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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04
Any info as to how these slots were selected? Have they given out the points system for the district yet?
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The total number of slots that a District has to award is the precentage of spots at CMP that is proportional to the percentage of teams that district has.
In the past FIRST has dictated 1 to x (sorry I don't remember the value of x) CA, EI and RAS and the 3 teams on the DCMP winning alliance earn spots. The individual district could then decide exactly what number between 1 and x they award. This is done to adjust for the different sizes of districts. For example for CA and EI there will be as many teams competing for those awards at DCMP as the number of district events.
As far as the points system a lot of time was invested in the original unified district points system so I don't expect major changes from the last two years. Yes last year they made an adjustment to account for the lack of win and loss in qualification rounds but otherwise the basics were the same. Of course last years rules are not this years rules so it could always change. I do have a feeling we will know in just a few days.