Debate Land Public Forum & Lincoln Douglas Rankings

Debate Land is proud to offer comprehensive national circuit rankings for Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas debate. We believe that by providing comprehensive and transparent rankings, we can foster a more inclusive, legitimate, and competitive debate community. Debate Land uses a proprietary metric of ranking debaters colloquially known as the OTR Score. It awards points based on scaled tournament attendance, high performance (deep elimination round runs), and success against difficult opponents. Every system has flaws, but the OTR 3.0 Score is an open-source metric widely available to debaters.

1) The first 500 teams are displayed. For full results, see Debate Land.
2) Read our methodology.
3) View results from past years.

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Rank

Team Code

Debaters

OTR

1

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Lake Highland Prep PS

Prateek Seela

4.277

1

Lake Highland Prep PS

Prateek Seela

4.277

2

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OCSA Independent IL

Iva Liu

4.192

2

OCSA Independent IL

Iva Liu

4.192

3

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Strake Jesuit JW

Justin Wen

4.185

3

Strake Jesuit JW

Justin Wen

4.185

4

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Lynbrook OM

Om Modi

4.113

4

Lynbrook OM

Om Modi

4.113

5

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Harker Siddhartha Daswani

Siddhartha Daswani

3.755

5

Harker Siddhartha Daswani

Siddhartha Daswani

3.755

6

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Greenhill SK

Sarah Koshy

3.754

6

Greenhill SK

Sarah Koshy

3.754

7

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Peninsula SU

Sterling Utovac

3.561

7

Peninsula SU

Sterling Utovac

3.561

8

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Village SZ

Selina Zhang

3.504

8

Village SZ

Selina Zhang

3.504

9

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Cary Acad RR

Riley Ro

3.315

9

Cary Acad RR

Riley Ro

3.315

10

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Harrison JB

Jack Borman

3.198

10

Harrison JB

Jack Borman

3.198

11

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Harvard-Westlake KM

Kaison Maruyama

2.894

11

Harvard-Westlake KM

Kaison Maruyama

2.894

12

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Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men JB

Jordan Brown

2.786

12

Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men JB

Jordan Brown

2.786

13

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Westlake Roberts

Miller Roberts

2.762

13

Westlake Roberts

Miller Roberts

2.762

14

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Strake KM

Kelvin Meng

2.663

14

Strake KM

Kelvin Meng

2.663

15

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Klein Oak JW

Jackson White

2.595

15

Klein Oak JW

Jackson White

2.595

16

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Harvard-Westlake WL

William Liu

2.566

16

Harvard-Westlake WL

William Liu

2.566

17

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Horace Greeley SG

Salma Gheith

2.557

17

Horace Greeley SG

Salma Gheith

2.557

18

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Harrison JG

Jack Gessner

2.546

18

Harrison JG

Jack Gessner

2.546

19

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Riverside SH

Shiwen Huang

2.491

19

Riverside SH

Shiwen Huang

2.491

20

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McNeil ASr

Atharva Srivastava

2.457

20

McNeil ASr

Atharva Srivastava

2.457

21

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Brophy TJ

Timothy Jiang

2.456

21

Brophy TJ

Timothy Jiang

2.456

22

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Lynbrook BZ

Bolang Zhu

2.402

22

Lynbrook BZ

Bolang Zhu

2.402

23

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SevLak VS

Vishal Surya

2.402

23

SevLak VS

Vishal Surya

2.402

24

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Harrison Reese Potash

Reese Potash

2.4

24

Harrison Reese Potash

Reese Potash

2.4

25

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Isidore Newman AB

Andrew Brandt

2.338

25

Isidore Newman AB

Andrew Brandt

2.338

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Rank

Team Code

Debaters

OTR

151

Dulles Li & Huang

Rina Li & Sherry Huang

1.262

151

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Dulles Li & Huang

Rina Li & Sherry Huang

1.262

152

Germantown HS

Arthur Hu & Aiden Swartz

1.261

152

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Germantown HS

Arthur Hu & Aiden Swartz

1.261

153

Horace Mann TC

Kevin Cheng & Claire Tsai

1.261

153

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Horace Mann TC

Kevin Cheng & Claire Tsai

1.261

154

Strake Jesuit Julian Carlile & Roger Li

Roger Li & Julian Carlile

1.259

154

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Strake Jesuit Julian Carlile & Roger Li

