and here's a blog that follows moot court and challenges the methodology:
Appellate Advocacy - Running Tally for 2009
Email me at TheRanker@LawSchoolAdvocacy.com.
Here's a moving snapshot of the 2009 Ranking Season:
127 Loyola Chicago (1st)
Jessup Midwest Super Regional (semifinalist out of 24 teams = 20 points)
ABA NAAC St. Louis (final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
Capital Adoption (two teams: finalist and semifinalist out of 21 non-Capital teams = 19 +
17 = 36 points)
Wagner (winner out of 45 teams = 44 points)
103 BYU (2nd)
GW Religious Freedom (winner out of 17 non-GW teams = 16 points)
Vanderbilt First Amendment (winner out of 35 teams = 34 points)
GW National Security (semifinalist out of 24 non-GW teams = 20 points)
McGee Civil Rights (semifinalist out of 37 teams = 33 points)
102 LSU (3rd)
FL Bar National Tax (winner out of 16 teams = 15 points)
Jessup SW Superregional (semifinalist out of 24 teams = 20 points)
Pace Environmental (finalist out of 70 teams = 67 points)
99 Florida State (4th)
GW Religious Freedom (finalist out of 17 non-GW teams = 15 points)
UNC Craven (winner out of 24 teams = 23 points)
Pace Environmental (semifinalist out of 70 teams = 61 points)
95 University of Miami (FL) (5th)
GW National Security (winner out of 24 non-GW teams = 23 points)
Hispanic Bar (semifinalist out of 31 teams = 27 points)
Duberstein (winner out of 46 teams = 45 points)
92 Brooklyn (6th)
Vanderbilt First Amendment (semifinalist out of 35 teams = 31 points)
Pace Environmental (semifinalist out of 70 teams = 61 points)
90 John Marshall Chicago (7th)
Jessup Midwest Super Regional (semifinalist out of 24 teams = 20 points)
Cardozo/BMI (winner out of 30 teams = 29 points)
Wagner (semifinalist out of 45 teams = 41 points)
86 WUSTL (8th)
Jessup SW Superregional (winner out of 24 teams = 23 points)
McGee Civil Rights (winner out of 37 teams = 36 points)
ABA NAAC St. Louis (final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
82 UC Hastings (9th)
ABA NAAC San Francisco (two teams, both in the final four out of 32 teams = 28 + 28 = 56
points)
Cardozo/BMI (semifinalist out of 30 teams = 26 points)
81 South Texas (10th)
Spong (semifinalist out of 23 teams = 19 points)
McGee Civil Rights (finalist out of 37 teams = 35 points)
ABA NAAC DC Regional (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
79 Columbia (11th)
Native American LSA MCC (two teams:
winner and semifinalist out of 42 teams = 41 + 38 = 79 points)
74 Texas Tech University (12th)
Jessup SW Superregional (semifinalist out of 24 teams = 20 points)
ABA NAAC Miami Regional (two teams: both among final four out of 31 teams = 27 + 27 = 54
points)
70 Fordham (13th)
UNC Craven (semifinalist out of 24 teams = 20 points)
GW National Security (finalist out of 24 non-GW teams = 22 points)
Cardozo/BMI (finalist out of 30 teams = 28 points)
69 Seton Hall (14th)
ABA NAAC Brooklyn Regional (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
Charleston Moot (two teams: winner and semifinalist out of 15 [but 16 paying, brief-
writing] teams = 14 + 11 = 25 points)
Ohio Adoption (semifinalist out of 21 non-Capital teams = 17 points)
69 Lewis and Clark (14th)
Pace Environmental (winner out of 70 teams = 69 points)
67 Utah (16th)
Pace Environmental (finalist out of 70 teams = 67 points)
66 University of Hawaii (17th)
Jessup Pacific Portland (winner out of 27 teams = 26 points)
Native American LSA MCC (finalist out of 42 teams = 40 points)
63 Northern Kentucky (18th)
Ohio Adoption (winner out of 21 non-Capital teams = 20 points)
Wagner (finalist out of 45 teams = 43 points)
61 Harvard (19th)
Pace Environmental (semifinalist out of 70 teams = 61 points)
61 Drexel (19th)
Pace Environmental (semifinalist out of 70 teams = 61 points)
61 UC Berkeley (19th)
Pace Environmental (semifinalist out of 70 teams = 61 points)
61 New Mexico (19th)
Pace Environmental (semifinalist out of 70 teams = 61 points)
58 Baltimore (23rd)
FL Bar National Tax (semifinalist out of 16 teams = 12 points)
Gabrielli Family Law (finalist out of 22 teams = 20 points)
Cardozo/BMI (semifinalist out of 30 teams = 26 points)
51 San Diego (24th)
ABA NAAC San Francisco (regional final four out of 32 teams = 28 points)
Jessup Pacific Portland (semifinalist out of 27 teams = 23 points)
