First Event Preferencing by the Numbers

October 7, 2024

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: