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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2026-03-29 15:57:56 from the NASPA Member Database. It was inspired in April 2004 by CGP postings from Ed Liebfried, Jeff Clark, Rich Baker and many others. Corrections to the database may be made by the affected individuals, through Member Services.

For each state or province that has at least one ranked player, up to 10 top players are listed by current rating. Ranked players are those whose memberships are in good standing and have played in at least 14 fully-rated tournament games in the past 12 ratings months. States and provinces are listed according to the average rating of their top ten players. Areas with fewer than ten ranked players listed are assumed to have additional players rated 500 for the purposes of computing their average.

Top Ten States/Provinces

RankState/ProvinceTop 10 RatingsMean
1Texas2052 1883 1865 1854 1839 1830 1829 1824 1809 1766 1855.1
2California2005 1943 1936 1902 1840 1803 1794 1754 1669 1665 1831.1
3Pennsylvania2080 1900 1839 1831 1830 1808 1767 1744 1699 1679 1817.7
4New York2036 1894 1865 1816 1804 1779 1748 1745 1731 1720 1813.8
5Ontario1901 1894 1881 1861 1853 1849 1765 1711 1688 1670 1807.3
6Massachusetts1934 1863 1842 1819 1809 1743 1669 1663 1623 1615 1758
7North Carolina2024 1883 1850 1816 1807 1737 1684 1620 1554 1533 1750.8
8Oregon2078 2070 2040 2001 1864 1676 1462 1384 1256 1250 1708.1
9Ohio1767 1728 1696 1662 1608 1606 1567 1560 1559 1444 1619.7
10Florida2065 1772 1749 1622 1610 1542 1499 1493 1394 1328 1607.4

Other States/Provinces

11–20CT MI QC MD VA NJ IL WA LA IN
21–30GA MO KY NH DC AL DE ME VT AZ
31–40NM MS TN RI OK UT MN CO AR NB
41–49MB WV SK BC KS VI IA SC WI
Texas (#1: 1855.1; 52 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2052
Overall Rank: 10
39, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2341883JIM GEARY
3421865MATT CANIK
4471854JOE SOUTH
5541839CHRIS CREE
6571830SIDDHARTH MURALI
7591829CHRIS CANIK
8611824 WINTER
9681809GREG STONE
10861766DARRELL DAY
California (#2: 1831.1; 29 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Zachary Ansell
Rating: 2005
Overall Rank: 16
21, Los Angeles

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2181943MIKE FRENTZ
3211936KEVIN FRALEY
4261902JOE EDLEY
5531840NOAH BERGER
6741803JERRY LERMAN
7761794EDWARD DE GUZMAN
8901754DAVID TURISSINI
91321669JOEL ELKINS
101341665ALAN STERN
Pennsylvania (#3: 1817.7; 49 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Will Anderson
Rating: 2080
Overall Rank: 4
41, Aston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2281900EVAN CHESTER
3541839JAMIE MCCUNE
4561831RAHN MCKEOWN
5571830SAM TOWNE
6701808SCOTT APPEL
7841767PAUL HOLSER
8951744SAMUEL MOCH
91121699MARK ABADI
101211679JOE NEFF
New York (#4: 1813.8; 78 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joel Sherman
Rating: 2036
Overall Rank: 12
64, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2301894KARL HIGBY
3421865SAMUEL KAPLAN
4651816KURT DAVIES
5731804ERIC GOLDSTEIN
6801779NOAH GOLDSTEIN
7921748LYNN CUSHMAN
8941745JEREMY FRANK
91001731BRYAN RICHGRUBER
101051720JEREMY HALL
Ontario (#5: 1807.3; 64 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Tony Leah
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 27
76, Toronto

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2301894JARED CAPPEL
3371881MAX PANITCH
4461861ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
5481853CHRISTOPHER SYKES
6501849ARIE SINKE
7871765RYAN CHEPITA
81091711AGNES KRAMER
91161688ZEV KAUFMAN
101311670DEEN HERGOTT
Massachusetts (#6: 1758; 38 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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James Donnelly
Rating: 1934
Overall Rank: 22
21, Hingham

