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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2023-06-03 19:26:53 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
1Ontario2017 1960 1938 1934 1930 1904 1863 1806 1728 1620 1870
2California2008 1983 1943 1914 1897 1824 1823 1791 1732 1648 1856.3
3Texas2092 2072 1979 1906 1791 1744 1720 1705 1384 1279 1767.2
4New York1980 1868 1842 1798 1738 1738 1677 1646 1622 1611 1752
5Massachusetts1891 1847 1812 1771 1708 1661 1633 1615 1577 1514 1702.9
6Pennsylvania1950 1840 1832 1703 1677 1667 1625 1563 1510 1503 1687
7Michigan1909 1905 1849 1834 1758 1724 1650 1424 1290 1233 1657.6
8Quebec2058 2004 1940 1840 1550 1394 1369 1369 1363 1336 1622.3
9New Mexico1774 1744 1698 1659 1629 1558 1482 1481 1349 1210 1558.4
10Florida2007 1798 1734 1666 1598 1453 1437 1346 1281 1228 1554.8

Other States/Provinces

11–20NC NJ MD VA LA OH IL WA GA CT
21–30VT DE IN KY MO AZ DC OR NH ME
31–40MS TN NV OK CO WV AB WI MN RI
41–48BC ID IA MB KS SK AR AL
Ontario (#1: 1870; 52 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Lloyd Mills
Rating: 2017
Overall Rank: 6
Windsor

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2171960ARIE SINKE
3211938JARED CAPPEL
4221934CHRISTOPHER SYKES
5231930MAX PANITCH
6301904ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
7381863LOU CORNELIS
8541806JOHN STARDOM
9791728CRAIG ROWLAND
101211620CARL MADDEN
California (#2: 1856.3; 32 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Fraley
Rating: 2008
Overall Rank: 8
53, San Jose

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2131983JOE EDLEY
3191943DOUG BROCKMEIER
4241914MIKE FRENTZ
5311897CECILIA LE
6501824ZACHARY ANSELL
7511823EDWARD DE GUZMAN
8581791JERRY LERMAN
9771732COOPER KOMATSU
101071648ALAN STERN
Texas (#3: 1767.2; 21 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joey Krafchick
Rating: 2092
Overall Rank: 2
28, Dallas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
242072ORRY SWIFT
3151979MATT CANIK
4261906PAUL HOLSER
5581791MICHAEL EARLY
6711744WINTER ZXQKJ
7821720KEVIN LEEDS
8861705CAESAR JARAMILLO
92231384CARLA CREE
102861279LESLIE MILLARD
New York (#4: 1752; 59 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 1980
Overall Rank: 14
39, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2361868JEREMY HALL
3431842KARL HIGBY
4561798ERIC GOLDSTEIN
5731738FRANK TANGREDI
5731738KENNETH RUBIN
7951677JONATHAN KENT
81081646DEBBIE STEGMAN
91201622PETER BARKMAN
101261611NOAH KALUS
Massachusetts (#5: 1702.9; 25 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1891
Overall Rank: 33
60, Hopkinton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2421847WES EDDINGS
3521812MORRIS GREENBERG
4651771BRADLEY WHITMARSH
5851708JOEL HORN
61011661JAMES DONNELLY
71131633CHRIS KULIG
81241615EVAN YURKO
91361577RICKY SIROIS
101681514CAROL MCDONALD
Pennsylvania (#6: 1687; 34 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Scott Appel
Rating: 1950
Overall Rank: 18
52, Elkins Park

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2451840RAHN MCKEOWN
3481832JAMIE MCCUNE
4871703JEFFREY JACOBSON
5951677EDWIN ROTH
6991667MARK MILLER
71171625JOE PETREE
81431563MITCHELL BROOK
91691510JOE NEFF
101731503CONNIE CREED
Michigan (#7: 1657.6; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jeff Fiszbein
Rating: 1909
Overall Rank: 25
65, Brighton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2271905CHUCK ARMSTRONG
3411849MARK GARROD
4471834JASON IDALSKI
5681758STEVE GROB
6811724STEPHEN SCHWITZER
71051650DAVID KLANDERMAN
82041424KIT MOREHEAD
92791290ELAINE GLOWNIAK
103091233PAUL MAY
Quebec (#8: 1622.3; 20 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Joshua Sokol
Rating: 2058
Overall Rank: 5
Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2102004JACKSON SMYLIE
3201940MICHAEL FAGEN
4451840JASON LI
51501550BERNARD GOTLIEB
62171394SARY KARANOFSKY
72331369BENJAMIN PRIES
72331369RICHARD KIRSCH
92381363NORMA LOVETT
102551336BARBARA BULTZ
New Mexico (#9: 1558.4; 12 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Wallace Schultz
Rating: 1774
Overall Rank: 64
67, Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2711744JOHN KARRIS
3881698MIKE BARON
41031659STAN MIRANDA
51151629JEFF MARTIN
61451558LARAINE CHAPMAN
71841482WILLIAM BARFUSS
81851481NANCEE MANCEL
92471349SUSAN BEARD
103261210PAMINA DEUTSCH
Florida (#10: 1554.8; 26 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2007
Overall Rank: 9
57, coral springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2561798MADDY KAMEN
3761734JOHN BULTEN
41001666HOWARD PISTOL
51321598JOANNE COHEN
61921453CHAUNCEY PATTON
71971437ARTHUR MOORE
82481346DIANNE SOCHA KAPLAN
92841281TERESA SCHAEFFER
103121228ELSPETH ABBATE
North Carolina (#11: 1554.4; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Andy Hoang
Rating: 1892
Overall Rank: 32
25, Cary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2401852RANDY HERSOM
3661767DAVID WEISBERG
41111636LIZ GOTTLIN
51891466VIGNESH PIRAPAHARAN
61921453ERIK SALGADO
72091413SUSAN BERTONI
82101408FLORA TAYLOR
92301371KATYA LEZIN
102801286WILLIAM SNODDY
New Jersey (#12: 1530.5; 30 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Will Anderson
Rating: 2078
Overall Rank: 3
38, Lawrenceville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2701745RICK JULIAN
3841710JAY LEVIN
41621529EDWARD H ZURAV
51881469SCOTT MCDOUGALL
62211385PAUL LUND, JR
72321370SARAH ROSENBLUM
82361366GLENN FILZER
92571330MARIAN CALABRO
102591323CHERYL ALLEN-MUNLEY
Maryland (#13: 1496.2; 22 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Tijan Jeng
Rating: 1698
Overall Rank: 88
Baltimore

