# Team 4392: The Deceivers

Brimley, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2012. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Brimley Area School
- Sponsors: Bay Mills Community College, Lock City Home Center, Eugene Ford Jr. & Annette Brown, State of Michigan, Mark's Tire, Brimley Booster Club, Brimley PTO, FIRST in Michigan, Hudson Foundation, Soo co-op Credit Union, Central Savings Bank
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team4392
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedeceivers
- X: https://twitter.com/deceiversteam

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **110.05**, rank 543 of 3708 (85.4th percentile)
- Record: 24-20-0 over 44 matches (55% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 20.1, teleop 90.0, endgame -0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 82%, RP2 21%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University | 2026milsu | 4 | 20 | 6-6-0 | 25 | 4 | 82.8 | 39 |  |
| FIM District Escanaba Event | 2026miesc | 6 | 4 | 10-2-0 | 42 | 3 | 116.8 | 38 |  |
| FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | 2026micmp3 | 7 | 30 | 4-8-0 | 27 |  | 110.1 | 30 |  |
| Kettering Kickoff - Day 1 2026 | 2026mifli1 | 28 | 16 | 3-5-0 | 15 | 4 | 93.6 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026miesc)

## CAD

Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform.

- 2026, The Deceivers 2026 CAD — 00-Main, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/589237fcf2364719e491ed4b/w/58fb06c37ab8f678408b4c7f/e/29fe3b0c5de630938519ab9d
- 2023, FRC 4392 2023 CAD — Main Robot, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/275a73987156633b267c9da5/w/8fe217cac21309c4508877b5/e/c6038dc63bc6f95a12e3ae6d

## 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.

- 2013 – now: The Deceivers
- 2012: Bays

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 5
- Awards: 19, over 9 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 5 | 2024, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2013 |
| Winner | 4 | 2023, 2022, 2018 |
| Quality | 3 | 2025, 2023, 2018 |
| Innovation in Control | 2 | 2026, 2024 |
| Industrial Design | 2 | 2022 |
| Impact | 1 | 2024 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2023 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2019 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2025 | FIM District LSSU Event presented by LSSU | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Milford Proving Grounds | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Central Michigan University Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist |
| 2024 | FIM District LSSU Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - FORD Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District LSSU Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | FIM District Escanaba Event presented by Highline Fast | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Newton Division | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Kingsford Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | FIM District Escanaba Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Finalist |
| 2019 | FIM District Alpena Event #1 | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Michigan State Championship | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | FIM District Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2017 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2015 | FIM District - Traverse City Event |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Escanaba FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2013 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2012 | Niles FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 110.0 | 543 / 3708 | 85.4 | 24-20-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 43.1 | 1024 / 3687 | 72.2 | 16-14-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 29.2 | 422 / 3475 | 87.9 | 35-21-1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 50.2 | 329 / 3284 | 90.0 | 32-26-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 39.2 | 152 / 3053 | 95.1 | 31-24-2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 21.7 | 805 / 3763 | 78.6 | 24-23-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 114.8 | 426 / 3617 | 88.2 | 48-23-0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 93.1 | 827 / 3331 | 75.2 | 26-21-2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 34.3 | 640 / 3114 | 79.5 | 20-12-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 27.6 | 869 / 2873 | 69.8 | 0-0-29 | 2 |
| 2014 | 29.8 | 1104 / 2697 | 59.1 | 11-18-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 17.9 | 1097 / 2510 | 56.3 | 16-15-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 525 / 2332 | 77.5 | 15-13-0 | 2 |

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