GBA 2026 Team of the Year
2026 Season
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | OFF THE CHAIN BBQ | 136 |
| 2 | The Look and The Cook BBQ | 136 |
| 3 | Big Butts BBQ | 134 |
| 4 | Grills Gone Wild | 122 |
| 5 | Shark Bite BBQ | 119 |
| 6 | Rustic Que | 115 |
| 7 | 319 Q | 108 |
| 8 | Big Daddy's Meat House | 100 |
| 9 | Flying B BBQ | 99 |
| 10 | Big Baer's BBQ | 93 |
| 11 | Flyin Pig Bar-B-Que | 92 |
| 12 | Pig-EEE-licious | 92 |
| 13 | Heavy Metal Hogz | 88 |
| 14 | K & E's Little Smokers | 83 |
| 15 | Rescue Smokers | 83 |
| 16 | Flaming Hogs BBQ | 77 |
| 17 | Raising Cain BBQ | 70 |
| 18 | Sprat Boy Barbeque | 69 |
| 19 | B-rads bbq | 65 |
| 20 | Leron's BBQ | 59 |
| 21 | G-Dawg BBQ | 54 |
| 22 | Bad Rooster BBQ | 51 |
| 23 | Big Salty’s BBQ | 42 |
| 24 | Coop's Q | 41 |
| 25 | Jack's Old South | 40 |
| 26 | Real-Licious Q | 38 |
| 27 | Union Street BBQ | 38 |
| 28 | Smokey Mountain BBQ | 32 |
| 29 | KIMBRELL Q | 30 |
| 30 | Reu-B-Que | 30 |
| 31 | Donkeys Bad A$$ BBQ | 28 |
| 32 | Scott's Smoke Shack | 28 |
| 33 | Vienna Vol Fire Dept | 28 |
| 34 | Holy Land Farms | 26 |
| 35 | Bite My Butt BBQ | 21 |
| 36 | WHAT THE HELL BBQ! | 21 |
| 37 | 8 Mile Pits | 20 |
| 38 | Against the Grain | 20 |
| 39 | Pogo’s Porkers | 19 |
| 40 | Rod, Reels, & BGE | 15 |
| 41 | Smoke Ring and Bark | 15 |
| 42 | Three Brothers BBQ | 13 |
| 43 | Big Daddys BBQ Pit | 10 |
| 44 | Bird Dog Whiskey BBQ | 10 |
| 45 | Chili Mo’s Barbecue | 10 |
| 46 | Countryside BBQ | 10 |
| 47 | Florida Boys | 10 |
| 48 | Gittin Piggie Widdit | 10 |
| 49 | Glamping Grillers | 10 |
| 50 | Iron Hogs | 10 |
| 51 | J & J Homestyle Catering Team | 10 |
| 52 | Johnson Boys BBQ | 10 |
| 53 | Lang BBQ Smokers | 10 |
| 54 | Macon Bacon Cookers | 10 |
| 55 | Night Moves BBQ | 10 |
| 56 | Pistol Packing Pigs | 10 |
| 57 | Porky's Patriots | 10 |
| 58 | Reed Nut Smokers | 10 |
| 59 | Smoke Show Mafia | 10 |
| 60 | Smokin A's | 10 |
| 61 | Smokin' Circuits | 10 |
| 62 | Triple T | 10 |
| 63 | Uncle Daddy's Cook Shack | 10 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Big Butts BBQ | 40 |
| 2 | Grills Gone Wild | 35 |
| 3 | OFF THE CHAIN BBQ | 26 |
| 4 | The Look and The Cook BBQ | 25 |
| 5 | K & E's Little Smokers | 20 |
| 6 | Flying B BBQ | 18 |
| 7 | Rescue Smokers | 18 |
| 8 | Raising Cain BBQ | 15 |
| 9 | Flaming Hogs BBQ | 14 |
| 10 | Rustic Que | 13 |
| 11 | Pig-EEE-licious | 11 |
| 12 | Leron's BBQ | 10 |
| 13 | Union Street BBQ | 9 |
| 14 | Shark Bite BBQ | 9 |
| 15 | 319 Q | 8 |
| 16 | Big Baer's BBQ | 8 |
| 17 | Bad Rooster BBQ | 8 |
| 18 | Jack's Old South | 8 |
| 19 | Bite My Butt BBQ | 7 |
| 20 | B-rads bbq | 7 |
| 21 | Big Salty’s BBQ | 6 |
| 22 | Donkeys Bad A$$ BBQ | 4 |
| 23 | Heavy Metal Hogz | 4 |
| 24 | Flyin Pig Bar-B-Que | 3 |
| 25 | Smoke Ring and Bark | 2 |
| 26 | Smokey Mountain BBQ | 1 |
| 27 | Big Daddy's Meat House | 1 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Shark Bite BBQ | 36 |
| 2 | The Look and The Cook BBQ | 26 |
| 3 | Big Daddy's Meat House | 22 |
| 4 | 319 Q | 21 |
| 5 | OFF THE CHAIN BBQ | 20 |
| 6 | Bad Rooster BBQ | 19 |
| 7 | Pig-EEE-licious | 18 |
| 8 | Flyin Pig Bar-B-Que | 16 |
| 9 | Rustic Que | 15 |
| 10 | Flying B BBQ | 15 |
| 11 | Big Baer's BBQ | 12 |
| 12 | Rescue Smokers | 10 |
| 13 | K & E's Little Smokers | 10 |
| 14 | Heavy Metal Hogz | 10 |
| 15 | Against the Grain | 10 |
| 16 | Grills Gone Wild | 9 |
| 17 | Smokey Mountain BBQ | 9 |
| 18 | Pogo’s Porkers | 9 |
| 19 | Jack's Old South | 7 |
| 20 | Holy Land Farms | 6 |
| 21 | Raising Cain BBQ | 5 |
| 22 | Scott's Smoke Shack | 5 |
| 23 | B-rads bbq | 4 |
| 24 | G-Dawg BBQ | 4 |
| 25 | Smoke Ring and Bark | 3 |
| 26 | Three Brothers BBQ | 3 |
| 27 | Flaming Hogs BBQ | 3 |
| 28 | Leron's BBQ | 2 |
| 29 | Sprat Boy Barbeque | 1 |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Big Butts BBQ | 29 |
