There are some teams that have had their number since FIRST started assigning numbers...although in 97 and 96? im not sure if they had numbers that year, we were team 31....anyway some teams who have had their number won't be as reluctant to give it up and get a new one....

If FIRST fills in the gaps or re-numbers, teams should be given an opportuninty to decline being given a new number....but I doubt that FIRST would do that to teams