DebateDrills and NSD are proud to announce they are working together to provide high-quality, free resources to the debate community, including national PF and LD rankings.
The DD x NSD's elo-based Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas debate rankings give competitors points based on winning and losing rounds against the strength of the opposing team compared to theirs; i.e., defeating a stronger team gives competitors more points while losing to a weaker team will result in a greater loss of points.
There is an additional bonus for reaching elimination rounds based on the size of the tournament, and elo losses in elimination debates are scaled down to reward those who advanced past preliminary rounds. Tournaments with more entries and thus more bids are given proportionally more weight.
Our open-sourced code and results are available here. Please email support@debatedrills.com if you have questions about our rankings.
Last updated: September 17 2025
Notes:
1) All DebateDrills Club Team students are highlighted in blue!
2) Rankings are limited to the top 500 debaters for each event. For full results, please visit the open-sourced results.
1
Northwest KW
Kylin Wu
1563.316
1
Northwest KW
Kylin Wu
1563.316
2
Cary Acad PL
Patrick Liu
1563.002
2
Cary Acad PL
Patrick Liu
1563.002
3
Plano West AR
angel ribo
1562.977
3
Plano West AR
angel ribo
1562.977
4
Awty International XZ
Xu & Zhao
1562.976
4
Awty International XZ
Xu & Zhao
1562.976
5
Lynbrook ST
Shrihan Thangam
1562.365
5
Lynbrook ST
Shrihan Thangam
1562.365
6
Ridge MS
Meera Shah
1554.195
6
Ridge MS
Meera Shah
1554.195
7
Chaminade OS
Owen Sack
1542.988
7
Chaminade OS
Owen Sack
1542.988
8
Argument Institute NA
Noah Arthur
1542.916
8
Argument Institute NA
Noah Arthur
1542.916
9
Colleyville Heritage GM
Grady Morris
1542.388
9
Colleyville Heritage GM
Grady Morris
1542.388
10
Lexington MS
Ma & Sethi
1542.388
10
Lexington MS
Ma & Sethi
1542.388
11
American Heritage Broward JX
Justin Xia
1542.369
11
American Heritage Broward JX
Justin Xia
1542.369
12
Harvard-Westlake JT
Julia Thomas
1542.352
12
Harvard-Westlake JT
Julia Thomas
1542.352
13
Vestavia Hills MH
Mina Hu
1542.343
13
Vestavia Hills MH
Mina Hu
1542.343
14
Valley Christian VX
Vanessa Xu
1542.104
14
Valley Christian VX
Vanessa Xu
1542.104
15
West HS SLC LM
Luka Mishchenko
1541.855
15
West HS SLC LM
Luka Mishchenko
1541.855
16
Nueva AG
Alferness & Gupta
1541.835
16
Nueva AG
Alferness & Gupta
1541.835
17
Memorial EJ
Erin Jia
1541.827
17
Memorial EJ
Erin Jia
1541.827
18
Harvard-Westlake LS
Lilly Stobo
1541.818
18
Harvard-Westlake LS
Lilly Stobo
1541.818
19
Harrison AN
Adeena Naeem
1541.816
19
Harrison AN
Adeena Naeem
1541.816
20
Harker LL
Le & Luo
1541.816
20
Harker LL
Le & Luo
1541.816
21
Holy Trinity Episcopal CH
Chance Hudson
1541.809
21
Holy Trinity Episcopal CH
Chance Hudson
1541.809
22
Galloway CD
Charlotte Dinerman
1541.809
22
Galloway CD
Charlotte Dinerman
1541.809
23
Harvard-Westlake MR
Michael Reola
1541.808
23
Harvard-Westlake MR
Michael Reola
1541.808
24
Bronx Science LS
Lili Sella
1541.807
24
Bronx Science LS
Lili Sella
1541.807
25
Lassiter AC
Adeleine Choi
1541.8
25
Lassiter AC
Adeleine Choi
1541.8
26
Veritas TI
Tilak Datta Iyer
1541.8
26
Veritas TI
Tilak Datta Iyer
1541.8
27
Plano West SG
Skanda Gopikannan
1541.798
27
Plano West SG
Skanda Gopikannan
1541.798
28
Harvard-Westlake KM
Kaison Maruyama
1541.541
28
Harvard-Westlake KM
Kaison Maruyama
1541.541
29
Millard North KB
Kyson Bloomingdale
1541.533
29
Millard North KB
Kyson Bloomingdale
1541.533
30
Blue Ivy LL
Lori Li
1541.218
30
Blue Ivy LL
Lori Li
1541.218
31
Avenues: The World CB
Chen & Brashear
1541.19
31
Avenues: The World CB
Chen & Brashear
1541.19
32
Harrison AG
Andrew Gaffin
1541.152
32
Harrison AG
Andrew Gaffin
1541.152
33
Awty International DR
Darina Rudkovskaia
1540.649
33
Awty International DR
Darina Rudkovskaia
1540.649
34
Independence HS VA Independent RG
Ridhi Gutta
1532.751
34
Independence HS VA Independent RG
Ridhi Gutta
1532.751
35
Clear Lake RZ
Roger Zhen
1532.125
35
Clear Lake RZ
Roger Zhen
1532.125
36
Nueva DY
D'Agostino & Yang
1522.411
36
Nueva DY
D'Agostino & Yang
1522.411
37
Dougherty Valley SL
Stanley Liu
1522.143
37
Dougherty Valley SL
Stanley Liu
1522.143
38
Memorial AW
Adrienne Wang
1521.849
38
Memorial AW
Adrienne Wang
1521.849
40
BASIS Silicon Valley VP
Vihaan Patel
1521.783
40
BASIS Silicon Valley VP
Vihaan Patel
1521.783
41
Horace Greeley AM
Andy Mezgravis-Miani
1521.783
41
Horace Greeley AM
Andy Mezgravis-Miani
1521.783
42
Harrison AZ
Alicia Zihenni
1521.775
42
Harrison AZ
Alicia Zihenni
1521.775
43
St Thomas CO
Craig O'Sullivan
1521.755
43
St Thomas CO
Craig O'Sullivan
1521.755
44
Avon SJ
Santiago Jimenez
1521.718
44
Avon SJ
Santiago Jimenez
1521.718
45
Arizona SZ
Saraphina Zhao
1521.534
45
Arizona SZ
Saraphina Zhao
1521.534
46
Riverside Independent SH
Shiwen Huang
1521.498
46
Riverside Independent SH
Shiwen Huang
1521.498
47
Cary Acad RP
Riley Powell
1521.488
47
Cary Acad RP
Riley Powell
1521.488
48
Brophy VW
Vincent Wang
1521.481
48
Brophy VW
Vincent Wang
1521.481
49
Laurel CW
Claire Witalec
1521.48
49
Laurel CW
Claire Witalec
1521.48
50
Iowa City West FH
Faisal Hamzeh
1521.221
50
Iowa City West FH
Faisal Hamzeh
1521.221
51
Nueva ES
Emanuel & Soral
1521.212
51
Nueva ES
Emanuel & Soral
1521.212
52
Holy Trinity Episcopal AR
Austen Richardson
1521.212
52
Holy Trinity Episcopal AR
Austen Richardson
1521.212
53
Lake Highland Prep CB
Christina Brown
1521.211
53
Lake Highland Prep CB
Christina Brown
1521.211
54
Cary Acad LM
Levin Ma
1521.205
54
Cary Acad LM
Levin Ma
1521.205
55
Village SZ
Selina Zhang
1521.196
55
Village SZ
Selina Zhang
1521.196
56
Nueva IR
Iyer & Rong
1521.195
56
Nueva IR
Iyer & Rong
