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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-09-14 21:55:38 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
1New York2034 1894 1856 1853 1835 1835 1825 1755 1735 1702 1832.4
2California2020 1936 1928 1892 1840 1801 1785 1764 1677 1669 1831.2
3Texas2042 1912 1858 1831 1824 1766 1747 1742 1732 1727 1818.1
4Ontario1901 1881 1870 1861 1860 1780 1725 1720 1689 1688 1797.5
5Massachusetts1876 1871 1844 1813 1787 1733 1669 1663 1591 1584 1743.1
6Pennsylvania1847 1831 1819 1817 1724 1719 1656 1638 1604 1596 1725.1
7North Carolina2024 1897 1850 1790 1745 1675 1602 1554 1549 1366 1705.2
8Michigan1905 1889 1815 1779 1703 1601 1513 1475 1311 1289 1628
9Connecticut2003 1849 1699 1632 1559 1534 1455 1452 1440 1300 1592.3
10New Jersey2072 1804 1703 1591 1469 1458 1423 1405 1392 1367 1568.4

Other States/Provinces

11–20VA OH FL MD QC OR LA IL DC IN
21–30WA GA MO DE KY NH ME VT NM AL
31–40TN MN RI AZ MS OK UT WV CO AR
41–50NB NV SK MB KS BC PE VI IA SC
51WI
New York (#1: 1832.4; 76 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joel Sherman
Rating: 2034
Overall Rank: 10
63, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2301894KARL HIGBY
3431856ERIC GOLDSTEIN
4441853KENNETH RUBIN
5531835JEREMY HALL
5531835SAMUEL KAPLAN
7581825BRYAN RICHGRUBER
8851755FROILAN MENDOZA
9941735DAN WACHTELL
101121702LYNN CUSHMAN
California (#2: 1831.2; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Zachary Ansell
Rating: 2020
Overall Rank: 12
21, Los Angeles

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2191936KEVIN FRALEY
3211928JOE EDLEY
4311892MIKE FRENTZ
5511840NOAH BERGER
6681801JERRY LERMAN
7751785DAVID TURISSINI
8841764EDWARD DE GUZMAN
91281677JAMES HENDERSON
101321669JOEL ELKINS
Texas (#3: 1818.1; 55 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2042
Overall Rank: 7
38, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2221912CHRIS CREE
3421858SIDDHARTH MURALI
4551831MATT CANIK
5591824 WINTER
6821766DARRELL DAY
7871747JOE SOUTH
8891742STEPHEN SCHWITZER
9971732GREG STONE
10991727CHRIS CANIK
Ontario (#4: 1797.5; 78 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Tony Leah
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 25
76, Toronto

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331881MAX PANITCH
3391870ARIE SINKE
4401861ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
5411860CHRISTOPHER SYKES
6761780RYAN CHEPITA
71011725AGNES KRAMER
81051720JOHN STARDOM
91211689ZEV KAUFMAN
101231688DEEN HERGOTT
Massachusetts (#5: 1743.1; 36 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1876
Overall Rank: 35
63, Lenox

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2361871JAMES DONNELLY
3501844MORRIS GREENBERG
4641813MICHAEL THELEN
5731787MATTHEW ZELEZNIK
6951733JAMIE RYAN
71321669WES EDDINGS
81371663SCOTT LEIFER
91661591RICKY SIROIS
101711584JOEL HORN
Pennsylvania (#6: 1725.1; 45 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 47
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2551831RAHN MCKEOWN
3601819EVAN CHESTER
4621817SCOTT APPEL
51021724SAMUEL MOCH
61071719EDWIN ROTH
71411656MARK ABADI
81471638MARK MILLER
91611604JOE NEFF
101641596MITCHELL BROOK
North Carolina (#7: 1705.2; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kenji Matsumoto
Rating: 2024
Overall Rank: 11
40, Raleigh

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2281897ANDY HOANG
3451850RANDY HERSOM
4721790RYAN FISCHER
5881745DAVID WEISBERG
61291675JOHN ATTAMACK
71621602LIZ GOTTLIN
81801554ERIK SALGADO
91841549LISA PERRY
102831366KATYA LEZIN
Michigan (#8: 1628; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Steve Grob
Rating: 1905
Overall Rank: 24
67, Fenton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2321889CHUCK ARMSTRONG
3631815JASON IDALSKI
4771779JEFF FISZBEIN
51101703MARK GARROD
61631601STEVE ANSTANDIG
72021513GARY SKOWRONSKI
82241475WILL SCOTT
93181311KIT MOREHEAD
103341289LINDA TILLEY
Connecticut (#9: 1592.3; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 2003
Overall Rank: 13
41, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2461849BRANDON RANDALL
31161699ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41501632MICHAEL ECSEDY
51771559ZACH BITTKER
61911534BENJAMIN BLOOM
72341455JOE BIHLMEYER
82351452MINA LE
92431440BETH MIX
103261300CAROL MCCUMBER
New Jersey (#10: 1568.4; 28 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Will Anderson
Rating: 2072
Overall Rank: 5
41, Lawrenceville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2661804DOMINIC GRILLO
31101703JEROME LOCH
41661591JAY LEVIN
52281469MARIAN CALABRO
62321458EJIKE OSONDU
72571423PAUL LUND, JR
82651405GLENN FILZER
92671392ARIYANAYAGIPURAM CHANDRASEKHAR
102821367HARRY CHAN
Virginia (#11: 1561.3; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Clay Daniel
Rating: 1880
Overall Rank: 34
50, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2831765BARRY KEITH
3931736KNOX DANIEL
41471638STEVE GAWTRY
51491634JOHN WILDER
62071508MARTY GOLD
72501434NANCY BOWEN
82901345DAVID BECKERMAN
92921342PAUL WILSON
103001331BARBARA AMSTER
Ohio (#12: 1552.9; 25 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Kopczak
Rating: 1695
Overall Rank: 120
Madison

