The USARA National Ranking System is based on a cumulative points system. USARA sanctioned events that place their events on the USARA Calendar are able to report race results, awarding points based on race type (sprint, 24 hour, multi-day) and placement.

How does the USARA National Ranking System work? Based on the race type & finishing place, points are awarded as listed below and a coed team ranking is determined. An additional 10 bonus points will be added to point totals for all USARA Adventure Race National Championship Regional Qualifying races. An additional 50 bonus points will be added to point totals for the USARA Adventure Race National Championship. Any tie finishes will result in splitting the total pool of points awarded by the number of teams tied. (Ex: 2 Teams tied for 3rd Place. The points for 3rd & 4th place will be added together and divided by two.) Register your team now and start collecting points toward a national ranking!

USARA National Ranking is for Coed teams only. Teams must register prior to an event posting results to the USARA in order to receive the points for that event. Teams that have registered will be assigned a National Ranking Team ID#. USARA recommends that teams include their National Ranking Team ID# in parenthesis next to their team name on race registratiion forms. This will insure that teams are awarded the appropriate points in the USARA National Ranking System.

Monthly USARA National Rankings will be determined on the first day of the following month. (Example May rankings will be determined on June 1). USARA National Rankings will be based on results which have been posted to the USARA at that time by event promoters. Events that have not posted results to the USARA will not be used in that months National Ranking.

The top ten teams in the country will be announced in Adventure World Magazine each month. The team ranked number one on October 1, 2010 will receive a free entry to the 2010 USARA Adventure Race National Championship. The final USARA National Rankings will be released immediately following the USARA Adventure Race National Championship, with the # 1 team in the nation being crowned at the awards ceremony of the USARA Adventure Race National Championships.

The Right Stuff Cup
The USARA National Ranking System has teamed up with The Right Stuff to present the 2010 number one nationally ranked team with The Right Stuff Cup. The winning team will receive a perpetual trophy along with product sponsorship from The Right Stuff. The Right Stuff was developed by NASA and has been scientifically shown to actually increase rehydration with its optimal blend of electrolytes without carbohydrates.

The #1 Ranked US Team will receive a free entry into the 2011 AR Montenegro.
Adventure Race Montenegro is a premier multi-sport race held every year in Europe's fastest growing adventure destination: Montenegro. The usual combination of kayaking, running and mountain biking will be spiced up with several surprise challenges. The spectacular Bay of Kotor provides the back drop for this exciting annual event. The event raises funds to establish a local chapter of "Leave No Trace" an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the responsible enjoyment of Montenegro's pristine wilderness.

Teams must register their permanent members. Permanent members consist of the four core members and two alternate members. Teams may use an unlimited number of guest racers throughout the year, however in order to receive points towards the national rankings a team must have at least 1 member from the six registered permanent members on the team in the competition. Guest racers may be racers who are registered with a different team.

Teams may only compete in 1 event per week - weeks start on Friday and end on the following Thursday. Exception: A team may compete in two events in the same week if the team members are exactly the same at both events. (Example: Team USA races in a 2 hour sprint event on Saturday and the exact same team races in an 8 hour event on Sunday). If a team does race in 2 different events in the same week (using the same team name) and both teams do not contain the same members the team will receive the lower ranking points from that week.

Two teams with the same name cannot race on the same day (Example Team USA sends 3 core members to one event and the remaining core member and 2 alternates attend a second event and race under the same name on the same day). If two teams using the same team name race in 2 different events on the same day and both teams do not contain the same members the team will receive the lower ranking points from those events.

A team that races under several names may not combine the points they receive from the multiple team names. Ranking points will only be awarded to the team whose name was used for the event.

A team may change their team name during the season by editing their profile. The team will be able to transfer the points from their old team and they will also receive all points for their new team name from that point forward. (Example: Team ABC changes their name to Team XYZ. Team XYZ receives all points they had acquired as Team ABC up to the point of the name change and Team XYZ will receive any points they acquire from this point forward while registered in races as Team XYZ). If Team ABC had also raced as Team XYZ before the name change they would not be able to transfer & combine the points they had acquired as both Team ABC and Team XYZ.

Only the premier coed division for an event will receive ranking points. If there are multiple coed divisions (ex: 4 person coed and 2 person coed) for an event, only the 4 person coed division will receive points. Events may not mix and match results between divisions.

Teams may only collect ranking points if a core team member of the team is the captain for that event. A team may not collect ranking points using 1 core member and give the national qualification slot to a guest member from another team. (Example: Team USA races in a regional qualifier event with 1 core member, Bob and 2 guest members - Fred & Sue. Team USA wins and takes the ranking points for Team USA. Fred & Sue want the qualifying slot for their team). In this example the team must decide who will get both the points and the qualifying slot, they cannot be divided between 2 teams. Either Team USA gets both the ranking points and the qualifying slot or Fred & Sue's team gets the qualification slot and the ranking points are forfeited. Ranking points will only be awarded to the team whose name was used for the event. In the above example if Team USA accepted the points and qualification slot they would receive both. If Fred & Sues's team accepted the qualification slot they would forfeit any ranking points. Forfeited ranking points will not be awarded to any other teams in the competition.

All teams will be grouped together for USARA National Ranking Points regardless of the category they are registered in at the USARA Adventure Race National Championship. (Example: Team USA wins the Coed Masters division at the USARA Adventure Race National Championship but comes in 4th overall at the race. Team USA will receive 4th place USARA National Ranking Points.