Overview
The USARA Points Series provides an ongoing ranking of teams across the country, based on their race results at USARA-affiliated and USARA-sanctioned events. The calendar of included races is published and updated throughout the season.
Rankings are computed in three divisions: mixed-3/4; male-3/4; and female-3/4. At the National Championship each year, the top team in each division will be declared the winner of the Points Series for the previous season.
There is no need to register for the series. All teams competing in affiliated and sanctioned events are automatically included in the rankings.
If you are a race director looking to submit results to the USARA rankings, here is a sample Excel spreadsheet of the information we need.
Here are the CURRENT STANDINGS in the 2021 USARA Point series.
The USARA Points Series provides an ongoing ranking of teams across the country, based on their race results at USARA-affiliated and USARA-sanctioned events. The calendar of included races is published and updated throughout the season.
Rankings are computed in three divisions: mixed-3/4; male-3/4; and female-3/4. At the National Championship each year, the top team in each division will be declared the winner of the Points Series for the previous season.
There is no need to register for the series. All teams competing in affiliated and sanctioned events are automatically included in the rankings.
If you are a race director looking to submit results to the USARA rankings, here is a sample Excel spreadsheet of the information we need.
Here are the CURRENT STANDINGS in the 2021 USARA Point series.
Point Series Rules
1. Teams will score points for their top five finishes of the year, based on rankings calculation below. The National Championship is included in those five events.
2. A team consists of up to eight different racers racing under the same team name for a given season. If the eight-member limit is exceeded, the rankings will automatically tabulate the top five events based on eight racers.
3. Rankings will be calculated monthly, typically during the first week.
4. A tie in a race will result in splitting of the 2 positions points equally
5. A team can appeal rankings or request changes by emailing USARA.
6. Masters teams and two-person teams will not be ranked in the points series; however, the top Masters team at the USARA National Championship will be acknowledged at the awards ceremony.
1. Teams will score points for their top five finishes of the year, based on rankings calculation below. The National Championship is included in those five events.
2. A team consists of up to eight different racers racing under the same team name for a given season. If the eight-member limit is exceeded, the rankings will automatically tabulate the top five events based on eight racers.
3. Rankings will be calculated monthly, typically during the first week.
4. A tie in a race will result in splitting of the 2 positions points equally
5. A team can appeal rankings or request changes by emailing USARA.
6. Masters teams and two-person teams will not be ranked in the points series; however, the top Masters team at the USARA National Championship will be acknowledged at the awards ceremony.
Rankings Calculation - 2020/2021 Season
Points are determined using a sliding scale (standard distribution) dependent on the length of the race. The length of the race is defined by the finishing time of the overall first place team, and not by the published race duration.
The National Championship will include a bonus of 50 points. In upcoming years, Regional Championship events will also include points bonuses.
- 3 hour: 1st = 14 points
- 12 hour: 1st = 30 points
- 24 hour: 1st = 50 points
- 48 hour: 1st = 82 points
- 96 hour: 1st = 117 points
The National Championship will include a bonus of 50 points. In upcoming years, Regional Championship events will also include points bonuses.
A competition factor is then added: teams will earn an additional point for each team participating in the division. A race with twenty teams in the mixed-3/4 division will include twenty points added to the first-place team in the mixed-3/4 division. Points are then awarded to each team using a standard distribution (1st-40th). Teams that place out of the top forty (including DNFs) are awarded one point. A sample distribution is included for a 24-hour race with sixty teams.