[EricH]

Originally Posted by 340x4xLife

Who did the voting? I agree with most of the teams but what is the list supposed to represent? Robot consistency? Award Consistency?

Originally Posted by JackN

What is the criteria for voting?

Originally Posted by joshsmithers

Each week, there are top 25 rankings for sports. In the AP Poll, highly qualified sports addicts and writers vote on who they think the top 25 teams are for each sport. This poll is similar, where highly qualified FIRST addicts vote on who they think the top 25 teams are for FRC. Voters picked teams based on success shown at competitions in the past, consistency of the team, and robot design and function. This week, six of the voters submitted complete lists, and the results are based solely on those lists. I will leave it up to the voters to make themselves known or not, but I will say that they are all knowledgeable, reputable members of ChiefDelphi. Please enjoy analyzing this Pre-season Top 25 Ranking.

That should be explanation enough.

Originally Posted by Tetraman

Every team starts at a level of 0 and works their way to the top. While I whole-heartedly agree that there are teams with vast advantages and previous performance does usually mean an equal chance of continuing those those advantages, I think the reasoning for the teams you have above is not the correct reasoning for a list of this kind.

I suggest next time displaying more data and information.

Such as? You want more data and information, but what kind?

I don't understand what you mean by each team starting at zero and working their way to the top. Does the AP poll (or any other poll) do that? If so, which one? That is what this is based on.