Ratings

Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated 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 $opt_n 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 York1996 1977 1969 1872 1867 1865 1848 1848 1840 1837 1891.9
2California1942 1881 1871 1867 1851 1851 1842 1812 1810 1808 1853.5
3Oregon1927 1909 1820 1819 1819 1813 1804 1774 1748 1725 1815.8
4Ontario1915 1882 1874 1867 1791 1784 1773 1768 1740 1737 1813.1
5Texas1947 1851 1846 1812 1804 1788 1780 1754 1745 1740 1806.7
6Massachusetts1912 1875 1840 1821 1809 1781 1762 1740 1736 1714 1799
7Florida1906 1866 1857 1791 1787 1768 1756 1755 1749 1703 1793.8
8Minnesota1970 1910 1877 1831 1770 1762 1750 1728 1679 1619 1789.6
9Maryland2001 1853 1842 1816 1804 1734 1716 1671 1654 1622 1771.3
10Illinois2032 1837 1832 1748 1707 1690 1669 1647 1633 1630 1742.5

1. New York (average: 1891.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
141996EDLEY JOE
251977SHERMAN JOEL
371969GRAHAM MATT
4361872GOLDMAN DANIEL
5381867GREENSPAN RANDY
6431865VILORIA JOHN
7541848LAUFER MATT
8541848BAKER RICH
9611840SILBER JOSH
10641837HALPER EDWARD

2. California (average: 1853.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1121942STONE DENNIS
2301881LERMAN JERRY
3371871KANTIMATHI SAM
4381867WIDERGREN JEFF
5481851WRIGHT TREY
6481851BROCKMEIER DOUG
7591842COHEN IRA
8891812MARTINEZ LEWIS
9941810GOARD J
10971808PODER DAVID

3. Oregon (average: 1815.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1171927WIEGAND DAVE
2221909ALEXANDER STEVEN
3781820BAKER MICHAEL
4801819WOLFORD GAIL
5801819HART JOHN
6881813MILLER LOU J B
7991804VAN LEUNEN ALICE
81351774MOYER RICH
91711748JOHNSON DAVE
101981725MERRILL KAREN

4. Ontario (average: 1813.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1191915MILLS LLOYD
2291882BEROFSKY EVAN
3341874KAUFMAN ZEV
4381867DANIEL ROBIN POLLOCK
51121791PAOLELLA LIBERO
61241784CORNELIS LOU
71371773NANAVATI JIM
81441768ROWLAND CRAIG
91821740VIJAYAKUMAR SINNA
101861737LEAH TONY

5. Texas (average: 1806.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
191947CREE CHRIS
2481851ONYEONWU IFFY
3561846DAY DARRELL
4891812SMITH KEITH
5991804WITHERS BEN
61161788BARRETT PATRICIA
71301780GLASS STEVE
81651754WILLIS MICHAEL
91771745STONE GREG
101821740EARLY MICHAEL

6. Massachusetts (average: 1799)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1201912MEAD JEREMIAH
2331875BUCK RICHARD
3611840GUILBERT CHRIS
4761821MALLICK DAVID
5961809SAUL STEVE
61281781VAN PELT JOHN
71501762HORN JOEL
81821740HOROWITZ ARNIE
91871736WOLFBERG MICHAEL
102111714LEIFER SCOTT

7. Florida (average: 1793.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1231906WEISBERG DAVID
2411866WEINSTEIN IAN
3451857POLATNICK STEVE
41121791PETERS JIM
51211787KAHN ROBERT
61441768LIPTON BOB
71601756PISTOL HOWARD
81621755HENDERSON JAMES
91701749PAYNE TRIP
102191703HAYNES WENDELL

8. Minnesota (average: 1789.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
161970KRAMER JIM
2211910VAN DOVER VINCENT
3321877ADAMSON TIM
4731831ODOM LISA
51411770PELLINEN STEVE
61501762GASPARD JOSEPH
71691750LENT STEVE
81951728LUNDEGAARD BOB
92521679DUSTIN CAROL
103331619HORSFALL EBI

9. Maryland (average: 1771.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
132001OKOSAGAH SAMMY
2471853ANANGA YAWO
3591842HILL MARLON
4861816LINN ROBERT
5991804ARMSTRONG PETER
61891734DAVIS TIM
72051716COHEN JOANNE
82561671ODONOGHUE PHIL
92761654ENGELHARDT DAVID
103261622PATTERSON KAY

