{"id":3164,"date":"2018-10-26T17:33:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T00:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/?page_id=3164"},"modified":"2026-04-13T03:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:49:10","slug":"state-championship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/state-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"STATE CHAMPIONSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">STATE CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">April 16-18, 2026<\/p>\n<div class='printomatic pom-default ' id='id1085'  data-print_target='.print-this-page'><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Saginaw Valley State University<br \/>\n7400 Bay Rd<br \/>\nUniversity Center, MI 48710<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/7400+Bay+Rd,+Saginaw,+MI+48604\/@43.5141685,-83.9716059,15.65z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8823ddaab802dff5:0x8e263e897b1abc98!8m2!3d43.5182561!4d-83.9722204\">MAP<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"print-this-page\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">CONTACTS<\/span><br \/>\nEvent Coordinator: Marie Young <a href=\"mailto:bymarie1213@gmail.com\">bymarie1213@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Volunteer Coordinator:\u00a0 Janet McBride <a href=\"mailto:janet@firstinmichigan.org\">janet@firstinmichigan.org<\/a> \/ Cheryl Thompson <a href=\"mailto:cheryl.thompson68@yahoo.com\">cheryl.thompson68@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"print-this-page\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">AGENDA<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Thursday (Day 1)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">8:00 AM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Load In&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Drop-and-Go Load-In (Pits Not Open)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10:30AM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Pits Open&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Regular Load-In, Pits Open, Inspections Begin<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10:30AM-12:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>Fields Open to Teams for Measurement and Robot Sensor Calibration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:00PM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Practice Matches Start&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Practice Matches Begin<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">12:30PM-2PM<\/td>\n<td>Recognition Luncheon for FIRST Leadership Award Candidates in Fitness Center Lounge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">12:30PM-1:30PM<\/td>\n<td>Lunch for DTE Foundation and Consumers Energy Foundation Fields<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1:00PM-2:00PM<\/td>\n<td>Lunch for Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) and Aptiv Foundation Fields<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3:00PM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Practice Matches End&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Practice Matches End<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3:15PM-3:45PM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Drivers\u2019 Meeting&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Drivers\u2019 Meeting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4:00PM-4:30PM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Opening Ceremonies&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Opening Ceremonies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4:30PM-7:30PM<\/td>\n<td>Qualification Matches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8:30PM*<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Pits Close**&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Pits Close<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Friday (Day 2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8:00AM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Pits Open&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Pits and Machine Shop Open<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9:00AM-9:30AM<\/td>\n<td>Opening Ceremonies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9:30AM<\/td>\n<td>Qualification Matches Begin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:30PM-1:30PM<\/td>\n<td>Lunch for DTE Foundation and Consumers Energy Foundation Fields<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1:00PM-2:00PM<\/td>\n<td>Lunch for Hemlock Semiconductor and Aptiv Foundation Fields<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6:30PM<\/td>\n<td>Qualification Matches End<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6:30PM-7:00PM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Alliance Selections&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Alliance Selections<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8:00PM*<\/td>\n<td>Pits Close<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Saturday (Day 3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8:00AM<\/td>\n<td>Pits and Machine Shop Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9:00AM-9:30AM<\/td>\n<td>Opening Ceremonies (Including WFFA Announcement)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9:30AM-1:00PM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;IntraDivisional Playoffs&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Division Playoffs and