# Team 8608: Alpha Bots

Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2021. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Calhoun Christian School
- Sponsors: Jones and Sons Excavating, Woods Pools Inc., Neuropower Solutions, JML Benefits, Comcast Urethane, Safari Circuits, Swyft Robotics, Battle Creek Optimists, Michigan Kitchen Distributors, Lowes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alphabotccs
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ccsrobotics8608

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **182.47**, rank 129 of 3708 (96.5th percentile)
- Record: 48-15-0 over 63 matches (76% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 32.2, teleop 149.8, endgame 0.5
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 97%, RP2 42%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Lakeview Event | 2026milak | 1 | 2 | 11-1-0 | 46 | 1 | 180.3 | 72 |  |
| FIM District Mason Event presented by Altair | 2026mimas | 4 | 6 | 8-4-0 | 36 | 2 | 172.4 | 68 |  |
| FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | 2026micmp2 | 7 | 6 | 8-4-0 | 43 | 4 | 156.2 | 93 |  |
| Archimedes Division | 2026arc | 8 | 4 | 9-1-0 | 44 | 3 | 182.5 |  |  |
| Indiana Robotics Invitational  | 2026iri | 20 | 38 | 3-6-0 | 21 | 5 | 195.8 |  |  |
| Grand Rapids Girls Robotics Competition | 2026miwyo | 30 | 4 | 4-2-0 | 17 | 2 | 182.1 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Winner (2026milak)
- District Event Winner (2026mimas)
- Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026mimas)
- Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026milak)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 4
- Awards: 16, over 5 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Creativity | 5 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 |
| Winner | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2024 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2026, 2024 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 2 | 2022 |
| Autonomous | 1 | 2025 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2023 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2022 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Mason Event presented by Altair | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | FIM District Lakeview Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Mason Event presented by LIFT | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Battle Creek Event presented by BlueOval Battery Park Michigan | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2024 | Curie Division | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Lansing Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | FIM District Battle Creek Event presented by Parker Hannifin | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - APTIV Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Kentwood Event presented by Dematic | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Lakeview Event #1 presented by Parker-Hannifin | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Jackson Event presented by Spring Arbor and Consumers |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Lakeview Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 182.5 | 129 / 3708 | 96.5 | 48-15-0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 75.9 | 126 / 3687 | 96.6 | 42-16-0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 40.5 | 87 / 3475 | 97.5 | 41-18-0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 51.2 | 304 / 3284 | 90.8 | 35-12-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 2437 / 3053 | 20.2 | 12-15-0 | 2 |

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