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2451863SETH LIPKIN
3521842MORRIS GREENBERG
4631819MICHAEL THELEN
5681809ROD MACNEIL
6961743JAMIE RYAN
71321669WES EDDINGS
81371663SCOTT LEIFER
91481623MICHAEL FLECK
101551615RICKY SIROIS
North Carolina (#7: 1750.8; 35 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kenji Matsumoto
Rating: 2024
Overall Rank: 13
41, Raleigh

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2341883RYAN FISCHER
3491850RANDY HERSOM
4651816ANDY HOANG
5711807DAVID WEISBERG
6981737LIZ GOTTLIN
71181684CARTER COBB
81511620JOHN ATTAMACK
91861554ERIK SALGADO
101981533LISA PERRY
Oregon (#8: 1708.1; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Noah Walton
Rating: 2078
Overall Rank: 5
32, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
282070CARL JOHNSON
3112040NIGEL PELTIER
4172001RAFI STERN
5441864STEVEN ALEXANDER
61231676MICHAEL BAKER
72371462RUTH HAMILTON
82861384BETTY CORNELISON
93691256ROBIN ROSS
103771250THEO HILDEBRAND
Ohio (#9: 1619.7; 30 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Trenton Charlson
Rating: 1767
Overall Rank: 84
29, Columbus

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21021728PATRICK BEATREZ
31141696JOSH KOPCZAK
41381662KRISTY ZURBRICK
51621608SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
61631606GREG FELDKAMP
71751567DANIEL STOCK
81791560JOE HOROWITZ
91801559MIKE STAFFORD
102501444DOUG CRITCHLOW
Florida (#10: 1607.4; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2065
Overall Rank: 9
60, Tamarac

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2821772MADDY KAMEN
3911749CONOR MUNRO
41491622CURTIS LEE
51601610HOWARD PISTOL
61951542CHAUNCEY PATTON
72171499ARTHUR MOORE
82251493RYAN MORALEVITZ
92811394BRETT JACKSON
103221328JENNIFER TOMLINSON
Connecticut (#11: 1596; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 2011
Overall Rank: 14
41, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2341883BRANDON RANDALL
31121699ZACH BITTKER
41451629MICHAEL ECSEDY
51461628ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
62201496JOE BIHLMEYER
72461451BETH MIX
82501444DUSTIN BROWN
92871383CAROL MCCUMBER
103121336ANDREW WILEN
Michigan (#12: 1551; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Chuck Armstrong
Rating: 1889
Overall Rank: 33
77, Saline

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2391875STEVE GROB
31071717JEFF FISZBEIN
41171685MARK GARROD
51771564STEVE ANSTANDIG
62041519GARY SKOWRONSKI
72381460WILL SCOTT
83431301KIT MOREHEAD
93681259PAUL MAY
103851241LINDA TILLEY
Quebec (#13: 1549.7; 16 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Sokol
Rating: 2110
Overall Rank: 2
Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
252078JACKSON SMYLIE
3152007JASON LI
4241922MICHAEL FAGEN
52631424NORMA LOVETT
63361310SARY KARANOFSKY
73471287CONNOR SELL
83611269ELLA SOBEL
94941114ANITA RACKHAM
10584976GREG GOLDING
Maryland (#14: 1529.2; 27 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marlon Hill
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 51
60, Randallstown

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2781791TIJAN JENG
3931746DUSTIN DEAN
4971738TIMOTHY BOTTORFF
52641420DAVID ENGELHARDT
62671415DIANA GROSMAN
72941375ADAM FINE
83161331CAROLE DENTON
93241323EDWARD STEWART
103381306CAROL TILLSON
Virginia (#15: 1503.1; 28 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Clay Daniel
Rating: 1917
Overall Rank: 25
50, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2891755BARRY KEITH
31471625STEVE GAWTRY
41761566JOHN WILDER
52221495HAZEM KHAN
62291490MARTY GOLD
72851387NANCY BOWEN
83561274PAUL WILSON
93631262DANIEL HIGGINS
103671260MERRIS STAMBAUGH
New Jersey (#16: 1491.5; 29 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dominic Grillo
Rating: 1794
Overall Rank: 76
51, Whitehouse Station

