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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2026-04-01 23:47:12 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
1Texas2052 1883 1865 1854 1839 1830 1829 1824 1809 1766 1855.1
2California2005 1943 1936 1902 1840 1803 1794 1754 1669 1665 1831.1
3New York2036 1894 1878 1865 1816 1804 1779 1748 1745 1731 1829.6
4Pennsylvania2080 1900 1839 1831 1830 1808 1767 1744 1699 1679 1817.7
5Ontario1901 1894 1881 1861 1853 1849 1765 1711 1688 1670 1807.3
6North Carolina2024 1883 1850 1816 1807 1737 1684 1620 1554 1533 1750.8
7Massachusetts1863 1842 1819 1809 1743 1669 1663 1615 1614 1563 1720
8Oregon2078 2070 2040 2001 1864 1676 1462 1384 1256 1250 1708.1
9Florida2065 1772 1749 1622 1610 1542 1499 1493 1394 1328 1607.4
10Ohio1767 1728 1696 1662 1608 1606 1567 1560 1444 1431 1606.9

Other States/Provinces

11–20CT MI QC MD VA NJ IL WA LA DC
21–30GA KY IN AL NH MO DE VT ME AZ
31–40NM MS TN RI UT MN OK CO AR NB
41–49MB WV SK BC KS VI IA SC WI
Texas (#1: 1855.1; 49 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2052
Overall Rank: 10
39, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331883JIM GEARY
3411865MATT CANIK
4461854JOE SOUTH
5531839CHRIS CREE
6561830SIDDHARTH MURALI
7581829CHRIS CANIK
8601824 WINTER
9671809GREG STONE
10851766DARRELL DAY
California (#2: 1831.1; 28 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Zachary Ansell
Rating: 2005
Overall Rank: 16
21, Los Angeles

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2181943MIKE FRENTZ
3211936KEVIN FRALEY
4251902JOE EDLEY
5521840NOAH BERGER
6731803JERRY LERMAN
7751794EDWARD DE GUZMAN
8891754DAVID TURISSINI
91311669JOEL ELKINS
101331665ALAN STERN
New York (#3: 1829.6; 77 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joel Sherman
Rating: 2036
Overall Rank: 12
64, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2291894KARL HIGBY
3371878KENNETH RUBIN
4411865SAMUEL KAPLAN
5641816KURT DAVIES
6721804ERIC GOLDSTEIN
7791779NOAH GOLDSTEIN
8911748LYNN CUSHMAN
9931745JEREMY FRANK
10991731BRYAN RICHGRUBER
Pennsylvania (#4: 1817.7; 46 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Will Anderson
Rating: 2080
Overall Rank: 4
41, Aston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2271900EVAN CHESTER
3531839JAMIE MCCUNE
4551831RAHN MCKEOWN
5561830SAM TOWNE
6691808SCOTT APPEL
7831767PAUL HOLSER
8941744SAMUEL MOCH
91111699MARK ABADI
101201679JOE NEFF
Ontario (#5: 1807.3; 63 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Tony Leah
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 26
76, Toronto

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2291894JARED CAPPEL
3361881MAX PANITCH
4451861ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
5471853CHRISTOPHER SYKES
6491849ARIE SINKE
7861765RYAN CHEPITA
81081711AGNES KRAMER
91151688ZEV KAUFMAN
101301670DEEN HERGOTT
North Carolina (#6: 1750.8; 35 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kenji Matsumoto
Rating: 2024
Overall Rank: 13
41, Raleigh

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331883RYAN FISCHER
3481850RANDY HERSOM
4641816ANDY HOANG
5701807DAVID WEISBERG
6971737LIZ GOTTLIN
71171684CARTER COBB
81481620JOHN ATTAMACK
91821554ERIK SALGADO
101931533LISA PERRY
Massachusetts (#7: 1720; 34 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1863
Overall Rank: 44
63, Lenox

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2511842MORRIS GREENBERG
3621819MICHAEL THELEN
4671809ROD MACNEIL
5951743JAMIE RYAN
61311669WES EDDINGS
71351663SCOTT LEIFER
81521615RICKY SIROIS
91551614EVAN YURKO
101751563JOEL HORN
Oregon (#8: 1708.1; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Noah Walton
Rating: 2078
Overall Rank: 5
32, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
282070CARL JOHNSON
3112040NIGEL PELTIER
4172001RAFI STERN
5431864STEVEN ALEXANDER
61221676MICHAEL BAKER
72321462RUTH HAMILTON
82791384BETTY CORNELISON
93601256ROBIN ROSS
103671250THEO HILDEBRAND
Florida (#9: 1607.4; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2065
Overall Rank: 9
60, Tamarac

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2811772MADDY KAMEN
3901749CONOR MUNRO
41461622CURTIS LEE
51571610HOWARD PISTOL
61911542CHAUNCEY PATTON
72121499ARTHUR MOORE
82201493RYAN MORALEVITZ
92741394BRETT JACKSON
103151328JENNIFER TOMLINSON
Ohio (#10: 1606.9; 28 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Trenton Charlson
Rating: 1767
Overall Rank: 83
29, Columbus

