Public Forum & Lincoln Douglas Rankings

NSD and DebateDrills 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 NSD x DD elo-based Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas debate rankings give competitors points based on winning and losing rounds on the strength of the opposing team compared to theirs; 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 debates, 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. The PF & LD rankings methodology has undergone a slight revision, and an initial accuracy assessment of our rankings has been conducted. Click here for the LD article. Click here for the PF article.

Last updated: May 26, 2023

Notes:
1) Rankings are limited to the top 500 debaters for each event. For full results, please visit the
open-sourced results.
2) Mid-America Cup (aka Valley Invitational) has not published results to Tabroom (LD & PF), so they have not yet been included.
3) NSD LD Students are highlighted in red!

Rank

School

Debater

Elo

1

Strake Jesuit KS

Karan Shah

2234.999

1

Strake Jesuit KS

Karan Shah

2234.999

2

Harker MK

Muzzi Khan

2162.028

2

Harker MK

Muzzi Khan

2162.028

3

Strath Haven AM

Ava Manaker

2129.631

3

Strath Haven AM

Ava Manaker

2129.631

4

Dulles VN

Vishnu Nataraja

2110.071

4

Dulles VN

Vishnu Nataraja

2110.071

5

American Heritage Broward SS

Spencer Swickle

2086.993

5

American Heritage Broward SS

Spencer Swickle

2086.993

6

Greenhill AK

Adam Kesselman

2078.730

6

Greenhill AK

Adam Kesselman

2078.730

7

San Mateo YR

Yesh Rao

2073.159

7

San Mateo YR

Yesh Rao

2073.159

8

Marlborough WR

Wyeth Renwick

2049.693

8

Marlborough WR

Wyeth Renwick

2049.693

9

Plano East AW

Aadit Walia

2048.452

9

Plano East AW

Aadit Walia

2048.452

10

Harker AS

Ansh Sheth

2010.886

10

Harker AS

Ansh Sheth

2010.886

11

Scripps Ranch AS

Agastya Sridharan

2006.540

11

Scripps Ranch AS

Agastya Sridharan

2006.540

12

Harker KB

Kabir Buch

1993.842

12

Harker KB

Kabir Buch

1993.842

13

Isidore Newman EE

Elizabeth Elliott

1990.130

13

Isidore Newman EE

Elizabeth Elliott

1990.130

14

Strake Jesuit JW

Justin Wen

1977.676

14

Strake Jesuit JW

Justin Wen

1977.676

15

Prospect ST

Sophia Tian

1959.393

15

Prospect ST

Sophia Tian

1959.393

16

Damien HS and St. Lucy's Priory AM

Adam Mimou

1958.951

16

Damien HS and St. Lucy's Priory AM

Adam Mimou

1958.951

17

Lake Highland Prep AB

Ayman Badawy

1942.708

17

Lake Highland Prep AB

Ayman Badawy

1942.708

18

Strake Jesuit JS

Jet Sun

1932.043

18

Strake Jesuit JS

Jet Sun

1932.043

19

Saratoga AG

Arnav Garg

1929.262

19

Saratoga AG

Arnav Garg

1929.262

20

BASIS Peoria PY

Philimon Yosafat

1925.807

20

BASIS Peoria PY

Philimon Yosafat

1925.807

21

Troy AP

Andrew Park

1922.131

21

Troy AP

Andrew Park

1922.131

22

Strake Jesuit NW

Nathan Wei

1917.111

22

Strake Jesuit NW

Nathan Wei

1917.111

23