1521.195
57
Millburn SK
Saumya Katariya
1521.195
57
Millburn SK
Saumya Katariya
1521.195
58
American Heritage Broward SM
Shyam Muhunthan
1521.183
58
American Heritage Broward SM
Shyam Muhunthan
1521.183
59
Vestavia Hills VZ
Veronica Zhang
1521.167
59
Vestavia Hills VZ
Veronica Zhang
1521.167
60
Potomac SM
Mankovsky & Shanmugam
1521.157
60
Potomac SM
Mankovsky & Shanmugam
1521.157
61
American Heritage Broward ES
Emanuel Sasson
1521.157
61
American Heritage Broward ES
Emanuel Sasson
1521.157
62
Strake Jesuit LH
Hablinski & Li
1521.141
62
Strake Jesuit LH
Hablinski & Li
1521.141
63
Lexington AL
Allison Liu
1521.139
63
Lexington AL
Allison Liu
1521.139
64
Dougherty Valley PN
Pranav Narra
1520.927
64
Dougherty Valley PN
Pranav Narra
1520.927
65
Edgemont AP
Anya Pathak
1520.927
65
Edgemont AP
Anya Pathak
1520.927
66
Berkeley Carroll JH
Jaylen Hilario-Peralta
1520.918
66
Berkeley Carroll JH
Jaylen Hilario-Peralta
1520.918
67
Colleyville Heritage CB
Cameron Buhl
1520.907
67
Colleyville Heritage CB
Cameron Buhl
1520.907
68
Memorial CS
Claire Sun
1520.9
68
Memorial CS
Claire Sun
1520.9
69
Mountain View AW
Andrea Wong
1520.898
69
Mountain View AW
Andrea Wong
1520.898
70
Greenhill MA
Michael Ahn
1520.87
70
Greenhill MA
Michael Ahn
1520.87
71
Ridge SK
Sameer Kandra
1520.854
71
Ridge SK
Sameer Kandra
1520.854
72
Papaya Valley SK
Sreekarthikeya Kankanala
1520.676
72
Papaya Valley SK
Sreekarthikeya Kankanala
1520.676
73
American Heritage Broward JG
Juley Guan
1520.659
73
American Heritage Broward JG
Juley Guan
1520.659
74
Northwood JS
Jasmine Shao
1520.643
74
Northwood JS
Jasmine Shao
1520.643
75
Northwest WL
William Li
1520.623
75
Northwest WL
William Li
1520.623
76
Harvard-Westlake DB
Daniel Baek
1520.622
76
Harvard-Westlake DB
Daniel Baek
1520.622
77
Ardsley NN
Naumika Naresh
1520.603
77
Ardsley NN
Naumika Naresh
1520.603
78
Lexington OO
Omar Obeidat
1520.597
78
Lexington OO
Omar Obeidat
1520.597
79
Strake Jesuit CM
Castillo & Magon
1520.588
79
Strake Jesuit CM
Castillo & Magon
1520.588
80
Strake Jesuit SM
Stratton & Murthy
1520.587
80
Strake Jesuit SM
Stratton & Murthy
1520.587
81
BASIS Scottsdale TK
Taejun Kim
1520.586
81
BASIS Scottsdale TK
Taejun Kim
1520.586
82
Westwood DV
Diya Venkataragavan
1520.577
82
Westwood DV
Diya Venkataragavan
1520.577
83
Trojan Independent PM
Preston Mallett
1520.577
83
Trojan Independent PM
Preston Mallett
1520.577
84
Northern Valley HK
Hayul (Ellie) Kim
1520.568
84
Northern Valley HK
Hayul (Ellie) Kim
1520.568
85
Monta Vista SC
Steven Chi
1520.567
85
Monta Vista SC
Steven Chi
1520.567
86
Northern Valley AC
Aaron Choi
1520.54
86
Northern Valley AC
Aaron Choi
1520.54
87
Bronx Science SS
Sarita Satynarayana
1520.372
87
Bronx Science SS
Sarita Satynarayana
1520.372
88
ADL VK
Victor Kang
1520.352
88
ADL VK
Victor Kang
1520.352
89
PV Independent CN
Carter Nelson
1520.32
89
PV Independent CN
