[Rob Ribaudo]

That would be a good idea, but then it would ruin what FIRST is all about. The point of FIRST is for everyone to learn and have fun. What fun would it be if only the teams that win the regionals get to go to Florida? How would the teams that did not win the regionals learn as much if they felt they HAD to win to go to Florida, instead of just trying to have fun at the regional. If FIRST was only a compotition, then you would have a good point. But since FIRST is not mainly a compotition as much as a learning experence, your idea about only regional winners going to Florida would not work.