As I stated I will not go into any more detail about determiners being an unmoveable object, yes I am a native speaker I am from Northumberland, England, UK, I believe that common usage is more powerful than any rule (I do not correct anyone saying "aren �t I" as it is common usage, although I see it as foolish and would never use it myself I do teach it to my students) however the example the first team are here I have never heard any one use it like that before and @ cunliffe team 1 the "1" comes after team and it is fine but  how is that relevant? it is not even a determiner! Next thing that you guys are going to try to tell me is that we don �t use "to" in "I go home" because "home" is a weird noun!
Edit @ douglas " the first games begin at 3:00" just to illustrate two ways that I heard that said before: "the first game begins at 3:00" and "the games begin at 3:00" I have never ever heard your example being used before, what part of the U.S.A. are you from?