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21151693RICK JULIAN
31411646JAY LEVIN
42191498HARRY CHAN
52581431PAUL LUND, JR
62721404EJIKE OSONDU
72761400MARIAN CALABRO
82831391CHERYL ALLEN-MUNLEY
93131335KEVIN NG
103241323GLENN FILZER
Illinois (#17: 1479.7; 10 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1937
Overall Rank: 20
74, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2631819JONATHAN LINDH
3711807DARIN TRUE
4811775JASON VAYSBERG
5881762PETER SCHWARTZMAN
61931544TOM KOWALIK
73181329DAVE CAMERON
83591272JUNE GRAFF
9568997NOAH HABENSTREIT
10734555BILL SLOUGH
Washington (#18: 1360.7; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Adam Henderson
Rating: 1674
Overall Rank: 125
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21681587DANIEL GOODWIN
31731572GEOFF TONGUE
43011367DANIEL KOEHLER
53031354CHRIS SJOHOLM
63181329JOHN WESTWIG
73921225JANE BISSONNETTE
84081204J MIDORI HOWARD
94591149MARY LOGULLO
104621146TRACY MCQUEEN
Louisiana (#19: 1277.9; 12 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jack Yi
Rating: 1542
Overall Rank: 195
20, Natchitoches

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22341469LILA CROTTY
32571433WILLIAM GIBLIN
42701406JEFFREY MOORE
52931376PEGGY ALTAZAN
63081346LINDSEY DIMMICK
75201065ELAINE LIVERS
85311052BRUCE HAMILTON
95341048LEA SHIN
105371042BRODERICK LARKINS
Indiana (#20: 1215.6; 10 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 173
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22691409PENNY SITLER
33271320GREG ROGERS
43331312CHRIS SITLER
53881236JULIA BOGLE
64031216KIRSTEN KLASSEN
74101203JOHN WRIGHT
84731127JOSHUA RUARK
95471028PETE BANEY
10687733CURTIS NASH
Georgia (#21: 1160.5; 14 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Carl Davis
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 211
64, Riverdale

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22381460CYNTHIA SEALES
33531278RALPH IRELAND
43801247ANDREW GARDNER
54341181GREGORY KENDALL
64731127MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
75141075MATTIE HARPP
8589961MICHAEL IRELAND
9614907DONNA ANDERSON
10641859KATE GUSHEE
Missouri (#22: 1122; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Cherish Amby-Okolo
Rating: 1540
Overall Rank: 197
19, St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22221495AYODELE ODEKUNLE
32301489DAVID GREMAUD
42621425SAMUEL HEIMAN
52781399BRIAN GARNETT
63311316JOHN FULTZ
75271056BRIAN SUMMERS
Kentucky (#23: 1120.8; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mack Meller
Rating: 2077
Overall Rank: 7
26, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2401871STEVE BUSH
31041726MARK EDWARD OWENS
42501444ROBERT KEARN
55061085FRED MORLAN
65541021VICTORIA BLEDSOE
7751484JANET SCHEELINE
New Hampshire (#24: 1092.9; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ed Liebfried
Rating: 1780
Overall Rank: 79
76, East Kingston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21301671DON FINKEY
31851555FOSTER TOM
43391304STEVE MONIZ
54311183KATH MULLHOLAND
64701131DEB MULROONEY
7640863JOSH GUARDINO
8760442CHRISTINE MURRAY
District of Columbia (#25: 1083.5; 13 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Stefan Fatsis
Rating: 1622
Overall Rank: 149
62, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22991368GIDEON BROSOWSKY
33031354SWEN NIPPY, SR
44161196MILO ANDERSON
54981102TED GEST
65521024OSCAR ULLERY
7638867JOHN E STERN
8655822LUKE BOSTIAN-VALLE
9679763MELISSA BLOCK
10690717JULIAN RIGGS
Alabama (#26: 1079.4; 10 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1769
Overall Rank: 83
55, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21701575TRACY COBBS
32641420DAVE BALTHASER
42871383ANDY EADON
53061349ROBIN CHUA
64761126MICHAEL ALLON
7707660TIM HARDWICK
8726580CHRISTI MASSEY
9752478JESSE PLICHTA-KELLAR
10756454DANIEL HODGINS
Delaware (#27: 971.6; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kevin Nai
Rating: 1618
Overall Rank: 153
34, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22091514RICHARD POPPER
34561153MARIE FILANDRO
45001094JAN FEIDEL
55441036PETER FILANDRO
6621897NANCY HANLEY
7677765KATIE GIFFORD
8712639RUTH BROWER
Maine (#28: 865.9; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 32
46, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22981369JAMIE LOGAN
35161069KIMBERLY RYDER
4581980ERIC HOPKINS
5645851DIANE SLEEK
Vermont (#29: 856.5; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Spargo
Rating: 1897
Overall Rank: 29
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2621823JEFFREY NELSON
33101345SARA CORBIN
Arizona (#30: 805.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kevin Schutz
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 100
57, Glendale

