FRC Blogged-Standard District Point Structure

[Allison K]

Originally Posted by inkling16

@Allison
Am I interpreting this spreadsheet correctly to mean that no Michigan rookies made it to the State Tournament this year? And only 1 rookie last year? Because if so, this is most likely what FIRST HQ is trying to remedy.

That would be my guess as well, and I understand the rational. If I sounded incensed or angry I didn't intend to. I'm just surprised, given the fairly large proportion of veteran teams who also haven't had the opportunity to attend. The rookie/second year points also surprised me as the impact on the overall makeup of district champs is dependent on a factor that varies from year to year (the proportion of rookies and second year teams vs. 3rd year or older). As of now Michigan has 242 teams, of which 49 are rookies and 23 are second year teams, so it's a change that's giving almost 1/3 of the teams a boost.