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21381662KRISTY ZURBRICK
31431648SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
41531620PATRICK BEATREZ
51571609GREG FELDKAMP
61921529MIKE STAFFORD
71951523DANIEL STOCK
82411444DOUG CRITCHLOW
92621411ELIZABETH DAVIS
102711388DANIEL SHAPIRO
Florida (#13: 1537.1; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2065
Overall Rank: 6
59, Tamarac

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2791772MADDY KAMEN
3981729HOWARD PISTOL
41141701CURTIS LEE
52191490ARTHUR MOORE
62461437BRETT JACKSON
73001331DIANNE SOCHA KAPLAN
83261300ARTHUR FINKLE
93441277JOHN BECK
103531269JENNIFER TOMLINSON
Maryland (#14: 1518.3; 27 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marlon Hill
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 47
60, Randallstown

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2711791TIJAN JENG
3921738TIMOTHY BOTTORFF
41091716DUSTIN DEAN
52591418DAVID ENGELHARDT
62681391CAROLE DENTON
72801375ADAM FINE
83061324EDWARD STEWART
93291298LINDA OLIVA
103381285DIANA GROSMAN
Quebec (#15: 1448.6; 19 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Jackson Smylie
Rating: 2086
Overall Rank: 4
27, Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2151967JASON LI
3261898MICHAEL FAGEN
42601416NORMA LOVETT
52921342BARBARA BULTZ
63441277SARY KARANOFSKY
73961206ANITA RACKHAM
84121188ELLA SOBEL
94721119MARWAN SAADI
10563987GREG GOLDING
Oregon (#16: 1377.1; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Nigel Peltier
Rating: 2042
Overall Rank: 7
35, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
292037CARL JOHNSON
3142001RAFI STERN
4521838STEVEN ALEXANDER
51261678MICHAEL BAKER
62001517RUTH HAMILTON
74841093THEO HILDEBRAND
8719565ANDREA HILDEBRAND
Louisiana (#17: 1342.5; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Keith Savage
Rating: 1720
Overall Rank: 105
62, Gretna

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21521625JERRY DYNES
32461437LILA CROTTY
42701390JACK YI
52791376PEGGY ALTAZAN
63311294LINDSEY DIMMICK
73491275JEFFREY MOORE
84381165SUSAN POWELL
94911080CAROLYN ATCHISON
105061063BRUCE HAMILTON
Illinois (#18: 1303.4; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1937
Overall Rank: 18
73, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2681801DARIN TRUE
3731787PETER SCHWARTZMAN
41031722JONATHAN LINDH
53201309DAVE CAMERON
63321292DON RATHBERGER
73421280JUNE GRAFF
8637851NOAH HABENSTREIT
9721555BILL SLOUGH
District of Columbia (#19: 1282.6; 10 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

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Sam Rosin
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 16
32, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21031722EMMETT BROSOWSKY
31681590SAM MASLING
41801554STEFAN FATSIS
52811369GIDEON BROSOWSKY
62871354SWEN NIPPY, SR
74881087TED GEST
8644831JAY WESTREICH
9646824MELISSA BLOCK
10721555SAMUEL NELSON
Indiana (#20: 1253; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 175
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23081320GREG ROGERS
33151314CHRIS SITLER
43201309PENNY SITLER
53701243JOHN WRIGHT
63781232TIMOTHY LONG
73901217JULIA BOGLE
84261181BETH PALMER
94741114KIRSTEN KLASSEN
105351028PETE BANEY
Washington (#21: 1240.4; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Adam Henderson
Rating: 1702
Overall Rank: 112
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21561613DANIEL GOODWIN
32751381DANIEL KOEHLER
42851361CHRIS SJOHOLM
53621253JANE BISSONNETTE
64011197J MIDORI HOWARD
74311172GEORGE BISSONNETTE
84621128CARL WARNER
94821097TRACY MCQUEEN
Georgia (#22: 1148.1; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Carl Davis
Rating: 1492
Overall Rank: 217
64, Riverdale

