IRI Rules and Team Invitation List

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by dodar

Indiana teams get preferential treatment because IRI is in/from Indiana,...

There used to be a significant "Indiana team" bonus when trying to determine the invitees. With the advent of C.A.G.E., that no longer needs to be a large part of the decision.

Originally Posted by DanielCH

Team 295 was passed over in the application process, team 2451 and team 706 were not...

Nobody who applied was "passed over". Everyone was run through the same formula to find the teams to be invited. Not all of that formula is performance-based, by the way. There's a bit of "what special quality does this team bring to IRI?" involved.

Originally Posted by DanielCH

On a different note, is there any reason that IN teams are given preference? For an event as prestigious and selective as IRI, that doesn't really make sense to me.

IRI has its roots as a local off-season for nearby teams to have fun at. For a long time, it was the only chance for many Indiana teams to attend a summer competition. It wasn't always a "best of the best" event.

Originally Posted by Foster

It's their party, they can invite who they want. ....

Alas, that isn't true. There isn't room for everyone who is wanted, so there has to be a cutoff somewhere.