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University of Houston Law Center

2024-2025 Moot Court Program Rankings

The 2024-2025 Moot Court Rankings are now closed.  We will open the 2025-2026 rankings in August.

Updated 05/30/25

Law School Name of Competition Champion Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Best Brief Best Speaker Regional Champions  R. Finalist Total Points Rank
Albany Law School                      
American University Washington School of Law Schreck Gaming Law Moot Court Competition   4       3     37 22
Bryant-Moore Moot Court Competition 7              
Jessup East Coast Regional   12            
Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Moot Court Competition (Brooklyn) 11              
Appalachian School of Law WVU Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition     4           4 89
Avi Maria School of Law                   0 112
Arizona State University - Sandra Day O'Conner School of Law NYC Bar NMCC - Region 14               4 16 54
Jessup West Coast Regional   12            
Barry University School of Law                     112
Baylor University Law School National Child Welfare & Adoption Law Competition   8             68.5 5
Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition     4          
ABA NAAC - OKC Regionals           3 7  
ALA Moot Court Competition   4       3    
National Veterans Law Competition                
San Diego National Criminal Procedure Tournament 11       2.5      
Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition     4          
John Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition   8            
Hennessy Employee Benefits Moot Court Competition 7              
Zehmer Workers Compensation Competition           3    
Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition       4        
Belmont University Law School ABA NAAC - OKC Regionals             7 4 24 37
Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition   8     5      
Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law                   0 112
Boston College Law School Jessup East Coast Regional       4         8 72
NYC Bar NMCC - Region 1               4
Boston University School of Law NYC Bar NMCC - Region 1             7   36 24
NYC Bar NMCC - Nationals 20         9    
Brigham Young University Law School ABA NAAC - SF Regionals           3     7 78
Billings Exum Frye Competition       4        
Brooklyn Law school                   0 112
California Western School of Law                   0 112
Campbell University, Wiggins School of Law                      
Captial University Law School                      
Catholic University - Columbus Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition   8             8 72
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Jessup West Coast Regional       4         4 89
Chapman University Fowler School of Law San Diego National Criminal Procedure Tournament         2.5       39.5 20
Intnl. Environmental Moot Court Competition - North American Regional   3            
ABA NAAC - OKC Regionals             7  
ABA NAAC - Finals   16            
Cardozo FAME Moot Court Competition 11              
Charleston School of Law Military Law Moot Court Competition   4             4 89
Chicago-Kent College of Law Hassell Constitutional Law Competition     4           39 21
National Child Welfare & Adoption Law Competition 11              
Touro Law & Religion Moot Court Competition    4            
WVU Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition           5    
Claude Pepper Elder Law Competition   4       3    
Billings Exum Frye Competition     8          
Cleveland State University College of Law Spong Moot Court Competition       4         4 89
Columbia University Law School                   0 112
Concord Law School                      
Cornell University Law School Jessup East Coast Regional     8           8 72
Creighton University School of Law                      
Dayton University School of Law                      
DePaul University College of Law ALA Moot Court Competition     8           23.5 38
Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition     4          
Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition     8   3.5      
Detroit-Mercy School of Law Hassell Constitutional Law Competition         2.5       2.5 110
Drake University School of Law Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition           7     7 78
Drexel University Law School Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition       4         4 89
Duke University Law School Giles Rich IP Moot Court Competition 15               25 32
UCLA Cybercrimes Moot Court Competition   4     3 3    
Duquesne University Law School Spong Moot Court Competition       4         4 89
Elon University Law School                      
Emory University Law School Jessup East Coast Regional       4         25 32
Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition       4        
Mardi Gras Moot Court Invitational?   8            
ABA NAAC - SF Regionals               4
Cardozo FAME Moot Court Competition         5      
Faulkner University-Thomas Jones School of Law NYC Bar NMCC - Region 7               4 4 89
Florida A & M University School of Law                      
Florida State University Law School Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition       4         12 63
National Child Welfare & Adoption Law Competition     8          
Florida Coastal School of Law                      
Florida International School of Law                   0 112
Fordham University Law School NYC Bar NMCC - Region 2             7   36.5 23
NYC Bar NMCC - Nationals       6        
Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition   12            
