Thanks for updating this, Jim. It is very interesting to see the close correlation between your derated point ranking of teams, and my own qualitative recollections of performances I have witnessed over the years. As an example, scanning your list I instantly recognize about 2/3 of the top 150 teams without looking up their numbers.
In particular, during the 8 seasons I have been observing FiM teams from inside our system, the correlation is remarkable. I didn't need to look up any of these teams, because I recognize their numbers immediately as belonging to Michigan teams that have performed well.
Below is a list of the top 31 FiM teams based on Zondag Derated Points (ZDP).
Code:
FiM Team Zondag Rank ZDP Name
67 9 99 HOT
33 12 95 Killer Bees
217 16 78 Thunderchickens
469 17 72 Las Guerillas
27 27 61 Team RUSH
1718 28 58 Fighting Pi
1023 30 57 Bedford Express
3539 43 51 Byting Bulldogs
1918 46 49 NC Gears
494 50 45 Martians
2137 61 42 TORC
548 66 40 RoboStangs
2834 67 40 Bionic Black Hawks
85 79 36 BOB
2054 86 34 Tech Vikes
3538 89 34 RoboJackets
503 91 34 Frog Force
4003 97 32 Trisonics
5050 100 31 Cow Town
3641 102 31 Flying Toasters
2337 104 30 Enginerds
910 105 30 Foley Freeze
4967 111 28 That ONE Team
3357 119 26 Comets
68 125 25 Truck Town Thunder
3620 135 23 Average Joes
5460 139 22 Strike Zone
70 141 21 More Martians
2767 142 21 Stryke Force
573 147 21 Mech Warriors
51 151 19 Wings of Fire
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Note: I am particularly proud of my Average Joes (3620) for making their first-ever appearance on the ZDP list this year; in previous years, we had earned zero ZDP because we did not make playoffs at CMP. Three other FiM teams also make their first ZDP list appearances in the top 150 this year: 3538, 5050, and 5460.
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Richard Wallace
Mentor since 2011 for FRC 3620 Average Joes (St. Joseph, Michigan)
Mentor 2002-10 for FRC 931 Perpetual Chaos (St. Louis, Missouri)
since 2003
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