Ranking
1980s
Key: S number of semi-finalists (2pts/each), F number of finalists/4th Runner-Ups/3rd Runner-Ups (4pts/each), 2 number of 2nd Runner-Ups (6pts/each), 1 number of 1st Runner-Ups (8pts/each), W number of winners (10pts/each), P points, T total points.
Rank
State
S
P
F
P
2
P
1
P
W
P
T
1
New York
2
4
-
-
1
6
1
8
1
10
28
2
Texas
1
2
4
16
-
-
1
8
-
-
26
3
Hawaii
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
8
1
10
18
4
Oklahoma
2
4
1
4
-
-
-
-
1
10
18
5
Illinois
1
2
1
4
-
-
-
-
1
10
16
6
Oregon
-
-
1
4
-
-
-
-
1
10
14
7
Kentucky
-
-
-
-
1
6
1
8
-
-
14
8
Louisiana
1
2
-
-
2
12
-
-
-
-
14
9
Mississippi
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
10
12
10
Virginia
-
-
1
4
-
-
1
8
-
-
12
11
North Carolina
2
4
-
-
-
-
1
8
-
-
12
12
North Dakota
2
4
2
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
13
Idaho
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
10
10
14
Washington
2
4
-
-
1
6
-
-
-
-
10
15
Wyoming
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
8
-
-
8
16
Georgia
2
4
1
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
17
Tennessee
-
-
-
-
1
6
-
-
-
-
6
17
Vermont
-
-
-
-
1
6
-
-
-
-
6
19
Alabama
1
2
1
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
19
South Dakota
1
2
1
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
21
New Mexico
3
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
22
Missouri
-
-
1
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
23
Arkansas
2
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
23
California
2
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
23
New Jersey
2
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
23
West Virginia
2
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
27
District of Columbia
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
27
Florida
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
27
Massachusetts
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
27
Nevada
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
27
Pennsylvania
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
27
Wisconsin
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
33
Alaska
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Arizona
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Colorado
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Connecticut
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Delaware
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Indiana
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Iowa
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Kansas
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Maine
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Maryland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Michigan
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Minnesota
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Montana
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Nebraska
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
New Hampshire
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Ohio
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Rhode Island
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
South Carolina
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
33
Utah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
