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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2026-05-02 18:01:07 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 1720 1715 1841.1
2California2008 1951 1943 1920 1840 1803 1787 1754 1669 1665 1834
3New York2038 1894 1874 1839 1838 1810 1748 1748 1745 1730 1826.4
4Pennsylvania2080 1889 1839 1831 1830 1808 1770 1719 1683 1679 1812.8
5Ontario1894 1881 1861 1853 1840 1765 1711 1688 1670 1650 1781.3
6North Carolina2024 1923 1907 1850 1787 1741 1673 1630 1595 1554 1768.4
7Oregon2078 2070 2040 2001 1864 1676 1619 1462 1384 1256 1745
8Massachusetts1864 1842 1819 1809 1743 1669 1663 1615 1614 1547 1718.5
9Ohio1777 1727 1698 1696 1622 1599 1592 1589 1560 1444 1630.4
10Quebec2110 2078 2007 1922 1421 1417 1315 1294 1292 1269 1612.5

Other States/Provinces

11–20FL CT MI IL MD VA NJ WA LA IN
21–30GA KY DC AL DE MO NH NM ME AZ
31–40MS CO TN RI VT MN AR NB MB WV
41–47SK BC KS SC VI IA WI
Texas (#1: 1841.1; 43 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331883JIM GEARY
3401865MATT CANIK
4451854JOE SOUTH
5531839CHRIS CREE
6591830SIDDHARTH MURALI
7621829CHRIS CANIK
8641824 WINTER
91051720DOUG RIBLET
101071715BEN WITHERS
California (#2: 1834; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Zachary Ansell
Rating: 2008
Overall Rank: 15
22, Los Angeles

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2181951KEVIN FRALEY
3191943MIKE FRENTZ
4251920JOE EDLEY
5511840NOAH BERGER
6731803JERRY LERMAN
7781787EDWARD DE GUZMAN
8881754DAVID TURISSINI
91311669JOEL ELKINS
101331665ALAN STERN
New York (#3: 1826.4; 76 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joel Sherman
Rating: 2038
Overall Rank: 12
64, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2291894KARL HIGBY
3361874KENNETH RUBIN
4531839ERIC GOLDSTEIN
5561838SAMUEL KAPLAN
6691810KURT DAVIES
7911748LYNN CUSHMAN
7911748NOAH GOLDSTEIN
9931745JEREMY FRANK
101001730DAN WACHTELL
Pennsylvania (#4: 1812.8; 50 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Will Anderson
Rating: 2080
Overall Rank: 5
41, Aston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2321889EVAN CHESTER
3531839JAMIE MCCUNE
4571831RAHN MCKEOWN
5591830SAM TOWNE
6711808SCOTT APPEL
7841770SAMUEL MOCH
81061719PAUL HOLSER
91201683EDWIN ROTH
101221679JOE NEFF
Ontario (#5: 1781.3; 61 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Jared Cappel
Rating: 1894
Overall Rank: 29
Toronto

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2351881MAX PANITCH
3441861ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
4461853CHRISTOPHER SYKES
5511840ARIE SINKE
6851765RYAN CHEPITA
71091711AGNES KRAMER
81171688ZEV KAUFMAN
91301670DEEN HERGOTT
101381650HEATHER MCCALL
North Carolina (#6: 1768.4; 36 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2231923RYAN FISCHER
3271907ANDY HOANG
4471850RANDY HERSOM
5781787DAVID WEISBERG
6951741LIZ GOTTLIN
71271673CARTER COBB
81411630LISA PERRY
91611595JOHN ATTAMACK
101851554ERIK SALGADO
Oregon (#7: 1745; 12 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Noah Walton
Rating: 2078
Overall Rank: 6
32, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
282070CARL JOHNSON
3112040NIGEL PELTIER
4172001RAFI STERN
5411864STEVEN ALEXANDER
61231676MICHAEL BAKER
71511619NATALIE DICOU
82301462RUTH HAMILTON
92791384BETTY CORNELISON
103621256ROBIN ROSS
Massachusetts (#8: 1718.5; 35 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1864
Overall Rank: 41
63, Lenox

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2501842MORRIS GREENBERG
3661819MICHAEL THELEN
4701809ROD MACNEIL
5941743JAMIE RYAN
61311669WES EDDINGS
71351663SCOTT LEIFER
81531615RICKY SIROIS
91541614EVAN YURKO
101891547JOEL HORN
Ohio (#9: 1630.4; 30 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Trenton Charlson
Rating: 1777
Overall Rank: 82
29, Columbus

