TSQBA is providing a service to teams around the country through its new National Quiz Bowl Ranks for Middle School Quiz Bowl teams. These have been computed by IAC staff member Scott Blish, and take into account points per bonus (adjusted for set difficulty), powers per game, and negs per game for each team’s best performance so far this season. This makes up for the fact that teams may occasionally mix players or play without key players, using the best performance, particularly early in the season. The methodology for calculating the rankings was based on formulas found in the linked paper ‘Groger Ranks 2019-20 Methodology Changes’ by Steven Liu.
The rankings will initially include 50 teams, and expand to 250 teams in May.
The rankings are available here. Congratulations to current nationwide #1 Burleigh Manor Middle School of Ellicott City, MD!
