# Team 2840: PCDS Blue Tide

Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA. Rookie year 2009.

## Who backs them

- School: Phoenix Country Day School
- Website: https://www.pcds.org/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluetiderobotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **13.72**, rank 2996 of 3708 (19.2th percentile)
- Record: 5-4-0 over 9 matches (56% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 3.0, teleop 10.8, endgame -0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 18%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arizona North Regional | 2026azfg | 2 | 25 | 5-4-0 | 19 |  | 13.7 |  | 13 |

## 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.

- 2020 – now: PCDS Blue Tide
- 2010 – 2019: Blue Tide
- 2009: PCDS

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 6, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 1 | 2018 |
| Quality | 1 | 2014 |
| Future Innovator (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2012 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Arizona North Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Arizona East Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Arizona Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Arizona East Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Arizona Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Arizona West Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Arizona North Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Arizona West Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | Arizona North Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Arizona West Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Arizona West Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Arizona East Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2013 | Phoenix Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2012 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2011 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Arizona Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 13.7 | 2996 / 3708 | 19.2 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 16.9 | 2819 / 3687 | 23.5 | 5-6-0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 3116 / 3475 | 10.3 | 3-8-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 17.3 | 2484 / 3284 | 24.4 | 4-8-0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 2405 / 3053 | 21.2 | 6-10-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 17.9 | 1475 / 3763 | 60.8 | 10-14-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 71.0 | 2276 / 3617 | 37.1 | 18-19-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 51.0 | 2712 / 3331 | 18.6 | 5-6-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 18.1 | 2480 / 3114 | 20.4 | 2-10-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 12.7 | 2097 / 2873 | 27.0 | 0-0-12 | 1 |
| 2014 | 42.5 | 578 / 2697 | 78.6 | 8-6-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 22.8 | 795 / 2510 | 68.4 | 6-8-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 11.8 | 470 / 2332 | 79.9 | 9-6-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 13.0 | 641 / 2053 | 68.8 | 7-5-1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1.3 | 748 / 1801 | 58.5 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 21.4 | 335 / 1675 | 80.0 | 9-4-0 | 1 |

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

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