Lake Highland Prep HL

Harris Layson

1913.288

23

Lake Highland Prep HL

Harris Layson

1913.288

24

Greenhill SL

Seth Lee

1909.076

24

Greenhill SL

Seth Lee

1909.076

25

Harrison JP

Jessie Pein

1882.000

25

Harrison JP

Jessie Pein

1882.000

26

Harker PG

Panav Gogte

1881.067

26

Harker PG

Panav Gogte

1881.067

27

Academy Of Classical Christian Studies JM

Jack Miller

1876.845

27

Academy Of Classical Christian Studies JM

Jack Miller

1876.845

28

St Agnes EH

Ella Huang

1868.364

28

St Agnes EH

Ella Huang

1868.364

29

Mission San Jose SR

Shrey Raju

1864.907

29

Mission San Jose SR

Shrey Raju

1864.907

30

Marlborough HL

Hope Lee

1863.451

30

Marlborough HL

Hope Lee

1863.451

31

Dulles NJ

Nathaniel John

1861.751

31

Dulles NJ

Nathaniel John

1861.751

32

Coppell HA

Hunniya Ahmad

1853.705

32

Coppell HA

Hunniya Ahmad

1853.705

33

Marlborough MJ

Maya Jen

1853.322

33

Marlborough MJ

Maya Jen

1853.322

34

Peninsula DL

Devin Lai

1848.336

34

Peninsula DL

Devin Lai

1848.336

35

Lake Highland Prep PS

Prateek Seela

1840.726

35

Lake Highland Prep PS

Prateek Seela

1840.726

36

Notre Dame San Jose AG

Anika Ganesh

1832.756

36

Notre Dame San Jose AG

Anika Ganesh

1832.756

37

Diamond Bar NC

Nathan Chu

1820.231

37

Diamond Bar NC

Nathan Chu

1820.231

38

Scarsdale DH

David Huang

1817.388

38

Scarsdale DH

David Huang

1817.388

39

Mission San Jose SS

Saranya Singh

1811.011

39

Mission San Jose SS

Saranya Singh

1811.011

40

Oxford VM

Viren Mehta

1810.312

40

Oxford VM

Viren Mehta

1810.312

41

Oxford VD

Vaibhav Dara

1809.816

41

Oxford VD

Vaibhav Dara

1809.816

42

Millburn ST

Selena Teng

1804.028

42

Millburn ST

Selena Teng

1804.028

43

Iowa City West NW

Nathan Weimar

1802.999

43

Iowa City West NW

Nathan Weimar

1802.999

44

Millard North NL

Nathan Liu

1796.879

44

Millard North NL

Nathan Liu

1796.879

45

Immaculate Heart RR

Riley Rees

1795.535

45

Immaculate Heart RR

Riley Rees

1795.535

46

Harvard-Westlake IC

Iris Chen

1788.192

46

Harvard-Westlake IC

Iris Chen

1788.192

47

Southlake Carroll EP

Enya Pinjani

1786.489

47

Southlake Carroll EP

Enya Pinjani

1786.489

48

Monta Vista RD

Rohit Dayanand

1778.507

48

Monta Vista RD

Rohit Dayanand

1778.507

49

Harker RM

Rahul Mulpuri

1777.108

49

Harker RM

Rahul Mulpuri

1777.108

50

Lynbrook SY

Soohyuk Yoon

1769.398

50

Lynbrook SY

Soohyuk Yoon

1769.398

51

Perry JA

Joey Antonelli

1769.004

51

Perry JA

Joey Antonelli

1769.004

52

Westlake MR

Miller Roberts

1766.380

52

Westlake MR

Miller Roberts

1766.380

53

Monta Vista KR

Keshav Rastogi

1764.597

53

Monta Vista KR

Keshav Rastogi

1764.597

54

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley SK

Shreyas Kaps

1754.688

54

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley SK

Shreyas Kaps

1754.688

55

Eagan AE

Aerin Engelstad

