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Here's my list for Arizona:

1. 842 - 2015 marked the first year they didn't win a Regional since 2010, and part of that was due to an all in strategy on making their robot a super can-burgler for Champs since they prequalify as a HOF member. They were still a playoff staple as usual.

2. 2486 - They had an undefeated run on the way to a Regional win in 2014 along with a Finalist appearance in 2012. Meanwhile they have cleaned up on the culture award side, with one of the longest active Chairman's winning streaks in FIRST and an army of Dean's List Finalists and Winners. AZ North is sure to be a blast this year as they host a regional in their backyard for the first time.

3. 2403 - They've finished as either a Regional Winner or Finalist once every season from 2012 - 2015, and picked up a few EI wins along the way too. Of the teams on this list I know the least about them since their competitive rise started after I moved out of state, but I look forward to seeing more of their machines in person going forward.

4. 3944 - Two Regional wins in their first four years in FRC, and their Champs division win last year marked the first Einstein appearance by an AZ team since 60's run as an elite lap runner in 2008.

5. 1726 - One Regional win and two Finalist appearances from 2013 - 2015. Their robots aren't flashy but put their power-coated brethren to shame by quietly going about their business and never breaking.

Team 60 is a really close 6th on this list as they have 4 Regional Finalist finishes in the past 3 seasons and always build extremely competitive machines, but I couldn't put them ahead of teams that had a Regional win along with their Finalist appearances.