10. Illinois (average: 1742.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
112032CAPPELLETTO BRIAN
2641837MARCUS MARTY
3701832GABRIEL MARTY
41711748HELFGOTT ALAN
52151707ADAMS TOM
62411690BROOKS JASON D
72581669TRUE DARIN
82891647LAKERNICK HARRIETTE
93071633SCHWARTZMAN PETER
103141630HUSZAGH PETER

11. Michigan (average: 1734.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
122007ARMSTRONG CHUCK
2511850HOEKSTRA RON
31081795EPSTEIN PAUL
41141790GROB STEVE
52271699TERRELL JOHN
62731657CLARK JEFF
72791650PIANOWSKI SCOTT
82821649CADIEUX CHERYL
93101632FISZBEIN JEFF
103371618SIRGEDAS TOM

12. Quebec (average: 1731.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1251901WAPNICK JOEL
2411866BOYS DAVID
3851817TEITELBAUM JAKOB
41311779GOLDING ANDREW
51491764GOTLIEB BERNARD
61581757SILVER FRAN
73031636KARANOFSKY SARY
83121631CARVALHO ARTHUR
93281620CHICOINE EMANUEL
104471540ESPALLARDO LINDA

13. Arizona (average: 1721.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1151931BENEDICT NATHAN
2161929GEARY JIM
3801819RAND LARRY
41431769COHEN LAURIE
51481765HODGES PATRICK
63461611LAMERAND JIM
73571603GLAZERMAN BILL
83641599BREDEL LINDA
93681597WIER MICHAEL
103721593VAN ALEN BARBARA

14. New Jersey (average: 1709.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1311879APPEL SCOTT
2701832KOENIG DAVID
3991804JULIAN RICHARD
41101793PHILLIPS WEBSTER
51161788GRILLO DOMINIC
61871736SHIPE WILLIAM D
73281620KOPP JOHN
84291552THOMAS ABRAHAM
94321549LIEBERFARB DAVID
104381546CURSHEN ANDREW

15. Connecticut (average: 1705)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1261898ELLICKSON ROBERT
2981805NORR RITA
31031801GREENSPAN HOWARD
41521761DANIEL CLAY
52191703ECSEDY MICHAEL
62471681CARLSON DAVID B
72921644HAGEL KEITH
83601601MERLIS CHARLES
93931579GOVE JOHN
103971577NEUGROSCHL ED

16. Alberta (average: 1686.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11231785SCHELLENBERG MARK
21341775HAHN ALBERT
31621755BURNS SHANNON
42391692FLEETHAM JEFF
52411690SIDORSKY PAUL
62611667THOMAS RANDALL
72971641CLIFFORD WAYNE
83031636TETREAULT TERI
93201625TILLEKERATNE SIRI
103631600EBANKS MIKE

17. Pennsylvania (average: 1683.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11651754RAU STEFAN
21781743OLIGER STEVE
31791742HALL THOMAS M
42411690KRETSCHMAN PHIL
52451685DODDS JAMES
62471681KILLE JAMES L JR
72771653BUTTERFIELD BOBBIE
83031636BROOK MITCHELL
93071633NEFF JOE
103331619KANG TERRY

18. Washington (average: 1680.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1511850CLARK KEN
2661836CHARUWAN ONG-ARJ
31801741SCHOENMAN BOB
41971727JONES STEVEN
52141711GOODWIN DANIEL
62671662OSULLIVAN CHRISTINA
72701660FERGUSON ANN
83751592HOWARD J MIDORI
94171559FRENTZ MIKE
105821465BOURCIER LORRAINE

19. Georgia (average: 1672.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1181919TIEKERT RON
2441863SMITH RAY
31461767BEDNARZ JASON
41821740TIEKERT SUSI
52501680SEALES CYNTHIA
63021637LEIFER DAVE
73601601DRUMMOND DANNENE
84511538SMITH JOANNE
94821523LAFORGE TOM
106001456BERGERON JERRI

20. Wisconsin (average: 1661.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1681833KENAS MARK
2751823OLAUGHLIN JOHN
3891812CEJMER KEITH
42021719LIEBHABER DENNIS
52851648FRANKKI JAMES
62951642LAUDER RICHARD
73401615PROUD DAN
84341547HARTSMAN STEVE
95271497AMOS BETH
105491480KROHN PAT

21. British Columbia (average: 1652.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1341874SALDANHA DEAN
2871815LEONG JAMES
31321777MURRAY MARILYN
42051716FANCETT BOB
52501680MALCOLM DON
62821649GOMES LINDA
72851648RYAN MIKE
85421484CRAIG RICHARD
96181448LEE KEVIN
106491432WEBER MURRAY

