Usually the filler words before the rankings are just that. Filler. Today, however, we want to update you about two big events that have rocked the high school quizbowl community before we proceed with our normal rankings. Please read all of this.
Over the past week, a player from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology was finally called out for his history of racist, sexist, and transphobic conduct. He has since rightly been removed from the team, by our understanding, but this move came far too late as many others, both within his team and from other teams across the nation, knew of his conduct but never called him out on it or took any disciplinary actions until now.
Additionally, a player from Mission San Jose High School has been removed from the community for sexual harassment he had inflicted on a player from another school two years ago and for his repeated gaslighting and denial to protect himself from consequences. Once again, there were people aware of the nature of his conduct who chose not to report him or confront him—people who could have stepped in, but did not.
The quizbowl community is what we make of it. For us at Groger Ranks, the community has provided us great friendships and a way to reward our love of learning. However, there is a darker side to this community created by a toxic culture that perpetuates misogyny and other destructive attitudes that make this community a far less welcoming place. If we want to save this community, we must take it upon ourselves to not only not be the people perpetrating misconduct, but to commit ourselves to calling out actions in the moment and reporting them as soon as we become aware, all along striving to foster a more welcoming community for everyone. To stand by the sidelines is to remain culpable. A misconduct reporting form run by members of the main quizbowl organizations such as PACE and ACF can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/qbmisconduct
If you have concerns about inappropriate behavior from a player, a coach, a parent, or a member of the tournament staff, we would like to know about them. This form can be used by anyone, whether a member of the quizbowl community or not, to report an incident of misconduct.
from the Misconduct Reporting Form, more information at https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=297&t=24183
In these rankings you will notice that Thomas Jefferson Science & Tech A and Mission San Jose A are no longer present. When the teams play future tournaments without the aforementioned players, their new results will be counted. Any tournaments with those players, however, will continue to be ignored by our rankings. We recognize the unfortunate power that rankings can have in creating cult-like worship of top teams and players, causing some to further ignore their inappropriate behavior—we cannot legitimize these players anymore.
Now that we have given you this important message, we can in good conscience present our rankings. As usual, our mACF-Only rankings below are accompanied by companion NAQT-Only and overall rankings. We appreciate your continued support of Groger Ranks during this difficult season and sincerely hope that each and every one of you will do your part to make the quizbowl community a better place. Happy holidays, and enjoy your midseason rankings.
| RANK | TEAM | SCORE | BEST SET |
| 1 | Arcadia A (CA) | 130.54 | LIT |
| 2 | Solon A (OH) | 128.97 | MCMT |
| 3 | Montgomery Blair A (MD) | 128.51 | STASH |
| 4 | Thomas Jefferson Science & Tech B (VA) | 127.94 | LIT |
| 5 | Richard Montgomery A (MD) | 124.74 | STASH |
| 6 | Hunter A (NY) | 124.60 | LONE STAR |
| 7 | Georgetown Day A (DC) | 124.27 | LIT |
| 8 | Beavercreek A (OH) | 124.23 | LONE STAR |
| 9 | St. Mark’s School of Texas A (TX) | 122.33 | STASH |
| 10 | University Lab A (IL) | 120.54 | LIT |
| 11 | Wayzata A (MN) | 120.47 | LIT |
| 12 | Westview A (CA) | 119.82 | IKEA |
| 13 | Detroit Country Day A (MI) | 119.81 | MCMT |
| 14 | Chattahoochee A (GA) | 118.77 | LONE STAR |
| 15 | Greenhill A (TX) | 118.16 | STASH |
| 16 | Stanton College Prep B (FL) | 118.13 | MCMT |
| 17 | Adlai E. Stevenson A (IL) | 114.15 | RAFT |
| 18 | East Chapel Hill A (NC) | 113.68 | LIT |
| 19 | Kinkaid A (TX) | 113.64 | LONE STAR |
| 20 | Mira Loma A (CA) | 113.48 | LONE STAR |
| 21 | Stanford Online A (CA) | 113.44 | LONE STAR |
| 22 | Phillips Academy A (MA) | 112.17 | MCMT |
| 23 | Lambert A (GA) | 112.15 | MCMT |
