[FRCTop25.com] Final Rankings Show!

[Mr. Lim]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

If you built a robot and a team that won 4 banners in 3 events, I'm not sure what other validation you need other than that of multiple panels of judges, the results on the field, and most importantly, the impact your team is making at home.

I really like the FRC Top 25 for this reason. Every week, there is a smattering of teams I've never heard of on it that are amazing.

These are the teams that don't win the banners, don't have a big presence on CD, and are generally unknowns in the community. But these teams have built otherwise world-class machines that some very knowledgeable peers have chosen to recognize.

Without a doubt, I scan the list for teams I DON'T recognize, and pay a lot more attention to them than the ones I DO. To me, this is the best part about FRC Top 25.

In fact...

There is a big grin on my face seeing the team in the #17 spot, who no one outside of Ontario has ever seen before. Yet enough people have picked up on them to recognize that a robot with:

• a 7-disc auton
• feeder station cycling/pyramid shots
• ground pick-up/pyramid shots
• full court shooting
• 10pt hang

...is probably one of the best robots in the world right now - despite this team NEVER having won a regional, or ever qualifying for champs before.

They're one of the least recognized teams with respect to the amount that they've been able to achieve consistently for the past few years, both on and off the field.