2026 Backyard Team of the Year

Overall

Rank	Team	Points
1	Rough Cut Q	344.75
2	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	330.93
3	Leaning Jowler BBQ	271.65
4	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	210.93
5	BROCK’S BBQ	194.75
6	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	190.68
7	MRC_Barbecue	182.78
8	Capt. Blue BBQ	177.20
9	Dogpatch Q	117.48
10	Castleton Q	115.10
11	Hot Thang BBQ	102.05
12	Troublemaker BBQ	93.45
13	Tame the Flame BBQ	84.00
14	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	77.65
15	Pinky Out BBQ	72.43
16	Backwooder BBQ	52.50
17	K-Town Pit Que	28.00
18	Marshall Mountain BBQ	5.60

Chicken

Rank	Team	Points
1	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	408.85
2	Rough Cut Q	262.63
3	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	255.55
4	BROCK’S BBQ	227.60
5	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	217.38
6	Leaning Jowler BBQ	185.25
7	Capt. Blue BBQ	155.80
8	MRC_Barbecue	145.48
9	Backwooder BBQ	131.25
10	Hot Thang BBQ	118.18
11	Castleton Q	115.10
12	Troublemaker BBQ	76.90
13	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	54.88
14	Pinky Out BBQ	44.55
15	Tame the Flame BBQ	42.00
16	Dogpatch Q	27.88
17	K-Town Pit Que	16.80
18	Marshall Mountain BBQ	5.60

Ribs

Rank	Team	Points
1	Leaning Jowler BBQ	287.23
2	Rough Cut Q	275.13
3	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	245.13
4	MRC_Barbecue	210.80
5	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	209.35
6	Dogpatch Q	188.65
7	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	174.05
8	BROCK’S BBQ	156.43
9	Tame the Flame BBQ	131.25
10	Castleton Q	116.10
11	Pinky Out BBQ	111.00
12	Hot Thang BBQ	107.78
13	Capt. Blue BBQ	94.08
14	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	83.88
15	Troublemaker BBQ	66.33
16	Marshall Mountain BBQ	56.00
17	Backwooder BBQ	42.00
18	K-Town Pit Que	22.40

Please review the points assigned. If you feel there is a discrepancy, submit a request for review here.

Want to dive into the details? Find a dashboard with all scores and team breakdowns here: MABA Backyard Dashboard.