22. Ohio (average: 1618.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11711748KRIEGER STEVE
22051716PRATHER PHYLLIS
32251701CAROL JEAN
42581669DETORE ROBERT
52751656DIXON ROY
63441613STOCK DANIEL
74731526LEE FRANK
84731526BREITBEIL CONNIE
94781524COLLINS MATTHEW
105071508MANNELLA ADRIAN

23. Nevada (average: 1575.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11521761SHAFRITZ LUISE
22271699GREENSIDE GERRY
32701660NABUTOVSKY DAVID
43401615WALLIS CARLENE
53581602MAYER CARLYNN
64071565STEELE DENVER
74571536TERRY PAUL
85391488HESSON MATT
96131451GREEN MIRIAM
107691374DONELICK ROSETTA

24. Louisiana (average: 1568.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11411770SAVAGE KEITH
23171628JOFFE HELEN
33331619ZIMMERMAN DAVE
43391616CLARK WILLIAM
53421614GIBLIN WILLIAM
63781589DRAKE CAROLE
74131563DYNES JERRY
84711527BRAUD CONRAD
97321391LARKINS BRODERICK
107781370ROEDERER RHONDA

25. Virginia (average: 1563.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1531849KEITH BARRY
21261783SOUTHWELL CHARLIE
31561759CASTELLANO VINCE
42331694MCPHEE MARCIA
53201625GARTHOFF JON
64131563GAWTRY STEVE
76851413ALI SHAH
87831368MILTON JARED
99031308CARTER NICK
109841272BAKER TRISH

26. New Mexico (average: 1549.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1461856BARON MIKE
22171704CHAPMAN LARAINE
33801587MIRANDA STAN
43881583ELCI MARNI
54491539BEARD SUSAN
65421484DEUTSCH PAMINA
75511479MARTIN JEFF
86041454WAYNE PATTY
96691420TARR FRANK
107361388WEISS DAVID

27. Alabama (average: 1546.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11031801COBBS TRACY
21551760HARSHBARGER ERIC
31891734WEISSKOPF MARTIN
42851648PATE JIM
54011572GANGUET RICHARD
64621534GILLIS ROBERT
75761468WEISSKOPF MARY ELLEN
86811414PERRYMAN EMMA
99161305BALTHASER DAVE
1010771231TUMLIN WANDA

28. Colorado (average: 1542.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12621664SCHEIMBERG LAURA
22621664KAISER DENNIS
32781651MANCINE DOMINICK
42951642FISCHER JIM R
53071633MCCARTHY PAUL
63651598ANDERSON SCOTT
74341547KRELL MARLENE
86761415SIMON JEREMY
98821317KEENAN DAVID
109291297LAMPNER CINDY

29. New Hampshire (average: 1541.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1271894MACNEIL ROD
2571844CHAKRABARTI AMIT
32901645BARRON MIC
43601601FINKEY DON
54841521LIEBFRIED ED
65021511MONIZ STEPHEN
75511479LOWREY BARBARA
86181448GAUTHIER HELENA
910681235ASHWORTH JOHN
1010701234GEHRMANN PAT

30. North Carolina (average: 1520.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1101946HERSOM RANDY
2131939LUEBKEMANN JOHN
32341693HAY ANNE
45871463COOPER WILL
56321440WAGAND NANCY
66531429SMITH ERICKSON
77991361ANUM FRANCIS
88301343CROMER JESSE
98971309CLEAVELAND GARY
109551286DAVIES KURT

31. Indiana (average: 1478.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1571844WADE BILL
2761821MILLER JERRY
31161788CROWE ROBERT
42191703PAXSON MIKE
56101452BOGLE JULIA
67421384WADE MARCIA
77991361LOPEZ JULIE
811711195LEITZELL ROSEMARIE
913471128MCCLAIN ANN
1013921110WENGER DAN

32. Saskatchewan (average: 1378)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11581757MACAULAY GEORGE
23121631JAMES LARRY
36671421SCHMIDT EVELYN
47331389PITZEL AL
57471382OSACHOFF TILLIE
69551286GERWING JEAN
79791273SAKATCH LORNE
810481243GHIGLIONE LAURINA
910721233PITZEL JOYCE
1012451165BRAY MICHAEL