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22361451CYNTHIA SEALES
33391283ANDREW GARDNER
43821227RALPH IRELAND
54471152MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
64871089GREGORY KENDALL
75011070MATTIE HARPP
8574968MICHAEL IRELAND
9613907DONNA ANDERSON
10641842PRESTON KILGORE
Missouri (#23: 1084.8; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Cherish Amby-Okolo
Rating: 1540
Overall Rank: 187
19, St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22141495AYODELE ODEKUNLE
32201489DAVID GREMAUD
42381450SAMUEL HEIMAN
53131316JOHN FULTZ
64981071BRIAN SUMMERS
7563987ELISE BICKFORD
Delaware (#24: 1048.5; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kevin Nai
Rating: 1628
Overall Rank: 151
33, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21571609RICHARD POPPER
32451438CLAY HERRON
44791104JAN FEIDEL
55401025MARIE FILANDRO
65581002PETER FILANDRO
7560996NANCY HANLEY
8688683RUTH BROWER
Kentucky (#25: 994.8; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mack Meller
Rating: 2102
Overall Rank: 3
25, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21001726MARK EDWARD OWENS
31461643JOHN JAROWSKI
45211040VICTORIA BLEDSOE
55231039FRED MORLAN
6743473LARRY BRANSTETTER
7752425JANET SCHEELINE
New Hampshire (#26: 967.2; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Finkey
Rating: 1777
Overall Rank: 78
77, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21401657ED LIEBFRIED
33231304STEVE MONIZ
44241183KATH MULLHOLAND
5582954DEB MULROONEY
6632863JOSH GUARDINO
7749434CHRISTINE MURRAY
Maine (#27: 947.2; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1895
Overall Rank: 29
45, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2801769JOHN HOPKINS
32861359JAMIE LOGAN
45291033ERIC HOPKINS
5606916DIANE SLEEK
Vermont (#28: 944.1; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Spargo
Rating: 1912
Overall Rank: 22
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2911740JEFFREY NELSON
32901345SARA CORBIN
45351028SUSANNA KAHN
5672741JANE KAY
6693675ALICE VAN DOREN
New Mexico (#29: 843.6; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Wallace Schultz
Rating: 1802
Overall Rank: 67
69, Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21341668MIKE BARON
32291466WILLIAM BARFUSS
Alabama (#30: 816.9; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 36
54, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21641596TRACY COBBS
34761112MICHAEL ALLON
4702635TIM HARDWICK
5714580CHRISTI MASSEY
6754375KAT ANDERSON
Tennessee (#31: 800.9; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Shuman
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 204
Nashville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22761379RUCHI GUPTA
34191186HARRY DURBIN
4600928DEBORAH ROBERTS
5735506KYLE KIGAR
Minnesota (#32: 763; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Lisa Odom
Rating: 1933
Overall Rank: 20
66, St Louis Park

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21191697JASON VAYSBERG
Rhode Island (#33: 758.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 16
23, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24561136SHAE MCWILLIAMS
35501012ROSS FIDLER
Arizona (#34: 708.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Laurie Cohen
Rating: 1898
Overall Rank: 26
58, Tempe

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24111189JANE GEARY
Mississippi (#35: 694.2; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Krafchick
Rating: 2126
Overall Rank: 2
30, Ocean Springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2650816ALISHA JOHNSON
Oklahoma (#36: 687.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
John Bulten
Rating: 1700
Overall Rank: 115
55, Owasso

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24321171RHONDA MORRIS
Utah (#37: 675.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Natalie Dicou
Rating: 1580
Overall Rank: 173
Woodland Hills

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24281177SARAH BOWE
West Virginia (#38: 671.4; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1768
Overall Rank: 81
71, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2587946TINA YATES
Colorado (#39: 637.1; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jon Shreve
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 36
64, Denver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Arkansas (#40: 633.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1191
Overall Rank: 408
61, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24481148RICHARD PRICE
New Brunswick (#41: 626.8; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1457
Overall Rank: 233
56, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2651811NICK ABBATE
Nevada (#42: 623.3; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Annette Obrestad
Rating: 1733
Overall Rank: 95
Las Vegas

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Saskatchewan (#43: 619.8; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1698
Overall Rank: 117
69, Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Manitoba (#44: 608.3; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1583
Overall Rank: 172
Winnipeg

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: 246
Prairie Village

There are no other players from this region in the database.
British Columbia (#46: 584.6; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[icon]
Letitia Sears
Rating: 1346
Overall Rank: 289
Vancouver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Prince Edward Island (#47: 583.3; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Lisa Kessler
Rating: 1333
Overall Rank: 297
70, Charlottestown

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Virgin Islands (#48: 564.8; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[icon]
Diana Bowen
Rating: 1148
Overall Rank: 448
St Thomas

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Iowa (#49: 548.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Margaret Yoder
Rating: 1115
Overall Rank: 473
62, Coralville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2755374PAUL WOOD
South Carolina (#50: 541.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Christine Hannouche
Rating: 915
Overall Rank: 609
Inman

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Wisconsin (#51: 535.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Buffy Hogan
Rating: 855
Overall Rank: 636
71, Madison

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