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Final rankings? Are you not doing rankings after week 7 or the championships?
Rankings for this weeks FRC Top 25:
- 1334
- 2169
- 624
- 1806
- 11
- 1718
- 2590
- 341
- 1310
- 111
- 868
- 1477
- 359
- 148
- 67
- 610
- 1717
- 33
- 469
- 987
- 118
- 254
- 1986
- 2056
- 1114
And for Zoo animals:
5. lion
4. elephant
3. monkey
2. rhino
- tiger
Wow, not a single team from the Southeast…
Or the Northwest.
Good thing people did their research before voting. :rolleyes:
Criminal.
Yeah I know, that 16th ranked was totally carried :rolleyes: Looks like a semi-decent list. I’m surprised that 1114 surpassed 2056 for a general climb/dump over floor loading.
It is what it is, some peoples perception of the best 25 robots in FIRST. Not making it is not a disappointment, it just shows that we are not that well known across the country, or that people view the northwest teams as weaker and our wins less meaningful. Letting this upset our team would be pointless, we are proud of what we have accomplished, and not being recognized by some people should not diminish that.
Alright: 1114 has a 3 disc auton, 2056 has 7. 18-42. 1114 has 50 point climb, 2056 has 10. 68-52. 2056 picks up, but 1114 has cycles just as fast as 2056 can shoot; their feeding is razor sharp.
1114 > 2056, in my honest opinion.
Also likely that relatively few people from the Northwest (or Southeast) voted. Anyone from the Northwest would put 1983 on their list, possibly along with other deserving teams like 2471.
I would have to agree that there are some really good teams that get left out every week. What really surprises me is that week after week most people do not vote for more that 15 teams. This week 20 of 82 voters had all 25 filled out with only 8 going more than 15. With so many good teams having competed this season I was expecting way more people filling all 25. Anyone didn’t fill out more that 15 care to explain why?
I admit I only voted for 17 teams. I was only familiar with about 17 really good robots to put on the list. I would rather vote for 15 teams I know and believe did well instead of 25 teams with 10 or so teams just randomly written down to fill in blanks.
Remember, while 1114 can dump the four colored discs, that’s only 8 EXTRA points because using that load in the 3pt goal would result in 12 points.
56-52 or 68-64 depending on how you look at it. 1114 comes out on top, but not by a 16 point margin.
All the easier to take them by surprise in St. Louis that way 
I think the advantage 1114 has over 2056 at Champs is how unique they are. If you think about it, the number of bots with a 30 point climb that can shoot accurately and quickly is pretty limited (1114 and 254 come to mind). Several teams can do a 7 disk auto/and have an efficient enough ground pickup during tele-op (118, 254, 1477, 987). The amount of 7 disk auto bots in a division at Champs compared with climbing shooters is probably 3:1. If I had the choice, I would take 1114 any day.
This is the first time I can remember ever seeing a Minnesota team on the list (2169). Unlike most sports there are 2000+ FRC teams in the US and it is simply impossible for a single person voting to know everything about all the teams. I view FRC Top 25 as more of a popularity contest (aka who gets talked about the most) then an accurate ranking system.
Not enough time/energy to dig deep into memory. If I had a lot of time and data I would, but build season never ends.
I’m surprised I don’t see 2471 Mean Machine up there. Fantastic job in Portland and great alliance partner in Spokane. They’ll give everyone a scare in St. Louis when they pull out their five disc auto for the first time. An FCS that can pick up discs off the center line in Auto is potent–especially paired with a shuttle-bot team that can pick them up off the ground under and in front of the pyramid. We’ll be trying out a six disc Auto in St. Louis, so maybe 2471 and us can get together again and sweep up the floor in Auto.
Well, I’ve seen the Skunks (1983) arguably the top team in the Northwest in person, and I’ve seen 1334, currently ranked 25th, in person.
I greatly admire Skunkworks and many teams in Washington and Oregon, but to be perfectly honest unless Skunkworks got a 50 point climb and dump working for Spokane, 1334 will beat them every time.
Sincere apologies to my friends in the Northwest, but I’ve played in Oregon, I’ve played in Washington and I’ve played in Ontario.
Ontario really is *that *good. One day I’ll have to check out Michigan… I hear they know how to make robots there, too. 
On the other hand, keep in mind that the list of zoo animals didn’t have Pandas on it. I mean really… if the zoo animals didn’t have Pandas on it, how can you take the other list too seriously?
Jason
P.S. What? No animals from North America? I’ve seen a Grizzly Bear and a Grizzly will kick a tiger’s butt any day! And don’t even get me started talking about Polar Bears!