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21011727PATRICK BEATREZ
31131698KRISTY ZURBRICK
41151696JOSH KOPCZAK
51481622GREG FELDKAMP
61591599MIKE STAFFORD
71621592DANIEL STOCK
81661589SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
91781560JOE HOROWITZ
102421444DOUG CRITCHLOW
Quebec (#10: 1612.5; 17 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Sokol
Rating: 2110
Overall Rank: 2
Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
262078JACKSON SMYLIE
3162007JASON LI
4241922MICHAEL FAGEN
52581421BENJAMIN PRIES
62641417NORMA LOVETT
73241315BARBARA BULTZ
83371294CONNOR SELL
93391292SARY KARANOFSKY
103541269ELLA SOBEL
Florida (#11: 1611.7; 32 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2831772MADDY KAMEN
3901749CONOR MUNRO
41461625HOWARD PISTOL
51481622CURTIS LEE
61941542CHAUNCEY PATTON
71961538RYAN MORALEVITZ
82141499ARTHUR MOORE
92671405BRETT JACKSON
103351300ARTHUR FINKLE
Connecticut (#12: 1597.6; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331883BRANDON RANDALL
3851765ZACH BITTKER
41421629MICHAEL ECSEDY
51441628ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
62121503JOE BIHLMEYER
72391446BETH MIX
82421444DUSTIN BROWN
92811383CAROL MCCUMBER
103441284ANDREW WILEN
Michigan (#13: 1578.7; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Chuck Armstrong
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 37
77, Saline

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2431863STEVE GROB
3751795PAUL EPSTEIN
41111700MARK GARROD
51211681JEFF FISZBEIN
61641590STEVE ANSTANDIG
72101506GARY SKOWRONSKI
83331302KIT MOREHEAD
93661253LINDA TILLEY
103861226KARRIE BOWE
Illinois (#14: 1544.1; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1937
Overall Rank: 21
74, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2471850JASON VAYSBERG
3661819JONATHAN LINDH
4721807DARIN TRUE
5871762PETER SCHWARTZMAN
62021518TOM KOWALIK
72971364JUNE GRAFF
83061346DAVE CAMERON
95181041ELLEN GOFFIN
10549997NOAH HABENSTREIT
Maryland (#15: 1534.4; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marlon Hill
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 49
61, Randallstown

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2591830DUSTIN DEAN
3771791TIJAN JENG
4961738TIMOTHY BOTTORFF
52491434DAVID ENGELHARDT
62621418DIANA GROSMAN
72891375ADAM FINE
83201323EDWARD STEWART
93341301CAROL TILLSON
103421287CAROLE DENTON
Virginia (#16: 1501.8; 28 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Clay Daniel
Rating: 1917
Overall Rank: 26
50, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2801781BARRY KEITH
31461625STEVE GAWTRY
41751566JOHN WILDER
52181495HAZEM KHAN
62231490MARTY GOLD
73041348NANCY BOWEN
83501274PAUL WILSON
93601262DANIEL HIGGINS
103611260MERRIS STAMBAUGH
New Jersey (#17: 1475.6; 29 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Dominic Grillo
Rating: 1794
Overall Rank: 76
51, Whitehouse Station

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21161693RICK JULIAN
31741570JAY LEVIN
42511431PAUL LUND, JR
52571422HARRY CHAN
62681404EJIKE OSONDU
72711400MARIAN CALABRO
82981360CHERYL ALLEN-MUNLEY
93061346KEVIN NG
103121336GLENN FILZER
Washington (#18: 1355; 10 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Adam Henderson
Rating: 1674
Overall Rank: 126
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21671587DANIEL GOODWIN
31721572GEOFF TONGUE
42941367DANIEL KOEHLER
53001354CHRIS SJOHOLM
63161329JOHN WESTWIG
73871225JANE BISSONNETTE
84011204J MIDORI HOWARD
94441149MARY LOGULLO
104831089CARL WARNER
Louisiana (#19: 1344.4; 15 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Cooper Komatsu
Rating: 1831
Overall Rank: 57
23, New Orleans

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21921544JACK YI
32451443LILA CROTTY
42501433WILLIAM GIBLIN
52781391JEFFREY MOORE
62991355PEGGY ALTAZAN
73791236LINDSEY DIMMICK
84801093MATTHEW MARCANTEL
95041065ELAINE LIVERS
105121053BRUCE HAMILTON
Indiana (#20: 1232.4; 12 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Troy Thompson
Rating: 1563
Overall Rank: 177
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22751395GREG ROGERS
32791384PENNY SITLER
43291305CHRIS SITLER
53781237KIRSTEN KLASSEN
63791236JULIA BOGLE
73971217JOHN WRIGHT
84281175JOSHUA RUARK
9565974PETE BANEY
10625838ROGER BLAINE
Georgia (#21: 1171.7; 14 ranked)
State Leaders Other Top Players