Carter Nelson
1520.32
90
Greenhill OG
Owen Gao
1520.318
90
Greenhill OG
Owen Gao
1520.318
91
Polytechnic KK
Kara Kang
1520.301
91
Polytechnic KK
Kara Kang
1520.301
92
Walt Whitman SC
Sahaj Chahal
1520.282
92
Walt Whitman SC
Sahaj Chahal
1520.282
93
Isidore Newman WC
Wyatt Conner
1520.062
93
Isidore Newman WC
Wyatt Conner
1520.062
94
BASIS Scottsdale SS
Saish Swamidurai
1520.025
94
BASIS Scottsdale SS
Saish Swamidurai
1520.025
95
Northwest JP
Jayden Park
1519.97
95
Northwest JP
Jayden Park
1519.97
96
Madison Central AA
Aalekh Arapalli
1519.856
96
Madison Central AA
Aalekh Arapalli
1519.856
97
BASIS Silicon Valley JK
Jason Kuo
1519.692
97
BASIS Silicon Valley JK
Jason Kuo
1519.692
98
Northland Christian LM
Liam McDonald
1518.757
98
Northland Christian LM
Liam McDonald
1518.757
99
BASIS Silicon Valley YS
Yifan Sheng
1512.082
99
BASIS Silicon Valley YS
Yifan Sheng
1512.082
100
Woodlands Independent ML
Michelle Lee
1511.825
100
Woodlands Independent ML
Michelle Lee
1511.825
101
Harvard-Westlake EY
Elijah Yguado
1511.825
101
Harvard-Westlake EY
Elijah Yguado
1511.825
302
BASIS Peoria Independent PS
Peddireddi & Sumesh
1470.026
302
BASIS Peoria Independent PS
Peddireddi & Sumesh
1470.026
303
Arlington PA
Atherton & Potere
1470.02
303
Arlington PA
Atherton & Potere
1470.02
304
Ravenwood NM
Mohamed & Narayanan
1470.014
304
Ravenwood NM
Mohamed & Narayanan
1470.014
305
VDA - Vancouver ZY
Yao & Zhang
1470.013
305
VDA - Vancouver ZY
Yao & Zhang
1470.013
306
Flintridge Prep OR
Ochoa & Robinson
1470.013
306
Flintridge Prep OR
Ochoa & Robinson
1470.013
307
Benjamin PJ
& Spinola Pedroni Jean-Baptiste
1470
307
Benjamin PJ
& Spinola Pedroni Jean-Baptiste
1470
308
Canyon Crest PH
Huang & Peng
1469.997
308
Canyon Crest PH
Huang & Peng
1469.997
309
Ivy JA
Ahilan & Jiang
1469.994
309
Ivy JA
Ahilan & Jiang
1469.994
310
Valley Christian MC
Chen & Ma
1469.852
310
Valley Christian MC
Chen & Ma
1469.852
311
Isidore Newman WP
Plymale & Wentz
1469.72
311
Isidore Newman WP
Plymale & Wentz
1469.72
312
Taipei American HL
Han & Lee
1469.717
312
Taipei American HL
Han & Lee
1469.717
313
Milpitas XS
Sana & Xie
1469.704
313
Milpitas XS
Sana & Xie
1469.704
314
St Mary's Dominican JR
Johnston & Ricca
1469.404
314
St Mary's Dominican JR
Johnston & Ricca
1469.404
315
Hawken WZ
Williams & Zhou
1462.665
315
Hawken WZ
Williams & Zhou
1462.665
316
West Windsor Plainsboro South WC
& Bedoya Cadenillas Wang
1455.637
316
West Windsor Plainsboro South WC
& Bedoya Cadenillas Wang
1455.637
317
Edina AM
Allocco & Ma
1455.324
317
Edina AM
Allocco & Ma
1455.324
318
Mountain Brook PB
Bradford & Pringle
1455.317
318
Mountain Brook PB
Bradford & Pringle
1455.317
319
Montgomery Township NK
Khurana & Nagireddy
1455.316
319
Montgomery Township NK
Khurana & Nagireddy
1455.316
320
Bronx Science LP
Leem & Pasman
1455.007
320
Bronx Science LP
Leem & Pasman
1455.007