Billings Exum Frye Competition     8   3.5      
Franklin Pierce Law School                      
George Mason University School of Law National Telecomm. and Technology Moot Court Competition 7               26 30
Mardi Gras Moot Court Invitational?     4          
ABA NAAC - Boston Regionals               4
National Veterans Law Competition   8       3    
Georgetown University Law School Gender & Sexuality Moot Court GSMCC 7               7 78
George Washington University School of Law Mardi Gras Moot Court Invitational? 11               25 32
Hennessy Employee Benefits Moot Court Competition   4     3      
Claude Pepper Elder Law Competition 7              
Georgia State University Law School Wechsler Criminal Law Moot (Buffalo)         5       16 54
Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition 11              
Golden Gate University School of Law                      
Gonzaga University School of Law Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition 15       7       22 41
Harvard University Law School Jessup East Coast Regional     8   7 7     22 41
Hofstra University School of Law ABA NAAC - Philadelphia Regionals               4 4 89
Howard University Law School                     112
Indiana University Mauer School of Law - Bloomington ABA NAAC - OKC Regionals               4 19.5 45
Anderson Center Seventh Circuit Moot Court Competition 7       1.5      
Tulane Mardi Gras Invitational Competition                
ABA First Amend. Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition   4     3      
Indiana University McKinney School of Law - Indianapolis ABA NAAC - LA Regionals               4 4 89
Jacksonville University College of Law Zehmer Workers Compensation Competition         1       1 111
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta                      
John Marshall Law School - Chicago                      
Liberty University School of Law Billings Exum Frye Competition 15     4 3.5 7     77.5 4
Hicks Thomas Moot Court National Champhionship   16            
Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition   12            
ABA NAAC - Philadelphia Regionals               4
Hassell Constitutional Law Competition   8       5    
Military Law Moot Court Competition           3    
Lewis & Clark University Law School Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition 15               15 57
Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law                   11 67
Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition       4 7      
Louisiana State University School of Law Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition   12             27 29
ABA NAAC - Brooklyn Regionals               4
WVU Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition 11              
Loyola University Chicago School of Law National Health Law Competition 7       3 3     48 14
National Child Welfare & Adoption Law Competition     4     5    
ABA NAAC - Philadelphia Regionals               4
BLSA Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition     8          
Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition       4        
Hicks Thomas Moot Court National Champonship       6        
NYC Bar NMCC - Region 10               4
Loyola University Los Angeles School of Law                   0 112
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law                      
Wechsler First Amendment Competition    8     2.5       10.5 70
Marquette University Law School Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition         5       13 60
ABA NAAC - Brooklyn Regionals               4
Florida Bar's National Tax Moot Court Competition   4            
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific Chicago Bar Association Competition   8 4     5     29.5 27
ABA NAAC - SF Regionals             7 4
National Veterans Law Competition         1.5      
Mercer University School of Law Wechsler Criminal Law Moot (Buffalo)     4           12 63
Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition     4          
Billings Exum Frye Competition       4        
Michigan State University School of Law Wechsler First Amendment Competition  11       2.5       95.5 1
Hicks Thomas Moot Court National Championship       6        
ABA NAAC - Boston Regionals         3   7  
National Child Welfare & Adoption Law Competition         5      
Gender & Sexuality Moot Court GSMCC           3    
Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition     8     7    
Williams Institute Gender & Sexuality Competition 11              
Wechsler Criminal Law Moot (Buffalo)     4   5      
Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition     8          
Billings Exum Frye Competition       4        
Zehmer Workers Compensation Competition 7 4            
Minnesota University Law School                      
Mississippi College School of Law Zehmer Workers Compensation Competition         1       14.5 58
Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Moot Court Competition (Brooklyn)         5      
Stetson National Pretrial Competition 7       1.5      
Mitchell Hamline School of Law                      
New England School of Law                      
New Mexico University Law School                      
New York Law School Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition       4         8 72
NYU Immigration Moot Court Competition       4        
NYU Law School National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Competition    4     3 3     92.5 2
NYC NMCC - Region 2               4
UCLA Cybercrimes Moot Court Competitiom 7              
Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Competition     8          
Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition   8     5      
