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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Scotland Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	Whitburn	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	632.298
2	The Cooperation Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	555.070
3	Perthshire Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	386.286
4	Croy Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	334.447
5	Granite City Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	329.329
6	Newtongrange Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	323.577
7	Stranraer Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	320.399
8	Newmains & District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	313.556
9	Renfrew Burgh	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	308.466
10	Coalburn Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	307.632
11	St Ronan's Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	296.485
12	Arbroath & Carnoustie	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	284.625
13	Bon-Accord Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	280.439
14	Irvine and Dreghorn	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	272.382
15	Highland Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	272.118
16	Jedforest Instrumental	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	267.450
17	Newmilns and Galston	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	256.694
18	Bon-Accord B	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	254.818
19	Kingdom Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	244.750
20	Campbeltown Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	237.911
21	Kirkintilloch	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	235.556
22	Brass Sounds Inverclyde	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	230.519
23	Bathgate	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	223.029
24	Broxburn and Livingston	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	215.133
25	Bo'ness and Carriden	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	214.667
26	Shotts St Patrick's	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	208.921
27	Selkirk Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	201.637
28	Annan Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	192.655
29	Kirkton Brass (Bathgate)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	187.250
30	Peebles Burgh	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	183.899
31	Clackmannan and District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	175.422
32	Buckhaven and Methil Miners	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	175.406
33	Dalkeith and Monktonhall	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	174.167
34	Dalmellington	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	173.333
35	Lochgelly	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	162.389
36	Langholm Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	160.792
37	Kirkintilloch Kelvin	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	C Championship	154.667
38	Hawick Saxhorn	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	152.945
39	Kilmarnock Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	134.787
40	Dundee Instrumental	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	134.418
41	Kinneil	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	133.556
42	Dunaskin Doon	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	126.611
43	Dysart Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	3 Third	123.865
44	Whitburn Heartlands	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	115.417
45	Penicuik Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	100.843
46	St. David's Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	84.822
47	Tullis Russell Mills	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	2 Second	83.680
48	Coalburn Intermediate	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	80.615
49	MacTaggart Scott Loanhead	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	57.692
50	Johnstone Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	52.222
51	Turriff Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	34.000
52	Dunfermline City Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	27.538
53	Forfar	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	3.077
54	Queensferry	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	4 Fourth	0.000