# Team 1726: N.E.R.D.S. (Nifty Engineering Robotics Design Squad) Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA. Rookie year 2006. ## Who backs them - School: Buena High School - Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/ ## 2026 season - xP rating: **30.10**, rank 2124 of 3708 (42.7th percentile) - Record: 3-7-0 over 10 matches (30% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 5.9, teleop 20.6, endgame 3.7 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 18%, RP2 5% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Las Vegas Regional | 2026nvlv | 6 | 38 | 3-7-0 | 15 | | 30.1 | | 8 | ## 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: N.E.R.D.S. (Nifty Engineering Robotics Design Squad) - 2006 – 2008: Nifty Engineering Robotics Design Squad ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 4 - Awards: 31, over 14 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 5 | 2019, 2015, 2014, 2007 | | Winner | 4 | 2022, 2013, 2009, 2006 | | Safety (no longer given) | 3 | 2013, 2010, 2007 | | Visualization (no longer given) | 3 | 2009, 2008, 2007 | | Creativity | 2 | 2018, 2011 | | Quality | 2 | 2018, 2009 | | Judges' | 2 | 2016, 2007 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2015, 2013 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2019 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2017 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2015 | | Excellence in Design (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2008 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Arizona East Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Arizona East Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Arizona West Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Arizona North Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2019 | Turing Division | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Finalist | | 2019 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | Arizona North Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | Arizona West Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | Arizona West Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Arizona West Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | New York City Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | Arizona West Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Alamo Regional sponsored by Rackspace Hosting | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2013 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2013 | Phoenix Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2013 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2012 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2012 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2011 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2011 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2010 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Arizona Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Newton Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2009 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2007 | Davis Sacramento Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2006 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Davis Sacramento Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 30.1 | 2124 / 3708 | 42.7 | 3-7-0 | 1 | | 2025 | 34.3 | 1433 / 3687 | 61.2 | 9-5-0 | 1 | | 2024 | 9.9 | 2328 / 3475 | 33.0 | 5-6-0 | 1 | | 2023 | 30.7 | 1270 / 3284 | 61.3 | 5-6-0 | 1 | | 2022 | 17.2 | 1162 / 3053 | 62.0 | 10-7-1 | 1 | | 2019 | 29.4 | 170 / 3763 | 95.5 | 28-12-2 | 4 | | 2018 | 130.5 | 155 / 3617 | 95.7 | 19-10-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 110.4 | 309 / 3331 | 90.8 | 16-13-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 29.4 | 1030 / 3114 | 66.9 | 12-12-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 57.7 | 136 / 2873 | 95.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 52.5 | 282 / 2697 | 89.6 | 15-13-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 40.2 | 242 / 2510 | 90.4 | 25-12-2 | 3 | | 2012 | 13.8 | 305 / 2332 | 87.0 | 19-11-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 16.9 | 402 / 2053 | 80.5 | 17-13-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2.0 | 334 / 1801 | 81.5 | 12-8-3 | 2 | | 2009 | 30.9 | 39 / 1675 | 97.7 | 28-8-0 | 3 | | 2008 | 19.9 | 240 / 1498 | 84.0 | 15-11-2 | 2 | | 2007 | 20.7 | 96 / 1295 | 92.7 | 18-11-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 10.1 | 478 / 1125 | 57.6 | 21-14-0 | 3 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/1726](https://www.match13.com/team/1726). --- - Every URL on this site: [https://www.match13.com/sitemap.xml](https://www.match13.com/sitemap.xml) - What this site is for: [https://www.match13.com/llms.txt](https://www.match13.com/llms.txt) - Send `Accept: text/markdown` to any page here to read it as markdown.