UC Davis Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition 7       1.5 1.5    
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition 7       3 3    
Jessup East Coast Regional       4        
BLSA Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition   4     1.5    
Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition     4          
Spong Moot Court Competition       4        
Hicks Thomas Moot Court National Champhionship     10          
Northeastern University Law School ABA NAAC - Brooklyn Regionals             7   19 46
Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition   12            
Northern Illnois University College of Law                      
Northwestern University School of Law                   0 112
Notre Dame University Law School ABA NAAC - Philadelphia Regionals               4 4 89
Nova Southeastern University Law School ABA NAAC - Brooklyn Regionals         3     4 14 59
NYC NMCC - Region 9             7  
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law                      
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition 7         3     34 25
Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition           5    
Jessup West Coast Regional       4        
Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Competition     8          
NYC Bar NMCC - Region 8             7  
Oklahoma City University School of Law ABA NAAC - Philadelphia Regionals           3     3 108
Pace University Law School                   0 112
Pennsylvania State University School of Law                      
Pepperdine University Law School ABA NAAC - LA Regionals               4 4 89
Phoenix University School of Law                      
Quinnipiac University School of Law                      
Regent University School of Law Spong Moot Court Competition     8           51.5 11
Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition       4        
Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Moot Court Competition (Brooklyn)     4          
ABA NAAC - Philadelphia Regionals         3   7  
Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition 15       3.5      
NYC Bar NMCC - Region 5             7  
Roger Williams University School of Law                      
Rutgers University Law School National Moot Court Competition in Law and Religion         3       18 48
Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition 15              
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law ABA NAAC - SF Regionals             7   13 60
ABA NAAC - Finals       6        
Santa Clara University Law School                      
Seattle University School of Law                   0 112
Seton Hall University School of Law Hicks Thomas Moot Court National Champhionship 20       9       67 6
Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Competition 15       3.5      
Cardozo FAME Moot Court Competition     4          
Gender & Sexuality Moot Court GSMCC         3      
Wechsler Criminal Law Moot (Buffalo)   8            
Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition         1.5      
Military Law Moot Court Competition         3      
South Dakota University Law School                      
South Texas College of Law Houston NYC Bar NMCC - Region 6               4 84 3
Spong Moot Court Competition     8          
Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition       4        
ABA NAAC - LA Regionals             7  
Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition           5    
John Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition 11   4     5    
Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition 11              
UC Law SF Constitutional Law Moot 4 3            
San Diego National Criminal Procedure Tournament           5    
National Latina/o Law Students Association Moot Court Competition           2    
Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition       4        
Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition           3    
National Veterans Law Competition     4          
Southern Illinois University Law School                   0 112
SMU Dedman School of Law Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Competition           3.5     44.5 17
San Diego National Criminal Procedure Tournament     4          
Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition   4     3      
Wechsler First Amendment Competition            5    
Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Moot Court Competition (Brooklyn)     4          
ABA NAAC - Philadelphia Regionals             14  
NYC Bar NMCC - Regional 10             7  
Southwestern Law School ABA NAAC - SF Regionals               4 4 89
St. John's University Law School ABA NAAC - SF Regionals             7   7 78
St. Louis University School of Law                   0 112
St. Mary's University School of Law Spong Moot Court Competition 15       3.5       47.5 15
Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition 11              
ABA NAAC - Boston Regionals             7  
Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition 11              
St. Thomas University School of Law Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition         5       5 87
Stanford University Law School                      
Stetson University School of Law Florida Bar's National Tax Moot Court Competition 7       3       23.5 38
Hassell Constitutional Law Competition 11       2.5      
Suffolk University Law School                      
SUNY Buffalo Law School                   0 112
Syracuse University College of Law ABA NAAC - Boston Regionals               4 4 89
Texas A & M School of Law Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition 15               18 48