[photo]
Carl Davis
Rating: 1460
Overall Rank: 232
64, Riverdale

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Cynthia Seales
Rating: 1460
Overall Rank: 232
77, Stone Mountain

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
33141333RALPH IRELAND
43621256ANDREW GARDNER
53791236GREGORY KENDALL
64711111MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
74961075MATTIE HARPP
8572944MICHAEL IRELAND
9576935KATE GUSHEE
10594907DONNA ANDERSON
Kentucky (#22: 1122.4; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mack Meller
Rating: 2093
Overall Rank: 4
26, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2371871STEVE BUSH
31031726MARK EDWARD OWENS
42421444ROBERT KEARN
54871085FRED MORLAN
65301021VICTORIA BLEDSOE
7720484JANET SCHEELINE
District of Columbia (#23: 1115.3; 12 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Sam Masling
Rating: 1659
Overall Rank: 136
26, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21481622STEFAN FATSIS
32931368GIDEON BROSOWSKY
43001354SWEN NIPPY, SR
54751102TED GEST
65281024OSCAR ULLERY
7613867JOHN E STERN
8656763MELISSA BLOCK
9668717JULIAN RIGGS
10676677JACOB WOLIN
Alabama (#24: 1078; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1735
Overall Rank: 98
55, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21681583TRACY COBBS
32591420DAVE BALTHASER
42611419ROBIN CHUA
52811383ANDY EADON
64111194MICHAEL ALLON
7689636TIM HARDWICK
8723464DANIEL HODGINS
9725446JESSE PLICHTA-KELLAR
Delaware (#25: 1076.2; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kevin Nai
Rating: 1629
Overall Rank: 142
34, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21981521RICHARD POPPER
32361453CLAY HERRON
44381160MARIE FILANDRO
54791094JAN FEIDEL
65411009PETER FILANDRO
7589922NANCY HANLEY
8615864KATIE GIFFORD
9695610RUTH BROWER
Missouri (#26: 1018; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ayodele Odekunle
Rating: 1495
Overall Rank: 218
Chesterfield

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22241489DAVID GREMAUD
32551425SAMUEL HEIMAN
42721399BRIAN GARNETT
53231316JOHN FULTZ
65101056BRIAN SUMMERS
New Hampshire (#27: 994.1; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ed Liebfried
Rating: 1780
Overall Rank: 81
76, East Kingston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21291671DON FINKEY
31841555FOSTER TOM
43311304STEVE MONIZ
54541131DEB MULROONEY
New Mexico (#28: 915.1; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Wallace Schultz
Rating: 1754
Overall Rank: 88
70, Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21241675MIKE BARON
32291466WILLIAM BARFUSS
43621256PAMINA DEUTSCH
Maine (#29: 817.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22921369JAMIE LOGAN
34991069KIMBERLY RYDER
4621851DIANE SLEEK
Arizona (#30: 805.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21561610CHRIS SCHNEIDER
33971217JANE GEARY
Mississippi (#31: 778.4; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21241675STEVEN DINAPOLI
Colorado (#32: 776.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Spargo
Rating: 1897
Overall Rank: 28
Lakewood

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2371871JON SHREVE
Tennessee (#33: 766; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24191186HARRY DURBIN
3584928DEBORAH ROBERTS
4603889TEMPLE WACHSMUTH
5651778MURALI BALASUBRAMANYAM
Rhode Island (#34: 762.3; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 20
23, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24311171SHAE MCWILLIAMS
35381012ROSS FIDLER
Vermont (#35: 716.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeffrey Nelson
Rating: 1823
Overall Rank: 65
52, Fairfield

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23091345SARA CORBIN
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.
Arkansas (#37: 632.4; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1191
Overall Rank: 416
62, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24531133RICHARD PRICE
New Brunswick (#38: 626.3; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1452
Overall Rank: 237
56, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2639811NICK ABBATE
Manitoba (#39: 622.7; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1727
Overall Rank: 101
Winnipeg

There are no other players from this region in the database.
West Virginia (#40: 618.4; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1684
Overall Rank: 118
72, Keyser

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Saskatchewan (#41: 612.8; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1628
Overall Rank: 144
69, Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
British Columbia (#42: 601; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[icon]
Letitia Sears
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 208
Vancouver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Kansas (#43: 593.7; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Nick Purifoy
Rating: 1437
Overall Rank: 247
Prairie Village

There are no other players from this region in the database.
South Carolina (#44: 574.6; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Christine Hannouche
Rating: 884
Overall Rank: 605
Inman

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2617862MICHAEL SHAVO
Virgin Islands (#45: 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 (#46: 549.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Margaret Yoder
Rating: 1123
Overall Rank: 459
63, Coralville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2729374PAUL WOOD
Wisconsin (#47: 535.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Buffy Hogan
Rating: 855
Overall Rank: 620
71, Madison

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