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No one from Indiana has chimed in yet - I'll give it a go. Indiana is improving on a massive scale (the majority of teams are getting better each season) but the few teams that catch my eye in particular are:

4103: This year they really broke out into the spotlight, captaining the winning Indiana alliance and captaining an alliance in Archimedes too.

1720: Last year they had arguably the best landfill robot in Indiana, and won their first banner this past season. Their robot wasn't quite as impressive as last year's but I imagine they'll hit the mark several times in the future.

5484: Solid robots the past two years. A little slow this year, but once they got the vision working they were doing pretty well. And they're building full fields and even hosted a scrimmage during build season. I expect them to do well soon.

You could arguably include 1747 in this list, but they have already been solid in the past, so they're not really "up-and-coming". This year has locked them as a powerhouse, though...