FRCTop25.com Going Live Soon! Get Involved.

[Justin Montois]

I thought it would be fun to try something that has been done here in the past, but do it in a way that causes a little less controversy.

The goal is to rank the "Top 25" FRC teams for the 2011 Season much like college sports. Some of the issues mentioned about the last time this was done have been addressed.

There are some rules that need to be followed to try and keep "popularity" out of it as much as possible.

1. You cannot cast a vote for any team you are involved with.
2. You cannot cast a vote for a team that has not played a match.(IE if your team doesn't play until week 6, it will not be eligible until then)
3. All voting must be done through the frctop25.com submission page
*Anyone involved in FRC can vote regardless of years involved*

There are 2 separate polls, a mentors poll, and a student poll. Please indicate on the submission form which category applies to you.

Votes for Week 1 must be in by Tuesday, March 8th. The new poll will come out every Wednesday evening before that weeks events. (The Week 1 Poll Will come out Wednesday the 9th)

I will be checking each voter to ensure they meet the above criteria. Mike Starke (Mike Starke on CD) and myself will be the only ones to see the actual voters and their respective votes. We will leave it up to the voters themselves if they chose to reveal their lists. No "anonymous" votes will be accepted.

Votes will be tallied by assigning 25 points to your #1 Selection, 24 points for #2 and so on. With the #1 ranking going to the team that receives the most points. #2 the second most and so on.

Votes for week 1 can be sent in Saturday at 9PM up until the deadline. If you fail to comply with the above conditions your list will be void for that week. Please do as much as you can to watch that weeks events, don't just go by the winners, try to do some research.

Check out the site at FRCTop25.com
(Note the teams listed are for testing purposes only!)

If you have any ideas to amend the voting process or improve the website please post. And again, have fun with this, don't take any of it personally and have a great 2011 season!