[EricH]

Originally Posted by Bob Steele

So, unlike past years, if a team (non-prequalified) is already qualified from another regional (definition is not complete for this yet..) and is on the winning alliance... the finalist alliance captain will win a slot at championships.

The order of wild card, I believe is finalist captain, finalist 1st pick, finalist 2nd pick...not sure what happens after that (not that it would ever happen..)

Qualified: Win, RCA, EI, RAS, Wild Card Qual. The usual suspects (unless something changes).

Order: After finalist 2nd pick, it's finalist backup (if used), then no wild card awarded even if one is available. So if all three teams on the winning alliance and 1 on the finalist have already qualified, and the finalist alliance has no backup, only 2 wild cards will qualify--but if there is a backup, then 3 will qualify. If 2 teams on the finalist alliance have already qualified, then at least 1 wild card will go unused. (Frank's blog posts are the source for this.)