# Team 5538: Vikingbots

Saginaw, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2015. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Swan Valley High School
- Sponsors: First of the Great Lakes Bay Region
- Website: http://svhsrobotics.weebly.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5538_vikingbots

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **14.01**, rank 2973 of 3708 (19.8th percentile)
- Record: 13-17-0 over 30 matches (43% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 3.7, teleop 10.4, endgame -0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 15%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow | 2026mimid | 2 | 16 | 6-6-0 | 25 | 7 | 23.3 | 21 |  |
| FIM District Battle Creek Event presented by BlueOval Battery Park Michigan | 2026mibat | 4 | 39 | 3-9-0 | 12 | 1 | 14.0 | 29 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Winner (2026mibat)

## 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.

- 2016 – now: Vikingbots
- 2015: SV Vikings

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 3
- Awards: 6, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 3 | 2026, 2025, 2022 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2022 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2022 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2015 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, 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 | FIM District Battle Creek Event presented by BlueOval Battery Park Michigan | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Haas Foundation | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by The Gene Haas Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Standish-Sterling Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by Ford | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - APTIV Division |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Walled Lake Event presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2022 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2020 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Midland Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | FIM District Shepherd Event | Alliance 5 · backup robot | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Midland Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - Shepherd Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Howell Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Midland Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #1 |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Great Lakes Bay Region Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Standish Event |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 14.0 | 2973 / 3708 | 19.8 | 13-17-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 37.9 | 1274 / 3687 | 65.5 | 22-20-2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 2545 / 3475 | 26.8 | 9-15-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 14.1 | 2810 / 3284 | 14.4 | 13-13-1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.3 | 2166 / 3053 | 29.1 | 24-23-2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 14.4 | 1526 / 2024 | 24.6 | 8-10-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 10.5 | 3209 / 3763 | 14.7 | 10-14-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 81.1 | 1783 / 3617 | 50.7 | 12-15-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 87.7 | 1060 / 3331 | 68.2 | 12-14-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 16.7 | 2629 / 3114 | 15.6 | 6-18-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 20.7 | 1321 / 2873 | 54.0 | 0-0-24 | 2 |

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