2026 Pre-SSNCT Rankings

Welcome back to our special ranking in preparation for this weekend’s Small School National Championship Tournament! As usual, these rankings consist of all teams registered for SSNCT in the Traditional Public and Open divisions, meaning they should not be taken as a ranking of all small schools. We use the same criteria as for our normal rankings, except that we calculated adjustments based on SSNCT teams only. To balance having a reasonable sample size with including as many teams as possible, this year we only included sets played by at least 4 teams.

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Enjoy your rankings, and good luck to all teams competing!

RANKTEAMSCOREBEST SET
1Park Tudor A (IN, Open)101.88Mini Dart
2St. Mark’s School of Texas A (TX, Open)97.58IS-242
3Marianna A (FL, Public)88.67Planetfall
4West Point A (AL, Public)85.38Scottie
5Utica Academy A (MI, Open)85.23IS-240
6University School of Nashville A (TN, Open)83.87MACKEREL
7St. Mark’s School of Texas B (TX, Open)78.69IS-242
8Hastings A (NY, Public)78.26Planetfall
9Russell A (KY, Public)77.68Scottie
10University School of Nashville B (TN, Open)77.08IS-244
11New Berlin A (IL, Public-VSS)76.36VAULT
12Early College at Guilford A (NC, Open)75.60IS-246
13Alabama Cyber Tech A (AL, Open)73.07Scottie
14Keith Country Day A (IL, Open)73.06IS-242
15Cistercian A (TX, Open)72.71IS-242
16Walker A (GA, Open)71.91IS-246
17Indian Hill A (OH, Public)70.93IS-242
18Charlemont Academy A (MA, Open)70.43SHOW-ME
19Merrol Hyde A (TN, Open)69.28IS-246
20Baton Rouge Episcopal A (LA, Open)67.50IS-244
21Morris A (OK, Public-VSS)67.43IS-242
22Paideia A (GA, Open)67.22IS-240
23BASIS McLean A (VA, Open)66.68Mini Dart
24Cottondale A (FL, Public-VSS)65.82IS-242
25St. Paul Academy A (MN, Open)65.17IS-244
26Providence A (MN, Open)64.80IS-244
27St. Mark’s School of Texas C (TX, Open)64.70IS-242
28Francis Parker A (IL, Open)63.94IS-242
29Spring Branch Institute A (TX, Open)63.84IS-240
30Meadows A (NV, Open)63.25IS-244
31June Buchanan A (KY, Open)62.67IS-246
32Pleasant Plains A (IL, Public)61.96IS-242
33Cumberland A (IL, Public)61.32IS-242
34Glasgow A (KY, Public)60.90Mini Dart
35Pandora-Gilboa A (OH, Public-VSS)59.87IS-240
36Bayless A (MO, Public)59.84SHOW-ME
37Athenian A (CA, Open)59.64IS-242
38BASIS McLean B (VA, Open)58.04Mini Dart
39Ottawa Hills A (OH, Public)57.37SCT-26DII
40Paideia B (GA, Open)57.08IS-240
41Edgemont A (NY, Public)56.34IS-244
42New Heights Christian A (MO, Open)55.99Planetfall
43Tower Hill A (DE, Open)55.92IS-240
44Berwick A (PA, Public)55.49SCT-26DII
45Christian Brothers A (NY, Open)55.15IS-242
46Williamston A (MI, Public)55.13SHOW-ME
47Early College at Guilford B (NC, Open)54.96Mini Dart
48Greens Farms A (CT, Open)54.76IS-244
49Russell B (KY, Public)54.35Mini Dart
50Mason Classical A (FL, Open)53.50IS-246
51Geneva A (NY, Public)53.34SCT-26DII
52University Lab A (IL, Open)53.12IS-246
53Trinity Meadow View A (VA, Open)52.47IS-242
54University School of Nashville C (TN, Open)51.71IQBT-7
55St. Anne’s-Belfield A (VA, Open)51.61IS-240
56Fair Grove A (MO, Public)51.29MACKEREL
57Maumee Valley A (OH, Open)50.40IS-240
58Park Tudor C (IN, Open)50.13Mini Dart
59Donoho A (AL, Open)49.94IS-240
60Macomb A (IL, Public)49.45IS-242
61Germantown Friends A (PA, Open)49.32IS-240
62Park Tudor B (IN, Open)48.91Mini Dart
63Lausanne Collegiate A (TN, Open)48.56IS-246
64Westwood School A (TX, Open)47.79IS-244
65Morris B (OK, Public-VSS)47.32IS-240
66Bishop Ludden-Grimes A (NY, Open)47.22IS-240
67St. Andrew’s A (MD, Open)47.16IS-240
68Chattanooga Arts and Sciences A (TN, Open)47.11IS-244
69Plainview A (OK, Public)46.71SCT-26DII
70White Cloud A (MI, Public-VSS)45.73IS-246
71Houston A (MO, Public)45.51MACKEREL
72Toledo Arts A (OH, Open)45.37IS-240
73Plymouth A (NH, Public)45.24IS-246
74Hallsville A (MO, Public)44.55IS-242
75Weaubleau A (MO, Public-VSS)44.35MACKEREL
76Hastings B (NY, Public)44.23IS-244
77Brown County A (IL, Public-VSS)44.09Scottie
78Louisville Collegiate A (KY, Open)43.65IS-246
79Parkway A (OH, Public-VSS)43.63SCT-26DII
80Lawton-Bronson A (IA, Public-VSS)42.81IS-246
81Dickson A (OK, Public)42.80IS-246
82West Point B (AL, Public)42.69IS-240
83Roscommon A (MI, Public)42.64LIQBA Standard 1
84Friends Select A (PA, Open)42.50IS-242
85Salem A (OH, Public)42.22SCT-26DII
86Skyline A (MO, Public-VSS)42.06MACKEREL
87Sharpsville A (PA, Public)41.97IS-244
88Lafayette County A (MO, Public)41.78Planetfall
89Brentwood A (MO, Public-VSS)41.70IS-240
90Woodlands A (IL, Open)41.29IS-246
91Jonesville A (MI, Public)41.22IS-242
92Shakamak A (IN, Public-VSS)40.36IS-246
93Presbyterian Christian A (MS, Open)39.83IS-244
94Mt. Abraham A (VT, Public)39.51IS-246
95Pettisville A (OH, Public-VSS)39.36IS-240
96White Pigeon B (MI, Public-VSS)38.07IS-240
97Francis Parker B (IL, Open)37.82IS-246
98Commerce A (GA, Public)37.46IS-246
99Rushville-Industry A (IL, Public)37.41SHOW-ME
100Itawamba Agricultural A (MS, Open)37.22IS-246
101Fisher Catholic A (OH, Open)37.08MACKEREL
102Southwestern A (IL, Public)36.94Mini Dart
103Logan-Magnolia A (IA, Public-VSS)36.93IS-244
104Indian Lake A (OH, Public)36.92IS-240
105Bayless B (MO, Public)36.86MACKEREL
106Pierce City A (MO, Public-VSS)36.71SHOW-ME
107Edgerton A (OH, Public-VSS)36.71IS-242
108Evergreen A (OH, Public)35.98IS-242
109Providence B (MN, Open)35.45IS-240
110Benedictine A (OH, Open)35.32IS-246
111White Pigeon A (MI, Public-VSS)35.16IS-240
112Bishop Ludden-Grimes B (NY, Open)34.33IS-242
113United A (OH, Public-VSS)33.98IS-240
114Ursuline A (LA, Open)33.61IS-246
115Southside Christian A (SC, Open)33.52IS-242
116Sergeant Bluff-Luton A (IA, Public)32.48IS-244
117White Cloud B (MI, Public-VSS)31.13SHOW-ME
118Cloverleaf A (OH, Public)30.36IS-244
119Ironwood A (MI, Public-VSS)30.16LIQBA Standard 1
120Dickson B (OK, Public)29.12IS-246
121Indiana Academy A (IN, Open)28.60IS-246

