Athletes shall receive classification and points on the Senior national roster based on their finishes in various national and international events as indicated in the table given below.

Summary of the system

• Athletes who medal in A+ level events will earn A+ level classification.
• Athletes who medal in A level events, will earn A level classification.
• Similarly for other level events.
• In events where 5 th place is recognized by USA Judo protocol, athletes will be classified one level below the event classification, i.e. 5 th place in a B level event will earn C level classification.
• In E-level events, classification and points are earned in the highest senior-level divisions at those events, in weight categories that are tracked by USA Judo.
• Athletes who place 1 st in the Collegiate Nationals and/or 3 rd place or higher in the National Ladder Tournament will earn E level classification, but not points. Athletes who earn this classification are qualified to compete in the US Open Judo Championships.
• Athletes must win at least one match (no byes, no walkovers) in order to obtain senior points.
• Ties will be broken through the tie break criteria.
• Both Points and Classification earned at a particular event are current for a maximum of one year, or on anniversary date of that event (if a regularly scheduled annual event) if its anniversary occurs in less than a year.
• All athletes requesting to compete in a B-Level event outside of North America must be ranked on the USA Judo Senior Elite National Roster or have approval from the USA Judo High Performance Committee.  Athletes requesting to compete in an A-Level or higher event must be ranked on the USA Judo Senior Elite National Roster with at least a C Level or have approval from the USA Judo High Performance Committee.

• As a clarification on the interpretation of the rules regarding E-Level points, effective Nov. 28, 2006, athletes may have a total of no more than TWO "E" level points on the USA Judo Senior Elite National at any single point in time. Should an athlete compete in the same division at additional "E" level events after he or she already HAS 2 "E" level points, new points earned will be added to the roster and the earliest "E" level points will be removed so that the total never exceeds TWO total "E" level points.  If an athlete earns no more than two points during a 365-day period, all points will expire naturally per the USA Judo point classification guidelines. 

• Change to Puerto Rico and Irish Open Point Classification

  Effective June 1, 2007, the Irish Open in Dublin (held annually in October) and the Puerto Rico Open in Salinas (held annually in April) will no longer be USA Judo point tournaments in the Tournament Not Listed or any other category.

• As a clarification, please note that athletes who place fourth in a round robin division will receive third place points on the appropriate roster as long as the athlete wins at least one match, per above.
• In order to receive a ranking on the USA Judo Senior Elite National Roster, an athlete must be eligible to represent the United States in Olympic or World Championship competition.