2026 National Western Judging Contest Results

Senior College
Rank Team Power Rating
1st Western Illinois University 1.539
2nd Kansas State University 1.462
3rd Auburn University 1.386
4th Texas Tech University 1.309
5th Oklahoma State University 1.232
6th Texas A&M University 1.155
7th Iowa State University 1.116
8th University of Arkansas 1.078
9th West Texas A&M University 1.039
10th University of Wyoming 1.001
11th University of Minnesota 0.981
12th South Dakota State University 0.962
13th University of Nebraska 0.943
14th University of Tennesse 0.924
15th Ohio State University 0.904
16th North Dakota State University 0.885
17th Virginia Tech 0.866
18th University of Illinois 0.847
19th Fresno State University 0.827
20th Purdue University 0.808
21st New Mexico State University 0.770
22nd University of Missouri 0.762
23rd Cornell University 0.754
Junior College
Rank Team Power Rating
1st Black Hawk East College 1.613
2nd Redlands Community College 1.533
3rd Northern Oklahoma College 1.452
4th Blinn College 1.371
5th Linn-Benton Community College 1.291
6th Lake Land College 1.210
7th Butler Community College 1.170
8th South Plains College 1.129
9th Connors State College 1.089
10th Casper College 1.049
11th Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College 1.028
12th Hutchinson Community College 1.008
13th Fort Scott Community College 0.988
14th Lincoln Land Community College 0.968
15th Eastern Oklahoma State College 0.948
16th Northeastern Junior College 0.928
17th Clarendon College 0.907
18th Ohio State ATI 0.887
19th John Wood Community College 0.867
20th Northwest College 0.847
21st Illinois Central College 0.807
22nd Laramie County Community College 0.799
23rd Seward Community College 0.790
24th Murray State College 0.782
25th Joliet Junior College 0.774
26th Northeast Community College 0.766
27th Eastern Wyoming College 0.758
28th Arkansas Rich Mountain 0.750
29th Colby Community College 0.742