Divisions 2012

[Nawaid Ladak]

Originally Posted by jwfoss

Newton 2006 was IMHO the most stacked division I can remember in my 10 years in FIRST.

Newton ended up being finalists...

25, 254, 968, 987, 1503 (can't forget those triplets), 111, 229, and on and on. that division was stacked.

Now on to this year's Divisions

I think Newton is clearly the strongest division with 469 and 1717 clearly being the top of the food chain. The same thing is true for Archimedes with 2056, 67, and 1114. The other two divisions seem lacking in overall quality when matched up on paper to the two divisions i mentioned above. but that doesn't mean they can't win. as we learned in the finals in 2010 (and 2006 IMO to a lesser extent), anything is possible.

I think to get first place come noontime on Saturday, your going to have to treat the qualification matches more like a long race rather than individual matches. Every #1 seed on each division will have at least 33 ranking points (in nine matches played) when all is said and done. Getting the coopertition bonus will be less important than missing an opportunity to get the coopertition bonus. The skill level of your opponents will matter more this year than in previous years, the same thing holds somewhat true in reverse to your alliance partners.

All i can say is that this is going to be one very fun championship to cover and see who walks away with the gold Saturday evening.