Band Rankings

Our rankings system reflects a band's recent form based on their results at the Regional Championships (Area contests) and the National Finals.

Each result from the past five years is converted into a points score using a formula that accounts for the band's placing and the number of competitors in their section. This ensures fairness across contests with different band counts.

Additional bonus points are awarded to bands that qualify for the National Finals and to those that gain promotion in any given year.

To reflect recent form more strongly, points are weighted by year using a decay system - a result from the most recent contest is worth more than the same result from five years ago.

To better reflect the increasing difficulty of higher sections, results are also weighted by a small section multiplier - for example, a Championship Section result scores slightly more than an equivalent result in the Fourth Section. This rewards bands for success at more competitive levels while still allowing comparison across all sections.

More info on how we calculate scores

How Points Are Awarded

A band that places 1st in an Area contest receives 100 points; last place (or withdrawal/disqualification) receives 0. Placings in between are scaled proportionally based on the number of bands in the section.
Bands that qualify for the National Finals receive a 15-point bonus.
Bands that gain promotion also receive a 15-point bonus.
At the National Finals, 1st place earns 125 points; last place (or withdrawal/disqualification) receives 0. Placings in between are similarly scaled by field size.
Each score is also multiplied by a small section factor: for example, 1.20 for Championship, 1.05 for Third, 1.00 for Fourth, etc. This rewards strong results at tougher levels.
Results are also subject to a decay multiplier, so that more recent results have more of an impact on the band's overall score than older results

How are ranking points calculated?

Each band’s contest result is converted into a score using the following formula:

(1 - ((placing - 1) / (competitors - 1))) × base points × section multiplier

This ensures that:

Placing 1st always gives the full base points
Placing last gives a score of 0
Other positions are evenly scaled in between

Why do we subtract 1?

We subtract 1 from both the placing and number of competitors to ensure consistent scaling across contests of different sizes. This way, the best possible result always equals the full score, and the worst equals zero.

1st of 10: (1 - (0 / 9)) × 100 = 100
10th of 10: (1 - (9 / 9)) × 100 = 0
5th of 10: (1 - (4 / 9)) × 100 ≈ 55.56

Result Decay Multipliers

Contest Age	Multiplier
Most recent contest	×1.0
1 contest ago	×0.8
2 contests ago	×0.6
3 contests ago	×0.4
4 contests ago	×0.2

Section Multipliers

Section	Multiplier
Championship	×1.20
First	×1.15
Second	×1.10
Third	×1.05
Fourth	×1.00

Scoring Examples

Below are examples showing how points are calculated using placing, number of bands, bonuses, section multiplier, and year-based decay:

🎯 Example 1: Area Contest

A band places 3rd out of 14 in the Area contest, 2 years ago, in the First Section.

Base Score = (1 - ((3 - 1) / (14 - 1))) × 100 = (1 - (2 / 13)) × 100 ≈ 84.62
Section multiplier (First Section) = ×1.15 → 84.62 × 1.15 ≈ 97.31
No finals qualification or promotion bonus
Decay multiplier = ×0.6
Final score = 97.31 × 0.6 = 58.39

🎯 Example 2: National Finals

A band qualifies for the Finals and places 5th out of 18, 1 year ago, in the Championship Section.

Base Score = (1 - ((5 - 1) / (18 - 1))) × 125 ≈ 96.32
Section multiplier (Championship) = ×1.20 → 96.32 × 1.20 = 115.58
Nationals bonus = +15
Decay multiplier = ×0.8
Final score = (115.58 + 15) × 0.8 = 104.46

🎯 Example 3: Promotion Bonus

A band finishes 2nd out of 10 at the Area contest this year in the Second Section and gains promotion.

Base Score = (1 - ((2 - 1) / (10 - 1))) × 100 = 88.89
Section multiplier (Second Section) = ×1.10 → 88.89 × 1.10 = 97.78
Promotion bonus = +15
Decay multiplier = ×1.0
Final score = (97.78 + 15) × 1.0 = 112.78

Filter by Region

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Filter by Section

All Sections Championship First Second Third Fourth

Scotland Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	Whitburn	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	634.193
2	The Cooperation Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	614.351
3	Bon-Accord B	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	370.891
4	Selkirk Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	361.886
5	Campbeltown Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	318.372
6	Perthshire Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	314.176
7	Renfrew Burgh	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	306.680
8	Lochgelly	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	304.767
9	Newtongrange Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	297.962
10	Croy Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	281.061
11	Kirkintilloch	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	274.611
12	Coalburn Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	274.088
13	Kirkintilloch Kelvin	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	271.402
14	Newmains & District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	269.778
15	Johnstone Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	262.500
16	St. David's Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	260.288
17	Granite City Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	251.860
18	Arbroath & Carnoustie	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	242.292
19	St Ronan's Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	238.084
20	Irvine and Dreghorn	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	234.655
21	Stranraer Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	230.226
22	Bon-Accord Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	224.719
23	Broxburn and Livingston	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	217.022
24	Jedforest Instrumental	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	209.356
25	Highland Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	202.995
26	Newmilns and Galston	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	198.643
27	Kirkton Brass (Bathgate)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	198.625
28	Dalmellington	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	197.333
29	Annan Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	192.556
30	Dalkeith and Monktonhall	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	191.139
31	Peebles Burgh	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	189.863
32	Brass Sounds Inverclyde	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	189.542
33	Bathgate	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	188.205
34	Langholm Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	179.667
35	Bo'ness and Carriden	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	169.083
36	Coalburn Intermediate	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	166.667
37	Kinneil	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	159.778
38	Buckhaven and Methil Miners	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	159.174
39	Dunaskin Doon	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	153.014
40	Kingdom Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	152.333
41	Clackmannan and District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	150.556
42	Dysart Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	149.391
43	Shotts St Patrick's	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	148.017
44	Kilmarnock Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	127.896
45	Hawick Saxhorn	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	123.524
46	Penicuik Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	119.118
47	Dundee Instrumental	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	117.619
48	Whitburn Heartlands	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	102.875
49	Tullis Russell Mills	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	71.195
50	Turriff Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	67.667
51	Irvine and Dreghorn Community	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	66.667
52	Barrhead Burgh	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	58.333
53	MacTaggart Scott Loanhead	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	36.000
54	Dunfermline City Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	28.333
55	Forfar	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	0.000
55	Queensferry	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	0.000