QUK Team Rankings (August 2015)

Rankings contributed by Abby Whiteley, Alex Harrison, Ashara Peiris, Ben Pooley, Bex Lowe, Claire Evans, Fraser Posford, Jack Lennard, Jackie Woodburn, Jordan Niblock, Sasha Burgoyne, and Sherrie Talgeri.

Now that we are moving into the 2015-2016 season, we at the Quidditch Post wanted to formalise a ranking for each of the teams that competed over the past year. To do this, our respondents ranked each of the 28 teams. We then aggregated these results to get our definitive ranking, which we are pleased to present.

Note: The Preston Poltergeists have not been included due to a lack of competitive data.

1. Radcliffe Chimeras (28-2)

Best result: 2nd at European Quidditch Cup 2015 (EQC)
Record against top ten: (11-1)

2. Southampton Quidditch Club 1 (20-4)

Best result: 1st at British Quidditch Cup (BQC)
Record against top ten: (7-3)

3.Keele Squirrels (16-6)

Best result: 3rd at BQC
Record against top ten: (5-4)

4.Nottingham Nightmares (20-13)

Best result: 3rd at EQC
Record against top ten: (6-10)

5.Loughborough Longshots (15-8)

Best result: 4th at BQC
Record against top ten: (5-6)

6. Durhamstrang (15-8)

Best result: 1st at Highlander Cup
Record against top ten: (6-5)

7. Falmouth Falcons (14-12)

Best result: 7th at BQC
Record against top ten: (4-6)

8. Warwick Quidditch Club (7-7)

Best result: 3rd at Whiteknights the Third
Record against top ten: (3-3)

9. Leicester Thestrals (21-15)

Best result: D2 Champions at EQC
Record against top ten: (5-10)

10. Oxford Quidlings (16-9)

Best result: 1st at A Nightmarish Tournament
Record against top ten: (3-5)

11. London Unspeakables (20-14)

Best result: 6th at BQC

Record against top ten: (4-10)

12. Bangor Broken Broomsticks (13-7)

Best result: 1st at Whiteknights the Third
Record against top ten: (2-6)

13. Bristol Brizzlepuffs (13-7)

Best result: 13th at BQC
Record against top ten: (2-10)

14. Derby Union Quidditch (5-14)

Best result: 12th at BQC
Record against top ten: (4-11)

15. Leeds Griffins (4-13)

Best result: 19th at BQC
Record against top ten: (2-11)

16. Southampton Quidditch Club 2 (7-7)

Best result: 2nd at Whiteknights the Third
Record against top ten: (4-4)

17. Cambridge UQC (3-6)

Best result: 11th at BQC
Record against top ten: (0-3)

18. Chester Chasers (2-10)

Best result: Quarterfinalists at Whiteknights the Third
Record against top ten: (0-3)

19. St. Andrews Snidgets (7-13)

Best result: 1st at First Scottish Cup
Record against top ten: (1-8)

20. Reading Rocs (3-10)

Best result: Quarterfinalists at Whiteknights the Third
Record against top ten: (0-7)

21. Holyrood Hippogriffs (3-9)

Best result: 2nd at First Scottish Cup
Record against top ten: (0-3)

22. Norwich Nifflers (3-12)

Best result: 18th at BQC
Record against top ten: (0-7)

23. Manchester Manticores (1-4)

Best result: D2 runners up at Whiteknights the Third
Record against top ten: (0-0)

24. Swansea Seven Swans (1-4)

Best result: D2 3rd place at Whiteknights the Third
Record against top ten: (0-1)

25. Flying Chaucers (0-3)

Best result: 23rd at BQC
Record against top ten: (0-2)

26. Surrey Stags (0-2)

Best result: 3rd at T.E.A.R. It Up Tournament
Record against top ten: (0-0)

27. St. Andrews Skrewts (1-3)

Best result: 3rd at First Scottish Cup
Record against top ten: (0-0)

28. Stirling Dragons (0-3)

Best result: 4th at First Scottish Cup
Record against top ten: (0-0)

Thanks for reading. Stay tuned for our follow-up article in which we discuss how each team will do over the next year as well as what they need to succeed.