A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
THE PORK UNIVERSITY
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2021-09-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
595.88 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 606.68 (-10.79)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±52.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.28 · weakest Brisket (149.29)
Road miles
1,347
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 427 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
606.68 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−13.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.99 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 149.29
- Chicken avg 162.28
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
4.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.8 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
- last seen 2016-11-11
- back 2021-09-16
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE PORK UNIVERSITY)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE PORK UNIVERSITY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE PORK UNIVERSITY)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after THE PORK UNIVERSITY did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#5365 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE PORK UNIVERSITY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1509 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 157.7144 | 162.28 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 150.2056 | 157.76 | top 75% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0228 | 146.7772 | 158.66 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 134.2288 | 149.29 | top 87% |
“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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.1 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2021-09-16
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
4 of 7 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.28 · weakest Brisket (149.29)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
606.68
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
684
267–477 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,347
7 mapped stops · furthest 427 mi
Schedule strength
1559
average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$60,910
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4.8 yrs
2016-11-11 → 2021-09-16
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5359 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1495) Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- 2015
- Career-best overall score638.7084 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.0856 International Goat Days Championship BBQ
- 2021
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | 2015-09-11 |
| -9.7 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off | 2016-06-17 |
| -8.7 | World Barbecue Championship | 2016-11-11 |
| -7.7 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | 2015-06-05 |
| -6.8 | Music City BBQ Festival | 2014-08-22 |
Category scores over time
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 29% | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 88.7% | 77.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 134 / 467 (332.5944) | 330 (160.5600) | 431 (150.8460) | 438 (146.7772) | 255 (162.8572) |
| 2016-11-11 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 87 / 89 (610.7660) | 82 (157.7144) | 81 (158.2744) | 73 (160.5484) | 89 (134.2288) |
| 2016-06-17 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 38 / 41 (629.5656) | 34 (161.7028) | 37 (150.2056) | 36 (158.8228) | 37 (158.8344) |
| 2015-09-11 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN | 30 / 31 (479.3368) | 17 (165.0856) | 25 (156.0000) | 21 (158.2512) | — |
| 2015-06-05 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 23 / 27 (638.7084) | 20 (163.4400) | 15 (165.0856) | 22 (161.1084) | 26 (149.0744) |
| 2014-08-22 | Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN | 32 / 41 (636.5488) | 26 (164.6172) | 28 (161.0972) | 25 (164.0228) | 36 (146.8116) |
| 2013-08-23 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 38 / 55 (630.7772) | 28 (162.8572) | 27 (162.8456) | 34 (161.1200) | 50 (143.9544) |