# Team 2501: Bionic Polars

North St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Rookie year 2008.

## Who backs them

- School: North High School
- Sponsors: 3M, Tolerance Tool, Boston Scientific, City of Maplewood
- Website: http:///www.team2501.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team2501
- X: https://twitter.com/frc2501
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2501bionicpolars
- GitHub: https://github.com/frcteam2501

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **13.33**, rank 3018 of 3708 (18.6th percentile)
- Record: 3-8-0 over 11 matches (27% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 3.9, teleop 8.0, endgame 1.4
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 19%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lake Superior Regional | 2026mndu | 1 | 40 | 3-8-0 | 9 |  | 13.3 |  | 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.

- 2012 – now: Bionic Polars
- 2008 – 2011: Polars

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 2, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 1 | 2018 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2013 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Lake Superior Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | Northern Lights Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Lake Superior Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Northern Lights Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by the Medtronic Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Darwin Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Medtronic Foundation Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2017 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Northern Lights Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2015 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2012 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Minnesota Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 13.3 | 3018 / 3708 | 18.6 | 3-8-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 28.1 | 1844 / 3687 | 50.0 | 6-6-0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 16.7 | 1491 / 3475 | 57.1 | 8-5-0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 19.1 | 2279 / 3284 | 30.6 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13.9 | 1573 / 3053 | 48.5 | 4-5-0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 31.4 | 774 / 2024 | 61.8 | 4-5-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 17.6 | 1540 / 3763 | 59.1 | 7-14-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 101.5 | 891 / 3617 | 75.4 | 22-15-0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 102.8 | 473 / 3331 | 85.8 | 10-8-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 30.7 | 936 / 3114 | 70.0 | 10-11-0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 20.7 | 1326 / 2873 | 53.9 | 0-0-11 | 1 |
| 2014 | 19.9 | 1800 / 2697 | 33.3 | 2-7-1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 12.7 | 1508 / 2510 | 39.9 | 8-7-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 1344 / 2332 | 42.4 | 6-3-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0.6 | 1896 / 2053 | 7.7 | 2-6-1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 1705 / 1801 | 5.3 | 3-6-0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 14.0 | 1180 / 1675 | 29.6 | 3-6-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 11.2 | 818 / 1498 | 45.4 | 3-6-0 | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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