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21601610CHRIS SCHNEIDER
34011217JANE GEARY
New Mexico (#31: 789.7; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mike Baron
Rating: 1675
Overall Rank: 124
76, Corrales

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22351466WILLIAM BARFUSS
33691256PAMINA DEUTSCH
Mississippi (#32: 778.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Krafchick
Rating: 2109
Overall Rank: 3
30, Ocean Springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21271672STEVEN DINAPOLI
Tennessee (#33: 766.6; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ruchi Gupta
Rating: 1379
Overall Rank: 291
Knoxville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24281186HARRY DURBIN
3603928DEBORAH ROBERTS
4626889TEMPLE WACHSMUTH
5672778MURALI BALASUBRAMANYAM
6744506KYLE KIGAR
Rhode Island (#34: 762.3; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 19
23, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24421171SHAE MCWILLIAMS
35611012ROSS FIDLER
Oklahoma (#35: 760.9; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
John Bulten
Rating: 1700
Overall Rank: 111
56, Owasso

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23861238JOE GATZ
34421171RHONDA MORRIS
Utah (#36: 679.6; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Natalie Dicou
Rating: 1619
Overall Rank: 152
Woodland Hills

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24381177SARAH BOWE
Minnesota (#37: 643.3; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Lisa Odom
Rating: 1933
Overall Rank: 23
67, St Louis Park

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Colorado (#38: 637.1; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jon Shreve
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 40
64, Denver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Arkansas (#39: 632.4; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1191
Overall Rank: 423
62, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24681133RICHARD PRICE
New Brunswick (#40: 626.3; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1452
Overall Rank: 244
56, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2661811NICK ABBATE
Manitoba (#41: 622.7; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1727
Overall Rank: 103
Winnipeg

There are no other players from this region in the database.
West Virginia (#42: 618.4; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1684
Overall Rank: 118
72, Keyser

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Saskatchewan (#43: 617.2; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1672
Overall Rank: 127
69, Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
British Columbia (#44: 601; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[icon]
Letitia Sears
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 211
Vancouver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Kansas (#45: 593.7; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Nick Purifoy
Rating: 1437
Overall Rank: 255
Prairie Village

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Virgin Islands (#46: 564.8; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[icon]
Diana Bowen
Rating: 1148
Overall Rank: 460
St Thomas

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Iowa (#47: 549.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Margaret Yoder
Rating: 1123
Overall Rank: 482
63, Coralville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2765374PAUL WOOD
South Carolina (#48: 538.4; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Christine Hannouche
Rating: 884
Overall Rank: 629
Inman

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Wisconsin (#49: 535.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Buffy Hogan
Rating: 855
Overall Rank: 644
71, Madison

There are no other players from this region in the database.