UK Midseason Review Part 4

Rankings contributed by Abby Whiteley, Alex Harrison, Ashara Peiris, Bex Lowe, Dan Trick, David Dlaka, Fraser Posford, Jack Lennard, Jackie Woodburn, Matt O’Connor, and Sasha Burgoyne

Welcome to the fourth and final part of the Quidditch Post’s UK midseason rankings for 2015-2016. Note that these rankings are based on results from the beginning of the 2015-16 season – September to December 2015 – and do not reflect any more recent events. In this final part we have a full summary of the rankings given, as well as a number of statistics about each team.

Figure 1: Ranking scores of each of the teams

Figure 1 shows the overall scores that each team received. In the end, only a single point ensured that the Radcliffe Chimeras were ranked above the Nottingham Nightmares. Whilst the rankings show clear differentiation among teams, the results of the voting are not as stratified as those seen in the rankings of other NGBs, particularly those of USQ. However, we can form approximate tiers as follows:

Tier	Teams
A+	Radcliffe Chimeras, Nottingham Nightmares
A	Warwick Quidditch Club, Durhamstrang, Southampton Quidditch Club Firsts
A-	Keele Squirrels, Loughborough Longshots
B+	Falmouth Falcons, Bristol Brizzlebears
B	Leicester Thestrals, Werewolves of London, Taxes Quidditch, Bangor Broken Broomsticks
B-	Holyrood Hippogriffs, Southampton Quidditch Club Seconds, Leeds Griffins
C+	Derby Union Quidditch, Chester Centurions, Bristol Brizzlebees, Reading Rocs
C	The Seven Swans, St Andrews Snidgets
C-	Oxford Quidlings, Durham Direwolves
D+	Cambridge University Quidditch Club, London Unspeakables, Hogyork Horntails
D	Exeter Patronum, Manchester Manticores, Norwich Nifflers, Portsmouth Horntail Strikers

Figure 2: Tiers of UK quidditch teams

Figure 3: Ranking scores of each of the teams with ranges marked

Figure 3 shows the rankings of each team, along with their best and worst ranking. Whilst the top nine teams had relatively little variance — Keele, for example, being unanimously ranked in sixth place — the middle and upper tiers are more diverse. In particular, the Seven Swans and Portsmouth Horntail Strikers had a difference of 12 places between their best and worst rankings.

1. Radcliffe Chimeras

Record: 9-1

Record against top 10: 4-1

SWIM record: 2-1

Number of first place votes: 5

Best ranking: 1

Worst ranking: 2

2. Nottingham Nightmares

Record: 11-0

Record against top 10: 5-0

SWIM record: 1-0

Number of first place votes: 5

Best ranking: 1

Worst ranking: 3

3. Warwick Quidditch Club

Record: 6-3

Record against top 10: 3-3

SWIM record: 3-1

Best ranking: 2

Worst ranking: 4

4. Durhamstrang

Record: 6-4

Record against top 10: 3-4

SWIM record: 2-2

Best ranking: 3

Worst ranking: 5

5. Southampton Quidditch Club Firsts

Record: 6-3

Record against top 10: 3-3

SWIM record: 1-3

Best ranking: 4

Worst ranking: 5

6. Keele Squirrels

Record: 8-3

Record against top 10: 2-4

SWIM record: 3-1

Best ranking: 6

Worst ranking: 6

7. Loughborough Longshots

Record: 5-5

Record against top 10: 2-3

SWIM record: 2-3

Best ranking: 7

Worst ranking: 9

8. Falmouth Falcons

Record: 9-1

Record against top 10: 0-1

SWIM record: 0-1

Best ranking: 7

Worst ranking: 10

9. Bristol Brizzlebears

Record: 6-4

Record against top 10: 1-2

SWIM record: 1-2

Best ranking: 8

Worst ranking: 9

10. Leicester Thestrals

Record: 5-4

Record against top 10: 1-3

SWIM record: 1-3

Best ranking: 7

Worst ranking: 12

11. Werewolves of London

Record: 4-1

Record against top 10: 1-1

SWIM record: 1-0

Best ranking: 9

Worst ranking: 11

12. Taxes Quidditch

Record: 5-4

Record against top 10: 2-4

SWIM record: 3-0

Best ranking: 9

Worst ranking: 13

Best result:

13. Bangor Broken Broomsticks

Record: 6-4

Record against top 10: 0-4

SWIM record: 2-1

Best ranking: 12

Worst ranking: 14

14. Holyrood Hippogriffs

Record: 7-7

Record against top 10: 0-4

SWIM record: 3-2

Best ranking: 13

Worst ranking: 21

15. Southampton Quidditch Club Seconds

Record: 2-2

Record against top 10: 0-2

SWIM record: 1-0

Best ranking: 14

Worst ranking: 17

16. Leeds Griffins

Record: 3-5

Record against top 10: 0-3

SWIM record: 2-3

Best ranking: 15

Worst ranking: 20

17. Derby Union Quidditch

Record: 3-4

Record against top 10: 0-3

SWIM record: 1-1

Best ranking: 15

Worst ranking: 24

18. Chester Centurions

Record: 2-4

Record against top 10: 0-2

SWIM record: 2-2

Best ranking: 17

Worst ranking: 23

19. Reading Rocs

Record: 2-2

Record against top 10: 0-1

SWIM record: 1-1

Best ranking: 17

Worst ranking: 23

20. Bristol Brizzlebees

Record: 3-9

Record against top 10: 0-3

SWIM record: 2-3

Best ranking: 16

Worst ranking: 27

21. The Seven Swans

Record: 3-2

Record against top 10: 0-1

SWIM record: 0-0

Best ranking: 17

Worst ranking: 29

22. St Andrews Snidgets

Record: 4-11

Record against top 10: 0-4

SWIM record: 3-4

Best ranking: 20

Worst ranking: 26

23. Oxford Quidlings

Record: 4-2

Record against top 10: 1-2

SWIM record: 3-0

Best ranking: 17

Worst ranking: 28

24. Durham Direwolves

Record: 2-5

Record against top 10: 0-2

SWIM record: 2-2

Best ranking: 19

Worst ranking: 26

25. Cambridge University Quidditch Club

Record: 1-3

Record against top 10: 0-1

SWIM record: 1-2

Best ranking: 22

Worst ranking: 29

26. London Unspeakables

Record: 1-9

Record against top 10: 0-2

SWIM record: 1-1

Best ranking: 20

Worst ranking: 28

27. Hogyork Horntails

Record: 0-4

Record against top 10: 0-1

SWIM record: 0-0

Best ranking: 19

Worst ranking: 30

28. Exeter Patronum

Record: 1-7

Record against top 10: 0-2

SWIM record: 1-2

Best ranking: 23

Worst ranking: 31

29. Manchester Manticores

Record: 0-4

Record against top 10: 0-2

SWIM record: 0-1

Best ranking: 24

Worst ranking: 31

30. Norwich Nifflers

Record: 0-3

Record against top 10: 0-1

SWIM record: 0-1

Best ranking: 28

Worst ranking: 31

31. Portsmouth Horntail Strikers

Record: 0-4

Record against top 10: 0-2

SWIM record: 0-1

Best ranking: 19

Worst ranking: 31