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21011728PATRICK BEATREZ
31131696JOSH KOPCZAK
41361662KRISTY ZURBRICK
51591608SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
61601606GREG FELDKAMP
71721567DANIEL STOCK
81761560JOE HOROWITZ
92451444DOUG CRITCHLOW
102531431FLOSSIE SWINT
Connecticut (#11: 1596; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 2011
Overall Rank: 14
41, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331883BRANDON RANDALL
31111699ZACH BITTKER
41431629MICHAEL ECSEDY
51441628ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
62151496JOE BIHLMEYER
72411451BETH MIX
82451444DUSTIN BROWN
92801383CAROL MCCUMBER
103051336ANDREW WILEN
Michigan (#12: 1551; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Chuck Armstrong
Rating: 1889
Overall Rank: 32
77, Saline

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2381875STEVE GROB
31061717JEFF FISZBEIN
41161685MARK GARROD
51741564STEVE ANSTANDIG
61991519GARY SKOWRONSKI
72331460WILL SCOTT
83351301KIT MOREHEAD
93591259PAUL MAY
103751241LINDA TILLEY
Quebec (#13: 1549.7; 16 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Sokol
Rating: 2110
Overall Rank: 2
Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
252078JACKSON SMYLIE
3152007JASON LI
4231922MICHAEL FAGEN
52571424NORMA LOVETT
63281310SARY KARANOFSKY
73391287CONNOR SELL
83521269ELLA SOBEL
94781114ANITA RACKHAM
10563976GREG GOLDING
Maryland (#14: 1529.2; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marlon Hill
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 50
60, Randallstown

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2771791TIJAN JENG
3921746DUSTIN DEAN
4961738TIMOTHY BOTTORFF
52581420DAVID ENGELHARDT
62611415DIANA GROSMAN
72871375ADAM FINE
83091331CAROLE DENTON
93171323EDWARD STEWART
103301306CAROL TILLSON
Virginia (#15: 1503.1; 28 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Clay Daniel
Rating: 1917
Overall Rank: 24
50, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2881755BARRY KEITH
31451625STEVE GAWTRY
41731566JOHN WILDER
52171495HAZEM KHAN
62241490MARTY GOLD
72781387NANCY BOWEN
83481274PAUL WILSON
93541262DANIEL HIGGINS
103581260MERRIS STAMBAUGH
New Jersey (#16: 1491.5; 28 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Dominic Grillo
Rating: 1794
Overall Rank: 75
51, Whitehouse Station

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21141693RICK JULIAN
31391646JAY LEVIN
42141498HARRY CHAN
52531431PAUL LUND, JR
62651404EJIKE OSONDU
72691400MARIAN CALABRO
82761391CHERYL ALLEN-MUNLEY
93061335KEVIN NG
103171323GLENN FILZER
Illinois (#17: 1402.5; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1937
Overall Rank: 20
74, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2621819JONATHAN LINDH
3701807DARIN TRUE
4801775JASON VAYSBERG
5871762PETER SCHWARTZMAN
61891544TOM KOWALIK
73111329DAVE CAMERON
8549997NOAH HABENSTREIT
9706555BILL SLOUGH
Washington (#18: 1360.7; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Adam Henderson
Rating: 1674
Overall Rank: 124
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21651587DANIEL GOODWIN
31701572GEOFF TONGUE
42941367DANIEL KOEHLER
52961354CHRIS SJOHOLM
63111329JOHN WESTWIG
73811225JANE BISSONNETTE
83961204J MIDORI HOWARD
94441149MARY LOGULLO
104471146TRACY MCQUEEN
Louisiana (#19: 1277.9; 12 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jack Yi
Rating: 1542
Overall Rank: 191
20, Natchitoches

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22291469LILA CROTTY
32521433WILLIAM GIBLIN
42641406JEFFREY MOORE
52861376PEGGY ALTAZAN
63011346LINDSEY DIMMICK
75031065ELAINE LIVERS
85131052BRUCE HAMILTON
95161048LEA SHIN
105191042BRODERICK LARKINS
District of Columbia (#20: 1166.8; 13 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Sam Masling
Rating: 1655
Overall Rank: 137
26, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21461622STEFAN FATSIS
32921368GIDEON BROSOWSKY
42961354SWEN NIPPY, SR
54041196MILO ANDERSON
64821102TED GEST
75331024OSCAR ULLERY
8616867JOHN E STERN
9654763MELISSA BLOCK
10664717JULIAN RIGGS
Georgia (#21: 1160.5; 14 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Carl Davis
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 206
64, Riverdale

