Summary Recap of
Cities that Produced Multiple National Champions
(GM-Masters-Club-College-Youth)
since 1977
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Time Period
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Cities That Won the Most National Championships (all divisions)
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1977 - present
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SF Bay Area, Seattle, Boston and Santa Barbara have the most national championships by far
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In '70s & '80s
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Santa Barbara dominated the number of total national championships (all divisions)
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In the '90s
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Boston dominated the number of total national championships (all divisions)
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In the '00s
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SF Bay Area and Seattle dominated the number of total national championships (all divisions)
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In the '10s
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SF Bay Area is starting the decade with a bang, while Seattle stays strong with their Youth teams.
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(For details by year, click below)
Number of National Championships
(all divisions - since 1977)
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Total
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Youth
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College
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Club*
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Masters
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Grand
Masters
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| SF Bay Area, CA |
38.5
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2
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11
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25
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0.5
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| Seattle, WA |
28.5
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17.5
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1
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7
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3
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| Boston, MA |
26.5
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2
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17
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6.5
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1
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| Santa Barbara, CA |
21
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11
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10
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| Amherst, MA |
10
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8
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1
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1
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| New York City |
9.5
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1
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6
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2.5
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| Twin Cities, MN |
8.5
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2
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1
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5
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0.5
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| Philadelphia, PA |
7
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2
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1
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3
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1
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| Boulder, CO |
6
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1
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4
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1
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| Vancouver, Canada |
5.5
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0.5
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1
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3
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1
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| Atlanta, GA |
5
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4
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1
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| Northfield, MN |
4
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4
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| Raleigh/RT, NC |
4
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1
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1
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2
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| Eugene, OR |
4
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1
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3
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| Santa Cruz, CA |
3.5
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3
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0.5
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| Madison, WI |
3
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3
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| Wilmington, NC |
3
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3
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| Chicago, IL |
2.5
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2
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0.5
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| Davis, CA |
2
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2
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| Gainesville, FL |
2
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2
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| Greenville, NC |
2
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2
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| Missoula, MT |
2
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2
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| Nashville, TN |
2
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2
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| Providence, RI |
2
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2
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| Pittsburgh, PA |
2
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2
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| Tahoe, CA |
2
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2
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| Other |
15
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3
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8
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3
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1
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Total
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Youth
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College
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Club*
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Masters
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Grand
Masters
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*Non-age restricted Club divisions (Men's, Women's, Mixed).
Note: When a team's roster was split between two cities, each city received 0.5 point.
For details by year, click here.
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