# Team 171: Cheese Curd Herd Platteville, Wisconsin, USA. Rookie year 1995. District WIN. ## Who backs them - School: Platteville High School - Sponsors: John Deere, University of Wisconsin - Platteville, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - Website: http://www.team171.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc171 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/firstroboticsteam171 - X: https://twitter.com/frc171 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstteam171 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **86.77**, rank 746 of 3708 (79.9th percentile) - Record: 20-23-1 over 44 matches (45% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 14.9, teleop 71.8, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 60%, RP2 13% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sussex Scrimmage | 2026wiss | 0 | | | | | 86.8 | | | | WIN District Appleton Event | 2026wiapp | 3 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 28 | 7 | 59.7 | 25 | | | WIN District Seven Rivers Event presented by Mathy Construction Company | 2026wilax | 5 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 27 | 4 | 79.1 | 41 | | | FIRST Wisconsin State Championship presented by GE HealthCare | 2026wicmp | 7 | 20 | 4-7-1 | 23 | 6 | 86.8 | 69 | | | ROCK RIVER ROBOTICS OFF-SEASON COMPETITION | 2026ilrr | 21 | 13 | 2-3-0 | 11 | 7 | 98.6 | | | ## Name history Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team. - 2009 – now: Cheese Curd Herd - 2007 – 2008: Extreme Engineering - 2003 – 2006: Hard Core Engineers ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 3 - Awards: 19, over 14 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 5 | 2025, 2015, 2014, 2010, 2002 | | Winner | 3 | 2010, 2008, 2003 | | Creativity | 2 | 2016, 2011 | | Quality | 2 | 2011, 2010 | | Imagery | 1 | 2024 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2012 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2008 | | Judges' | 1 | 2007 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2006 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2002 | | Impact (HM) (no longer given) | 1 | 1997 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Excellence in Engineering, Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST Wisconsin State Championship presented by GE HealthCare | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | WIN District Seven Rivers Event presented by Mathy Construction Company | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | WIN District Appleton Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | Sussex Scrimmage | | | | 2025 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | Seven Rivers Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Central Illinois Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Iowa Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Seven Rivers Regional | | Not picked | | 2020 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2020 | Seven Rivers Robotics Coalition Week Zero | | Top four | | 2019 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Seven Rivers Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Minnesota North Star Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Seven Rivers Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Central Illinois Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | Tesla Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Wisconsin Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Finalist | | 2013 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Wisconsin Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2010 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2010 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2009 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | Wisconsin Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | St. Louis Regional | | | | 2004 | St. Louis Regional | | | | 2003 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | St. Louis Regional | | Won the event | | 2002 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 86.8 | 746 / 3708 | 79.9 | 20-23-1 | 5 | | 2025 | 29.1 | 1746 / 3687 | 52.7 | 9-14-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 17.6 | 1340 / 3475 | 61.5 | 10-13-0 | 3 | | 2023 | 42.8 | 609 / 3284 | 81.5 | 10-10-2 | 2 | | 2022 | 17.0 | 1175 / 3053 | 61.5 | 3-8-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 39.0 | 513 / 2024 | 74.7 | 7-4-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 20.0 | 1095 / 3763 | 70.9 | 12-12-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 70.7 | 2310 / 3617 | 36.1 | 5-15-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 96.0 | 720 / 3331 | 78.4 | 9-10-1 | 3 | | 2016 | 37.9 | 397 / 3114 | 87.3 | 14-16-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 39.9 | 416 / 2873 | 85.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 29.2 | 1055 / 2697 | 60.9 | 17-13-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 25.7 | 609 / 2510 | 75.8 | 10-10-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 13.1 | 346 / 2332 | 85.2 | 11-13-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 26.2 | 201 / 2053 | 90.3 | 16-9-1 | 2 | | 2010 | 2.2 | 277 / 1801 | 84.7 | 26-14-5 | 4 | | 2009 | 21.4 | 322 / 1675 | 80.8 | 10-10-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 29.6 | 58 / 1498 | 96.2 | 16-5-1 | 3 | | 2007 | 16.5 | 178 / 1295 | 86.3 | 6-4-2 | 1 | | 2006 | 12.2 | 339 / 1125 | 69.9 | 7-5-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 34.4 | 190 / 932 | 79.7 | 5-1-0 | 1 | | 2003 | 24.2 | 101 / 785 | 87.2 | 16-5-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 10.3 | 581 / 641 | 9.4 | 8-5-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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