Ratings

Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2004-09-02 18:38:08 from the NSA Ratings Database and the NSA Player Database. It was inspired in April 2004 by CGP postings from Ed Liebfried, Jeff Clark, Rich Baker and many others. Corrections to these databases should be sent respectively to Joe Edley (ratings) and John Chew (players).

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

Students may be listed representing either their home state/province or the state/province in which they are studying, whichever they prefer. Others must be legal residents of the area that they would like to represent.

Top Ten States/Provinces

RankState/ProvinceTop 10 RatingsMean
1New York1983 1955 1930 1930 1872 1865 1851 1848 1840 1837 1891.1
2California1942 1915 1904 1898 1891 1884 1867 1832 1824 1816 1877.3
3Ontario1900 1886 1851 1842 1819 1808 1791 1788 1779 1740 1820.4
4Florida1919 1906 1866 1844 1787 1770 1768 1753 1750 1740 1810.3
5Massachusetts1908 1861 1842 1840 1821 1809 1789 1740 1736 1701 1804.7
6Texas1945 1864 1843 1786 1776 1771 1770 1754 1745 1733 1798.7
7Maryland2006 1942 1859 1853 1833 1708 1694 1693 1691 1671 1795
8Oregon1944 1845 1813 1807 1803 1798 1751 1751 1731 1693 1793.6
9Minnesota1957 1912 1866 1849 1807 1793 1756 1729 1623 1591 1788.3
10Quebec1905 1870 1817 1778 1751 1742 1728 1636 1612 1526 1736.5

1. New York (average: 1891.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
141983EDLEY JOE
281955SHERMAN JOEL
3161930GREENSPAN RANDY
3161930GRAHAM MATT
5361872GOLDMAN DANIEL
6431865VILORIA JOHN
7491851WEINIKE JOE
8531848LAUFER MATT
9601840SILBER JOSH
10631837HALPER EDWARD

2. California (average: 1877.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1131942STONE DENNIS
2201915SCHONBRUN LESTER
3261904PODER DAVID
4281898LERMAN JERRY
5301891WRIGHT TREY
6341884KANTIMATHI SAM
7401867WIDERGREN JEFF
8651832COHEN IRA
9681824MEYER NICK
10781816BAKER RICH

3. Ontario (average: 1820.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1271900BEROFSKY EVAN
2331886MILLS LLOYD
3491851KAUFMAN ZEV
4581842DANIEL ROBIN POLLOCK
5741819LEAH TONY
6871808SYKES CHRISTOPHER
71001791ROWLAND CRAIG
81061788GOATCHER SHAUN
91191779NANAVATI JIM
101781740PAOLELLA LIBERO

4. Florida (average: 1810.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1181919TIEKERT RON
2241906WEISBERG DAVID
3411866WEINSTEIN IAN
4551844POLATNICK STEVE
51091787KAHN ROBERT
61341770PISTOL HOWARD
71381768LIPTON BOB
81531753PETERS JIM
91621750PAYNE TRIP
101781740TIEKERT SUSI

5. Massachusetts (average: 1804.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1221908MEAD JEREMIAH
2451861BUCK RICHARD
3581842HORN JOEL
4601840GUILBERT CHRIS
5691821MALLICK DAVID
6851809SAUL STEVE
71041789VAN PELT JOHN
81781740HOROWITZ ARNIE
91831736WOLFBERG MICHAEL
102281701SARMIENTO ISAIAS

6. Texas (average: 1798.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1101945CREE CHRIS
2441864ONYEONWU IFFY
3571843WITHERS BEN
41101786DAY DARRELL
51261776SMITH KEITH
61311771GLASS STEVE
71341770EARLY MICHAEL
81511754WILLIS MICHAEL
91711745STONE GREG
101921733DICK-ONUOHA SAM

7. Maryland (average: 1795)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
112006OKOSAGAH SAMMY
2131942ARMSTRONG PETER
3461859HILL MARLON
4481853ANANGA YAWO
5641833LINN ROBERT
62211708COHEN JOANNE
72341694ENGELHARDT DAVID
82351693SEREDUICK DAN
92391691DAVIS TIM
102611671ODONOGHUE PHIL

8. Oregon (average: 1793.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1111944WIEGAND DAVE
2541845ALEXANDER STEVEN
3801813MILLER LOU J B
4891807WOLFORD GAIL
5931803VAN LEUNEN ALICE
6951798JOHNSON DAVE
71551751HART JOHN
71551751BAKER MICHAEL
91941731MOYER RICH
102351693MERRILL KAREN

9. Minnesota (average: 1788.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
171957KRAMER JIM
2211912ADAMSON TIM
3411866VAN DOVER VINCENT
4521849ODOM LISA
5891807GASPARD JOSEPH
6981793PELLINEN STEVE
71491756LENT STEVE
81971729LUNDEGAARD BOB
93241623HORSFALL EBI
103691591DUSTIN CAROL