Roger Li & Julian Carlile

1.259

155

Bronx Science AC

Sonali Campbell & Frances Auth

1.257

155

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Bronx Science AC

Sonali Campbell & Frances Auth

1.257

156

Eden Prairie VV

Keerat Virdi & Angad Virdi

1.257

156

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Eden Prairie VV

Keerat Virdi & Angad Virdi

1.257

157

National Debate Club LC

Nathan Lee & Alyssa Chen

1.253

157

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National Debate Club LC

Nathan Lee & Alyssa Chen

1.253

158

Regis AL

Samuel Lauriello & Desmond Augustine

1.25

158

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Regis AL

Samuel Lauriello & Desmond Augustine

1.25

159

Ridge LS

Advik Sateeja & Matthew Li

1.242

159

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Ridge LS

Advik Sateeja & Matthew Li

1.242

160

Theodore Roosevelt AB

Ingrid Alg & Sree Baruri

1.241

160

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Theodore Roosevelt AB

Ingrid Alg & Sree Baruri

1.241

161

DebateDrills GK

Kshitij Gairola & Neel Karur-Parekh

1.24

161

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DebateDrills GK

Kshitij Gairola & Neel Karur-Parekh

1.24

162

Trinity Prep CD

Lucy Chong & Nikhil Daniel

1.236

162

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Trinity Prep CD

Lucy Chong & Nikhil Daniel

1.236

163

SevLak KS

Samanvita Kasibhatla & Anika Sud

1.235

163

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SevLak KS

Samanvita Kasibhatla & Anika Sud

1.235

164

Lexington SM

Deanna Yao Qian Ma & Aryan Sethi

1.233

164

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Lexington SM

Deanna Yao Qian Ma & Aryan Sethi

1.233

165

Emerald AG

Atharv Gabada & Mrinal Agarwal

1.226

165

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Emerald AG

Atharv Gabada & Mrinal Agarwal

1.226

166

Council Rock North PR

Dari Rozinsky & Justin Peng

1.225

166

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Council Rock North PR

Dari Rozinsky & Justin Peng

1.225

167

Cranbrook HZ

Martin Huang & Jack Zhang

1.224

167

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Cranbrook HZ

Martin Huang & Jack Zhang

1.224

168

American MR

Ashwin Raghav & Abhigyan Mishra

1.206

168

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American MR

Ashwin Raghav & Abhigyan Mishra

1.206

169

Millard North TZ

Evelyn Tucker & Isabella Zhang

1.197

169

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Millard North TZ

Evelyn Tucker & Isabella Zhang

1.197

170

Newton South CK

Zain Kapoor & Advik Chandok

1.194

170

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Newton South CK

Zain Kapoor & Advik Chandok

1.194

171

Richard Montgomery LX

Grace Li & Katherine Xue

1.192

171

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Richard Montgomery LX

Grace Li & Katherine Xue

1.192

172

Hunter BG

Annabel Gottlieb & Roberto Bailey

1.185

172

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Hunter BG

Annabel Gottlieb & Roberto Bailey

1.185

173

Canyon Crest XS

Eleyn Xiong & Baylen Shi

1.183

173

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Canyon Crest XS

Eleyn Xiong & Baylen Shi

1.183

174

Carrollton BZ

Audrey Browning & Luke Zimmer

1.179

174

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Carrollton BZ

Audrey Browning & Luke Zimmer

1.179

175

Westlake Wong & Wadhwa

Millen Wadhwa & Noah Wong

1.175

175

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Westlake Wong & Wadhwa

Millen Wadhwa & Noah Wong

1.175