The issue with adding more teams is that FIRST
STRUGGLED to get to 400 teams this year. Even with a wait-list and the wildcard system. I think it had to do with pulling teams off the wait list to late. If a wildcard isn't claimed/used from a competition then teams need to be pulled off the wait list right away or here is a shocker we need to just not have a wait list or wildcard and champs is only as big as the teams who register for it when they qualify.
Crazy!