33. Manitoba (average: 1366.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1781820WILLIAMS BRIAN
23821586HUEBERT DAVID
35091507CHARACH RICHARD
46501431NGAN TIAN EUGENIO
58021360STONE HAROLD
68821317BOWMAN DEREK
711271211DUDDEK RENATE
812431166TOEWS ELVIRA
913101142MCBRIDE DARLENE
1013491127VAN NIEKERK WILL

34. Tennessee (average: 1281.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
16101452CHRISTOPHEL MICHAEL
26251444MOERSDORF DAVID
36591426CAMPER JACQUELINE
48741320GARNER MADY
59711279NAYLOR ROY
610131258CUTTING CINDY
710701234COLLIER MICHAEL
811081217MCCOLLUM JOE
914161102BLIZZARD VICKI
1014541086HARROP TRISH

35. Kentucky (average: 1236.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11461767OWENS MARK EDWARD
22981640GALLOWAY JOSEPH
33891582ROARK CAROL
47521381SLAUGHTER RAYMOND
510041261GUFFY RITA
610581240ROARK MICHAEL
714041106CANN KATHI
814321098JOHNSON BOB
92267790SLAUGHTER JOYCE

36. Mississippi (average: 1173.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1921811MILKENT MARLENE
27161398GATLIN DANNY
38201351WASHINGTON JUANITA
49941268KENNY NOREEN
511781192PATRICK RUTH
611941186SMITH BRENDA
713381131OFLAHERTY SHEILA
814471090LINDSEY CHARLES
92211810LEWIS QUEEN ESTER

37. Arkansas (average: 1075.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11951728CHANEY TRAVIS
29341295UPTON JIMMY
312811151SPIDEL REA
414271099WALLACE NAOMI
516131020GARVER BILLIE
616371009MOORE MARIE
71979887URBANEK TERESA
81992883LANE OLA
92069855CAMP PATTY
102144829WADLEY LANITA

38. Missouri (average: 1032.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14421544YATES ANDY
24851520MERLAU JOHN
34911517DABBS WIL
49291297BANERJI ZARRINE
510081259DRISKILL SYLVIA
611811191EDWARDS GREG

39. Oklahoma (average: 1010.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12851648BIBB DAVID
23461611SHORT GLENDA
38841316BROOKS LEE
49291297SANTEE BARBARA
59681280MOSS KAREN
61802951PATNEAU DORIS

40. Hawaii (average: 965)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1131939MATSUMOTO KENJI
2281887PISTOLESE MARK
33721593HEIDLER GREG
410771231YAMASHITA CAROL

41. Maine (average: 951)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1241904MALLICK JOEY
210871225DAVIS THOMAS
313101142WHITTEN PEG
414131103MCKINNEY SEAN
51667999BARBOUR KASSANDRA
62100847CLARKE LYN
72267790KRAUTER LUCINDA

42. Utah (average: 837.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11051799NELSON KENT
21651754HOWLETT MIKE
38781319TORRES VICTOR S

43. Delaware (average: 801.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1681833DIXON JAN
27691374HANLEY NANCY
39101306POPPER RICHARD

44. District of Columbia (average: 790.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14071565FATSIS STEFAN
28691326GEST TED
311481202HURD LEON
42188816CIRINA LORRAINE

45. Iowa (average: 764.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1631838WEEPIE MIKE
27951362GEE DEVONNA
31822945WERNER BRENDA

46. West Virginia (average: 724.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12341693COOK JEFF
24301551CARTY GEORGE

47. South Carolina (average: 694)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
181966GIBSON DAVID
21732974SMITH WENDELL

48. Newfoundland and Labrador (average: 622)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12001720PARSONS JEFF

49. South Dakota (average: 620.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12171704OPPENHEIMER MARK

50. Montana (average: 602.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14821523WELLS EHREN

51. New Brunswick (average: 601.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14911517ABBATE CHUCK

52. Vermont (average: 575.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
110171257HOGEBOOM THOMAS

53. Kansas (average: 532.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12162824GILMORE SALLIE

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
1557 CURTIS CHUCK
1547 FRALEY KEVIN
1546 RAZEE KIRA
1540 SWERDLOFF SHARON
1539 SCHWITZER STEPHEN
1538 WILLIAMS MIRIAM
1537 HELLE RAY
1535 RIPP DORIS
1534 OELE JOSEPH
1532 JACOBS JAKE
1529 POLLARD C
1529 GARREN HELAINE
1528 THOMAS DIANNE
1524 BOYD JEROME
1524 CASEY KATE
1520 WHITE ALLAN
1519 SHIPLEY BILL
1518 KAVLESKI MICHAEL

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