Question: Championship Divisions

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Wayne TenBrink

1918 will be there. As of 4:00 EST, the bot is on the truck, the check is in the mail, and FIRST shows us on the team list..

Thanks. Welcome 1918 and 65! We are up to 341 teams. That just leaves:
Anyone from 201, 326, 818, 2188, 2470, 2549, or 2620 want to update us on their team plans?

[Jared Russell]

341 teams, you say?

Interesting...

[Peter Matteson]

I like serpentine right now, it puts us in Curie...

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

To be clear 65 hasnt entered, they are not on the official list. 2771 and 2500 have added to make the official list 339 teams. To be clear I am just speculating based on the teams that are qualified, the teams I list in the next sentence are unconfirmed. 65, 201 and 326 will all affect your chances to be in the same division with 25
Anyone from 65, 201, 326, 818, 1918, 2188, 2470, 2549, or 2620 want to update us on their team plans?

thanks for the update! As much as we want to be with 25 also, I'd rather have teams that qualified rightfully attend if they can. We only had a chance to be with 368 because 360, 364 and you folks 365 are attending. Usually, not enough in between 359 and 368 decid to go or too much in between.
We have never been in Curie also while 368, I believe, in all of their years, has only been to Curie, and it looks like they might be there AGAIN.

[BT987]

Originally Posted by Peter Matteson

I like serpentine right now, it puts us in Curie...

ha maybe you can win the four different fields....in the past four years

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Jared341

341 teams, you say?

Interesting...

Oddly, I thought about your number while I was typing it, Jared

One more update before I go without internet for a while.

In the 341 teams, I didn't notice 2 teams. Welcome 2549, who confirmed. The other team is 1701 (Welcome!) which is very interesting because they are 20th on the FiM list and I previously only had thru 16 (Team 818). I'm pretty sure this means that at max 4 teams out of 201, 2620, 2188, 326, 818, 66, 703, 2645 (8 teams, the later 3 I hadnt included) can register. Also teams like 123 and so on down the list might register until we get 4 more FiM teams. Without knowing more (definitive yes or nos from teams) I cant make another guess. So once again (with feeling ):
Anyone from 201, 326, 818, 66, 703, 2645, 2188, 2470 (from 10K not FiM), or 2620 want to update us on their team plans?

[Novi Hopper]

If this list holds out, it looks like 503 will be returning to Newton this year. Woo!

Maybe we'll be able to team up with 1918 this time. You guys threw us for a loop at West Michigan and definitely showed your strength at States. Plus you were sweet pit buddies too

[Jared Russell]

343 now. Looks like 201 added, breaking up 67 and 217. I can't spot the other newcomer with just a quick glance.

[thefro526]

I'd love to be in Curie this year, I think all it takes is one or two more teams that's less than 816. I've been on all of the other fields in my Last Three years of FIRST and it would make my last competition as a Student awesome If I can say I've been on all four.

816 Trivia Time!

2006 - Newton 0-7
2007 - Galileo 2-5
2008 - Archimedes 5-1-1
2009 - Is this the year we go 7-0?


(those are just Qualifying matches)

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Jared341

343 now. Looks like 201 added, breaking up 67 and 217. I can't spot the other newcomer with just a quick glance.

I can because I have spreadsheet that tells me where to look . Welcome 201 and 2470 (who confirmed from 10K)!
Unfortunately, judging by this post, 326 doesn't look likely due to funding. That means max 3 out of 2620, 2188, 818, 66, 703, 2645 and possibly Team 123 etc... down the FiM list. I'm actually leaving this time:
Anyone from 818, 66, 703, 2645, 2188, or 2620 want to update us on their team plans?

[dodar]

You know what i jus noticed!

if the no teams between 67 and 217 enter, and they pick divisions seperntine style, we could have a MSF reunion on our hands

[Cuse]

201 has already registered, however I still think it is doubtful that the division algorithm is going to be a straight serpentine one...

[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by Cuse

201 has already registered, however I still think it is doubtful that the division algorithm is going to be a straight serpentine one...

Agreed

Didn't they do some jiggling in 2007 to make the divisions more division winner balanced?

[Cuse]

Originally Posted by AcesPease

Agreed

Didn't they do some jiggling in 2007 to make the divisions more division winner balanced?

I believe so, and historically the algorithm changes every couple of years. For the past two years it has been largely the same, so I'm expecting a rather strange looking list to emerge, making these predictions, though largely amusing and quite interesting, sadly unlikely, at least in my mind.

[dodar]

or they could be tricking us and go with something so extremely simple that it baffles us all!

but if it was up to me, id just get one of those spinning BINGO things and do it that way