2026 National Western Judging Contest Results

Senior College
Rank Team Power Rating
1st Western Illinois University 1.471
2nd Kansas State University 1.397
3rd Auburn University 1.324
4th Texas Tech University 1.250
5th Oklahoma State University 1.177
6th Texas A&M University 1.103
7th Iowa State University 1.066
8th University of Arkansas 1.030
9th West Texas A&M University 0.993
10th University of Wyoming 0.956
11th University of Minnesota 0.938
12th South Dakota State University 0.919
13th University of Nebraska 0.901
14th University of Tennesse 0.883
15th Ohio State University 0.864
16th North Dakota State University 0.846
17th Virginia Tech 0.827
18th University of Illinois 0.809
19th Fresno State University 0.791
20th Purdue University 0.772
21st New Mexico State University 0.735
22nd University of Missouri 0.728
23rd Cornell University 0.721
Junior College
Rank Team Power Rating
1st Black Hawk East College 1.590
2nd Redlands Community College 1.511
3rd Northern Oklahoma College 1.431
4th Blinn College 1.352
5th Linn-Benton Community College 1.272
6th Lake Land College 1.193
7th Butler Community College 1.153
8th South Plains College 1.113
9th Connors State College 1.074
10th Casper College 1.034
11th Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College 1.014
12th Hutchinson Community College 0.994
13th Fort Scott Community College 0.974
14th Lincoln Land Community College 0.954
15th Eastern Oklahoma State College 0.934
16th Northeastern Junior College 0.915
17th Clarendon College 0.895
18th Ohio State ATI 0.875
19th John Wood Community College 0.855
20th Northwest College 0.835
21st Illinois Central College 0.795
22nd Laramie County Community College 0.787
23rd Seward Community College 0.779
24th Murray State College 0.771
25th Joliet Junior College 0.763
26th Northeast Community College 0.755
27th Eastern Wyoming College 0.748
28th Arkansas Rich Mountain 0.740
29th Colby Community College 0.732