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Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell
We also have 172, 173 and 178 in New England, and 174 just outside near Syracuse. The 170s are very northeast heavy.
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In 1998, HQ decided to freeze the numbers where they were, rather than handing out new numbers every year. Numbers were assigned based off an alphanumeric sort based off of sponsor names.
This is due to the great number assignment of 1998. All of the teams between 173-181 were sponsored by various arms of
UTC at the time. UTC is HQ'd in Conneticut