Best Team by State

[kjolana1124]

50 states. With a team in each state (as far as I know), there should be 50 teams that are the best in their respective states. It'd be interesting to see what people from said states think about this. Michigan should be especially interesting.

Obviously, I'd like to throw 177 into the ring for CT.

[Alex Cormier]

What is the criteria?

I'll take an easy state.

78 for RI.

[Jared Russell]

By any criteria:

HI - 359
DE - 365

[kjolana1124]

I didn't put criteria because I felt that different people would have different opinions, like Chairman's v. Regionals v. sheer consistency, and I didn't want to spoil the creative flow.

I have to agree about 78, especially since they're a new team.

[Jared Russell]

Another tough one - 16 for Arkansas.

[Mike Schreiber]

71- Indiana (never bet against beatty)
25- New Jersey
67- Michigan
1625 - Illinois
254- California
233- Florida
148- Texas

Justification for 67:

Most World Championship wins out of Michigan (three), Hall of Fame team, consistently win districts, regionals, and back to back World Championships. They've really cooked up a recipe for success (yes I just used that line).

Justification for 254:

Although 254 has not won a world championship like other CA teams. They're up to 20 regional wins and consistently appear on Einstein.

I'll post more as I remember what the different states are.

[XaulZan11]

Originally Posted by ICanCountTo19

1625 - Illinois

As much as I love 1625, I'm not sure they can match 111's 2 world championships and Hall of Fame status...not yet, atleast.

Wisconsin is a really tough state as there are no real dominate every year teams. If going just by robot preformance, it is wide open. If going only by chairmans and other awards, I think 1714 would take it.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

Wisconsin is a really tough state as there are no real dominate every year teams. If going just by robot preformance, it is wide open. If going only by chairmans and other awards, I think 1714 would take it.

1732 has the most consistency of Wisconsin teams and has been constantly improving. 2 wins, Champ division finalist, obvious choice. 1714, 2062, and 2826 are getting there but a step below for now...

[BrendanB]

58 Riot Crew for Maine
190 Gompei and the Herd from WPI for Massachussetts
2370 iBots for Vermont
40 Checkmate for New Hampshire

[kjolana1124]

Being a native Nevadian, I'd like to suggest 987 for Nevada

[rutzman]

My nominations for WV:
337
1249
2614
The only teams in the state, all of which have done fairly well at all of the regionals they've attended the past few years. Others can decide which of those is the best.

[EricH]

Second the 987 in NV.

AZ: tossup between 39 and 60.

I'd have to go with 39, though. (They're a continuation of 64, and 64 was never an easy team to beat.)

60's influence mainly comes from their collaboration with 254 back in 2004.

SD is easy: There is no best team, because there isn't a team. (I've checked off and on the past 3 years. The first year, there was one. The last couple, there hasn't been one.)

[EricDrost]

Massachusetts - 88
New Jersey - 25
Pennsylvania - 341
Canada (yes, it's a state.) - 1114

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Purple

Massachusetts - 88
New Jersey - 25
Pennsylvania - 341
Canada (yes, it's a state.) - 1114

Canada is not a state. It's a country.
If you are going by State for 1114 it's Ontario.

[sgreco]

Originally Posted by Purple

Massachusetts - 88

Being from Massachusetts I have to go with 126. 88 may have been better this year, but in past years 126 has been better. They have more regional wins and more RCA's all time.

I'd like to mention 69 as well. They haven't been so big on a national stage because the typically don't attend the championships, but their robots have always been competitively dominant at a regional level. I still think their 2007 bot was in the top 5 for the whole country.