Once we have collected these results we will begin making comparisons of who is consistently beating who in each event.  Because of the huge variation in the wood used and in the level of competition between each of these contests, we will not be comparing times, or places.  We will not be assigning points for winning or trying to determine how fast anyone can cut any given piece of wood.  We will simply make a statistical analysis of who consistently beats who in each of the events.  If "Competitor A " chops against "Competitor B" 7 times and wins 4 of them he will most likely be ranked higher, no matter what their relative times were or what places they each got in those contests.  If you do not attend a contest this will not affect your ranking in any way since you neither defeated anybody nor were you defeated by anybody.

As you can see, by using this method there is no advantage or disadvantage to competing at more or less shows than another competitor.  As long as a person has competed at enough contests to give us an idea of who he or she can beat, and who he or she can't beat, we will be able to rank them.  The more contests someone attends, that have a high level of competition, the more accurate their ranking will be, but simply attending a lot of shows will not in and of itself improve their ranking.

To put it simply: If you want to be ranked higher, just beat the people that are already ranked ahead of you more often than they beat you.

If you have any questions about the procedures used for the USAA National Rankings, contact Mike Slingerland, Mike Eash or Ryan Hatfield for answers.

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