10. Quebec (average: 1736.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1251905BOYS DAVID
2371870WAPNICK JOEL
3771817TEITELBAUM JAKOB
41231778CHICOINE EMANUEL
51551751GOLDING ANDREW
61741742GOTLIEB BERNARD
71981728SILVER FRAN
82981636KARANOFSKY SARY
93401612CARVALHO ARTHUR
104631526BULTZ BARBARA

11. Illinois (average: 1732.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
131989CAPPELLETTO BRIAN
2351880GABRIEL MARTY
31181780MARCUS MARTY
42091719HELFGOTT ALAN
52221707ADAMS TOM
62331697TRUE DARIN
72411690BROOKS JASON D
82941639ALBRECHT STEVEN
93241623KAREIVA NEDD
103551601SCHWARTZMAN PETER

12. Michigan (average: 1731.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
121998ARMSTRONG CHUCK
2981793HOEKSTRA RON
31311771EPSTEIN PAUL
41411763GROB STEVE
51981728TERRELL JOHN
62411690SIRGEDAS TOM
72681663FISZBEIN JEFF
82811654PIANOWSKI SCOTT
93131629LAMBE KEN
103271622CLARK JEFF

13. Arizona (average: 1723.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
151976BENEDICT NATHAN
2111944GEARY JIM
3741819RAND LARRY
41161782COHEN LAURIE
51391765HODGES PATRICK
63471608GLAZERMAN BILL
73501604WIER MICHAEL
83591599BREDEL LINDA
93921575LAMERAND JIM
103981565FLYNN RUTH

14. New Jersey (average: 1703.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1371870APPEL SCOTT
2921804JULIAN RICHARD
3951798KOENIG DAVID
41011790PHILLIPS WEBSTER
51041789GRILLO DOMINIC
61831736SHIPE WILLIAM D
73851580MALIK SHAHID
83941570DECANIO MAURICE
94151552THOMAS ABRAHAM
104201549LIEBERFARB DAVID

15. Pennsylvania (average: 1696)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11191779KRETSCHMAN PHIL
21261776OLIGER STEVE
31551751BUTTERFIELD BOBBIE
42021727BROOK MITCHELL
52061723HALL THOMAS M
62571674RAU STEFAN
72881646DODDS JAMES
82971637NEFF JOE
93121630KILLE JAMES L JR
103321617LIVERMORE NOEL

16. Connecticut (average: 1695.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1281898ELLICKSON ROBERT
2761818NORR RITA
31281775GREENSPAN HOWARD
41431761DANIEL CLAY
52091719ECSEDY MICHAEL
62471686CARLSON DAVID B
73331616STEWARD JUDY
83501604HAGEL KEITH
93551601MERLIS CHARLES
105411480HAWKES SHARON

17. Alberta (average: 1690.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11501755BURNS SHANNON
21531753SCHELLENBERG MARK
31881735FLEETHAM JEFF
42301699HAHN ALBERT
52451688TILLEKERATNE SIRI
52451688THOMAS RANDALL
72501681CLIFFORD WAYNE
82871647SIDORSKY PAUL
92981636TETREAULT TERI
103171627MATTHEWS JESSE

18. Washington (average: 1675.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1511850CLARK KEN
21231778GOODWIN DANIEL
31471759JONES STEVEN
41751741SCHOENMAN BOB
51981728NARGI LARRY
62721662OSULLIVAN CHRISTINA
73361614FERGUSON ANN
83751589FRENTZ MIKE
94331542HOWARD J MIDORI
105141494BOURCIER LORRAINE

19. Wisconsin (average: 1664.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1191917OLAUGHLIN JOHN
2971796KENAS MARK
31101786CEJMER KEITH
42091719LIEBHABER DENNIS
52611671LAUDER RICHARD
62891645FRANKKI JAMES
73351615PROUD DAN
84361541HARTSMAN STEVE
95461478AMOS BETH
105591473KROHN PAT

20. British Columbia (average: 1655.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1471854SALDANHA DEAN
2791815LEONG JAMES
31251777MURRAY MARILYN
42121716FANCETT BOB
52521680MALCOLM DON
62841649GOMES LINDA
72851648RYAN MIKE
85021501LEE KEVIN
95311484CRAIG RICHARD
106301432WEBER MURRAY

21. Ohio (average: 1634.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1721820CAROL JEAN
21651748KRIEGER STEVE
31811739STOCK DANIEL
42121716PRATHER PHYLLIS
52641669DETORE ROBERT
63531603DIXON ROY
74061559MANNELLA ADRIAN
84871508LEE FRANK
95141494COLLINS MATTHEW
105221491BREITBEIL CONNIE

