[Michelle Celio]

Originally Posted by jimmythetulip22

First, what do the different divisions mean?

The divisions just make championship more manageable if all 300+ teams were to compete on one field the event would take way more than three days.

The divisions are assigned by number, the teams who are attending championship were put in numerical ordered and then assigned a division by going Archimedes, Curie, Newton, Galileo, Archimedes, Curie, Newton, Galilieo. But that system can change last year it was ABCDDCBA (iirc).

Originally Posted by jimmythetulip22

Second, how can a team be sent to the finals?

I think this is what you're looking for:
When registration opens, teams can choose to sign up for the Championship event. Then 6 weeks of 41 regional produce more teams to be invited to the Championship. If the amount of teams that the championship can hold is not filled by that, then they pull teams off the waiting list.

From the six weeks of regionals
3 or 4 Regional Champions (sometimes a replacement needs to be brought in)
1 Regional Chairmans winner
1 Regional Engineering Inspiration Winner
1 Rookie All Star

FIRST takes into account that some teams may win one or more of the previous awards hence why there are not 20+ teams coming off of the wait list every year.

Or possibly:

Each division holds its own competition as if it were a regional, and the 3 teams who win their division move on to compete against the other division winners on Einstein for the "World Champion" title.

Originally Posted by jimmythetulip22

And finally, when are the finals?

The Championship event is April 17,18,19 and the Einstein finals take place on the 19th.