46 Oklahoma (25th)
Spong (semifinalist out of 23 teams = 19 points)
ABA NAAC Boston (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
45 William Mitchell College of Law (26th)
FL Bar National Tax (semifinalist out of 16 teams = 12 points)
McGee Civil Rights (semifinalist out of 37 teams = 33 points)
44 UC Davis (27th)
GW Religious Freedom (semifinalist out of 17 non-GW teams = 13 points)
Vanderbilt First Amendment (semifinalist out of 35 teams = 31 points)
44 Kansas (27th)
Duberstein (finalist out of 46 teams = 44 points
42 Depaul (29th)
Duberstein (semifinalist out of 46 teams = 42 points)
42 Southern Methodist (29th)
Duberstein (semifinalist out of 46 teams = 42 points)
41 Southwestern (31st)
Wagner (semifinalist out of 45 teams = 41 points)
41 Florida (31st)
FL Bar National Tax (finalist out of 16 teams = 14 points)
ABA NAAC Boston (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
39 William & Mary (33rd)
Tulane Sports Law (winner out of 40 teams = 39 points)
38 Duke (34th)
ABA NAAC DC Regional (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
Charleston Moot (semifinalist out of 15 [but 16 paying, brief-writing] teams = 11 points)
38 Western State University College of Law (34th)
Tulane Sports Law (finalist out of 40 teams = 38 points)
38 Idaho (34th)
Native American LSA MCC (semifinalist out of 42 teams = 38 points)
36 Virginia (37th)
Tulane Sports Law (semifinalist out of 40 teams = 36 points)
36 Capital University (37th)
Tulane Sports Law (semifinalist out of 40 teams = 36 points)
33 University of Mississippi (39th)
Vanderbilt First Amendment (finalist out of 35 teams = 33 points)
30 Texas (40th)
Hispanic Bar (winner out of 31 teams = 30 points)
29 Loyola Los Angeles (41st)
Hispanic Bar (finalist out of 31 teams = 29 points)
28 Arizona (42nd)
ABA NAAC San Francisco (regional final four out of 32 teams = 28 points)
27 American (43rd)
ABA NAAC DC Regional (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 Texas Southern (43rd)
Hispanic Bar (semifinalist out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 Liberty (43rd)
ABA NAAC DC Regional (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 New York Law School (43rd)
ABA NAAC Brooklyn Regional (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 Temple (43rd)
ABA NAAC Brooklyn Regional (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 Michigan State (43rd)
ABA NAAC Brooklyn Regional (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 Marquette (43rd)
ABA NAAC Boston (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 Chicago-Kent (43rd)
ABA NAAC Boston (regional final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 Samford (43rd)
ABA NAAC Miami (final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 Texas (43rd)
ABA NAAC Miami (final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 Faulkner (43rd)
ABA NAAC St. Louis (final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
27 St. Mary's (43rd)
ABA NAAC St. Louis (final four out of 31 teams = 27 points)
25 University of Denver (55th)
Jessup Pacific Portland (finalist out of 27 teams = 25 points)
23 University of Washington (56th)
Jessup Pacific Portland (semifinalist out of 27 teams = 23 points)
23 Northwestern (56th)
Jessup Midwest Super Regional (winner out of 24 teams = 23 points)
22 Minnesota (58th)
Jessup SW Superregional (finalist out of 24 teams = 22 points)
22 Regent (58th)
Spong (winner out of 23 teams = 22 points)
22 Detroit Mercy (58th)
Jessup Midwest Super Regional (finalist out of 24 teams = 22 points)
22 Elon (58th)
UNC Craven (finalist out of 24 teams = 22 points)
21 NYU (62nd)
Spong (finalist out of 23 teams = 21 points)
21 Wake Forest (62nd)
Gabrielli Family Law (winner out of 22 teams = 21 points)
20 George Mason (64th)
UNC Craven (semifinalist out of 24 teams = 20 points)
20 West Virginia University (64th)
GW National Security (semifinalist out of 24 non-GW teams = 20 points)
18 Appalachian (66th)
Gabrielli Family Law (semifinalist out of 22 teams = 18 points)
18 Stetson (66th)
Gabrielli Family Law (semifinalist out of 22 teams = 18 points)
13 Florida Coastal (68th)
Charleston Moot (finalist out of 15 [but 16 paying, brief-writing] teams = 13 points)
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