The Rest Of The Best

[Nemo]

If you like the sports analogy, then what of wild cards? Event winners and RCA winners are basically division winners. FIRST could allow other teams in based on some criteria, and they would be wild cards. Sometimes wild cards are a great thing, particularly when the same division has more than one great team in the same year. Analogous situations happen in FIRST regional competition.

Originally Posted by Justin Montois

The New York Yankees and The Detroit Red Wings may be two of the best franchises in their respective sports but occasionally they miss the playoffs.

I think the Championship should be a "Pure" Championship. Only Winners, Chairman's, Rookie All-Star's and HoF teams should attend in my opinion.

This is not meant to be a slight to EI winners, Original teams, or the winners from the previous years Championship. But the winner of the Super Bowl doesn't get to automatically play in it next year.

52 Regionals (3 Winners, Chairman's, Rookie All-Star) = 260 Teams
Michigan- Should Qualify 15 Teams (3 Regionals worth)
MAR- Should Qualify 15 Teams (3 Regionals worth)
HoF Teams- 15 Teams
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305 Teams total (76 Teams in each division)