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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2023-01-03 13:27:36 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
1California2008 1983 1943 1914 1897 1830 1823 1791 1791 1732 1871.2
2Ontario1997 1965 1918 1904 1887 1806 1803 1728 1719 1664 1839.1
3Texas2107 2072 1960 1883 1759 1744 1720 1700 1653 1616 1821.4
4New York2002 1863 1857 1775 1764 1711 1654 1645 1638 1592 1750.1
5Pennsylvania1964 1840 1832 1727 1712 1630 1619 1571 1557 1520 1697.2
6Florida2010 1798 1757 1734 1710 1689 1598 1453 1346 1248 1634.3
7Massachusetts1826 1771 1719 1654 1628 1610 1598 1521 1472 1447 1624.6
8Quebec2005 1959 1942 1844 1500 1425 1391 1386 1338 1272 1606.2
9Michigan1911 1884 1758 1740 1569 1505 1464 1344 1233 1161 1556.9
10New Mexico1819 1695 1639 1636 1629 1558 1482 1445 1442 1195 1554

Other States/Provinces

11–20NJ MD NC VA IL WA OH LA VT MO
21–30CT IN DE GA DC KY NV OR NH AZ
31–40MN MS TN ME CO AB WI HI WV BC
41–49RI ID OK IA AR AL SK MB SC
California (#1: 1871.2; 37 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Fraley
Rating: 2008
Overall Rank: 7
52, San Jose

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2121983JOE EDLEY
3181943DOUG BROCKMEIER
4231914MIKE FRENTZ
5281897CECILIA LE
6441830NORASES VESDAPUNT
7471823EDWARD DE GUZMAN
8531791JERRY LERMAN
8531791ZACHARY ANSELL
10701732COOPER KOMATSU
Ontario (#2: 1839.1; 41 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Jared Cappel
Rating: 1997
Overall Rank: 11
Toronto

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2131965ARIE SINKE
3221918MAX PANITCH
4271904ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
5291887LOU CORNELIS
6501806JOHN STARDOM
7511803CHRISTOPHER SYKES
8721728DEEN HERGOTT
9751719CRAIG ROWLAND
10901664RYAN CHEPITA
Texas (#3: 1821.4; 26 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joey Krafchick
Rating: 2107
Overall Rank: 2
27, Dallas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
242072ORRY SWIFT
3151960MATT CANIK
4311883PAUL HOLSER
5641759MICHAEL EARLY
6671744WINTER ZXQKJ
7741720KEVIN LEEDS
8801700CAESAR JARAMILLO
9941653JOE SOUTH
101131616JAMES FIELDS
New York (#4: 1750.1; 54 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 2002
Overall Rank: 9
38, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2341863ERIC GOLDSTEIN
3361857JEREMY HALL
4591775FRANK TANGREDI
5611764KENNETH RUBIN
6781711JONATHAN KENT
7921654PETER BARKMAN
8991645HANNAH LIEBERMAN
91011638SAL PIRO
101221592TERRY KANG
Pennsylvania (#5: 1697.2; 29 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Scott Appel
Rating: 1964
Overall Rank: 14
51, Elkins Park

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2411840RAHN MCKEOWN
3421832JAMIE MCCUNE
4731727EDWIN ROTH
5771712MARK MILLER
61051630MITCHELL BROOK
71111619JOE PETREE
81311571JUDY COLE
91391557JEFFREY JACOBSON
101521520CONNIE CREED
Florida (#6: 1634.3; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2010
Overall Rank: 6
56, coral springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2521798MADDY KAMEN
3661757ROY KAMEN
4691734JOHN BULTEN
5791710TIMOTHY BOTTORFF
6861689HOWARD PISTOL
71201598JOANNE COHEN
81831453CHAUNCEY PATTON
92341346DIANNE SOCHA KAPLAN
102821248ELSPETH ABBATE
Massachusetts (#7: 1624.6; 25 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Wes Eddings
Rating: 1826
Overall Rank: 46
46, Quincy

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2601771BRADLEY WHITMARSH
3751719RICHARD BUCK
4921654JAMES DONNELLY
51071628CHRIS KULIG
61151610RICKY SIROIS
71201598JOEL HORN
81511521CAROL MCDONALD
91771472MATTHEW ZELEZNIK
101861447BEN GREENWOOD
Quebec (#8: 1606.2; 17 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Jackson Smylie
Rating: 2005
Overall Rank: 8
25, Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2171959MICHAEL FAGEN
3191942JOSHUA SOKOL
4391844JASON LI
51611500BERNARD GOTLIEB
61981425SARY KARANOFSKY
72151391RICHARD KIRSCH
82181386NORMA LOVETT
92401338BARBARA BULTZ
102711272ANITA RACKHAM
Michigan (#9: 1556.9; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jeff Fiszbein
Rating: 1911
Overall Rank: 24
65, Brighton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2301884CHUCK ARMSTRONG
3651758MARK GARROD
4681740STEPHEN SCHWITZER
51341569STEVE ANSTANDIG
61561505WILL SCOTT
71791464KIT MOREHEAD
82361344ELAINE GLOWNIAK
92891233PAUL MAY
103381161KARRIE BOWE
New Mexico (#10: 1554; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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John Karris
Rating: 1819
Overall Rank: 48
59, Santa Fe

