# Team 8423: Next Express

Temperance, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2020. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Bedford Junior High School
- Sponsors: Bedford Express

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **55.29**, rank 1237 of 3708 (66.7th percentile)
- Record: 12-15-1 over 28 matches (43% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 10.2, teleop 45.0, endgame 0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 36%, RP2 8%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | 2026mimil | 2 | 21 | 5-6-1 | 22 | 7 | 37.5 | 19 |  |
| FIM District Kentwood Event presented by Dematic | 2026miken | 6 | 15 | 7-5-0 | 28 | 8 | 55.3 | 23 |  |
| Goonettes Invitational | 2026mibro1 | 32 | 31 | 2-9-0 | 10 | 3 | 54.9 |  |  |

## Awards, all time

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

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Judges' | 1 | 2023 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2022 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, 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 | FIM District Kentwood Event presented by Dematic | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Jackson at Columbia Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Milford Proving Grounds | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Jackson at Columbia Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by Belleville Yacht Club | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Jackson Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Saline Event presented by DTE | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Calvin University Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 55.3 | 1237 / 3708 | 66.7 | 12-15-1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 20.9 | 2413 / 3687 | 34.6 | 15-15-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 17.0 | 1412 / 3475 | 59.4 | 12-14-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 26.7 | 1556 / 3284 | 52.6 | 10-20-1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 10.3 | 1932 / 3053 | 36.7 | 11-18-0 | 3 |

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