| 2 | OFF THE CHAIN BBQ | 25 |
| 3 | 319 Q | 24 |
| 4 | Flyin Pig Bar-B-Que | 23 |
| 5 | Rustic Que | 22 |
| 6 | The Look and The Cook BBQ | 20 |
| 7 | Big Baer's BBQ | 18 |
| 8 | Grills Gone Wild | 18 |
| 9 | Big Daddy's Meat House | 17 |
| 10 | Flying B BBQ | 16 |
| 11 | Heavy Metal Hogz | 14 |
| 12 | Shark Bite BBQ | 14 |
| 13 | Union Street BBQ | 9 |
| 14 | Real-Licious Q | 8 |
| 15 | Vienna Vol Fire Dept | 8 |
| 16 | Sprat Boy Barbeque | 8 |
| 17 | Leron's BBQ | 7 |
| 18 | Big Salty’s BBQ | 6 |
| 19 | Jack's Old South | 5 |
| 20 | Rod, Reels, & BGE | 5 |
| 21 | Rescue Smokers | 5 |
| 22 | Donkeys Bad A$$ BBQ | 4 |
| 23 | Bite My Butt BBQ | 4 |
| 24 | Bad Rooster BBQ | 4 |
| 25 | B-rads bbq | 4 |
| 26 | Pig-EEE-licious | 3 |
| 27 | Scott's Smoke Shack | 3 |
| 28 | K & E's Little Smokers | 3 |
| 29 | Smokey Mountain BBQ | 2 |
| 30 | Coop's Q | 1 |
| 31 | WHAT THE HELL BBQ! | 1 |
The GBA presents awards to the top 10 teams for each contest year, as well as awards for the top finishers in each primary meat category. The awards are given as follow:
Overall Awards
- The first place team receives a substantial cash award and a personalized banner with their team name (and bragging rights forever!).
- 2nd through 5th place teams receive a cash award and a personalized banner with their team name and placement.
- 6th through 10th place teams receive a personalized banner with their team name.
Loin, Pork, and Rib Category Awards
- The first place teams receives a cash award and a personalized banner with their team name and placement.
- 2nd through 5th place teams in each category are also recognized at the annual award ceremony.
How to earn Team of the Year Points
You can earn Team of the Year points by entering a Contest, placing in the top 10 in the primary categories, and winning Grand or Reserve Champion. Points are awarded as follows:
- Ten (10) points for entering a GBA sanctioned contest.
- Placement points for finishing in the top 10 in the Pork, Loin, and Rib categories. 1st place earns 10 points, 2nd place earns 9 points, 3rd place earns 8 points and so on through 10th place, which earns 1 point.
- Five (5) bonus points are awarded to the team winning the Reserve Grand Championship.
- Five (5) bonus points are awarded to the team winning the Grand Championship.
Double Points Contests
Each year the GBA selects several contests to be double points events. At those events, teams earn double the points they would at a standard GBA event. The events chosen to award double points vary from year to year, and are indicated on the Contest page.
Awards and Banquet
The GBA holds an annual banquet where the Team of the Year is recognized as the team with the most points accumulated throughout the year. The GBA also awards banners and cash prizes to the Top 5 teams, and banners to the 6th through 10th place teams from the just completed contest year. In addition, the GBA awards a Team of the Year banner to the top team in each of the 3 categories. Recognition is also given to the 2nd through 5th place teams in each category.
Team of the Year Ties
In the event of a tie for any final Team of the Year position, all tied teams will be recognized at the higher tied position, with any tied awards combined and then divided equally. The lower tied positions will be left vacant. Just like in golf, if there is a three way tie for 5th place overall, all three teams will be recognized as finishing in 5th place. The awards for 5th, 6th, and 7th places will be added together and divided equally among the three tied teams. No 6th or 7th place will be awarded and the next highest team will recognized and rewarded as the 8th place team.
The GBA Board of Directors reserve the right to modify the structure and recognition of these awards as needed.
