FRC Top 25- Preseason Ranking

[joshsmithers]

Originally Posted by JackN

148 has also won two championships.

You got me on that one, thanks. What year was their first Championship win?



This poll, albiet with only six voters, aims to represent which teams are most likely to do well in building robots, competeing at competitions, and how well they will do. Of course, not all teams are going to make this list. The voters, yet unnamed by myself, left many teams that deserve to be on this list off. I really wish I could have have moved team XXXX up or down a spot, but that would be dishonest so I just let it be. The reason I compiled this was for everyone's viewing pleasure. The idea is that, by the end of the season, we will have a perfect Top 25 Ranking. This idea won't happen, but it will become more closer to perfect.

This probably isn't really helping to promote FIRST, but it is helping to promote the competition itself. The FRC in the thread title stands for "FIRST Robotics Competition." In a competitive event like this, there will be teams that are better than others. Last year, my team finished with a record of 7-7-1, so there certaintly are better teams out there. Being able to accept this is part of the experience. I do not feel like crap because my team did not make this list, but I am proud and admirable of the teams that did.

This poll is not without bias. This poll represents the opinions of only six people. It is not ideal, but it is something. It may be as useless and meaningless as someone's predictions for a regional, but it is also as interesting as someone's predictions.

Changes need to be made to this poll. The most obvious is voters. If there is anyone who wants to become a voter, PM me. The more voters there are, the more fair this poll becomes. Next time the explanations, intended for those who don't already know about the team, will be left off. Instead, team number and name will be listed. Any other suggestions, complaints, and vain degradations would be appreciated. Suggestions would be most beneficial and productive, however.

The other 26 teams receiveing votes, which may be more interesting than the first 25, are:

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40
47
60
69
79
93
100
118
121
179
180
191
236
343
348
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469
488
503
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1983
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