The RFORCE Index:
The most comprehensive performance metric in competitive robotics - accounting for awards, event difficulty, raw performance, consistency and longevity. Standardized across VEX seasons
Last updated on Apr 30, 2026
RFORCE Rankings - Top 10 V5 Teams - Current (2025-2026)
| Rank | Team Name | Organization | # | RFORCE | Ctry | Region | City | Grade | country_code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exothermic Burnout | Exothermic Robotics | 10B | 137.46 | United States | Washington | Bellevue | High School | us |
| 2 | WASHED | Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School | 1028A | 135.43 | United States | Nebraska | Omaha | High School | us |
| 3 | Snacky Cakes | Techblazers | 16610A | 135.36 | Canada | Ontario | Richmond Hill | High School | ca |
| 4 | Apollo | Newton College and Career Academy | 8682A | 132.49 | United States | Georgia | Covington | High School | us |
| 5 | OmegaBotz | A-Technology Robotics Corp | 12914X | 130.09 | United States | Virginia | Gainesville | High School | us |
| 6 | Moonshot | robotics is ez | 471B | 128.01 | United States | California | North Hollywood | Middle School | us |
| 7 | Pink Shimmeree Unicorns | Pink Unicorns | 2145X | 127.92 | United States | Virginia | Manassas | High School | us |
| 8 | Bamboozled | Pioneer Robotics | 74074Y | 127.71 | United States | Oklahoma | Stillwater | High School | us |
| 9 | Silver Owl | Silver Owl Robotics Inc. | 3150A | 123.50 | Canada | Ontario | Richmond Hill | High School | ca |
| 10 | Pink Shinee Unicorns | Pink Unicorns | 2145Z | 122.38 | United States | Virginia | Manassas | High School | us |
RFORCE Rankings - Top 10 IQ Teams - Current (2025-2026)
| Rank | Team Name | Organization | # | RFORCE | Ctry | Region | City | Grade | country_code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GaGaGuGu | STEM Cupertino | 95014X | 146.51 | United States | California | Cupertino | Middle School | us |
| 2 | YouthLink | Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School QingPu | 9296A | 133.11 | China | Shanghai | Shanghai | Middle School | cn |
| 3 | Home-field Advantage | Magnus Robotics | 727H | 131.86 | United States | Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | Middle School | us |
| 4 | Invictus | Investigator College | 52111A | 126.95 | Australia | South Australia | Victor Harbor | Middle School | au |
| 5 | Ctrl X | Roboplanet | 8818N | 123.59 | Canada | British Columbia | Richmond | Middle School | ca |
| 6 | Elevate-Mac and Cheese | Elevate Tech | 478M | 118.10 | United States | Washington | Redmond | Elementary School | us |
| 7 | CHEESY APPLES | Shore | 93601E | 115.35 | Australia | New South Wales | North Sydney | Middle School | au |
| 8 | Hexagonal Artists | Shanghai Concord Bilingual School | 1512X | 114.40 | China | Shanghai | Shanghai | Elementary School | cn |
| 9 | Caulfield Grammar Wheelers Middle | Caulfield Grammar School wheelers hill | 74306A | 113.08 | Australia | Victoria | Wheelers Hill | Middle School | au |
| 10 | STEM SQUAD Robotics (B) | HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL | 6441B | 110.48 | United States | Florida | Miami | Middle School | us |
RFORCE Rankings - Top 10 U Teams - Current (2025-2026)
| Rank | Team Name | Organization | # | RFORCE | Ctry | Region | City | Grade | country_code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knightmare | Knightmare Robotics | UCF | 161.62 | United States | Florida | Orlando | College | us |
| 2 | Ten Ton | Ten Ton Robotics | TNTN | 150.05 | Canada | British Columbia | West Vancouver | College | ca |
| 3 | Atum's Family | Arkansas Tech University | ATUM | 141.71 | United States | Arkansas | Russellville | College | us |
| 4 | Purdue SIGBots | Purdue University | BLRS2 | 117.41 | United States | Indiana | West Lafayette | College | us |
| 5 | ez robotics | robotics is ez | EZ | 116.08 | United States | California | North Hollywood | College | us |
| 6 | Driftless | University of Wisconsin - Platteville | PLATT1 | 112.59 | United States | Wisconsin | Platteville | College | us |
| 7 | Dark Fenix | Dark Fenix | DKFNX | 111.93 | Canada | Quebec | Cowansville | College | ca |
| 8 | DevilBots | University of Wisconsin-Stout | DEVIL5 | 109.99 | United States | Wisconsin | Menomonie | College | us |
| 9 | GSI Robotics | GSI Robotics | GSI | 109.53 | Mexico | Jalisco | Lagos De Moreno | College | mx |
| 10 | Cal Poly Gear Slingers | California Polytechnic State University: San | CPSLO | 107.02 | United States | California | San Luis Obispo | College | us |
RFORCE Rankings - Top 10 AI Teams - Current (2025-2026)
| Rank | Team Name | Organization | # | RFORCE | Ctry | Region | City | Grade | country_code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Gears | Private Team | 1179G | 20.18 | United States | California | Sunnyvale | High School | us |
| 2 | MRC机器人竞赛中心 | MRC机器人竞赛中心 | 1798A | 20.00 | China | Shaanxi | Xian | High School | cn |
| 3 | 10001X | Magikid Beijing Lab | 10001X | 16.09 | China | Beijing | Beijing | High School | cn |
| 4 | AI Magic | Magikid Fremont | 2675A | 14.27 | United States | California | Fremont | High School | us |
| 5 | Level 5 | Techblazers | 16610A | 11.73 | Canada | Ontario | North York | High School | ca |
| 6 | Robo Pirates | MAGNOLIA SCIENCE ACADEMY SANTA ANA | 1030X | 11.36 | United States | California | Santa Ana | High School | us |
| 7 | Robo Pirates | MAGNOLIA SCIENCE ACADEMY SANTA ANA | 1030P | 11.00 | United States | California | Santa Ana | High School | us |
| 8 | AI Bread | Magikid Tustin | 2866B | 10.64 | United States | California | Tustin | High School | us |
| 9 | 西安市曲江第一学校 | 西安市曲江第一学校 | 4908A | 10.00 | China | Shaanxi | 西安 | High School | cn |
| 10 | Vision | Robotics NorCal | 95391A | 6.45 | United States | California | Mountain House | High School | us |
Rankings update weekly as events occur. Stay updated to see how rankings shift as teams compete.
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