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21341582GARY SKOWRONSKI
31401571DIANA GROSMAN
41611531GRANT GUENZEL
51631526DUSTIN DEAN
61791488DAVID ENGELHARDT
71971437EDWARD STEWART
82161398CAROLE DENTON
92211385GWEN STEWART
102481346ADAM FINE
Virginia (#14: 1479.8; 15 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Barry Keith
Rating: 1884
Overall Rank: 34
53, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2531808CLAY DANIEL
3601787KNOX DANIEL
41191624MARTIN GOLD
51721504STEVE GAWTRY
61751500FRANCIS ANUM
72511344JOHN WILDER
82541338NANCY BOWEN
94211062RICK SETTLE
10478947DONNA BIDERMAN
Louisiana (#15: 1375.7; 20 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Keith Savage
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 94
60, New Orleans

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21541545HELEN JOFFE
31551543LILA CROTTY
42011432LINDSAY SHIN
52081414PEGGY ALTAZAN
62271377WILLIAM GIBLIN
72851280JEFFREY MOORE
83061236LINDSEY DIMMICK
93701150CAROLYN ATCHISON
103941100BRODERICK LARKINS
Ohio (#16: 1375.7; 15 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Daniel Stock
Rating: 1607
Overall Rank: 128
64, Medina

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21441562KRISTY ZURBRICK
31521547SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
41651519MICHAEL WASKI
52111407JOE ROBERDEAU
62271377GREG FELDKAMP
72521343DOUG CRITCHLOW
83581163WILMA PITZER
93721148SHELLEY KIRK
104001084LOIS GREENE
Illinois (#17: 1367.4; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 2014
Overall Rank: 7
53, Chicago

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2121996SIDDHARTH MURALI
3611784JONATHAN LINDH
41571538JOE HOROWITZ
52991250DAVE CAMERON
63361196DON RATHBERGER
73921104ERICA MOORE
8458988JAMES NALEPKA
9486919DAVID THURSH
10498885ELLEN GOFFIN
Washington (#18: 1347.9; 12 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Tom Bond
Rating: 1685
Overall Rank: 92
67, Everett

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21271609DANIEL GOODWIN
31571538ADAM HENDERSON
42411356CHRIS SJOHOLM
52461350AMY BEARMON
63311201JANE BISSONNETTE
73331200J MIDORI HOWARD
83381194CARL WARNER
93421183MARY LOGULLO
103581163GEORGE BISSONNETTE
Georgia (#19: 1334; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dave Rauppius
Rating: 1726
Overall Rank: 80
Athens

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2981674DAVE LEIFER
31911455CARL DAVIS
42051422CYNTHIA SEALES
52481346ANDREW GARDNER
62901267RALPH IRELAND
73421183MATTIE HARPP
83471177KEVIN BLACK
94101077JERRI BERGERON
104451013MICHAEL IRELAND
Connecticut (#20: 1197.4; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Michael Ecsedy
Rating: 1600
Overall Rank: 131
65, Brookfield

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21641520BETH MIX
31741501STEPHEN HARASKE
42121405ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
53011246JEFFREY POGUE
63511175CORNELIA GUEST
73561164NATHANAEL CAMPOS
8458988JANE CLARK
9505875AMIKA GAIR-MACMICHAEL
Vermont (#21: 1108; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeffrey Nelson
Rating: 1642
Overall Rank: 109
49, Fairfield