22. Georgia (average: 1591.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1371870SMITH RAY
21391765BEDNARZ JASON
32431689LEIFER DAVE
43411611SEALES CYNTHIA
53691591DRUMMOND DANNENE
64101554LAFORGE TOM
75551474SMITH JOANNE
85731463DOUGLAS TONI
95831456BERGERON JERRI
106111443TEAGUE LAVONNE

23. Virginia (average: 1586.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1821810KEITH BARRY
21151783SOUTHWELL CHARLIE
31461760CASTELLANO VINCE
42141715MCPHEE MARCIA
53191625GARTHOFF JON
63771588GAWTRY STEVE
75191492LAPRELLE ROBIN
86691413ALI SHAH
97621374MILTON JARED
109131308CARTER NICK

24. Nevada (average: 1586.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11431761SHAFRITZ LUISE
22301699GREENSIDE GERRY
32761660NABUTOVSKY DAVID
42981636MAYER CARLYNN
53081632WALLIS CARLENE
63451610TERRY PAUL
74101554STEELE DENVER
85261488HESSON MATT
95951451GREEN MIRIAM
107621374DONELICK ROSETTA

25. Louisiana (average: 1570.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11341770SAVAGE KEITH
22941639CLARK WILLIAM
33151628JOFFE HELEN
43291619ZIMMERMAN DAVE
53361614GIBLIN WILLIAM
63751589DRAKE CAROLE
74021563DYNES JERRY
84621527BRAUD CONRAD
97401383LARKINS BRODERICK
107721370ROEDERER RHONDA

26. Indiana (average: 1568)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1551844WADE BILL
2691821MILLER JERRY
31641749CROWE ROBERT
42571674PAXSON MIKE
53191625BIBB DANNY
65731463BOGLE JULIA
76801410MURRAY EUGENE
87211391GREEN TRAVIS
97381384WADE MARCIA
108831319LOPEZ JULIE

27. Colorado (average: 1550.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11301772MANCINE DOMINICK
22661664KAISER DENNIS
32931642FISCHER JIM R
43061633MCCARTHY PAUL
53081632SCHEIMBERG LAURA
63731590ANDERSON SCOTT
74231547KRELL MARLENE
86601415SIMON JEREMY
98871317KEENAN DAVID
109381297LAMPNER CINDY

28. New Mexico (average: 1540.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11011790BARON MIKE
22231704CHAPMAN LARAINE
33061633MIRANDA STAN
44221548ELCI MARNI
54601528MARTIN JEFF
64831511BEARD SUSAN
75361482DEUTSCH PAMINA
86691413WEISS DAVID
96731412TARR FRANK
107421382JOHNSON CARL

29. Alabama (average: 1532.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11671747COBBS TRACY
21891734WEISSKOPF MARTIN
32191712HARSHBARGER ERIC
42851648PATE JIM
54461535GANGUET RICHARD
64601528GILLIS ROBERT
75661468WEISSKOPF MARY ELLEN
86641414PERRYMAN EMMA
99231305BALTHASER DAVE
1010741231TUMLIN WANDA

30. North Carolina (average: 1517.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
191946HERSOM RANDY
2221908LUEBKEMANN JOHN
32781658HAY ANNE
45731463COOPER WILL
56171440WAGAND NANCY
66761411SMITH ERICKSON
77961361ANUM FRANCIS
88291343CROMER JESSE
98611331TAPPER LARRY
108871317SCHMIDT GRACE

31. New Hampshire (average: 1496.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1601840MACNEIL ROD
21751741CHAKRABARTI AMIT
32891645BARRON MIC
43551601FINKEY DON
55481476LIEBFRIED ED
65991448GAUTHIER HELENA
76881405LOWREY BARBARA
88451337RYAN JAMIE
910621235ASHWORTH JOHN
1010651234GEHRMANN PAT

32. Kentucky (average: 1418)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1691821BLEVINS TED
21191779OWENS MARK EDWARD
33041634GALLOWAY JOSEPH
44151552ROARK CAROL
54731519BROWN BILL
67811367SLAUGHTER RAYMOND
711011218GUFFY RITA
811581196ROARK MICHAEL
914091098JOHNSON BOB
101661996CANN KATHI

33. Saskatchewan (average: 1377.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11431761MACAULAY GEORGE
23101631JAMES LARRY
36501421SCHMIDT EVELYN
47271389PITZEL AL
57421382OSACHOFF TILLIE
69671278GERWING JEAN
79771273SAKATCH LORNE
810441243GHIGLIONE LAURINA
910671233PITZEL JOYCE
1012301165BRAY MICHAEL

