# Team 4065: Nerds of Prey

Minneola, Florida, USA. Rookie year 2012.

## Who backs them

- School: Lake Minneola High School
- Sponsors: Blue Ox Enterprises, STEM DOD, Lockheed Martin, Mathias Food Service
- Website: http:///www.thenerdsofprey.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nop4065
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerdsofprey4065
- X: https://twitter.com/nerdsofprey4065
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frcteam4065
- GitHub: https://github.com/team4065

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **89.41**, rank 735 of 3708 (80.2th percentile)
- Record: 40-26-0 over 66 matches (61% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 12.5, teleop 72.2, endgame 4.8
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 56%, RP2 12%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minnesota Bluff Country Regional | 2026mnwi | 1 | 18 | 5-6-0 | 26 | 3 | 156.8 |  | 40 |
| Smoky Mountains Regional | 2026tnkn | 3 | 3 | 9-1-0 | 37 | 1 | 180.2 |  | 61 |
| Tallahassee Regional | 2026flta | 7 | 3 | 7-2-0 | 32 | 2 | 168.0 |  | 55 (not counted) |
| Daly Division | 2026dal | 8 | 70 | 1-9-0 | 8 | 1 | 124.8 |  |  |
| Einstein Field | 2026cmptx | 8 |  |  |  | 3 | 89.4 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Championship Winner (2026cmptx)
- Championship Division Winner (2026dal)
- Regional Finalists (2026flta)
- Regional Finalists (2026tnkn)
- Quality Award (2026mnwi)
- Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026tnkn)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 12, over 5 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2026)

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 3 | 2026, 2019 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| Winner | 2 | 2026 |
| Leadership | 2 | 2025, 2024 |
| Quality | 1 | 2026 |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2025 |
| Autonomous | 1 | 2023 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Einstein Field | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | Daly Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | Tallahassee Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2026 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2026 | Minnesota Bluff Country Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2025 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Tallahassee Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | Orlando Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Tallahassee Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2023 | South Florida Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | Tallahassee Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | Orlando Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | South Florida Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | Orlando Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Orlando Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Orlando Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Orlando Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Orlando Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Orlando Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Orlando Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Orlando Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 89.4 | 735 / 3708 | 80.2 | 40-26-0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 61.0 | 420 / 3687 | 88.6 | 16-10-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 26.1 | 627 / 3475 | 82.0 | 16-8-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 44.1 | 566 / 3284 | 82.8 | 24-8-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 15.9 | 1361 / 3053 | 55.4 | 18-10-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 15.0 | 2105 / 3763 | 44.1 | 14-10-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 76.8 | 1995 / 3617 | 44.9 | 2-6-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 73.0 | 1765 / 3331 | 47.0 | 7-4-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 17.3 | 2554 / 3114 | 18.0 | 2-7-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3.4 | 2774 / 2873 | 3.4 | 0-0-10 | 1 |
| 2014 | 21.6 | 1661 / 2697 | 38.4 | 7-3-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 10.7 | 1687 / 2510 | 32.8 | 3-6-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3.3 | 1741 / 2332 | 25.4 | 3-6-1 | 1 |

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

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