Welcome to the first in our series of pre-nationals rankings! This technically is our pre-HSNCT ranking, but with a slight difference. Ordinarily, our pre-HSNCT ranks would only take NAQT stats into account but as a result of missing NAQT rankable performances from many teams (including basically all the Illinois teams) we felt it would not present a complete picture. As a result, these are overall pre-nationals ranks, but only including teams attending HSNCT. There is no difference in adjustments since we are still including all the sets, it’s just that only the top 150 teams attending HSNCT are being ranked.
A note that the pre-nationals poll is up for one more day so if these rankings have given you inspiration to fill out a ballot, get those in soon! https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=25112
As always, our rankings are brought to you thanks to our Patreon donors, namely:
Jeremy Nelson
Todd Garrison
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Goma Srinivasan
Fred Morlan
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Enjoy your first pre-nationals rankings, and good luck to all teams competing at HSNCT this weekend!
| RANK | TEAM | SCORE | BEST SET |
| 1 | Thomas Jefferson Science & Tech A (VA) | 127.28 | BHSAT |
| 2 | Arcadia A (CA) | 117.31 | STASH |
| 3 | Richard Montgomery A (MD) | 114.55 | Prison Bowl |
| 4 | Wayzata A (MN) | 113.38 | STASH |
| 5 | Stanton College Prep B (FL) | 111.53 | Prison Bowl |
| 6 | Beavercreek A (OH) | 111.21 | LONE STAR |
| 7 | Montgomery Blair A (MD) | 110.97 | BHSAT |
| 8 | Hunter A (NY) | 110.53 | DART |
| 9 | University Lab A (IL) | 110.07 | LIT |
| 10 | Solon A (OH) | 109.10 | MCMT |
| 11 | Adlai E. Stevenson A (IL) | 107.71 | Prison Bowl |
| 12 | St. Mark’s School of Texas A (TX) | 107.53 | STASH |
| 13 | Belmont A (MA) | 107.43 | SATURNALIA |
| 14 | Chattahoochee A (GA) | 106.99 | RAFT |
| 15 | Detroit Country Day A (MI) | 106.63 | MCMT |
| 16 | TAG Magnet A (TX) | 106.60 | DART |
| 17 | Westview A (CA) | 106.12 | IKEA |
| 18 | Lambert A (GA) | 106.10 | WORKSHOP |
| 19 | Kinkaid A (TX) | 104.94 | Prison Bowl |
| 20 | Greenhill A (TX) | 104.16 | WORKSHOP |
| 21 | Barrington A (IL) | 103.91 | BHSAT |
| 22 | Stanford Online A (CA) | 102.32 | STASH |
| 23 | Buffalo Grove A (IL) | 100.60 | STASH |
| 24 | High Tech A (NJ) | 100.56 | BHSAT |
| 25 | Phillips Academy A (MA) | 99.79 | IS-199 |
| 26 | Mira Loma A (CA) | 99.19 | LONE STAR |
| 27 | Santa Monica A (CA) | 98.38 | CATT |
| 28 | Russell A (KY) | 97.99 | Scottie |
| 29 | Detroit Country Day B (MI) | 97.50 | CATT |
| 30 | Chattahoochee B (GA) | 95.93 | DART |
| 31 | Great Valley A (PA) | 95.60 | RAFT |
| 32 | East Brunswick B (NJ) | 95.35 | IS-199 |
| 33 | Strake Jesuit A (TX) | 95.02 | WORKSHOP |
| 34 | Hunter B (NY) | 94.70 | IS-197 |
| 35 | Carmel A (IN) | 92.57 | LONE STAR |
| 36 | North Carolina Science and Math A (NC) | 92.17 | SATURNALIA |
| 37 | Burnsville A (MN) | 91.98 | IS-201 |
| 38 | Homestead A (CA) | 91.66 | IS-195 |
