57
1 - 1st - 4th - 52
1 - 1st - DNF - 42
1 - 2nd - 3rd - 47
1 - 2nd - 4th - 42
1 - 2nd - DNF - 32
1 - 3rd - 4th - 37
1 - 3rd - DNF - 27
1 - DNF - DNF - 12

2 - 1st - 2nd - 74
2 - 1st - 3rd - 69
2 - 1st - 4th - 64
2 - 1st - DNF - 54
2 - 2nd - 3rd - 59
2 - 2nd - 4th - 54
2 - 2nd - DNF - 44
2 - 3rd - 4th - 49
2 - 3rd - DNF - 39
2 - DNF - DNF - 24

3 - 1st - 2nd - 86
3 - 1st - 3rd - 81
3 - 1st - 4th - 76
3 - 1st - DNF - 66
3 - 2nd - 3rd - 71
3 - 2nd - 4th - 66
3 - 2nd - DNF - 56
3 - 3rd - 4th - 61
3 - 3rd - DNF - 51
3 - DNF - DNF - 36

Now analyze until your heart's content. If your opponent has the two fastest minibots in the world, but doesn't score in autonomous mode, then an alliance that scores 3 ubertubes merely needs to get one minibot up the pole in 10 seconds to gain the edge in "bonus points".

I also want to make a prediction: all season, no alliance will ever lose a match if they place 1st and 2nd in the minibot race and score all 3 ubertubes on the top row (ignoring penalties and red cards).