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2831695WALLACE SCHULTZ
31001639MIKE BARON
41021636STAN MIRANDA
51061629JEFF MARTIN
61371558LARAINE CHAPMAN
71731482WILLIAM BARFUSS
81871445SUSAN BEARD
91901442NANCEE MANCEL
103141195PAMINA DEUTSCH
New Jersey (#11: 1489.7; 21 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Rick Julian
Rating: 1787
Overall Rank: 55
Mountainside

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2571783MENACHEM ROSENBERG
31231591JAY LEVIN
41561505EDWARD H ZURAV
51741477SCOTT MCDOUGALL
62121398CHERYL ALLEN-MUNLEY
72191384GLENN FILZER
82251373SARAH ROSENBLUM
92601304HARRY CHAN
102631295PAUL MISTRETTE
Maryland (#12: 1488.4; 20 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Tijan Jeng
Rating: 1698
Overall Rank: 81
Baltimore

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21251582GARY SKOWRONSKI
31431546DIANA GROSMAN
41471527GRANT GUENZEL
51481526DUSTIN DEAN
61671488DAVID ENGELHARDT
72061408EDWARD STEWART
82161389CAROLE DENTON
92241374LINDA OLIVA
102341346ADAM FINE
North Carolina (#13: 1488.1; 21 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Andy Hoang
Rating: 1919
Overall Rank: 21
25, Cary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2381852RANDY HERSOM
3451829DAVID WEISBERG
4881683LIZ GOTTLIN
51831453ERIK SALGADO
62261372SUSAN BERTONI
72571307KATYA LEZIN
83001211LISA PERRY
93301170HANNAH ROZEAR
103801085NOLAN MIRANDA
Virginia (#14: 1457.7; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Barry Keith
Rating: 1874
Overall Rank: 32
52, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2421832CLAY DANIEL
3841691KNOX DANIEL
41091625MARTIN GOLD
51611500FRANCIS ANUM
61781469STEVE GAWTRY
72651281NANCY BOWEN
83021210JOHN WILDER
93611120DIANA BOWEN
10435975RICK SETTLE
Illinois (#15: 1456; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 2014
Overall Rank: 5
53, Chicago

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2201923SIDDHARTH MURALI
3581778JONATHAN LINDH
41451538JOE HOROWITZ
52231379DAN TERKELL
62621298CHARLIE ALEXANDER
72931225ERIK EISNER
82951221DAVE CAMERON
93121196DON RATHBERGER
10427988JAMES NALEPKA
Washington (#16: 1368.9; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Tom Bond
Rating: 1672
Overall Rank: 89
66, Everett

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21291576DANIEL GOODWIN
31871445ADAM HENDERSON
41931438DANIEL TOWNSEND
52171388AMY BEARMON
62301356CHRIS SJOHOLM
72851241J MIDORI HOWARD
83071206MARY LOGULLO
93151194JANE BISSONNETTE
103281173CARL WARNER
Ohio (#17: 1338.1; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Sebastian Knowles
Rating: 1547
Overall Rank: 142
Columbus

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21501522KRISTY ZURBRICK
31531519MICHAEL WASKI
41591502ELIZABETH DAVIS
52091407JOE ROBERDEAU
62371343DOUG CRITCHLOW
73111197WILMA PITZER
83451148SHELLEY KIRK
93651112CONNIE BREITBEIL
103811084LOIS GREENE
Louisiana (#18: 1194.8; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Lila Crotty
Rating: 1558
Overall Rank: 137
70, Metairie

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22091407LINDSAY SHIN
32661280JEFFREY MOORE
43091200SARAH WAITS
53231177LINDSEY DIMMICK
63511140MANECK CONTRACTOR
73541136SUSAN POWELL
83581124BRODERICK LARKINS
94201007ELAINE LIVERS
10448919THAD SCOTT
Vermont (#19: 1097.7; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeffrey Nelson
Rating: 1661
Overall Rank: 91
48, Fairfield

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21161607DAVID SPARGO
32431331SARA CORBIN
42531311J MERCATANTE
53321168ANDREW MALABY
63431154ELOUISE PEARL
74081030SUSANNA KAHN
8504715JANE KAY
Missouri (#20: 1066.9; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Paul Mulik
Rating: 1555
Overall Rank: 140
58, Joplin

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21541518DAVID GREMAUD
32491320SAMUEL HEIMAN
42531311NICK PURIFOY
52731267JOHN FULTZ
63251175BRIAN GARNETT
74131023BRIAN SUMMERS
Connecticut (#21: 1062.3; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Michael Ecsedy
Rating: 1573
Overall Rank: 130
65, Brookfield

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21601501STEPHEN HARASKE
31871445BETH MIX
42551310ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
52841246JEFFREY POGUE
63251175CORNELIA GUEST
7466873AMIKA GAIR-MACMICHAEL
Indiana (#22: 1005.7; 10 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Greg Rogers
Rating: 1325
Overall Rank: 244
Mishawaka

