Best Alliance in the Alliance Era of FIRST

[Ian Curtis]

71 and company, 2001. How can you possibly argue with 710 points? (I'm going regular season only, a 3 hundred something which had the same function as 71 managed to beat them out at IRI, I think... Correct me if I'm wrong Karthik/JVN/Baker/However was around back then.)


For a very close second, team 47 and 111 with the TKats in 2000 at Midwest. Judging by what I've heard of that era, it must have been quite a sight.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

71 and company, 2001. How can you possibly argue with 710 points? (I'm going regular season only, a 3 hundred something which had the same function as 71 managed to beat them out at IRI, I think... Correct me if I'm wrong Karthik/JVN/Baker/However was around back then.)

Yup, it was 308.

Originally Posted by iCurtis

For a very close second, team 47 and 111 with the TKats in 2000 at Midwest. Judging by what I've heard of that era, it must have been quite a sight.

Don't forget the 3rd team on that alliance, Team 45.

Some other alliances of note who haven't been mentioned:
1999 - Teams 27 & 71 -- They won two regionals together and were semifinalists (equivalent to a division winner) at the championship.
2001 - Teams 33, 254, 111, 349(who grew into Team 469) & 144 (who grew into Team 1038) -- A real who's who of FIRST history, were only be defeated by the mighty Team 71 at the Championship
2003 - Teams 111, 469, 65 -- Championship event winners in dominant fashion

[Dan Petrovic]

Originally Posted by Karthik

Don't forget the 3rd team on that alliance, Team 45.

I think you missed the "TKats" that was kinda snuck in after 47 and 111.