1752.120

55

Eagan AE

Aerin Engelstad

1752.120

56

Mountain House ES

Elizabeth Su

1746.956

56

Mountain House ES

Elizabeth Su

1746.956

57

Strake Jesuit VM

Vratin Mankidy

1746.733

57

Strake Jesuit VM

Vratin Mankidy

1746.733

58

Memorial BD

Ben Duong

1744.765

58

Memorial BD

Ben Duong

1744.765

59

Harrison JB

Jack Borman

1740.877

59

Harrison JB

Jack Borman

1740.877

60

Oak Ridge AA

Arnav Arjula

1738.081

60

Oak Ridge AA

Arnav Arjula

1738.081

61

Westridge TW

Tanya Wei

1731.926

61

Westridge TW

Tanya Wei

1731.926

62

Proof DR

Dhruv Raghavan

1721.400

62

Proof DR

Dhruv Raghavan

1721.400

63

King CP

Chan Park

1720.476

63

King CP

Chan Park

1720.476

64

Athenian EY

Everett Yau

1716.593

64

Athenian EY

Everett Yau

1716.593

65

Harrison RP

Reese Potash

1714.836

65

Harrison RP

Reese Potash

1714.836

66

William P. Clements KK

Kyren Khairah

1710.113

66

William P. Clements KK

Kyren Khairah

1710.113

67

West Des Moines Valley SJ

Shreya Joshi

1709.576

67

West Des Moines Valley SJ

Shreya Joshi

1709.576

68

Walt Whitman HZ

Haider Zaidi

1708.933

68

Walt Whitman HZ

Haider Zaidi

1708.933

69

Plano East NG

Nathan Gong

1707.950

69

Plano East NG

Nathan Gong

1707.950

70

McNeil AG

Anshul Gulati

1704.542

70

McNeil AG

Anshul Gulati

1704.542

71

Durham SA

Sachin Aggarwal

1702.945

71

Durham SA

Sachin Aggarwal

1702.945

72

Brophy TJ

Timothy Jiang

1702.298

72

Brophy TJ

Timothy Jiang

1702.298

73

Mercer Island KS

Katherine Shao

1700.535

73

Mercer Island KS

Katherine Shao

1700.535

74

Immaculate Heart AW

Ava Wegmann-Gatarz

1692.494

74

Immaculate Heart AW

Ava Wegmann-Gatarz

1692.494

75

Bellarmine AK

Arshon Keyani

1692.431

75

Bellarmine AK

Arshon Keyani

1692.431

76

Lake Highland Prep YA

Yash Agrawal

1691.415

76

Lake Highland Prep YA

Yash Agrawal

1691.415

77

Little Rock Central MG

Michelle Gong

1686.259

77

Little Rock Central MG

Michelle Gong

1686.259

78

Solebury LN

Liam Nyberg

1684.725

78

Solebury LN

Liam Nyberg

1684.725

79

Strake Jesuit DA

Diego Arcos

1680.097

79

Strake Jesuit DA

Diego Arcos

1680.097

80

Plano Independent PG

Pranav Gorty

1677.732

80

Plano Independent PG

Pranav Gorty

1677.732

81

Stockdale RP

Rishit Pradhan

1674.579

81

Stockdale RP

Rishit Pradhan

1674.579

82

Challenge Early JA

Joshua Adegoke

1673.323

82

Challenge Early JA

Joshua Adegoke

1673.323

83

Lexington JB

Jayden Bai

1671.698

83

Lexington JB

Jayden Bai

1671.698

84

James Bowie NW

Nikihil Weerakoon

1668.805

84

James Bowie NW

Nikihil Weerakoon

1668.805

85

Harker RA

Roshan Amurthur

1666.576

85

Harker RA

Roshan Amurthur

1666.576

86

Bergen County Academies AK

Andrew Kim

1661.663

86

Bergen County Academies AK

Andrew Kim

1661.663

87

Strake Jesuit JK

JD Kollar

1661.319

87

Strake Jesuit JK

JD Kollar

1661.319

88

Lincoln East BH