The following teams are also attending but did not have usable stats for these rankings:

Alamosa (CO, Public)
Antlers (OK, Public-VSS)
BASIS Brooklyn (NY, Open)
Cathedral Catholic (MS, Open)
Centennial (NE, Public-VSS)
Clopton (MO, Public-VSS)
Crawford (TX, Public-VSS)
Evansville (WI, Public)
Galena (IL, Public-VSS)
Indian Hill B (OH, Public)
Ingleside (TX, Public)
Kenton (OH, Public)
Lakeland (MO, Public-VSS)
Lausanne Collegiate B (TN, Open)
Mason Classical B (FL, Open)
Midd-West (PA, Public)
Montpelier (OH, Public-VSS)
Murray (KY, Public)
New Mexico Military (NM, Open)
Ottawa Hills B (OH, Public)
Paulding (OH, Public)
Raceland-Worthington (KY, Public)
Raymond Central (NE, Public-VSS)
Ruidoso (NM, Public)
Southern Boone (MO, Public)
St. Henry (KY, Open)
Stonehaven (GA, Open)
Swanton (OH, Public-VSS)
Upper Sandusky (OH, Public)
Weld Central A (CO, Public)
Weld Central B (CO, Public)
West Shamokin (PA, Public)
Westmont (IL, Public)

And finally, for reference, here are the adjustments generated specifically for these rankings:

SetP/G Adj.Rescaled P/GPPB Adj.TeamsP/G LinksPPB Links
IS-2400.0000.000.0055138138
IS-242-0.009-0.06-0.1260147147
IS-244-0.051-0.34-0.6444120120
IS-246-0.155-1.04-0.9149101101
SCT-26DII0.2291.531.17217171
IQBT-7-0.031-0.21-1.0041313
LIQBA Standard 1-0.082-0.55-1.6341010
SHOW-ME-0.082-0.55-1.18289696
Mini Dart-0.144-0.96-1.16216262
Planetfall0.0700.470.69197777
Scottie0.1480.991.9692828
MACKEREL-0.314-2.10-1.31156363
VAULT0.1480.992.6152222
SQUIRREL0.1981.33-0.2941616

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