[Jacob Bendicksen]

Here are our predictions for this week's district events...

FiM

Howell
DEI last year: 302, 470
Already got Chairman’s this year: 68, 2834
Thin on Chairman’s competition: this event

East Kentwood
DEI last year: 2767
2013 + 2014 DCA: 2771
Also thin on Chairman’s competition: this event

Lake Superior State University
So good they might win it twice: 503
Also also thin on Chairman’s competition (sensing a pattern here): this event

Troy
DEI last year: 217
DEI this year: 226, 573, 2337
DCA last year: 862
DCA last year + REI: 1718
Most competitive event in Michigan for Chairman’s this week: this one

PNW

CAIS
Only eligible team at the event with a Chairman’s blue banner: 4057
Contenders: 2471, 4043
Already won Chairman’s this year: 1510 and 1540

Auburn
2014 DCA (and they got their robot back!): 2046
2015 DCA + DEI, looking for a repeat: 3588
2014 DCMP EI, wants better hardware: 4060

NE

Hartford
DEI last year hoping to play their cards right: 176
Defending NECMP RCA winners, haven’t won yet this year: 195 and 558
Dark horse?: 839
2014 DCMP RCA, 2015 DCMP EI, neither this year so far: 2067
HoF royalty: 236

Boston
2013 RCA at Boston, looking for a resurgence: 126
DEI already this year: 246
Defending NECMP RCA winners, haven’t won yet this year (deja vu from Hartford?): 467 and 2877
So good at EI last year HQ had to step in: 811
2 straight DCAs, wants a CA banner to complement 2 event wins this year: 1058
2014 DCA: 3467
Deep for Chairman’s competition: this event

NC

Campbell University/Johnston Community College
EI last year at NC: 2059
Already got DCAs: 2655 and 3506
List of teams who have won Chairman’s Awards: shorter than the event name

MAR

Bridgewater-Raritan
2014 DCMP EI: 25
2015 DCMP EI (and an ace up their sleeves): 75
Already got an RCA: 1676
4 EIs, no CA: 3142

Westtown
Coast in the event’s name: the better one
HoF: stacked (103, 341, 365)
Already got a DCA: 321, 708
8 Chairman’s Awards, but missed out last year: 433
DCA last year, DEI so far this year: 1218