First Event Preferencing by the Numbers

Round 1 of Event Preferencing concluded last week. I want to extend a huge thanks to the FIRST® staff and Partners who make this happen every year!

A reminder that round 2 of Event Preferencing opens on Thursday, October 17, at noon Eastern.

Here’s some data about Round 1 of Event Preferencing that I found interesting, and I thought you might as well.

• 3,300 teams submitted preferences during Round 1. This includes 216 rookie teams! (Last season, 3,084 teams, including 199 rookies, submitted preferences during Round 1.)
• Those 3,300 teams submitted preferences for 5,762 events.
• The Lake Superior Regional had the most teams (92) submit it as a preference.
• The New England District WPI Event was the district event with the most preferences with 73 teams selecting it.
• 1,832 teams submitted a preference for only one event, and the most event preferences submitted by one team was 12. Here’s the full breakdown of Event Preferences: