[Nate Laverdure]

By the numbers:

6 states represented

53 total teams
46 veteran teams
7 rookie teams

13 teams with 10 or more years of experience in FIRST
24 teams with 5 or more years of experience in FIRST

28 (!!) teams attending events in previous weeks:

• BAE: 138, 166, 1519
• SMR: 337, 1249, 2483
• Pitt: 1533, 2614
• Peachtree: 587, 1311, 2655
• VA: 122, 339, 401, 422, 435, 900, 1086, 1598, 2363
• Palmetto: 281, 1225, 2059, 2642, 3196, 3459, 3540, 4083
• DC: 4083

13 teams with experience in the elimination rounds so far this season:

• QFs: 138, 401, 900, 1086, 1311, 2363
• SFs: 1533, 1598
• Finalists: 422 (VA), 1519 (BAE)
• Winners: 435 (VA), 587 (Peachtree), 2614 (Pitt)