| 39 | Detroit Catholic Central A (MI) | 91.40 | DART |
| 40 | Miami Valley A (OH) | 91.30 | Scottie |
| 41 | Hotchkiss A (CT) | 90.91 | IS-201 |
| 42 | Centennial A (MD) | 90.69 | IS-197 |
| 43 | East Brunswick A (NJ) | 90.59 | IS-199 |
| 44 | Del Norte A (CA) | 89.51 | LONE STAR |
| 45 | Ridgewood A (NJ) | 89.33 | WORKSHOP |
| 46 | St. Joseph Central A (MO) | 89.07 | Scottie |
| 47 | Wayzata C (MN) | 88.27 | IS-197 |
| 48 | Ithaca A (NY) | 88.22 | IKEA |
| 49 | Manheim Township A (PA) | 88.09 | IS-199 |
| 50 | Cinco Ranch A (TX) | 87.88 | STASH |
| 51 | BASIS Silicon Valley A (CA) | 87.77 | IS-195 |
| 52 | Rockford Auburn A (IL) | 87.64 | DART |
| 53 | Wayzata B (MN) | 87.54 | LONE STAR |
| 54 | Hoover A (AL) | 87.25 | Spring Novice |
| 55 | Irvington A (CA) | 87.09 | IS-195 |
| 56 | Baker A (AL) | 86.85 | CATT |
| 57 | Dunbar A (KY) | 86.74 | DART |
| 58 | Grady A (GA) | 86.21 | IS-199 |
| 59 | IMSA A (IL) | 86.04 | RAFT |
| 60 | Lowell A (CA) | 85.43 | IS-197 |
| 61 | Seven Lakes A (TX) | 85.42 | IS-199 |
| 62 | Thomas Jefferson Science & Tech B (VA) | 85.02 | BHSAT |
| 63 | Archbishop Mitty B (CA) | 84.42 | LONE STAR |
| 64 | Mission San Jose A (CA) | 84.38 | STASH |
| 65 | Caddo Magnet A (LA) | 84.36 | RAFT |
| 66 | Bellarmine College Prep A (CA) | 84.15 | STASH |
| 67 | Raleigh Charter A (NC) | 84.03 | Spring Novice |
| 68 | Solon B (OH) | 83.60 | IS-195 |
| 69 | John P. Stevens A (NJ) | 83.43 | IS-199 |
| 70 | Paideia A (GA) | 83.04 | IS-201 |
| 71 | Stanton College Prep A (FL) | 82.02 | Prison Bowl |
| 72 | Waukee A (IA) | 81.53 | LONE STAR |
| 73 | Northmont A (OH) | 81.18 | IS-199 |
| 74 | Westminster A (GA) | 81.03 | IS-201 |
| 75 | Troy A (MI) | 80.92 | LONE STAR |
| 76 | BASIS McLean A (VA) | 80.60 | MCMT |
| 77 | Beavercreek B (OH) | 79.48 | Spring Novice |
| 78 | Winston Churchill A (MD) | 79.29 | STASH |
| 79 | Dublin A (CA) | 78.72 | MCMT |
| 80 | Westview B (CA) | 78.67 | MCMT |
| 81 | Johns Creek A (GA) | 78.63 | IS-201 |
| 82 | Santa Monica B (CA) | 78.58 | RAFT |
| 83 | Carmel B (IN) | 78.53 | IS-195 |
| 84 | Millburn A (NJ) | 77.93 | SATURNALIA |
| 85 | Archbishop Mitty A (CA) | 77.42 | LIT |
| 86 | Folsom A (CA) | 77.28 | IS-195 |
| 87 | Jasper A (TX) | 77.03 | IS-195 |
| 88 | Darien A (CT) | 76.76 | IS-197 |
| 89 | Coppell A (TX) | 76.66 | IS-197 |
| 90 | Buchholz A (FL) | 76.03 | IS-201 |
| 91 | Canyon Crest A (CA) | 75.73 | SATURNALIA |
| 92 | James E. Taylor A (TX) | 75.57 | IS-201 |
| 93 | Thomas Jefferson Classical A (NC) | 75.41 | IS-199 |
| 94 | Glasgow A (KY) | 75.35 | IS-199 |
| 95 | Okemos A (MI) | 75.01 | Spring Novice |
| 96 | Wayzata D (MN) | 74.75 | IS-201 |
| 97 | La Jolla A (CA) | 74.41 | STASH |
| 98 | Central Hardin A (KY) | 73.70 | IS-195 |
| 99 | Cedar Crest A (PA) | 73.69 | RAFT |
| 100 | Hong Kong International A (HK) | 73.47 | IS-201 |
| 101 | State College A (PA) | 73.39 | SATURNALIA |
| 102 | IMSA B (IL) | 73.34 | RAFT |
| 103 | Edison A (NJ) | 73.30 | IS-199 |
