TEAM OLD SCHOOL

TEAM OLD SCHOOL is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 59 at the New Jersey State BBQ Championship (2021). They are ranked #3782 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,782

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1488 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest Jul 9, 2021 · 8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

634.1712 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

614.47 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 611.29 (+3.18)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Chicken · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±15.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.06)

Road miles

across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

12%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

611.29 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.72 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.

Pork Ribs avg 148.06
Chicken avg 157.78
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BAD WOLVES in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (Jul 7, 2017).

last seen Jul 11, 2014
back Jul 7, 2017

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1569 (125 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#1496 (160 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TEAM OLD SCHOOL, each with one reason worth a look.

128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BIG BELLY BEERBQUE

#3,787 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to TEAM OLD SCHOOL)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TEAM OLD SCHOOL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2015

⚔ Head-to-head

Hillbilly Hot Butts

#3,786 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

VH BBQ Team

#3,779 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1488

They turned up 6 years after TEAM OLD SCHOOL did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

My Three Sons BBQ

#3,774 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1509

Level with TEAM OLD SCHOOL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

⚔ Compare careers

Baloney Joe's

#3,762 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

⚔ Compare careers

RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS

#3,768 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1488

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before TEAM OLD SCHOOL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Compare careers

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG BAD WOLVES	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
B'S QUE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Palm tree smokehouse	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Team BoyBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Bar B Q Dat	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND CHEESE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Tom Tom Bob A Que	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
RIBS WITHIN	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	1	173.1428	144.5144	157.78	top 47%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	157.1432	138.8572	148.06	top 75%
Pork	6	0	0	166.2972	138.8456	154.92	top 55%
Brisket	6	0	0	156.5484	143.4056	150.54	top 57%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	5	34	0	top 61%	Jul 12, 2019

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 168 finished ahead 152 times, behind 226

Longest layoff 3 yrs Jul 11, 2014 → Jul 7, 2017

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20211 milestone

Jul 9 Most recent contest New Jersey State BBQ Championship

20192 milestones

Jul 12 Career-best overall score634.1712 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20141 milestone

Jul 11 Peak power rating (1498) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20132 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.5	New Jersey State BBQ Championship	Jul 9, 2021
+0.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 11, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 7, 2017
-4	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 14, 2018
-1.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2013
-0.3	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0%	top 54%	87.1%	87.1%
2019	1	100%	top 56%	88.1%	88.1%
2018	1	0%	top 67%	84.6%	84.6%
2017	1	0%	top 75%	82.4%	82.4%
2014	1	0%	top 52%	84.5%	84.5%
2013	1	100%	top 57%	82.7%	82.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 9, 2021	New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	32 / 59 (627.3032)	27 (160.5144)	32 (157.1432)	17 (166.2400)	49 (143.4056)
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	36 / 64 (634.1712)	3 (173.1428)	44 (154.2400)	53 (150.2400)	35 (156.5484)
Jul 14, 2018	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	43 / 64 (608.9372)	51 (144.5144)	56 (145.6228)	12 (166.2972)	35 (152.5028)
Jul 7, 2017	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	50 / 67 (593.5660)	53 (150.2744)	55 (146.2516)	46 (151.9428)	42 (145.0972)
Jul 11, 2014	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	34 / 65 (608.3652)	37 (154.2628)	49 (146.2172)	27 (155.9312)	30 (151.9540)
Jul 12, 2013	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	37 / 65 (595.3712)	9 (163.9656)	55 (138.8572)	60 (138.8456)	25 (153.7028)

TEAM OLD SCHOOL

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)