[FIMAlumni]

The week of Improvements:

Woodhaven: The improvements talked about earlier were evident in at least one team. 1023 dominated this regional (looks like 102Xs have a habit of that this year). They picked their southfield finalist competitor 3604 and 4405 and were the only alliance to average over 100 points in all 3 rounds. They won the finals over 3rd alliance captain 27 joined by 469 and 3542.

Gull Lake: 4381 improved over their Kentwood finalist position to captain the first alliance to the gold medals. Joined by 2834 and 5675 they were the only alliance to break 100 points at the event. The finalists included 2nd seed 3452, 2656, and 5152.

Traverse City: Another improved team used their experience to excel. 245 ranked first and picked 1711 and 5692. Not without their own improvements, 862 captained the second alliance with 3688 and 5183. These two powerhouse alliance clashed in the finals but in the end the first seed went home with the victory.

Historically good teams to watch out for next week:
Great Lakes Bay Region: 314, 910, and 2145
St. Joseph: 70, 469, 494, and 2474
West Michigan: 74, 85, 107, 1718, 1918, 2054, 2137, and 3572

Current FIM rankings:
Rank: Team number
1: 1023
2: 1025
3: 3604
4: 4381
5: 245
6:1711
7: 862
8:3656
9: 5524
10: 3322

Side note: First seed alliances are 9-0 in FIM, only way I see this changing is if the Arms race for the middle cans increases dramatically in the next few weeks.
Good luck to all teams!