# Team 870: TEAM  R. I. C. E.

Southold, New York, USA. Rookie year 2002.

## Who backs them

- School: Southold Jr Sr High School
- Sponsors: The H.W. Wilson Foundation, Beachwood Masonry Supply, UltraMotion, Charles & Helen Reichert Family Foundation, Inc., WM. J. Mills & Co., Costello Marine Contracting, Ferretti & Odell, CPAs PLLC, Port of Egypt Marine, Sea Tow International, Ground Covers Express, Albertson Marine, Country Corner Cafe, Crowley Marine Contracting, Gary Despres, P.T., Northeastern Equipment Unlimited, Inc., North Fork Sanitation Inc., Southold ACE Hardware, Southold Town PBA, Cabinets Plus, North Fork Welding & Steel Supply, Inc., North Fork Woodworks, DJK Heating & Cooling, Hetro LLC, Lakeside Landscaping, Riverhead Building Supply, Roman's Tile & Marble Inc., Southold Fish Market, Strong's Marina, Suffolk Times
- Website: http://www.rice870.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southoldrobotics
- X: https://twitter.com/team870
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team870

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **195.64**, rank 77 of 3708 (97.9th percentile)
- Record: 30-11-0 over 41 matches (73% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 48.9, teleop 147.3, endgame -0.5
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 98%, RP2 48%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIRST Long Island Regional | 2026nyli2 | 3 | 2 | 8-1-0 | 34 | 1 | 178.5 |  | 67 |
| New York Tech Valley Regional | 2026nytr | 7 | 4 | 6-2-0 | 30 | 1 | 193.7 |  | 71 |
| Curie Division | 2026cur | 8 | 35 | 4-6-0 | 22 | 4 | 195.6 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Winners (2026nyli2)
- Regional Winners (2026nytr)
- Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026nytr)

## 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.

- 2006 – now: TEAM  R. I. C. E.
- 2004 – 2005: TEAM     R. I. C. E.  870
- 2003: TEAM     R. I. C. E.

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 12
- Awards: 44, over 20 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2023)

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 12 | 2026, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2012, 2006, 2005, 2003 |
| Finalist | 7 | 2025, 2023, 2018, 2016, 2010, 2009 |
| Creativity | 4 | 2026, 2017, 2008, 2004 |
| Industrial Design | 3 | 2025, 2010, 2009 |
| Autonomous | 2 | 2022 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 2 | 2019, 2003 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2023 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2023 |
| Skills Finalist (no longer given) | 1 | 2020 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2019 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2018 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2018 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2017 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2016 |
| Quality | 1 | 2011 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 |
| Visualization (no longer given) | 1 | 2007 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2006 |
| Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2003 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2002 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2026 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist |
| 2024 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Einstein Field | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | Daly Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | FIRST Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | FIRST Long Island Regional #1 | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2022 | Carver Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #1 | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2022 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Carson Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | SBPL2 Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |
| 2019 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2018 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Finger Lakes Regional  | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | Galileo Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist |
| 2016 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2013 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2012 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | New York City Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2010 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Galileo Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2009 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2008 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2008 | Connecticut Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2007 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2004 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2003 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Won the event |
| 2003 | UTC New England Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 195.6 | 77 / 3708 | 97.9 | 30-11-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 59.7 | 453 / 3687 | 87.7 | 24-15-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 36.3 | 168 / 3475 | 95.2 | 13-11-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 61.9 | 44 / 3284 | 98.7 | 42-14-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 44.2 | 75 / 3053 | 97.6 | 54-8-0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 34.5 | 19 / 3763 | 99.5 | 39-9-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 123.9 | 219 / 3617 | 94.0 | 29-13-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 109.9 | 288 / 3331 | 91.4 | 14-11-1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 46.5 | 154 / 3114 | 95.1 | 23-17-0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 26.6 | 926 / 2873 | 67.8 | 0-0-25 | 2 |
| 2014 | 49.6 | 371 / 2697 | 86.3 | 21-9-1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 33.8 | 411 / 2510 | 83.7 | 6-7-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 12.0 | 460 / 2332 | 80.3 | 17-19-0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 28.0 | 161 / 2053 | 92.2 | 13-8-1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3.0 | 138 / 1801 | 92.4 | 15-13-1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 24.5 | 184 / 1675 | 89.1 | 20-8-1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 20.6 | 227 / 1498 | 84.9 | 21-7-0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4.6 | 912 / 1295 | 29.6 | 11-9-3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 12.9 | 327 / 1125 | 71.0 | 10-9-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 37.1 | 152 / 932 | 83.8 | 10-11-0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 18.3 | 458 / 785 | 41.7 | 13-10-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10.0 | 604 / 641 | 5.8 | 6-9-0 | 1 |

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

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