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21101641DAVID SPARGO
32531341SARA CORBIN
42651311J MERCATANTE
53041238PETER STOKES
63611162ANDREW MALABY
74391030SUSANNA KAHN
8553715JANE KAY
Delaware (#22: 1083.2; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Nai
Rating: 1635
Overall Rank: 112
31, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21531546RICHARD POPPER
31901462CLAY HERRON
43471177ALEX VRATSANOS
53691151PETER FILANDRO
64301047MARIE FILANDRO
74441021NANCY HANLEY
8536793RUTH BROWER
Indiana (#23: 1061.7; 12 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Greg Rogers
Rating: 1308
Overall Rank: 269
Mishawaka

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22941262TIMOTHY LONG
33631161JOSHUA RUARK
43671156JULIA BOGLE
53761138KIRSTEN KLASSEN
63881112BETH PALMER
74371032BARBARA DIXON
8479944PETE BANEY
9521841JOHN WRIGHT
10565663SYLVIA STRONG
Kentucky (#24: 1054.2; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mack Meller
Rating: 2132
Overall Rank: 1
23, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2431842MARK EDWARD OWENS
3661767STEVE BUSH
42131404ROBERT KEARN
5454996VICTORIA BLEDSOE
6584556FRED MORLAN
7602345JANET SCHEELINE
Missouri (#25: 997.3; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Paul Mulik
Rating: 1555
Overall Rank: 147
58, Joplin

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21661518DAVID GREMAUD
32561332SAMUEL HEIMAN
42901267JOHN FULTZ
52981252BRIAN GARNETT
64391030BRIAN SUMMERS
7591529REBECCA KARLEN
8593490IRENE TWORK
Arizona (#26: 844.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Laurie Cohen
Rating: 1905
Overall Rank: 27
56, Tempe

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2901689CHRIS SCHNEIDER
32431354FLORENCE SPANFELNER
District of Columbia (#27: 833.4; 5 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Stefan Fatsis
Rating: 1661
Overall Rank: 101
60, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23351198EMMETT BROSOWSKY
33511175TED GEST
44261055WANDA FLEMING
5546745JAY WESTREICH
Oregon (#28: 783.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Dave Johnson
Rating: 1735
Overall Rank: 75
77, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2831714MICHAEL BAKER
3497889JOHN LAUCK
New Hampshire (#29: 779; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ed Liebfried
Rating: 1782
Overall Rank: 63
73, Concord

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21491551DON FINKEY
3477957DEB MULROONEY
Maine (#30: 774.4; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1965
Overall Rank: 16
43, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23541172JAMIE LOGAN
3518849DIANE SLEEK
4542758JOHANNA SWEET
Mississippi (#31: 742.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Steven DiNapoli
Rating: 1543
Overall Rank: 155
Bay St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23951098BRENDA SMITH
3492902LINDA WARREN
4498885QUEEN STREET LEWIS
Tennessee (#32: 736.2; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Larry Durbin
Rating: 1277
Overall Rank: 287
Cordova

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22901267HARRY DURBIN
3501878DEBORAH ROBERTS
4535806ROGER FREEMAN
5572634CHANDRA HEBERT
Nevada (#33: 717; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Annette Obrestad
Rating: 1677
Overall Rank: 95
Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22451352GREG HARPER
3571641MINDY PRETNER
Oklahoma (#34: 710.4; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Asif Ali
Rating: 1573
Overall Rank: 138
52, NORMAN

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23211213TOM O'LAUGHLIN
3530818WILLIAM BERNHARDT
Colorado (#35: 684.3; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jon Shreve
Rating: 1868
Overall Rank: 36
62, Denver

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2470975RACHEL GILLETTE
West Virginia (#36: 679.3; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1805
Overall Rank: 55
69, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2458988TINA YATES
Alberta (#37: 652.9; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Siri Tillekeratne
Rating: 1432
Overall Rank: 201
81, Calgary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23961097BILL PAYNE
Wisconsin (#38: 652.7; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Steve Hartsman
Rating: 1627
Overall Rank: 116
61, Germantown

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2484925BUFFY HOGAN
3595475JANE BENT
Minnesota (#39: 640.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Lisa Odom
Rating: 1905
Overall Rank: 27
64, St Louis Park

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Rhode Island (#40: 637.6; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1876
Overall Rank: 35
20, Providence

There are no other players from this region in the database.
British Columbia (#41: 629.6; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yukari Balabanov
Rating: 1220
Overall Rank: 315
70, Vancouver

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24111076SUNSHINE GUDLAUGSON
Idaho (#42: 614.9; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ken Kasney
Rating: 1649
Overall Rank: 106
67, Meridian

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Iowa (#43: 591.8; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Daniel Heck
Rating: 1418
Overall Rank: 207
Des Moines

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Manitoba (#44: 588.7; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1387
Overall Rank: 219
Winnipeg

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Kansas (#45: 581.1; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Nick Purifoy
Rating: 1311
Overall Rank: 265
Prairie Village

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Saskatchewan (#46: 573.5; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1235
Overall Rank: 307
Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Arkansas (#47: 571.8; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1218
Overall Rank: 316
59, Fort Smith

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Alabama (#48: 566.2; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Robin Chua
Rating: 1162
Overall Rank: 361

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