top ten best teams in FIRST

[Anupam Goli]

Originally Posted by itsjustmrb

I guess the follow up question would be...who are the top 10 teams numbered 2056 or higher, with less than 10 years experience? Not including sister teams or spin off's from other teams.

not in any particular order:
2056
3322
2337
2415
4334 (I think they deserve to be on this list)
2168
2826
2590
2054 (I know its below 2056, but they're a good team)
2046 (same)

[XaulZan11]

Originally Posted by lemiant

Oh and one team that doesn't often make these lists, but should: 2826, wave robotic. In 2012 they were division finalisits, IRI winners, and had one of the best shooters in the world.

I think it is telling that out of all the elite teams coming to Wisconsin this year (16, 71, 111), I may be most worried/excited about 2826...or maybe I'm just another victim of regional bias

[Andrew Schreiber]

All Time? From the standpoint of most dominating robots... Here's the top 6 that come to mind.

71 - 2002
47 - 1998 (?)
1114 - 2010
341 - 2012
1717 - 2012
67 - 2009

[smistthegreat]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

All Time? From the standpoint of most dominating robots... Here's the top 6 that come to mind.

71 - 2002
47 - 1998 (?)
1114 - 2010
341 - 2012
1717 - 2012
67 - 2009

I would include 1114 - 2008.

[AmoryG]

If by top ten best teams you mean teams most likely to go far in the Championship eliminations, then here's my list:

1. 67
2. 1114
3. 2056
4. 254
5. 217
6. 233
7. 111
8. 469
9. 987
10. 1717

Honorable Mention(ordered by team#): 16, 25, 177, 330, 2826

Obviously this is a subjective list, but I would say the a few of these, particularly the top 4, would be in almost any top 10 list.

If by best teams you meant most influential teams, then I would look at the FIRST HoF.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by smistthegreat

I would include 1114 - 2008.

I debated that and for some reason they don't stand out in my mind as "dominant" in the same sense the other teams do so I left them off.

I do point to them as probably the most elegant robot of all time though.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

I debated that and for some reason they don't stand out in my mind as "dominant" in the same sense the other teams do so I left them off.

I do point to them as probably the most elegant robot of all time though.

They were more dominant in 2008 than 2010 and you left off the only dominant robot of 2010.

[AmoryG]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

All Time? From the standpoint of most dominating robots... Here's the top 6 that come to mind.

71 - 2002
47 - 1998 (?)
1114 - 2010
341 - 2012
1717 - 2012
67 - 2009

I like your list, but I would also add 469's 2010 robot, and I would not include a team from 2012. I would say 2056, 67, 987, 469, and perhaps a few other teams were arguably just as dominant as 341 and 1717 in 2012. There really wasn't a truly dominant robot from that year.

[CalTran]

I would say that top teams may vary by regional area. Michigan Teams may not be "good" to west coast teams.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Cory

They were more dominant in 2008 than 2010 and you left off the only dominant robot of 2010.

And you neglected to mention a number. If you are referring to 469 I disagree that they were dominant due to their need for a good scoring bot to start the cycle going quickly.

[dellagd]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

I recall a thread of this sort in the past, and it did not end up well. I have no problem recognizing great teams, but let's use caution here folks with where we take this.

Yeah. Probably best if we all just throw some good ones out there instead of ranking them.

254,111,1114,2056

Im new to the scene so these are just the ones that Im aware of being quite good.

[Gregor]

Any list that doesn't include 2056 isn't a top ten list. 14 regional wins in a row, never lost a regional, I can't see any team top that in the recent future.

[Anthony Galea]

Originally Posted by smistthegreat

I would include 1114 - 2008.

I would include 469=2010.

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

I do point to them as probably the most elegant robot of all time though.

1503 - 2011 comes to mind for that one too.

[jwallace15]

In my own opinion: (not in any particular order other than numerical, just a list of my ten favourites)
16
33
47/51/65
67
118
245
469
1114
1717
2337
This opinion is based on my own research. I love every FRC team, but those ten teams are my favourites (as well as XaulZan11, I somewhat have a regional bias).