Benjamin Hoover

1661.180

88

Lincoln East BH

Benjamin Hoover

1661.180

89

Lexington AG

Aanya Ghosh

1659.915

89

Lexington AG

Aanya Ghosh

1659.915

90

Hawken ST

Sasha Turner

1659.412

90

Hawken ST

Sasha Turner

1659.412

91

Pine View EL

Edden Levy

1657.863

91

Pine View EL

Edden Levy

1657.863

92

Carnegie Vanguard LH

Laura Huang

1655.485

92

Carnegie Vanguard LH

Laura Huang

1655.485

93

Sammamish LW

Lydia Wang

1655.098

93

Sammamish LW

Lydia Wang

1655.098

94

Peninsula KL

Kevin Lai

1652.563

94

Peninsula KL

Kevin Lai

1652.563

95

Harker SY

Sahngwie Yim

1650.730

95

Harker SY

Sahngwie Yim

1650.730

96

Harvard-Westlake WL

William Liu

1650.071

96

Harvard-Westlake WL

William Liu

1650.071

97

Charlotte Latin EL

Evan Li

1649.097

97

Charlotte Latin EL

Evan Li

1649.097

98

Peninsula ML

Mike Li

1647.713

98

Peninsula ML

Mike Li

1647.713

99

Monta Vista EY

Ethan Yang

1645.910

99

Monta Vista EY

Ethan Yang

1645.910

100

Flower Mound ST

Sidhanth Thandassery

1645.500

100

Flower Mound ST

Sidhanth Thandassery

1645.500

Rank

School

Team

Elo

1

Durham HH

Hansen & Huang

2151.587

2

Strake Jesuit DY

Dubey & Yates

2106.970

3

Edina SJ

Jiang & Shapiro

2100.430

4

Durham SW

Sukhija & Wallen

2048.701

5

Blake TP

Perri & Terveen

2030.399

6

Delbarton CE

Calder & Ehrenberg

2023.499

7

Durham HP

Hodges & Prakash

2014.816

8

Southlake Carroll PS

Punreddy & Suri

1998.236

9

L C Anderson BC

Ben-Avi & Coleman

1976.602

10

Seven Lakes LM

Liu & Mehta

1955.126

11

NSU AR

Arias & Riofrio

1947.079

12

College Prep HP

Huang & Pirone

1924.705

13

Bergen County Academies SM

Min & Seo

1922.858

14

Princeton BM

Banerjee & Margulis

1916.394

15

Taipei American CW

Chen & Wu

1879.913

16

Edgemont Junior-Senior AM

Agarwal & Musti

1873.724

17

Poly Prep Country Day ST

Sah & Tiesi

1859.361

18

College Prep ER

Elassaad & Ratna

1851.209

19

Flintridge Prep VZ

Vaughn & Zhao

1847.711

20

Southlake Carroll SR

Reddy & Subramanian

1840.597

21

BergenTech NG

Grinberg & Nozic

1840.048

22

Saratoga JG

Goswami & Jia

1833.766

23

Quarry Lane PS

Patel & Sharma

1826.263

24

Thomas S. Wootton DT

Dai & Tian

1823.407

25

JR Masterman CA

Anastasi & Cohen

1804.301

26

Westlake KP

Kondagunturi & Pillay

1800.675

27

Southlake Carroll YR

Reddy & Yarlagedda

1799.315

28

Foothill AD

Adhikesaven & Das

1787.321

29

Horace Mann LP

Lee & Paulson

1786.763

30

Blake OR

Olson & Redmond

1782.849

31

Newton South MK

Krishnamoorthy & Malihi

1782.180

32

Southlake Carroll DS

Dharani & Subramanian

1781.777

33

North Allegheny BP

Bellamkonda & Palagani

1772.895

34

Sidwell CZ

Chander & Zhao

1772.323

35

Flower Mound MK

Kurra & Morris

1762.974

36

College Prep BP

Bhatnagar & Pirone

1761.748

37

Mission San Jose VP

Pasha & Vellani

1754.946

38

Leland XH

Huang & Xie

1748.694

39

La Salle NG

