[Navid Shafa]

Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher

Life is an iterative process.

+1

Hope this clears up any confusion I've created:

1. Rookie Advantage Points

• Teams in their first season ("Rookies") will receive 10 points
• Teams in their second season will receive 5 points
• Rookie season used for calculations is based on FIRST records

2. Qualification Round Performance

• Teams will receive 2 points for each match they win
• Teams will receive 1 point for each match they tie
• Teams do not receive points for surrogate rounds or rounds in which they are disqualified^

3. Alliance Selection Results

• Alliance Captains (#1 to #8) will receive points equal to 17 minus their captain number
• Drafted teams (Picks #1 to #16) will receive points equal to 17 minus their acceptance order number
• Points are based on positions at the conclusion of alliance selection, not at the end of qualification rounds

4. Elimination Round Performance

• Each member of the alliance that wins a given round (quarterfinals, semifinals or finals) will receive 5 points for each match in which their robot participated
• Backup robots will receive points in place of the replaced robot starting at the point of the replacement (even if that falls mid-round)
• Points are only awarded to an alliance that advances. An eliminated alliance receives no points in the round in which they were eliminated even if they won a match in that series

5. Awards Received

• Teams will receive 5 points for each judged award won
• Teams that win the Engineering Inspiration or Rookie All-Star awards will receive an additional 3 points
• The team that wins the Chairman's award will receive an additional 5 points
• Only judged awards receive points (performance based awards do not receive award points)
• Only awards presented to a team accumulate points (i.e. Deans List or awards to a person do not earn district ranking points)

Not that it would affect us in the PNW, but I'm curious how NEF will handle Legacy teams. Legacy and HOF teams get a championship ticket regardless, but does that have an effect on how many teams get sent to Champs? I'm wondering as FIRST reaches critical mass if they'll lump these teams in with the total amount of championship slots a district will get...