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22761262TIMOTHY LONG
33181191JULIA BOGLE
43381161JOSHUA RUARK
53661108KIRSTEN KLASSEN
64071036BARBARA DIXON
7445936PETE BANEY
8482836JOHN WRIGHT
9511663SYLVIA STRONG
10531539CURTIS NASH
Delaware (#23: 1004.3; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Nai
Rating: 1583
Overall Rank: 124
30, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21651491RICHARD POPPER
32011421CLAY HERRON
43751090PETER FILANDRO
53791087NANCY HANLEY
6427988MARIE FILANDRO
7464883RUTH BROWER
Georgia (#24: 962.5; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Carl Davis
Rating: 1455
Overall Rank: 182
61, Riverdale

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22001422CYNTHIA SEALES
32871238RALPH IRELAND
43101198KEVIN BLACK
54091027MICHAEL IRELAND
6472861DONNA ANDERSON
7507692FAY IRELAND
8519630DONNA BULLOCK
9525602ROUZIER DORCE, JR
District of Columbia (#25: 899.1; 6 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Stefan Fatsis
Rating: 1614
Overall Rank: 114
59, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22131394CHARLIE WILLIAMSON
33251175TED GEST
43741093EMMETT BROSOWSKY
5439970GIDEON BROSOWSKY
6500745JAY WESTREICH
Kentucky (#26: 878; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mack Meller
Rating: 2111
Overall Rank: 1
22, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2551787MARK EDWARD OWENS
32211382ROBERT KEARN
Nevada (#27: 845.4; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kenji Matsumoto
Rating: 1998
Overall Rank: 10
38, Reno

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21181604ANNETTE OBRESTAD
32331352GREG HARPER
Oregon (#28: 789.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Michael Baker
Rating: 1811
Overall Rank: 49
62, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2811698DAVE JOHNSON
3462889JOHN LAUCK
New Hampshire (#29: 780.9; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ed Liebfried
Rating: 1762
Overall Rank: 62
73, Concord

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21281578DON FINKEY
3440969DEB MULROONEY
Arizona (#30: 759.4; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Laurie Cohen
Rating: 1905
Overall Rank: 25
55, Tempe

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2861689CHRIS SCHNEIDER
Minnesota (#31: 753.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Lisa Odom
Rating: 1905
Overall Rank: 25
64, St Louis Park

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21041632STEVE PELLINEN
Mississippi (#32: 740.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Steven DiNapoli
Rating: 1599
Overall Rank: 119
Bay St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24051042BRENDA SMITH
3451916LINDA WARREN
4476852QUEEN ESTER LEWIS
Tennessee (#33: 701.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Harry Durbin
Rating: 1278
Overall Rank: 267
73, Collierville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22681277LARRY DURBIN
3483829ROGER FREEMAN
4518634CHANDRA HEBERT
Maine (#34: 687.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1960
Overall Rank: 15
42, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2450918DIANE SLEEK
Colorado (#35: 684.3; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jon Shreve
Rating: 1868
Overall Rank: 33
61, Denver

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2435975RACHEL GILLETTE
Alberta (#36: 652.9; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Siri Tillekeratne
Rating: 1432
Overall Rank: 196
81, Calgary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23731097BILL PAYNE
Wisconsin (#37: 646.3; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Steve Hartsman
Rating: 1627
Overall Rank: 108
60, Germantown

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2472861BUFFY HOGAN
3540475JANE BENT
Hawaii (#38: 635.7; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mark Pistolese
Rating: 1857
Overall Rank: 36
66, Pahoa

There are no other players from this region in the database.
West Virginia (#39: 634.1; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1841
Overall Rank: 40
69, Keyser

There are no other players from this region in the database.
British Columbia (#40: 629.6; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yukari Balabanov
Rating: 1220
Overall Rank: 297
69, Vancouver

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23831076SUNSHINE GUDLAUGSON
Rhode Island (#41: 626; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1760
Overall Rank: 63
20, Providence

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Idaho (#42: 614.9; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ken Kasney
Rating: 1649
Overall Rank: 96
66, Meridian

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Oklahoma (#43: 603.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Tom O'Laughlin
Rating: 1213
Overall Rank: 299
67, Edmond

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2489818WILLIAM BERNHARDT
Iowa (#44: 591.8; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Daniel Heck
Rating: 1418
Overall Rank: 203
Des Moines

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Arkansas (#45: 569.3; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1193
Overall Rank: 317
59, Fort Smith

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Alabama (#46: 564.9; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[icon]
Robin Chua
Rating: 1149
Overall Rank: 344

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Saskatchewan (#47: 564.7; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1147
Overall Rank: 347
Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Manitoba (#48: 554.6; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Patrick Niesink
Rating: 1046
Overall Rank: 401
Winnipeg

There are no other players from this region in the database.
South Carolina (#49: 554.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Peggy Grant
Rating: 1045
Overall Rank: 404
60, Columbia

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