2020 NAQT-Only Midseason Rankings

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 NAQT-Only rankings below are accompanied by companion overall and mACF-Only 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	Lambert A (GA)	106.18	IS-199
2	Hunter A (NY)	104.48	IS-197
3	Richard Montgomery A (MD)	104.02	IS-195
4	Beavercreek A (OH)	103.65	IS-195
5	St. Mark’s School of Texas A (TX)	101.71	IS-197
6	Ladue A (MO)	101.43	IS-195
7	Stanford Online A (CA)	100.90	IS-197
8	Wayzata A (MN)	99.49	IS-195
9	TAG Magnet A (TX)	99.26	IS-195
10	Greenhill A (TX)	96.33	IS-197
11	Phillips Exeter A (NH)	95.48	IS-197
12	Georgetown Day A (DC)	95.47	IS-195
13	Hunter B (NY)	95.42	IS-197
14	Chattahoochee A (GA)	95.39	IS-195
15	Russell A (KY)	94.98	IS-195
16	Raffles A (SG)	94.96	IS-195
17	Mira Loma A (CA)	94.33	IS-197
18	High Tech A (NJ)	93.83	IS-195
19	Great Valley A (PA)	92.52	IS-197
20	Centennial A (MD)	91.29	IS-197
21	duPont Manual A (KY)	91.24	IS-195
22	Strake Jesuit A (TX)	91.05	IS-195
23	Saratoga A (CA)	90.00	IS-197
24	Belmont A (MA)	88.93	IS-197
25	Woodford County A (KY)	88.52	IS-195
26	Livingston A (NJ)	87.70	IS-197
27	Manheim Township A (PA)	86.74	IS-197
28	Lowell A (CA)	86.62	IS-197
29	North Carolina Science and Math A (NC)	86.33	IS-199
30	Irvington A (CA)	85.72	IS-197
31	John P. Stevens A (NJ)	85.10	IS-199
32	Caddo Magnet A (LA)	84.78	IS-195
33	Detroit Catholic Central A (MI)	84.71	IS-197
34	Raymore-Peculiar A (MO)	84.16	IS-199
35	Mission San Jose B (CA)	84.07	IS-197
36	Maggie Walker Governor’s School B (VA)	83.80	IS-195
37	Wayzata C (MN)	82.57	IS-195
38	Eden Prairie A (MN)	81.84	IS-195
39	Maggie Walker Governor’s School A (VA)	81.78	IS-195
40	St. Joseph Central A (MO)	80.65	IS-199
41	Freeman A (VA)	80.42	IS-195
42	LASA A (TX)	80.39	IS-195
43	Homestead A (CA)	80.33	IS-197
44	Northmont A (OH)	79.79	IS-197
45	Bellarmine College Prep A (CA)	79.31	IS-197
46	Tanglin Trust B (SG)	79.30	IS-195
47	Baton Rouge Episcopal A (LA)	79.12	IS-195
48	Mission San Jose C (CA)	79.12	IS-197
49	Wayzata B (MN)	79.10	IS-195
50	Paideia A (GA)	79.05	IS-195
51	Monta Vista A (CA)	78.88	IS-197
52	Chattahoochee B (GA)	78.82	IS-195
53	Thomas Jefferson Classical A (NC)	78.54	IS-199
54	BASIS McLean A (VA)	77.94	IS-195
55	Winston Churchill A (MD)	77.88	IS-195
56	Archbishop Mitty B (CA)	77.20	IS-197
57	Acton-Boxborough A (MA)	77.05	IS-197
58	Washington A (CA)	76.50	IS-197
59	Coppell A (TX)	76.50	IS-197
60	Bergen Tech-Teterboro A (NJ)	76.04	IS-195
61	Wayzata D (MN)	75.77	IS-195
62	Central Hardin A (KY)	75.04	IS-195
63	Archbishop Mitty A (CA)	74.99	IS-197
64	Glasgow A (KY)	74.89	IS-195
65	College Heights Christian A (MO)	74.82	IS-195
66	Wilmington Charter A (DE)	74.65	IS-195
67	Norman North A (OK)	74.28	IS-197
68	Herberger A (AZ)	74.07	IS-195
69	Folsom A (CA)	73.21	IS-197
70	Baton Rouge Episcopal B (LA)	73.03	IS-195
71	Millburn A (NJ)	72.86	IS-195
72	James E. Taylor A (TX)	72.84	IS-195
73	Westview A (OR)	72.77	IS-195
74	Carnegie Vanguard A (TX)	72.61	IS-195
75	Norfolk Academic Guild A (VA)	72.48	IS-197
76	Amador Valley A (CA)	72.35	IS-197
77	Hamilton A (AZ)	72.18	IS-195
78	Cistercian A (TX)	72.14	IS-197
79	Great Neck South A (NY)	71.88	IS-195
80	St. Francis A (CA)	71.48	IS-197
81	Singapore American A (SG)	71.27	IS-195
82	St. John’s A (TX)	70.77	IS-195
83	Cinco Ranch B (TX)	70.69	IS-195
84	Harker B (CA)	70.61	IS-197
85	Marlboro A (NJ)	70.38	IS-197
86	Chattahoochee C (GA)	70.26	IS-195
87	St. Mark’s School of Texas B (TX)	70.26	IS-197
88	Langley A (VA)	70.23	IS-197
89	BASIS Silicon Valley A (CA)	70.16	IS-197
90	Troy A (MI)	70.15	IS-195
91	Strake Jesuit B (TX)	70.03	IS-195
92	Hempfield A (PA)	69.77	IS-197
93	Walt Whitman A (MD)	69.61	IS-197
94	BASIS Ahwatukee A (AZ)	69.42	IS-195
95	Roeper A (MI)	69.14	IS-195
96	LASA B (TX)	69.09	IS-195
97	Beavercreek B (OH)	69.06	IS-195
98	Longfellow Middle A (VA)	68.96	IS-195
99	Kickapoo A (MO)	68.96	IS-195
100	Wakeland A (TX)	68.85	IS-197

Here are the NAQT-Only adjustments, with IS-195 as the baseline.

Set	P/G Adj.	Rescaled P/G	PPB Adj.	Teams	P/G Links	PPB Links
IS-195	0.000	0.00	0.00	192	72	78
IS-197	-0.095	-0.64	-0.42	238	61	71
IS-199	-0.152	-1.02	0.33	42	19	23