ABA NAAC - Brooklyn Regionals           3    
Temple University Law School                   0 112
Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition           7     7 78
Texas Tech University School of Law NYC Bar NMCC - Region 11               4 24.5 36
ABA NAAC - LA Regionals         3   7  
Spong Moot Court Competition       4 3.5      
Military Law Moot Court Competition         3      
Thomas Cooley School of Law                      
Thomas Jefferson School of Law                      
Touro Law Center                   0 112
Tulane University Law School                 0 112
University of Akron School of Law ABA NAAC - LA Regionals           3        
University of Alabama School of Law San Diego National Criminal Procedure Tournament   8             18 48
ABA NAAC - SF Regionals             7  
Florida Bar's National Tax Moot Court Competition           3    
University of Arizona College of Law ABA NAAC - SF Regionals         3       3 108
University of Arkansas-Little Rock School of Law                   0 112
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville School of Law ABA NAAC - OKC Regionals             7   26 30
ABA NAAC - Finals     10   9      
University of Baltimore School of Law                      
University of Buffalo Law School Wechsler Criminal Law Moot (Buffalo)           5     5 87
University of California-Berkeley School of Law NYC Bar NMCC - Region 15             7   10.5 70
Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition         3.5      
University of California-Davis School of Law ABA NAAC - Brooklyn Regionals         3     4 19 46
Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition   12            
University of California - Irvine School of Law Jessup West Coast Regional     8           8 72
University of California-Los Angeles School of Law Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition   12     7       44 18
Williams Institute Gender & Sexuality Competition     4          
McGee Civil Rights Competition   4            
ABA NAAC - LA Regionals             7 4
ABA NAAC - Finals       6        
University of California-San Francisco School of Law ALA Moot Court Competition 7               63 7
NYU Immigration Moot Court Competition     4          
ABA NAAC - SF Regionals               4
Cardozo FAME Moot Court Competition     4          
Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Competition       4        
UC Davis Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition   4     1.5 1.5    
Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition     4          
Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Moot Court Competition (Brooklyn)   8       5    
San Diego National Criminal Procedure Tournament     4          
Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition     8          
USD Criminal Procedure Competition      4          
University of Chicago School of Law Jessup West Coast Regional       4         4 89
University of Cincinnati Law School NYC Bar NMCC - Region 8               4 22 41
Tulane Mardi Gras Invitational Competition     4          
Touro Law & Religion Moot Court Competition  7              
Schreck Gaming Law Moot Court Competition 7              
University of Colorado Law School                      
University of Connecticut School of Law Wechsler Criminal Law Moot (Buffalo) 11               11 67
University of Dayton Law School                      
University of Denver Sturm College of Law Jessup West Coast Regional       4         4 89
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Gender & Sexuality Moot Court GSMCC   4             4 89
University of Florida, Levin College of Law                   0 112
University of Georgia School of Law Hicks Thomas Moot Court National Championship     10     9     58 8
ABA NAAC - Brooklyn Regionals             7  
Jessup East Coast Regional 15              
NYC Bar NMCC - Nationals     10          
NYC Bar NMCC - Region 6             7  
Univeristy of Hawaii Law School                      
University of Houston Law Center Chicago Bar Association Competition     4           17 51
ABA NAAC - Boston Regionals               4
Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition     8          
Zehmer Workers Compensation Competition         1      
University of Idaho School of Law Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition       4         4 89
University of Iowa College of Law NYC Bar NMCC - Region 13             7   23 40
NYC Bar NMCC - Nationals   16            
University of Ilinois Law School NYC Bar NMCC - Region 10             7   7 78
University of Ilinois-Chicago Law School Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition   4             4 89
University of Kansas School of Law Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition       4         42 19
National NALSA Moot Court Competition 15     8   7    
Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition     8          
University of Kentucky College of Law                      
University of La Verne College of Law                      
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Competition   12             12 63
University of Maine Law School                   0 112
University of Maryland Carey School of Law                   0 112
University of Memphis School of Law                   0 112
University of Miami School of Law Hicks Thomas Moot Court National Championship       6         49 12
Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition       4 3.5      
NYU Immigration Moot Court Competition         5      
International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition - Americs Regional       4        
Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition     8     7    
Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Competition       4   3.5    
NYC Bar NMCC - Region 9               4
University of Michigan Law School                      
University of Minnesota Law School NYC Bar NMCC - Regionals             7   32 26
Hicks Thomas Moot Court National Championship       6        
McGee Civil Rights Competition         5      
Tulane Mardi Gras Invitational Competition                
ABA NAAC - LA Regionals               4
Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition       4        
NYC Bar NMCC - Nationals       6        
University of Mississippi School of Law Mardi Gras Moot Court Invitational?           5     17 51
ABA First Amend. Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition         3      
Schreck Gaming Law Moot Court Competition     4   5      
University of Missouri School of Law                   0 112
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law NYC Bar NMCC - Region 12             7   7 78
University of Montana School of Law                      
University of Nebraska Law School                      
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Boyd School of Law                      
University of New Mexico School of Law                      
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill                   0 112
Univeristy of North Dakota Law School                      
University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law                   0 112
University of Northern Kentucky Lawq School                      
University of Oklahoma College of Law NYC Bar NMCC - Region 12               4 48.5 13
Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Competition       4        
Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition         1.5      
ABA NAAC - Brooklyn Regionals             14  
ABA NAAC - Finals       6        
National NALSA Moot Court     8   7      
Energy Mineral Law Foundation Competition 4              
University of Oregon School of Law                      
University of Pennsylvania Law School                      
University of Pittsburgh Law School Cardozo FAME Moot Court Competition   8       5     13 60
Univeristy of Richmond Law School National Veterans Law Competition 11               11 67
University of San Diego School of Law                   0 112
University of San Francisco School of Law Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition       4         4 88
University of South Carolina Law School                      
University of South Dakota School of Law                      
University of Southern California Law School Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition   8             56 9
Giles Rich IP Moot Court Competition   12            
ABA NAAC - LA Regionals             7  
ABA NAAC - Finals 20         9    
University of St. Thomas School of Law Jessup West Coast Regional           7     7 78
University of Tennessee College of Law                      
University of Texas Law School Giles Rich IP Moot Court Competition     8           12 63
Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition       4        
University of Toledo School of Law                      
University of Tulsa College of Law                   0 112
University of Utah School of Law                      
University of Vermont Law School                   0  
University of Virginia Law School Jessup East Coast Regional       4         21 44
Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition     4     5    
WVU Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition   8            
  NYC Bar NMCC - Region 14             7   16 54
University of Washington School of Law NYC Bar NMCC - Nationals         9      
University of Wisconsin Law School                      
University of Wyoming College of Law                      
Valparaiso University School of Law                      
Vanderbilt University Law School NYC Bar NMCC - Region 7             7   7 77
Vermont School of Law                      
Washburn Univeristy School of Law                      
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition 7               28.5 28
ABA NAAC - Boston Regionals           3 7  
ABA NAAC - Finals       6        
National Veterans Law Competition     4   1.5      
Wake Forest University School of Law NYC Bar NMCC - Region 5               4 25 32
ABA NAAC - Boston Regionals             7  
Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition           7    
Military Law Moot Court Competition 7              
Washington and Lee University Law School                      
Washington University School of Law, St. Louis Jessup West Coast Regional 15       7       52 10
ABA NAAC - OKC Regionals         3     8
Spong Moot Court Competition   12       7    
Wanye State University Law School Jessup West Coast Regional     8           8 72
West Virginia University College of Law                      
Western New England College of Law                      
Western State University School of Law                      
Whittier Law School                      
Widener University Deleware School of Law                      
William and Mary University Law School Hassell Constitutional Law Competition     4           46.5 16
WVU Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition     4   5      
Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition       4 3.5      
Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition           3    
ABA NAAC - Boston Regionals               4
Energy Mineral Law Foundation Competition   3     2 2    
Billings Exum Frye Competition   12            
William Mitchell College of Law                      
Yale University Law School ABA NAAC - Philadelphia Regionals             7   17 51
ABA NAAC - Finals     10