championship divisions?

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by ZehP

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Since I cache all the results locally to reduce the number of times I need to query the FIRST website, I added a new feature this year. Once the divisions are released, it will display the team lists for each of the divisions like this (screenshot uses 2012 team lists). The team numbers will be links to The Blue Alliance pages.

[Link07]

How are divisions determined? Is it random?

[akoscielski3]

Originally Posted by Link07

How are divisions determined? Is it random?

I am 99.99999999% sure divisions are random

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Link07

How are divisions determined? Is it random?

Nobody really knows. Used to be fairly simple: sort the teams by number, then every fourth one is in the same division (1, 5, 9 in Archimedes, for example). A few years ago, they scrambled it so well that nobody could predict the divisions. And nobody's stepped up and said they've figured out the divisions before they were released since then.

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by Link07

How are divisions determined? Is it random?

Seems like random assignment. (Though it seems that 1986, Team Titanium, is tied to the Curie Curse )

[iSparky]

Still super excited to see who is going to be in the same division together x3 It's gonna be really fun to watch all these teams duke it out in a few days And to the person who made this website (http://aredivisionsoutyet.com/) You are amazing! <3

[Starke]

So I went on the FIRST Championship site and this is what I found. Is it a trick?

[Hallry]

Originally Posted by Starke

So I went on the FIRST Championship site and this is what I found. Is it a trick?

If you click on those Division Team Lists, it brings you to last years'. So yes, it is a trick

*Also, if you click on the 2013 Team List, that just brings you to all of the teams currently signed up for World Champs this year, not separated into any divisions.

[Libby K]

The guy behind FRC Megaphone has created a division notifier!

Only one team per phone #, so choose wisely - but then you'll be texted as soon as divisions are released!

http://divisions.frcmega.com/

Side note - If you don't already use FRCMega, you should for Championship (FRCMega.com) - I have used it almost every week to follow friends' teams, and it works like a charm.

[Starke]

Originally Posted by Hallry

If you click on those Division Team Lists, it brings you to last years'. So yes, it is a trick

*Also, if you click on the 2013 Team List, that just brings you to all of the teams currently signed up for World Champs this year, not separated into any divisions.

Hallry,

Thanks for the confirmation. I did notice that 340 (who is not attending this year) was on the Newton Division. I thought it was too good to be true!

[Banderoonies]

Originally Posted by Starke

Hallry,

Thanks for the confirmation. I did notice that 340 (who is not attending this year) was on the Newton Division. I thought it was too good to be true!

Yep, I fell for that trick last year. got all excited for nothing
It will come out tomorrow I bet

[PayneTrain]

It probably won't come out until Wednesday at the earliest, seeing as they are still pulling teams off the waitlist today.

#GOGOGO

[wesbass23]

Originally Posted by Libby K

The guy behind FRC Megaphone has created a division notifier!

Only one team per phone #, so choose wisely - but then you'll be texted as soon as divisions are released!

http://divisions.frcmega.com/

Side note - If you don't already use FRCMega, you should for Championship (FRCMega.com) - I have used it almost every week to follow friends' teams, and it works like a charm.

Do you get spam messages at all? I just signed up today and I have already gotten 2 spam texts about iPhone 6's...

[hiyou102]

Originally Posted by wesbass23

Do you get spam messages at all? I just signed up today and I have already gotten 2 spam texts about iPhone 6's...

I'm pretty sure they don't send spam. All my friends and I use the service and we haven't gotten any spam. It might be from something else.

[Zach O]

Originally Posted by wesbass23

Do you get spam messages at all? I just signed up today and I have already gotten 2 spam texts about iPhone 6's...

Spam? What year is it...?

No, Megaphone and Division Notifier (or any other FRC service I build in the future) won't send you spam text messages, and your phone number will never be given out to anyone. I build these services for the community, not to sell phone numbers.