34. Manitoba (average: 1366.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1721820WILLIAMS BRIAN
23811586HUEBERT DAVID
34881507CHARACH RICHARD
46331431NGAN TIAN EUGENIO
58001360STONE HAROLD
68871317BOWMAN DEREK
711181211DUDDEK RENATE
812281166TOEWS ELVIRA
912841142MCBRIDE DARLENE
1013171127VAN NIEKERK WILL

35. Oklahoma (average: 1288.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
13241623BIBB DAVID
23591599SHORT GLENDA
33961568HODGE MATTHEW
44671523PURINTON JEFFREY
56201435MOSS KAREN
67381384SANTEE BARBARA
79421296BROOKS LEE
81695984LITTLETON JANE
91726976PATNEAU DORIS

36. Tennessee (average: 1260.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
15881453MOERSDORF DAVID
26431426CAMPER JACQUELINE
38071356GARNER MADY
48831319CHRISTOPHEL MICHAEL
59661279NAYLOR ROY
610651234COLLIER MICHAEL
712461159MCCOLLUM JOE
812611151SPIDEL REA
913471117HARROP TRISH
1013611112GUPTA RUCHI

37. Mississippi (average: 1195.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11721744MILKENT MARLENE
27051398GATLIN DANNY
38121351WASHINGTON JUANITA
49891268KENNY NOREEN
511671192PATRICK RUTH
611831186SMITH BRENDA
713081131OFLAHERTY SHEILA
814331090LINDSEY CHARLES
92211810LEWIS QUEEN ESTER
102291783WILSON DARRYL

38. Missouri (average: 1107.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
13411611DABBS WIL
23851580YATES ANDY
34711520MERLAU JOHN
410091259DRISKILL SYLVIA
510151257BANERJI ZARRINE
610621235EDWARDS GREG
713571113MULIK PAUL

39. Arkansas (average: 1035.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12371692CHANEY TRAVIS
29431295UPTON JIMMY
314041099WALLACE NAOMI
416011020GARVER BILLIE
516321009MOORE MARIE
61975887URBANEK TERESA
71988883LANE OLA
82072855CAMP PATTY
92147829WADLEY LANITA
102285784COOPER SUE

40. Maine (average: 992.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1131942MALLICK JOEY
211061216DAVIS THOMAS
313191126WHITTEN PEG
415711030MCKINNEY SEAN
516511002FRANCIS L CHERYL
61704982BARBOUR KASSANDRA
72106847CLARKE LYN
82305779KRAUTER LUCINDA

41. Hawaii (average: 965.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1311889MATSUMOTO KENJI
2321887PISTOLESE MARK
33041634HEIDLER GREG
410441243YAMASHITA CAROL

42. Delaware (average: 902.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11281775DIXON JAN
24551529POLLARD C
37501379HANLEY NANCY
48261346POPPER RICHARD

43. Utah (average: 871.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1941799NELSON KENT
21621750HOWLETT MIKE
36601415FISCHER JIM W
42370754BURRI BRUCE

44. Iowa (average: 773.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11831736WEEPIE MIKE
27931362GEE DEVONNA
31816945WERNER BRENDA
42509693HURD DAVE

45. District of Columbia (average: 760.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
13981565FATSIS STEFAN
28491335GEST TED
311301204FARIA ALYSSA

46. Vermont (average: 759.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14261546RAZEE KIRA
210151257HOGEBOOM THOMAS
314431085COLOSA KEVIN
42482706RESMER CATHY

47. South Carolina (average: 752.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
161966GIBSON DAVID
24051560MCKEOWN RAHN

48. West Virginia (average: 728.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11831736COOK JEFF
24171551CARTY GEORGE

49. Newfoundland and Labrador (average: 622)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12081720PARSONS JEFF

50. South Dakota (average: 620.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12231704OPPENHEIMER MARK

51. New Brunswick (average: 601.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14781517ABBATE CHUCK

52. Montana (average: 600.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14971503WELLS EHREN

53. Nebraska (average: 590.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
16881405CAULFIELD PATRICK

54. Rhode Island (average: 573)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
110781230SCHLESINGER BENNETT

55. Alaska (average: 568.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
111951181MORRISON WES

56. Kansas (average: 557.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
114621076LEE DAN

Stateless Players

If you have information concerning the current state or province of residence of the following high-rated, active players, please contact John Chew.

1613 KALLEN JASON
1587 MANDER DOUG
1551 NORRIS ERICA
1537 HELLE RAY
1492 LEWIS ROBIN
1492 WILLIAMS MIRIAM
1479 KRUEGER JASON
1475 OLIN MARK
1462 PAINE TIM
1461 KINDERMAN ERIC
1457 GEIBLER JOE
1455 SILBERMAN JERRY
1453 LOUIS MIKE
1453 PERMAN GARY
1448 KING JANET
1446 LEIGHTY DOUG
1442 KOCH EVAN
1435 MAST TED
1435 RITZ SHIRLEY
1433 SPINNER BARRY

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