[Ben Martin]

Here's what I have for team counts by state/province/country:

1: AK, CT, NH, KS, TN, WV, GA, Israel
2: ME, CA
3: CO, WI, MO
4: OH, FL

6: PA, VA, IL
7: NY, NJ, TX

9: ON, MN

17: IN

29: MI

Comparing this application field versus the 2014 application field, the middle 50% looks a little deeper in terms of competitiveness. If the same number of teams is invited as last year, there are going to be some strong robots that don't make it in. I count at least 105 of the 135 that were a finalist or winner in at least one event this year, and at least 55 of the teams were a finalist or a winner in at least 2 events.