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DARPA Spectrum Challenge
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<h2 id="qualifying-teams">Qualifying teams</h2> <p>Out of the 90 teams that registered for the Spectrum Challenge, the top 18 teams were selected to compete in the preliminary and final event:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Team name</th><th>Affiliation</th><th>Location</th><th>Qualification ranking</th><th>Tournament winnings</th></tr><tr><td>Purdue</td><td><a href="/facts/Purdue_University/dRuTdltL">Purdue University</a>, <a href="/facts/Raytheon/wGGxdMoD">Raytheon BBN</a></td><td><a href="/facts/West_Lafayette%2c_Indiana/62qUfsTw">West Lafayette, Indiana</a></td><td>1</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>Efficient Spectrum</td><td>Individuals</td><td><a href="/facts/Centreville%2c_Virginia/7pbgCznR">Centreville, Virginia</a></td><td>2</td><td>$75,0001st place final competitive2nd place final cooperative</td></tr><tr><td>WSL-NEU</td><td><a href="/facts/Northeastern_University/8maXMkEb">Northeastern University</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Boston%2c_Massachusetts/exjfn6xf">Boston, Massachusetts</a></td><td>3</td><td>$25,0001st place preliminary cooperative</td></tr><tr><td>MarmotE</td><td><a href="/facts/Vanderbilt_University/xut8ASAf">Vanderbilt University, ISIS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Nashville%2c_Tennessee/KvWAcNtd">Nashville, Tennessee</a></td><td>5</td><td>$25,0001st place preliminary competitive</td></tr><tr><td>Gator Wings</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Florida/zGg0HXXs">University of Florida</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Gainesville%2c_Florida/zL3WUbEG">Gainesville, Florida</a></td><td>6</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>Spartans</td><td><a href="/facts/San_Jose_State_University/2WtScLRd">San Jose State University</a></td><td><a href="/facts/San_Jose%2c_California/PCaTmTDq">San Jose, California</a></td><td>7</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>RxTx</td><td>Individuals</td><td><a href="/facts/San_Diego%2c_California/YFUP7gB9">San Diego, California</a></td><td>8</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>VT-Hume</td><td><a href="/facts/Virginia_Tech/5nNYd0ur">Virginia Tech</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Blacksburg%2c_Virginia/l9MWy6MS">Blacksburg, Virginia</a></td><td>9</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>wasabi</td><td>Individual</td><td><a href="/facts/Seattle%2c_Washington/7lYIrCa6">Seattle, Washington</a></td><td>10</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>VT CogRad</td><td><a href="/facts/Virginia_Tech/5nNYd0ur">Virginia Tech</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Blacksburg%2c_Virginia/l9MWy6MS">Blacksburg, Virginia</a></td><td>11</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>The Orange Wireless Warriors</td><td><a href="/facts/Syracuse_University/UhpgUjmb">Syracuse University</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Syracuse%2c_New_York/luD99ChN">Syracuse, New York</a></td><td>12</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>Wireless Infidels</td><td><a href="/facts/Polytechnic_Institute_of_NYU/xo5c9hFF">Polytechnic Institute of NYU</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Brooklyn%2c_New_York/UnUzxCFe">Brooklyn, New York</a></td><td>13</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>Georgia Tech Research Institute</td><td><a href="/facts/Georgia_Tech_Research_Institute/U16ppw56">Georgia Tech Research Institute</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Atlanta%2c_Georgia/8hPVGb78">Atlanta, Georgia</a></td><td>14</td><td>$25,0002nd place final competitive</td></tr><tr><td>Wildcats</td><td><a href="/facts/Northwestern_University/4dunJHBf">Northwestern University</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Evanston%2c_Illinois/jjKy8Xyv">Evanston, Illinois</a></td><td>15</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>Notre Spectrum</td><td><a href="/facts/Notre_Dame_University/oplPM5R2">Notre Dame University</a></td><td><a href="/facts/South_Bend%2c_Indiana/V4aTIqPL">South Bend, Indiana</a></td><td>Competitive Mode Wildcard Winner</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>KPE</td><td>Individuals</td><td><a href="/facts/Albuquerque%2c_New_Mexico/SATmBfJb">Albuquerque, New Mexico</a></td><td>Cooperative Mode Wildcard Winner</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>Tennessee Tech Telecom</td><td><a href="/facts/Tennessee_Technological_University/xULdWsNC">Tennessee Technological University</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cookeville%2c_Tennessee/q51c82fJ">Cookeville, Tennessee</a></td><td>Overall Average Score Wildcard Winner</td><td>$50,0001st place final cooperative</td></tr><tr><td>Buzz Radio</td><td><a href="/facts/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology/HKtrUSao">Georgia Institute of Technology</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Atlanta%2c_Georgia/8hPVGb78">Atlanta, Georgia</a></td><td>2nd place overall average score wildcard winner</td><td>$0</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"DARPA Spectrum Challenge". Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160130233229/http://archive.darpa.mil/spectrumchallenge/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160130233229/http://archive.darpa.mil/spectrumchallenge/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"SPECTRUM CHALLENGE FINAL EVENT HELPS PAVE THE WAY FOR MORE ROBUST, RESILIENT AND RELIABLE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS" (Press release). Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205213/http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2014/04/02.aspx" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205213/http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2014/04/02.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Radio Wrestlers Fight It Out at the DARPA Spectrum Challenge". IEEE Spectrum. April 9, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/radio-wrestlers-fight-it-out-at-the-darpa-spectrum-challenge" target="_blank">https://spectrum.ieee.org/radio-wrestlers-fight-it-out-at-the-darpa-spectrum-challenge</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"DARPA Spectrum Challenge Teams". Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140714174604/http://dtsn.darpa.mil/SpectrumChallenge/teams.aspx" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140714174604/http://dtsn.darpa.mil/SpectrumChallenge/teams.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>