Gladstein & Nahas

1743.545

40

Myers Park BJ

Bohmfalk & Jacobs

1742.025

41

Bronx Science WZ

Weiss & Zaino

1740.609

42

Marist EK

Escayg & Kang

1737.961

43

Alsion Montessori SS

Samsi & Sharma

1736.065

44

Hawken TO

O'Keefe & Toliver

1736.062

45

Flower Mound BS

Bhattacharya & Sharma

1734.734

46

Chapin IW

Izmirly & Wolf

1734.287

47

JR Masterman KE

Eggerts & Keenan

1733.395

48

Jasper LK

Kapoor & Lohtia

1732.293

49

Regis KS

Kane & Stesner

1731.216

50

Taipei American WC

Chen & Watanabe

1730.714

51

Altamont SG

Goli & Sudarshan

1730.466

52

Fairmont Prep SS

Savdharia & Shah

1730.117

53

Seven Lakes ZL

Lu & Zhao

1729.014

54

Dougherty Valley SD

Dhamodaran & Shah

1728.896

55

Riverdale Country GM

Gold & Mehra

1728.568

56

Lambert SY

Saokar & Yoo

1726.894

57

Phillipsburg BM

Black & Migliaccio

1725.150

58

Strake Jesuit TC

Chimata & Turley

1722.307

59

Palm Beach Independent AL

Ali & Lee

1719.772

60

BASIS Chandler CC

Choudhri & Choudhury

1718.436

61

Dougherty Valley JA

Anand & Jain

1715.379

62

Walt Whitman HH

Hallward-Driemeier & Hu-Henderson

1712.820

63

Thomas Jefferson HSST ZL

Li & Zhou

1711.273

64

Bronx Science AE

Anastas & Emery

1710.730

65

American Heritage Broward BA

Abi-Karam & Burkeen

1708.646

66

Dulles LG

Ganesh & Li

1704.115

67

El Camino Real Charter DL

Dave & Lehavi

1702.651

68

Mira Loma AS

Amir & Sudharsan

1701.665

69

Mountain Brook HL

Hahn & Li

1700.465

70

Walt Whitman WB

Bhattacharjee & Willhauck

1698.707

71

VDA - Vancouver WZ

Wu & Zhang

1698.634

72

VDA - Vancouver LZ

Liu & Zhong

1696.029

73

Plano West MZ

Mahendra & Zeng

1695.246

74

Fairmont Prep GK

Gupta & Kapoor

1695.083

75

Norman North SG

Goering & Siddique

1693.916

76

Bergen County Academies CK

Chun & Kreibich

1693.760

77

Notre Dame San Jose CB

Bhardwaj & Chaturvedi

1691.637

78

Hawken LB

Benchek & Lakhanpal

1689.231

79

Edina BE

Budideti & Erol

1689.168

80

Durham VC

Chen & Vail

1685.855

81

Miramonte YM

Martono & Yuan

1682.431

82

Lambert MB

Basavaraj & Missell

1682.328

83

Regis HT

Healey & Tinson

1681.058

84

Winston Churchill HT

Hill & Tang

1679.820

85

Chantilly DN

Dandamudi & Nanduri

1679.273

86

South Forsyth GG

Gautam & Gupta

1678.584

87

Flintridge Prep CY

Choi & Ye

1678.183

88

Westwood DV

Dasari & Venkat

1677.563

89

Ivy Bridge BT

Biswas & Tang

1675.564

90

St Francis CB

Bastin & Chang

1675.397

91

Hamilton NT

Nigam & Tambe

1671.484

92

Bergen County Academies CZ

Chae & Zee

1670.162

93

Acton-Boxborough LJ

Jiang & Leo

1670.086

94

Hathaway Brown SG

Gandhi & Sangani

1668.466

95

Summit NC

Cheung & Naidu

1666.962

96

Del Norte Independent AH

Arora & Hossain

1665.698

97

Regis GM

Gouley & Moran

1663.266

98

Ridge ZK

Khade & Zhu

1660.503

99

Newsome BN

Bole & Nathanson

1660.295

100

Regis AB

Augustine & Biviano

1659.903