How many teams in 2005?

[tkwetzel]

Originally Posted by Alex469

Darn. Michigan lost . Congrats to Cali for leading the way in the growth of FIRST teams. So who else wants to go to Nebraska to help them out?

_Alex

If you go by land size or population, I bet Michigan crushes California in the number of FIRST teams.

[Alex Golec]

Originally Posted by tkwetzel

If you go by land size or population, I bet Michigan crushes California in the number of FIRST teams.

If you wanted to think of it that way, the District of Columbia crushes every other state by a whopping margin, because it has 4 teams in a land area of 'tiny.'

_Alex

[kpugh]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Correction.
FIRST now has 1000 teams!!!!

Not sure how accurate that information is. Team 891 is no longer registered for the 2005 competition but we are on that list. I wonder if there are any other teams listed there that will not be competing this year. (Or conversely there could be teams that registered late and aren't on the list yet)

But wow!!! Over a thousand teams. That is quite the feat. Congratulations FIRST!

[Andy Brockway]

Originally Posted by kpugh

Not sure how accurate that information is. Team 891 is no longer registered for the 2005 competition but we are on that list. I wonder if there are any other teams listed there that will not be competing this year.

782 is also listed but I have not seen them registered for an event. In their three years they have a regional win, it would be shame if they just faded away.

[Robotics Dude]

my old tewam 311 isnt on that list. we had school problems

[Anne Shade]

Originally Posted by kpugh

Not sure how accurate that information is. Team 891 is no longer registered for the 2005 competition but we are on that list. I wonder if there are any other teams listed there that will not be competing this year. (Or conversely there could be teams that registered late and aren't on the list yet)

But wow!!! Over a thousand teams. That is quite the feat. Congratulations FIRST!

There are quite a few teams on that list that are no longer registered. I've been keeping my own spreadsheet and by my count there are currently 991 team registered this year (as of 12/16 afternoon). Of those 179 are rookies.

Some interesting stats:

Number of events team are attending
1 event, 604, 60.9%
2 events, 261, 26.3%
3 events, 111, 11.2%
4 events, 14, 1.4%
5 events, 1, 0.1%

Averages:

# of Regionals/Team = 1.300706357
# of Events/team = 1.533804238

[Andrew]

The link was created by going to the teams in a state on FIRST's map and deleting the state and country field. I have a feeling it was generated by teams pre-registering for the competition. When the team either did not register for an event or did not pay fees by Dec. 10, they dropped from the regional listings but not from the "what teams are in this state" listings.

Anne's spread-sheet probably has the right numbers. Unfortunately, a few of these teams are probably not going to make competition and we'll end up between 980 and 990 teams.

This is still an increase; but it goes to show how the extra $1000 in the initial entry fee reduced the rate of growth.

BTW, Kick off is just three weeks away!

[Koko Ed]

Michigan just broke the 100 team mark.

[jessjank.]

As of today (12/23/04) there are 1021 registered teams! That is absolutely awesome. I love the fact that FIRST has experienced so much international growth this year and I hope that there's plenty more to come in the future.
(Note to any rookie teams out there: If you ever need any help or have any questions, please feel free to contact my team and/or any of the great veteran FIRST teams. We love supporting rookies!)

[Anne Shade]

As mentioned before, the link posted to list registered teams is not accurate. As per my spreadsheet, there are currently 991 teams registered this year (as of this morning that is).

[Koko Ed]

Looks like the grand total for this season is 1024 (though some of the rookies and a few veterans have dropped out since being placed on the list).
Good luck in 2005!

[IA-Howitzer]

Does any1 know if the rookies get a new kit. I heard from a few people that they get a different kit then experienced teams but i wasn't sure

Andrew...(Ya thats me)

[Aignam]

Originally Posted by IA-Howitzer

Does any1 know if the rookies get a new kit. I heard from a few people that they get a different kit then experienced teams but i wasn't sure

Andrew...(Ya thats me)

Please search before posting.

[Alaina]

Who would have guessed the numbers would reach to 1708 (Mckeesport, PA) this year, eh?