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Contests in Ranking

Year runs from Griswold to NAILE for senior division and from September 1st to end of school year for JuCo.

Contest Date Teams High Point Team
Senior Junior
Southeastern Livestock Exposition 03/05/2025 12 University of Arkansas Hutchinson Community College
San Antonio 02/22/2025 30 Texas Tech University Blinn College
Dixie National 02/08/2025 12 Oklahoma State University Lake Land College
Iowa Beef Expo 02/08/2025 10 Western Illinois University Black Hawk East College
Sioux Empire 01/26/2025 13 Kansas State University Fort Scott Community College
Fort Worth 01/25/2025 12 Texas Tech University Blinn College
National Western 01/16/2025 53 Texas Tech University Black Hawk East College
Cattlemens Congress 01/13/2025 39 Texas Tech University Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Griswold 12/20/2024 29 Oklahoma State University Butler Community College
NAILE 11/18/2024 29 -- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Mid-American 11/02/2024 1 -- Butler Community College
American Royal 10/21/2024 33 -- Black Hawk East College
Boilermaker 10/12/2024 4 -- Lincoln Land Community College
Cimarron Classic 10/12/2024 8 -- Redlands Community College
State Fair of Texas 10/07/2024 13 -- Black Hawk East College
Tulsa State Fair 10/04/2024 16 -- Butler Community College
Cow Palace 10/03/2024 5 -- Linn-Benton Community College
Arkansas Youth Expo 10/03/2024 8 -- Black Hawk East College
Aksarben 09/29/2024 10 -- Butler Community College
Flint Hills 09/27/2024 21 -- Redlands Community College
Prof. Lindvall 09/21/2024 4 -- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
World Beef Expo 09/21/2024 7 -- Black Hawk East College
Tri State Fair 09/20/2024 7 -- Redlands Community College
National Barrow Show 09/15/2024 16 -- Black Hawk East College
Top Notch 09/04/2024 6 -- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Stockmans Sort 09/02/2024 11 -- Butler Community College
Ranking System

Note: Only the highest-ranked team from each school will be considered in the rankings. Additional teams from the same school that place lower will be excluded. For instance, if Team University ranks 1st, 3rd, and 6th, only the 1st-place ranking will be considered.

How Rankings are Calculated

  1. Each team begins with a base power rating of 1.00.
  2. A rating is assigned to each contest, calculated from the average power rating of the top ten teams participating.
  3. The rating of each contest is weighted (up to 5%) depending on how long ago it was. **New as of November 2023**
  4. Contest are then given additional weighting based on how many total schools compete in the event. **New as of November 2023**
  5. Teams earn points at the event based on both their placement and the event's strength. Winning is given more weight; the point gap between 1st and 4th place is greater than that between 10th and 20th.
  6. A team's new rating is calculated using its top five performances. This cycle repeats from step 2 until the ratings stabilize.

To view a detailed breakdown of a team's rating, click on the team name. The overall power rating for a team will be the average of their top five performances.

Additional Notes

  • The algorithm is purely data-driven and does not incorporate any subjective opinions.
  • The algorithm is adapted from the Official World Golf Ranking system.
  • The NAILE event has a 2x weightage in the ranking calculations.
  • Teams with logos have been in the top ten of the current version of power ranking at some point since September 2020.
  • The entire source code for the ranking can be found HERE