# Team 3984: Topper Robotics

Johnson City, Tennessee, USA. Rookie year 2012.

## Who backs them

- School: Science Hill High School
- Sponsors: Johnson City School System, John Deere, Gene Haas Foundation, BAE Systems, Fastenal, TVA
- Website: http://shhsrobotics.weebly.com/index.html
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topperrobotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **-0.82**, rank 3557 of 3708 (4.1th percentile)
- Record: 6-18-0 over 24 matches (25% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 0.0, teleop -0.8, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 8%, RP2 3%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smoky Mountains Regional | 2026tnkn | 3 | 43 | 2-8-0 | 8 |  | 14.8 |  | 6 |
| Rocket City Regional | 2026alhu | 6 | 46 | 2-8-0 | 10 | 2 | -0.8 |  | 19 |

### Awards in 2026

- Judges' Award (2026alhu)

## 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.

- 2018 – now: Topper Robotics
- 2013 – 2017: The Toppers
- 2012: Science Hill Cybertronics2

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 2, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Judges' | 1 | 2026 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2023 |

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, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2026 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2022 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | -0.8 | 3557 / 3708 | 4.1 | 6-18-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 30.4 | 1697 / 3687 | 54.0 | 6-13-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 26.5 | 598 / 3475 | 82.8 | 13-14-1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 29.8 | 1362 / 3284 | 58.5 | 16-15-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.9 | 2096 / 3053 | 31.4 | 3-8-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 13.2 | 2573 / 3763 | 31.6 | 3-6-1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 58.5 | 2952 / 3617 | 18.4 | 2-8-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 64.9 | 2137 / 3331 | 35.9 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 22.4 | 1933 / 3114 | 37.9 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 25.6 | 999 / 2873 | 65.3 | 0-0-12 | 1 |
| 2014 | 8.6 | 2573 / 2697 | 4.6 | 3-8-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 19.8 | 975 / 2510 | 61.2 | 7-6-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3.2 | 1752 / 2332 | 24.9 | 4-5-0 | 1 |

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

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