| 24 | Barrington A (IL) | 111.74 | LIT |
| 25 | High Tech A (NJ) | 110.66 | LONE STAR |
| 26 | Belmont A (MA) | 110.20 | LONE STAR |
| 27 | TAG Magnet A (TX) | 109.89 | RAFT |
| 28 | Saratoga A (CA) | 109.59 | LONE STAR |
| 29 | Phillips Exeter A (NH) | 108.73 | LONE STAR |
| 30 | Russell A (KY) | 108.59 | Scottie |
| 31 | Woodford County A (KY) | 108.32 | Scottie |
| 32 | Ladue A (MO) | 107.09 | MCMT |
| 33 | Buffalo Grove A (IL) | 106.87 | RAFT |
| 34 | Detroit Country Day B (MI) | 106.75 | CATT |
| 35 | Cinco Ranch A (TX) | 106.61 | STASH |
| 36 | Hunter B (NY) | 106.41 | LONE STAR |
| 37 | Del Norte A (CA) | 106.01 | RAFT |
| 38 | Santa Monica A (CA) | 105.47 | RAFT |
| 39 | Chattahoochee B (GA) | 104.94 | LONE STAR |
| 40 | Great Valley A (PA) | 104.50 | Prison Bowl |
| 41 | Miami Valley A (OH) | 104.43 | Scottie |
| 42 | Hotchkiss A (CT) | 103.54 | Prison Bowl |
| 43 | Strake Jesuit A (TX) | 103.18 | LIT |
| 44 | Mounds View A (MN) | 102.29 | LIT |
| 45 | Carmel A (IN) | 102.08 | MCMT |
| 46 | Ridgewood A (NJ) | 101.40 | LONE STAR |
| 47 | duPont Manual A (KY) | 100.91 | Scottie |
| 48 | Homestead A (CA) | 100.31 | LONE STAR |
| 49 | BASIS Silicon Valley A (CA) | 99.52 | LONE STAR |
| 50 | Detroit Catholic Central A (MI) | 99.47 | MCMT |
| 51 | William Fremd A (IL) | 99.17 | RAFT |
| 52 | Choate Rosemary Hall A (CT) | 98.97 | LONE STAR |
| 53 | IMSA A (IL) | 98.32 | IKEA |
| 54 | Dunbar A (KY) | 97.44 | MCMT |
| 55 | Archbishop Mitty B (CA) | 97.37 | LONE STAR |
| 56 | East Brunswick B (NJ) | 97.19 | Prison Bowl |
| 57 | Centennial A (MD) | 96.91 | MCMT |
| 58 | Livingston A (NJ) | 96.77 | Prison Bowl |
| 59 | Lowell A (CA) | 96.57 | IKEA |
| 60 | Mission San Jose B (CA) | 96.33 | LONE STAR |
| 61 | Carl Sandburg A (IL) | 96.03 | LIT |
| 62 | Irvington A (CA) | 94.46 | LONE STAR |
| 63 | Baker A (AL) | 93.97 | CATT |
| 64 | Hoover A (AL) | 93.74 | CATT |
| 65 | Boulder A (CO) | 93.22 | LONE STAR |
| 66 | Manheim Township A (PA) | 92.99 | LONE STAR |
| 67 | Troy A (MI) | 92.18 | MCMT |
| 68 | Grady A (GA) | 91.62 | CATT |
| 69 | Caddo Magnet A (LA) | 91.44 | RAFT |
| 70 | Adlai E. Stevenson B (IL) | 91.39 | RAFT |
| 71 | North Carolina Science and Math A (NC) | 91.02 | MCMT |
| 72 | Rockford Auburn A (IL) | 90.98 | RAFT |
| 73 | Washington A (CA) | 89.72 | LONE STAR |
| 74 | East Brunswick A (NJ) | 89.53 | Prison Bowl |
| 75 | Northmont A (OH) | 89.42 | LONE STAR |
| 76 | Harker A (CA) | 89.38 | LONE STAR |
| 77 | Solon B (OH) | 89.34 | MCMT |
| 78 | LASA A (TX) | 89.20 | STASH |
| 79 | Winston Churchill A (MD) | 89.02 | STASH |
| 80 | Raymore-Peculiar A (MO) | 88.96 | RAFT |
| 81 | Merrol Hyde A (TN) | 88.54 | Scottie |
| 82 | Ithaca A (NY) | 87.94 | LONE STAR |
| 83 | Bellarmine A (CA) | 87.65 | LONE STAR |
| 84 | Barrington B (IL) | 87.50 | RAFT |
| 85 | Archbishop Mitty A (CA) | 87.27 | LIT |
| 86 | Millburn A (NJ) | 86.64 | Prison Bowl |
| 87 | Chattahoochee C (GA) | 86.40 | RAFT |
| 88 | Lexington A (MA) | 86.36 | LONE STAR |
| 89 | Stanton College Prep A (FL) | 86.24 | RAFT |
| 90 | Stanton College Prep C (FL) | 86.01 | RAFT |
| 91 | St. Margaret’s Episcopal A (CA) | 85.66 | RAFT |
| 92 | Beavercreek B (OH) | 85.44 | LONE STAR |
| 93 | Darien A (CT) | 85.28 | LONE STAR |
| 94 | Santa Monica B (CA) | 84.95 | RAFT |
| 95 | Norfolk Academic Guild A (VA) | 84.39 | RAFT |
| 96 | Plano West A (TX) | 84.16 | RAFT |
| 97 | John P. Stevens A (NJ) | 84.05 | Prison Bowl |
| 98 | Freeman A (VA) | 83.83 | RAFT |
| 99 | Westview B (CA) | 83.54 | LIT |
| 100 | Canyon Crest A (CA) | 83.47 | LONE STAR |
Here are the mACF-Only adjustments, with RAFT as the baseline.
| Set | P/G Adj. | Rescaled P/G | PPB Adj. | Teams | P/G Links | PPB Links |
| RAFT | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 84 | 48 | 52 |
| Scottie | 0.263 | 1.77 | 2.16 | 36 | 31 | 36 |
| MCMT | 0.099 | 0.66 | 1.42 | 76 | 52 | 59 |
| LONE STAR | 0.120 | 0.80 | 1.18 | 107 | 53 | 59 |
| CATT | 0.384 | 2.58 | 3.81 | 37 | 19 | 24 |
| SATURNALIA | 0.278 | 1.86 | 5.46 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| STASH | 0.568 | 3.80 | 6.49 | 21 | 23 | 27 |
| Prison Bowl | 0.309 | 2.07 | 3.78 | 19 | 9 | 13 |
| LIT | 0.974 | 6.53 | 10.52 | 21 | 31 | 37 |
| IKEA | 0.998 | 6.69 | 11.97 | 10 | 17 | 19 |
| ACF Fall | N/A | N/A | 3.27 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| ACF Winter | N/A | N/A | 7.46 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
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