2026 National Western Judging Contest Results

Senior College
Rank Team Power Rating
1st Western Illinois University 1.471
2nd Kansas State University 1.398
3rd Auburn University 1.324
4th Texas Tech University 1.251
5th Oklahoma State University 1.177
6th Texas A&M University 1.103
7th Iowa State University 1.067
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 0.920
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 0.828
18th University of Illinois 0.809
19th Fresno State University 0.791
20th Purdue University 0.772
21st New Mexico State University 0.736
22nd University of Missouri 0.728
23rd Cornell University 0.721
Junior College
Rank Team Power Rating
1st Black Hawk East College 1.592
2nd Redlands Community College 1.513
3rd Northern Oklahoma College 1.433
4th Blinn College 1.354
5th Linn-Benton Community College 1.274
6th Lake Land College 1.194
7th Butler Community College 1.155
8th South Plains College 1.115
9th Connors State College 1.075
10th Casper College 1.035
11th Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College 1.015
12th Hutchinson Community College 0.995
13th Fort Scott Community College 0.975
14th Lincoln Land Community College 0.955
15th Eastern Oklahoma State College 0.936
16th Northeastern Junior College 0.916
17th Clarendon College 0.896
18th Ohio State ATI 0.876
19th John Wood Community College 0.856
20th Northwest College 0.836
21st Illinois Central College 0.796
22nd Laramie County Community College 0.788
23rd Seward Community College 0.780
24th Murray State College 0.772
25th Joliet Junior College 0.764
26th Northeast Community College 0.756
27th Eastern Wyoming College 0.748
28th Arkansas Rich Mountain 0.740
29th Colby Community College 0.733