| 104 | Galloway A (GA) | 73.07 | IS-199 |
| 105 | Moravian Academy A (PA) | 72.93 | SSNCT |
| 106 | Copley A (OH) | 72.88 | IS-199 |
| 107 | Carnegie Vanguard A (TX) | 72.87 | IS-195 |
| 108 | Cistercian A (TX) | 72.68 | IS-197 |
| 109 | Thomas Jefferson Science & Tech C (VA) | 72.67 | Prison Bowl |
| 110 | Richard Montgomery B (MD) | 72.65 | Prison Bowl |
| 111 | Strake Jesuit B (TX) | 72.57 | IS-201 |
| 112 | Morgantown A (WV) | 72.33 | RAFT |
| 113 | Irondale A (MN) | 71.33 | IS-201 |
| 114 | Gunn A (CA) | 71.28 | MCMT |
| 115 | Herberger A (AZ) | 71.16 | IS-199 |
| 116 | Hempfield A (PA) | 71.15 | IS-195 |
| 117 | Detroit Catholic Central B (MI) | 70.86 | CATT |
| 118 | Wilmington Charter A (DE) | 70.25 | IS-195 |
| 119 | Amador Valley A (CA) | 70.21 | IS-197 |
| 120 | Chelsea A (MI) | 69.94 | IS-195 |
| 121 | St. John’s A (TX) | 69.83 | IS-195 |
| 122 | Toledo Arts A (OH) | 69.81 | MCMT |
| 123 | North Gwinnett A (GA) | 69.63 | IS-201 |
| 124 | Lusher A (LA) | 69.55 | IS-199 |
| 125 | Hinsdale Central A (IL) | 69.30 | RAFT |
| 126 | St. Dominic Savio A (TX) | 69.26 | IS-199 |
| 127 | Langley A (VA) | 69.12 | IS-197 |
| 128 | Plano West A (TX) | 68.93 | RAFT |
| 129 | DeWitt A (MI) | 68.71 | IS-195 |
| 130 | St. Mark’s School of Texas B (TX) | 68.71 | IS-197 |
| 131 | John P. Stevens B (NJ) | 68.69 | IS-201 |
| 132 | Detroit Catholic Central C (MI) | 68.67 | MCMT |
| 133 | Sparkman A (AL) | 68.63 | Scottie |
| 134 | Wakeland A (TX) | 68.62 | IS-197 |
| 135 | Southside A (SC) | 68.57 | MCMT |
| 136 | Chamblee Charter A (GA) | 68.45 | IS-201 |
| 137 | Saline A (MI) | 68.33 | IS-201 |
| 138 | White Station A (TN) | 68.13 | Spring Novice |
| 139 | Singapore American A (SG) | 67.90 | IS-195 |
| 140 | Russellville A (AR) | 67.78 | LONE STAR |
| 141 | Seoul Foreign A (SK) | 67.67 | IS-201 |
| 142 | Dutch Fork A (SC) | 67.37 | IS-197 |
| 143 | Wilton A (CT) | 67.05 | Prison Bowl |
| 144 | Grosse Pointe North A (MI) | 66.62 | IS-195 |
| 145 | Centennial B (MD) | 66.25 | IS-199 |
| 146 | Hoover B (AL) | 66.24 | STASH |
| 147 | Thomas Jefferson Science & Tech D (VA) | 65.90 | Prison Bowl |
| 148 | Cistercian B (TX) | 65.86 | IS-197 |
| 149 | Bellaire A (TX) | 65.80 | IS-195 |
| 150 | Wayzata E (MN) | 65.76 | IS-195 |
In addition, the following teams are registered for HSNCT but do not have any usable stats in our system: Alma Bryant A (AL), Chatham Glenwood A (IL), Decatur A (AL), DeLaSalle A (MN), Fossil Ridge A (CO), Franklin A (TX), Gate City A (VA), Godinez A (CA), Hollidaysburg A (PA), James W. Robinson A (VA), Liberty North A (MO), Midtown Classical A (FL), Norton A (OH), Orange County A (VA), Plano West B (TX), Valle Verde A (TX), Ysleta A (TX)
Also note that although Saratoga A (CA) is registered for HSNCT, their results have been excluded, as two of their players have been banned from competing due to misconduct and old results are not likely to be representative of their HSNCT performance.
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