Rankings
2025-26 Top Program Rankings
A national ranking of top programs is produced annually, after the national tournaments for oral advocacy and brief writing have concluded. Here are the 2025-2026 rankings:
Overall Ranking
1) Patrick Henry College
2) Liberty University
3) Georgetown University
4) University of Southern California
5) Yale University
6) California State University, Long Beach
7) University of California, Davis
8) Baylor University
9) Macalester College
10) California State University, Fullerton
Top 40 Overall Ranked Programs
Oral Advocacy Ranking
1) Liberty University
2) Patrick Henry College
3) Georgetown University
4) University of Southern California
5) Yale University
6) Regent University
7) Baylor University
8) California State University, Long Beach
9) University of Virginia
10) University of Central Florida
Appellate Brief Ranking
1) University of Maryland
2) University of California, Davis
3) Yale University
4) Georgetown University
5) California State University, Long Beach
6) Patrick Henry College
7) University of Southern California
8) University of California, Santa Barbara
9) Macalester College
10) Loyola University Chicago