# Team 8188: Grand Force

Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Rookie year 2020.

## Who backs them

- Sponsors: Thompson Legion Post 181, Phil Gisi Family, General Atomics Aeronautical, Myra Foundation, Dakota Science Center, Thompson Men's Club - Thompson, ND, NMRC - Northern Minnesota Regional Conference, AE2S, Butler Machinery - Grand Forks, ND, American Crystal Sugar, Scheels - Grand Forks, ND, VFW - East Grand Forks, MN, YMI Industries - Grand Forks, ND
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grandforce8188
- X: https://twitter.com/grandforce2
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandforce8188

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **19.64**, rank 2759 of 3708 (25.6th percentile)
- Record: 5-13-0 over 18 matches (28% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 8.2, teleop 11.5, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 16%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Great Northern Regional | 2026ndgf | 2 | 44 | 3-6-0 | 12 |  | 21.7 |  | 8 |
| Minnesota Granite City Regional | 2026mnmi2 | 6 | 47 | 2-7-0 | 10 |  | 19.6 |  | 6 |

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 5, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 2 | 2024, 2022 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2025 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2024 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2024 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Minnesota Granite City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Great Northern Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Minnesota Granite City Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Great Northern Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Minnesota Granite City Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2024 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Great Northern Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2020 | Great Northern Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 19.6 | 2759 / 3708 | 25.6 | 5-13-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 42.3 | 1028 / 3687 | 72.1 | 8-13-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 22.1 | 924 / 3475 | 73.4 | 20-19-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 22.8 | 1881 / 3284 | 42.7 | 11-11-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12.8 | 1612 / 3053 | 47.2 | 9-9-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 36.1 | 608 / 2024 | 70.0 | 4-5-0 | 2 |

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

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