2026 National Western Judging Contest Results

Senior College
Rank Team Power Rating
1st Western Illinois University 1.414
2nd Kansas State University 1.344
3rd Auburn University 1.273
4th Texas Tech University 1.202
5th Oklahoma State University 1.132
6th Texas A&M University 1.061
7th Iowa State University 1.025
8th University of Arkansas 0.990
9th West Texas A&M University 0.955
10th University of Wyoming 0.919
11th University of Minnesota 0.902
12th South Dakota State University 0.884
13th University of Nebraska 0.866
14th University of Tennesse 0.849
15th Ohio State University 0.831
16th North Dakota State University 0.813
17th Virginia Tech 0.796
18th University of Illinois 0.778
19th Fresno State University 0.760
20th Purdue University 0.743
21st New Mexico State University 0.707
22nd University of Missouri 0.700
23rd Cornell University 0.693
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