Top 5 Teams In Your State/Area before CHAMPS

[angelah]

If you want to go by state rankings in Michigan, it's currently:

67
33
2834
2771
85

It will be much more clear after this weekend.

[Coach#3536]

There are a lot of sleepers in Michigan. MSC is going to be exciting this year for sure. The OPR numbers are crazy. With a huge rookie class and the whopping number of districts the field was certainly the most churned it has ever been. I don't disagree with the Michigan posts I have seen on here thus far. But with 100+ teams on two fields the top 5 is truly just the tip of the iceberg.

[Theseusgoats]

Originally Posted by logank013

I knew I forgot someone. How did I forget 461? Lol. Our list seem fairly similar but forgot 461...

Similar to yours, top 3 is very secure. The rest are so similar, it's hard to create a good list.

[Theseusgoats]

Honestly, now that I think about it. Pretty much everyone in Indiana that shoots at least 4 or 5 high, and of course 71, has a very very good chance of winning DCP. Any pair up of the top 10 listed could put up a great fight.

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Jim Schaddelee

In Michigan ...
East side
1. 33
2. 67
3. 27
4. 1023
5. 2834

West side
1. 2771
2. 3357
3. 107
4. 1918
5. 3620

Good list, Jim. FiM Informer's list overlaps with yours 4/5 on each side of the state.

Michigan's field is extremely deep. Some good teams missed the cut for MIDCMP, and there are many in this weekend's field that have not shown their best game yet. Scouting is going to be a challenge, probably even harder than a CMP division.

I will be surprised if 33 does not seed #1. Beyond that, the possibilities are too many to contemplate.

[who716]

133
195
1519
125

These are the clear top robots for newengland this year

[VacioArconte]

Texas

148
118
4587/3310
4063

I'd probably put us somewhere on there but I'm a bit biased

[TheDarkNight]

What are the best teams that didn't make champs?

[BetaHelix]

Best in Iowa:

525
5576
167
3928
967

Only 525 qualified for champs.

(4646 my be there too but I'm not going to say so myself.)

[lethc]

Missouri in order:

1986
1806
1987
1730
1775

[OccamzRazor]

North Carolina

I usually dont bite on comparative threads but there are just too many excellent things to say about the teams this year.

In numerical order and excluding my own team:

1533- Triple Strange - I took one look at this robot at the first District Competition in Guilford and knew it was the perfect alliance partner for 3506 once they got everything working well -we would not get to test that until 6 weeks later at State Championships.

Absurd Swank drive system that works very well for breaching and certainly the most reliable climber in NC to boot (they made the top 10 climber list in the world too). When they are tuned, their high goal shooting locks in their wins. Happy we got this team as our first pick at State Champs and even happier that this team got their first two blue banners this season.

2642 - Pitt Pirates - Fast and solid breacher, a decent high goal shooter, and can probably push every team out of their way. Also a strong District Chairman's Award winning team with a sweet pit.

2655 - Flying Platypi - Most consistent performance and sturdiest robot in NC. A low goal and defense breaching beast with an excellent drive team that always pushes the clock to the limit and they almost always make the right play. Out of the District Chairman's Award winners, they were the team we feared losing to the most on and off the field and for good reason. A solid team this year!

4290 - Bots of War - We won our first event with them because they are the most underrated, tiny at 95 lbs, and terrifying low goal robot in NC. This is the only team in NC that can down the tower alone and still breach a couple of defenses along the way. When I say fast, I don't mean so fast they slam into stuff trying to steer, they have control of that speed and use it well. They are the fastest breacher in the state when they are not slamming balls into the tower and when they get their climber on their robot for Champs, they will be even more terrifying. Say goodbye to your tower around this team because this is the robot that can do what most low bar teams wish they could do.

4561 - Terrorbytes - "Blinding light of high goal scoring". This team is probably the best outer works shooter in the state and we had the pleasure of making it to finals with them at the Campbell University District event. Their robot is very short, skates under the Portcullis, and can tackle any defense you throw at it quickly. Built solid, they have a great machine this year.

[Peyton Yeung]

IN is pretty tough but I'd say the top 4 in no particular order are 868, 1024, 1501, and 1747.

868- 2x event winner, chairman's award, quality award, innovation in control award

1024-3x event winner, quality award, industrial design award

1501-2x event finalist, quality award, innovation in control award, excellence in engineering award

1747-2x event winner, chairman's award, entrepreneurship award, innovation in control award

[BenHildy]

I know the Minnesota area has been done to death, but here's my two cents worth:

1) 5172 Coming out of Greenbush Middle River, the Gators have truly dominated their competitions (Northern Lights & Iowa), placing as finalists in the former and winning the latter. Their 20 point autonomous is truly dominating and one of the most consistent I've seen, and their hanging mechanism combines simplicity and functionality in a near flawless design that scales almost every match. With a truly impressive two-year history, I doubt this year will be any exception.

2) 2052 Krawling out of New Brighton, KnightKrawler has continued a decade of competitive robots and a formidable awards game. With a finalist position at Lake Superior and a fantastic success at 10K Lakes under their belts, these guys have claimed three qualifying spots over the course of the season (Wildcard, Winners, and Chairman's). With a beautiful catapult accompanied with spot-on vision code (which, for the record, was accurate at even week 1), KnightKrawler is a truly formidable high goal cycler capable of incredible speed and accuracy. Krawl on guys, krawl on.

3) 3130 One of two fantastic Woodbury teams this year, their success is certainly no ERROR. Combining a strong drive train with a powerful catapult (accompanied by a great vision code), these guys were topping the charts nearly the entirety of North Star. The ERRORS have won a competition and are coming off of a very successful season last year as well, and they are definitely a force to be reckoned with.

4) 2175 The second of the unstoppable Woodbury duo, The Fighting Calculators are on track for matching their success in 2014. Rocking the 12.5" diameter pneumatic wheels, their defense game is strong, as well as their quick, vision-powered catapult shot. They got off to a rough start in Iowa, but certainly redeemed themselves tenfold after claiming the top ranking spot in North Star and going on to win their competition. Overall, these Calculators have not stopped Fighting, and won't stop anytime soon.

5) 2502 Flying out of Eden Prairie, Talon Robotics returns for another year of success. With a couple of successes in Duluth, and winning Engineering Inspiration twice this year, they have proven to be a formidable foe wherever they go. Much like 2175 in that they had a bit of trouble their first competition, they showed their worth at 10K Lakes, displaying their successful and accurate catapult with a consistent hanging mechanism. Their defenses game is rock solid, and they have a truly high-flying reputation as an award-winning team. Talon Robotics will certainly continue their well-deserved success.

[Russell2144]

Originally Posted by Louisiana Jones

I wish we could be inconsistent enough to seed 1st in two regional events and be the first selection in the other one. Oh and then go on to win all three events.

Yes they did do this, however at Sacramento 1678 were performing pretty poorly for the first portion of quals. I agree with the consistency statement.

[TikiTech]

Not sure how this is being judged.

Is this an entire programs history or just for this year?

Anyway, I will give it a go based on award history.

HAWAII

Top two easy...

359
368
...

In no particular order

3008
2439
2438

I will recuse myself as it could be considered biased as I am the one posting.

Good luck to everyone at championships.

Aloha!