Awards<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1:00PM-2:00PM<\/td>\n<td>Lunch for All<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1:30PM-2:30PM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Calibration and Practice For Finals Teams&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Camera Calibrations and Practice For Teams in State Championship Playoffs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2:30PM-4:00PM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;InterDivisional Playoffs&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">State Championship Playoffs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4:00PM-5:00PM<\/td>\n<td><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Final Awards followed by World\u2019s Invitations&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14915,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3355443},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">State Championship Awards followed by FIRST Championship Invitations<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5:00PM*<\/td>\n<td>Pits Close<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Schedule subject to change. All times are in the time zone of venue and are estimated based on flow of rounds.<br \/>\nSee Pit Administration table for updated times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"print-this-page\"><!--\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">EVENT INFORMATION<\/span>\n\nPlease make sure to read all sets of information below in full.\n\n[hoot_toggle title=\"Qualification and Payment\"]\n<strong>WHEN DO YOU FIND OUT IF YOUR TEAM QUALIFIES?<\/strong>\nInvitations for the State Championship will be released following the close of our last district event on Saturday evening <a href=\"https:\/\/frc-events.firstinspires.org\/2026\/district\/FIM\">here<\/a>. 160 teams minus the Impact Award winners from our district events will qualify through their rankings. Impact Award winners qualify outright, without regard to their ranking.\n\n<strong>WHAT IF WE DON'T WANT TO ATTEND STATES?<\/strong>\nPlease let us know if you plan to decline should you be offered a spot at States. Fill out <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScXL43MKY1iDw0Fzk8enQYMSTjV-USTEZxSFZDSyvDzAvXxkA\/viewform\">this form<\/a> only if you plan to decline.\n\n<strong>HOW MUCH IS THE REGISTRATION FEE? <\/strong>\n$4,000. Please note: For teams that are only competing for an award, but not competing with their robot, there is no fee.\n\n<strong>HOW \/ WHEN IS PAYMENT DUE FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP?<\/strong>\nBe aware that turnaround time to secure your registration with FIRST is short - You find out on Saturday night and must secure your payment by credit card or PO on Monday.\n\n<strong>USING A PO TO SECURE YOUR PAYMENT<\/strong>\nIf you plan to secure your payment with a PO, here are two items that will allow you to go to your administration TODAY and get your PO ready for Monday's upload of the PO into your dashboard:\n\n1. Blank quote:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1aMOweLeNIGF6ABJTDVGvjqzlkeBkSDmM\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1aMOweLeNIGF6ABJTDVGvjqzlkeBkSDmM\/view?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742829809223000&amp;usg=AOvVaw36I9PR6ZGxcgxjselrwnJ2\">Here<\/a>\u00a0is a link to a blank invoice you can customize with your school district\/team info and present to your business office with our request.\n\n2. W-9 from FIRST: FIRST's W-9 is attached <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17s8q0bEaMFY6tjxdnoVXiAkVRAZuKU8C\/view?usp=share_link\">here<\/a>.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"print-this-page\">\n\n[\/hoot_toggle]\n\n[hoot_toggle title=\"FIM-Specific Information\"]\n\nFIM-specific information (including volunteering, safety, accessibility, competition, event features, and Worlds shipping information) can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1w867hcNfxM27sulNeFtG3WoG4dem9FdckI4n4XrqsHM\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5gakom438s4t\">here<\/a>.\n\nHotel information <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1GhsEmu53lyLWli9Slafgk2fBtdzfx4BDoOIdfp0nVNs\/edit?tab=t.0\">HERE<\/a>.\n\n[\/hoot_toggle]\n\n[hoot_toggle title=\"Venue-Specific Information\"]\n\nVenue-specific information (including venue rules, food pre-orders, hotels, general and load-in\/-out maps, and scholarship information) can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svsu.edu\/firstatsvsu\/\">here<\/a>.\n\n[\/hoot_toggle]\n\n[hoot_toggle title=\"Match Schedules\"]\n\nHemlock\nhttps:\/\/frc-events.firstinspires.org\/2025\/MICMP2\/qualifications\n\nAptiv\nhttps:\/\/frc-events.firstinspires.org\/2025\/MICMP4\/qualifications\n\nConsumers\nhttps:\/\/frc-events.firstinspires.org\/2025\/MICMP3\/qualifications\n\nDTE\nhttps:\/\/frc-events.firstinspires.org\/2025\/MICMP1\/qualifications\n\n[\/hoot_toggle]\n--><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 13-16, 2022<br \/>\nSaginaw Valley State University<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/state-championship\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","page","publish","author-ericsavage","has-excerpt","post-3164"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3164"}],"version-history":[{"count":85,"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6743,"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3164\/revisions\/6743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}