2026 Backyard Team of the Year

Overall

Rank	Team	Points
1	Rough Cut Q	210.38
2	BROCK’S BBQ	194.75
3	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	191.98
4	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	190.68
5	MRC_Barbecue	182.78
6	Capt. Blue BBQ	177.20
7	Leaning Jowler BBQ	132.90
8	Dogpatch Q	117.48
9	Castleton Q	115.10
10	Troublemaker BBQ	93.45
11	Tame the Flame BBQ	84.00
12	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	77.65
13	Pinky Out BBQ	72.43
14	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	55.50
15	Backwooder BBQ	52.50
16	K-Town Pit Que	28.00
17	Hot Thang BBQ	11.08
18	Marshall Mountain BBQ	5.60

Chicken

Rank	Team	Points
1	BROCK’S BBQ	227.60
2	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	221.98
3	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	217.38
4	Capt. Blue BBQ	155.80
5	MRC_Barbecue	145.48
6	Backwooder BBQ	131.25
7	Rough Cut Q	128.25
8	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	127.05
9	Castleton Q	115.10
10	Leaning Jowler BBQ	89.10
11	Troublemaker BBQ	76.90
12	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	54.88
13	Pinky Out BBQ	44.55
14	Tame the Flame BBQ	42.00
15	Dogpatch Q	27.88
16	K-Town Pit Que	16.80
17	Hot Thang BBQ	11.08
18	Marshall Mountain BBQ	5.60

Ribs

Rank	Team	Points
1	MRC_Barbecue	210.80
2	Rough Cut Q	199.88
3	Dogpatch Q	188.65
4	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	174.05
5	BROCK’S BBQ	156.43
6	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	143.45
7	Leaning Jowler BBQ	143.10
8	Tame the Flame BBQ	131.25
9	Castleton Q	116.10
10	Pinky Out BBQ	111.00
11	Capt. Blue BBQ	94.08
12	Uncle Dubby’s Backyard BBQ	83.88
13	Troublemaker BBQ	66.33
14	Marshall Mountain BBQ	56.00
15	Backwooder BBQ	42.00
16	K-Town Pit Que	22.40
17	Hot Thang BBQ	22.28
18	The Swine Doctor’s BBQ	11.08

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