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22331460CYNTHIA SEALES
33451278RALPH IRELAND
43701247ANDREW GARDNER
54201181GREGORY KENDALL
64581127MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
74981075MATTIE HARPP
8568961MICHAEL IRELAND
9592907DONNA ANDERSON
10619859KATE GUSHEE
Kentucky (#22: 1120.8; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mack Meller
Rating: 2077
Overall Rank: 7
26, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2391871STEVE BUSH
31031726MARK EDWARD OWENS
42451444ROBERT KEARN
54901085FRED MORLAN
65351021VICTORIA BLEDSOE
7718484JANET SCHEELINE
Indiana (#23: 1080.8; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 170
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22631409PENNY SITLER
33251312CHRIS SITLER
43781236JULIA BOGLE
53921216KIRSTEN KLASSEN
63981203JOHN WRIGHT
74581127JOSHUA RUARK
8661733CURTIS NASH
Alabama (#24: 1071.4; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1769
Overall Rank: 82
55, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21671575TRACY COBBS
32581420DAVE BALTHASER
42801383ANDY EADON
52991349ROBIN CHUA
64611126MICHAEL ALLON
7680660TIM HARDWICK
8719478JESSE PLICHTA-KELLAR
9721454DANIEL HODGINS
New Hampshire (#25: 1030.4; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ed Liebfried
Rating: 1780
Overall Rank: 78
76, East Kingston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21291671DON FINKEY
31811555FOSTER TOM
43311304STEVE MONIZ
54551131DEB MULROONEY
6618863JOSH GUARDINO
Missouri (#26: 1018; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ayodele Odekunle
Rating: 1495
Overall Rank: 217
Chesterfield

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22251489DAVID GREMAUD
32561425SAMUEL HEIMAN
42711399BRIAN GARNETT
53231316JOHN FULTZ
65091056BRIAN SUMMERS
Delaware (#27: 971.6; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kevin Nai
Rating: 1618
Overall Rank: 150
34, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22041514RICHARD POPPER
34411153MARIE FILANDRO
44841094JAN FEIDEL
55261036PETER FILANDRO
6599897NANCY HANLEY
7652765KATIE GIFFORD
8685639RUTH BROWER
Vermont (#28: 856.5; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Spargo
Rating: 1897
Overall Rank: 28
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2611823JEFFREY NELSON
33031345SARA CORBIN
Maine (#29: 817.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 31
46, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22911369JAMIE LOGAN
35001069KIMBERLY RYDER
4623851DIANE SLEEK
Arizona (#30: 805.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kevin Schutz
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 99
57, Glendale

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21571610CHRIS SCHNEIDER
33901217JANE GEARY
New Mexico (#31: 789.7; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mike Baron
Rating: 1675
Overall Rank: 123
76, Corrales

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22301466WILLIAM BARFUSS
33601256PAMINA DEUTSCH
Mississippi (#32: 778.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Krafchick
Rating: 2109
Overall Rank: 3
30, Ocean Springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21261672STEVEN DINAPOLI
Tennessee (#33: 766; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ruchi Gupta
Rating: 1379
Overall Rank: 284
Knoxville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24161186HARRY DURBIN
3582928DEBORAH ROBERTS
4604889TEMPLE WACHSMUTH
5647778MURALI BALASUBRAMANYAM
Rhode Island (#34: 762.3; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 19
23, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24281171SHAE MCWILLIAMS
35421012ROSS FIDLER
Utah (#35: 679.6; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Natalie Dicou
Rating: 1619
Overall Rank: 149
Woodland Hills

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24241177SARAH BOWE
Minnesota (#36: 643.3; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Lisa Odom
Rating: 1933
Overall Rank: 22
67, St Louis Park

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Oklahoma (#37: 640.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joe Gatz
Rating: 1238
Overall Rank: 376
65, Oklahoma City

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24281171RHONDA MORRIS
Colorado (#38: 637.1; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jon Shreve
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 39
64, Denver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Arkansas (#39: 632.4; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1191
Overall Rank: 411
62, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24531133RICHARD PRICE
New Brunswick (#40: 626.3; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1452
Overall Rank: 239
56, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2638811NICK ABBATE
Manitoba (#41: 622.7; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1727
Overall Rank: 102
Winnipeg

There are no other players from this region in the database.
West Virginia (#42: 618.4; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1684
Overall Rank: 117
72, Keyser

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Saskatchewan (#43: 617.2; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1672
Overall Rank: 126
69, Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
British Columbia (#44: 601; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[icon]
Letitia Sears
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 206
Vancouver

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: 250
Prairie Village

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Virgin Islands (#46: 564.8; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[icon]
Diana Bowen
Rating: 1148
Overall Rank: 445
St Thomas

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Iowa (#47: 549.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Margaret Yoder
Rating: 1123
Overall Rank: 466
63, Coralville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2728374PAUL WOOD
South Carolina (#48: 538.4; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Christine Hannouche
Rating: 884
Overall Rank: 607
Inman

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Wisconsin (#49: 535.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Buffy Hogan
Rating: 855
Overall Rank: 622
71, Madison

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