# Team 247: Da Bears Berkley, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 1999. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Berkley High School - Sponsors: Berkley School District, Terminal Supply, Berkley Robotics Booster Club, Bosch, Huntington Woods Men’s Club, Michigan Department of Education, Gene Haas Foundation, 3M, The Neighbor's Shoppe, Solid Works, Callibrity, Equivalent Base Company, Ferndale Elks Lodge, Triple, Inc., Berkley Holiday Lights Parade, Veoneer, Matthew Hocking - Website: https://berkleyroboticsdab.wixsite.com/dabears247 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/247dabears - X: https://twitter.com/247_dabears - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/247dabears ## 2026 season - xP rating: **105.75**, rank 588 of 3708 (84.2th percentile) - Record: 22-23-0 over 45 matches (49% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 12.5, teleop 93.1, endgame 0.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 80%, RP2 20% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Woodhaven Event | 2026mibro | 2 | 9 | 7-5-0 | 33 | 6 | 97.2 | 53 | | | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by DTE Foundation | 2026mitr2 | 5 | 11 | 7-5-0 | 32 | 4 | 99.2 | 29 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | 2026micmp2 | 7 | 30 | 4-8-0 | 25 | | 105.8 | 27 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | 2026micmp | 7 | | | | | 105.8 | | | | Rainbow Rumble | 2026mirr | 21 | 16 | 3-7-0 | 24 | 7 | 120.3 | | | | Wolverine Robotics Competition | 2026miwrc | 22 | 12 | 4-2-0 | 16 | 7 | 127.1 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Finalist (2026mibro) - District Championship FIRST Leadership Award Semi-Finalist (2026mitr2) - FIRST Leadership Award Finalist (2026micmp) - Rising All-Star Award (2026mibro) ## 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. - 2026 – now: Da Bears - 2024 – 2025: Team 247 Da Bears - 2005 – 2023: Da Bears - 2003 – 2004: 'da Bears ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 7 - Awards: 43, over 16 seasons - Einstein appearances: 1 (2009) | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 7 | 2026, 2025, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2002 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 6 | 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 | | Winner | 6 | 2013, 2009, 2007, 2006 | | Judges' | 4 | 2025, 2024, 2017, 2012 | | Website (no longer given) | 3 | 2012, 2010, 2007 | | Leadership | 2 | 2026 | | Creativity | 2 | 2019, 2016 | | Innovation in Control | 2 | 2019, 2017 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2010, 2007 | | Rising All-Star | 1 | 2026 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2017 | | Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2011 | | Impact | 1 | 2009 | | Quality | 1 | 2008 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2008 | | Visualization (no longer given) | 1 | 2007 | | Imagery | 1 | 2006 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 1999 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Gracious Professionalism, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | | | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District Woodhaven Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by Belleville Main LLC | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | FIM District Ferndale Event presented by Magna | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Troy Event #1 presented by Aptiv | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Woodhaven Event presented by Altair | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District Troy Event #1 presented by Aptiv | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford | | Not picked | | 2022 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Magna | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2020 | FIM District Southfield Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2019 | FIM District Jackson Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Belleville Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | Darwin Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIM District Marysville Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Belleville Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Shepherd Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Southfield Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | FIM District - Woodhaven Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | FIM District - West Michigan Event | | Not picked | | 2014 | Bedford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2014 | Southfield FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Bedford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Grand Blanc FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2013 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | Michigan FRC State Championship | | Not picked | | 2012 | Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2012 | Gull Lake FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2011 | Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2011 | Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2011 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2010 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2009 | Einstein Field | | Finalist | | 2009 | Curie Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2009 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2009 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2008 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Newton Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2006 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2006 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Pittsburgh Regional | | | | 2003 | Newton Division | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Midwest Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Canadian Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2002 | Great Lakes Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2002 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 105.8 | 588 / 3708 | 84.2 | 22-23-0 | 6 | | 2025 | 58.1 | 493 / 3687 | 86.7 | 21-23-0 | 6 | | 2024 | 24.6 | 748 / 3475 | 78.5 | 16-14-0 | 5 | | 2023 | 26.0 | 1623 / 3284 | 50.6 | 16-10-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 14.5 | 1498 / 3053 | 51.0 | 13-15-0 | 4 | | 2020 | 9.8 | 1768 / 2024 | 12.7 | 3-9-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 14.6 | 2213 / 3763 | 41.2 | 10-17-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 79.6 | 1862 / 3617 | 48.5 | 25-27-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 100.7 | 538 / 3331 | 83.9 | 24-19-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 24.1 | 1701 / 3114 | 45.4 | 14-26-1 | 3 | | 2015 | 34.1 | 601 / 2873 | 79.1 | 0-0-29 | 2 | | 2014 | 27.8 | 1218 / 2697 | 54.9 | 18-22-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 21.8 | 851 / 2510 | 66.1 | 22-22-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 13.7 | 332 / 2332 | 85.8 | 44-24-3 | 5 | | 2011 | 13.2 | 624 / 2053 | 69.6 | 21-24-1 | 3 | | 2010 | 3.2 | 111 / 1801 | 93.9 | 22-18-3 | 3 | | 2009 | 21.3 | 345 / 1675 | 79.5 | 46-35-1 | 6 | | 2008 | 17.1 | 372 / 1498 | 75.2 | 15-14-0 | 3 | | 2007 | 16.1 | 214 / 1295 | 83.5 | 32-12-4 | 3 | | 2006 | 9.5 | 524 / 1125 | 53.5 | 17-19-0 | 3 | | 2005 | 9.8 | 321 / 747 | 57.1 | 13-14-1 | 3 | | 2004 | 29.2 | 340 / 932 | 63.6 | 7-11-0 | 2 | | 2003 | 19.6 | 363 / 785 | 53.8 | 14-10-0 | 3 | | 2002 | 11.5 | 256 / 641 | 60.2 | 22-15-0 | 3 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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