PBR Teams, through the bulls

The 2022 PBR Teams Season in Review

The 2022 PBR Teams season ran July 25 to November 6: 124 games over 11 weekends, 1,330 outs from 424 bulls. Bulls bucked off 65.1% of riders, and 79 trips were marked 45 points or better. The season's top mark, 46.25, was reached 8 times.

1,330Outs
424Bulls
65.1%Buckoff rate
42.76Avg bull score
7945+ point trips
124Games

Best Trips of the Season

Top 10
ScoreBullResultGameDate
46.25 Cool Whip Buckoff, João Ricardo Vieira at 4.27s Bonus Round Aug 28, 2022
46.25 Moon Juice Buckoff, Casey Roberts at 5.54s Gamblers @ Oklahoma Freedom Sep 16, 2022
46.25 Cold Creek Buckoff, Braidy Randolph at 3.84s Rattlers @ Outlaws Sep 24, 2022
46.25 Malaka Buckoff, Marco Eguchi at 3.42s Cowboys @ Ridge Riders Sep 24, 2022
46.25 Cool Whip Buckoff, Wingson Henrique da Silva at 7.36s Bonus Round Oct 9, 2022
46.25 Smooth Steel Buckoff, Derek Kolbaba at 3.24s Oklahoma Freedom @ Ridge Riders Oct 14, 2022
46.25 Medicine Man Buckoff, Lucas Divino at 2.59s Bonus Round Oct 16, 2022
46.25 Cold Creek Buckoff, Alex Marcilio at 5.22s Bonus Round Oct 16, 2022
46.00 Cool Whip Buckoff, Derek Kolbaba at 3.77s Oklahoma Freedom @ Rattlers Aug 26, 2022
46.00 Woopaa Ridden by Chase Outlaw (94.50) Bonus Round Sep 18, 2022

The Teams Bull Race

Full standings →
RankBullProgramOutsBest-8 avgBuckoff %
1 Cool Whip Julian / Staci Addison / D&H / Crooked W 6 45.90 100.0%
2 Flapjack Herndon Bucking Bulls 1 45.75 0.0%
3 Moon Juice Rafter R Bucking Bulls 4 45.50 100.0%
3 Turner Burner Craig Moore / D&H Cattle / Buck Cattle 1 45.50 100.0%
5 Woopaa Barker Bulls / Hookin' W Ranch 2 45.38 50.0%
6 Manaba Joe & Nina Webb / Julian / D&H Cattle Co 7 45.25 85.7%
6 Crunch Time Sterk Bucking Bulls 1 45.25 100.0%
8 Soul Train Blake Sharp / UB Bucking Company 4 45.19 75.0%
9 Moonlight Party Halpain Bucking Bulls 4 45.13 75.0%
10 Night Hawk Logan Clancey / Dakota Rodeo / Chad Berger 5 45.10 100.0%

PBR's published Team Series bull standings, ranked by best-eight average.

Unridden in Teams Play

3+ outs

37 bulls went through the 2022 Teams season with at least three outs and a perfect buckoff record. The 12 with the most outs:

BullProgramOutsAvg scoreHigh
Sky Harbor Wilks Ranch / Clay Struve / Dakota Rodeo / Chad Berger 8–0 44.06 45.00
Preachers Kid K-C Bucking Bulls / RD Cattle 8–0 44.00 45.25
Mule Train Martinez / Porter Cattle Co. 8–0 43.56 46.00
Magic Potion K Bar C Bucking Bulls / Daniels Cattle Co. 7–0 43.79 44.75
Wasted Nights Hart Cattle Co / Hale 7–0 43.79 44.50
Ivy League Big Rafter Rodeo, LLC 7–0 43.61 45.50
Choctaw Bingo TNT Bucking Bulls / Hart Cattle Co 7–0 42.36 44.25
Cool Whip Julian / Staci Addison / D&H / Crooked W 6–0 45.38 46.25
Magic Carpet K Bar C Bucking Bulls / Rafter C4 6–0 43.21 45.25
Otis Legacy Pro Rodeo 6–0 42.92 44.75
Night Hawk Logan Clancey / Dakota Rodeo / Chad Berger 5–0 45.10 46.00
Crawfish Richard Dakota Rodeo / Chad Berger / Ken Barnhart 5–0 43.05 43.50

Season Leaders

Most Teams outs

  1. Theodore12
  2. Falcon Eddie11
  3. Casper11
  4. Mike's Motive10
  5. Whiplash10

Most 45-point trips

  1. Cool Whip5
  2. Moon Juice4
  3. Soul Train4
  4. Manaba4
  5. Moonlight Party3

Championship Weekend

Las Vegas, NV

Nov 4, 2022 – Nov 6, 2022: 130 outs across the playoff games. The best trips:

ScoreBullResultGame
45.75 Flapjack Ridden by Daniel Keeping (93.50) Game 8 LCG AUS Gamblers (1) v. TEX Rattlers (2) v. CAR Cowboys (4)
45.50 Turner Burner Buckoff, Dalton Rudman at 2.67s Game 4 LCG MO Thunder (6) v. KC Outlaws (7) v. OK Freedom (3)
45.25 Night Hawk Buckoff, Briggs Madsen at 3.41s Game 1 NSH Stampede (8) v. OK Freedom (3)
45.25 Magic Carpet Buckoff, Andrew Alvidrez at 4.81s Game 3 MO Thunder (6) v. AZ Ridge Riders (5)
45.25 Moon Juice Buckoff, Alisson De Souza at 4.38s Game 3 MO Thunder (6) v. AZ Ridge Riders (5)

The Draw

The full Draw Report →

How rank the bulls each team's riders drew had been before each game, toughest draw first.

TeamRecord*Bulls' prior buckoff %Rides coveredRankest bull faced
Missouri Thunder 8–17 79.8% 31.5% (40/127) Milk Mustache (unridden in 18 prior outs)
Kansas City Outlaws 11–12–2 79.3% 33.1% (43/130) Red Scorpion (unridden in 20 prior outs)
Austin Gamblers 16–11 79.2% 34.7% (41/118) Black Cherry (unridden in 19 prior outs)
Nashville Stampede 8–17–2 78.9% 32.5% (39/120) Black Cherry (unridden in 18 prior outs)
Carolina Cowboys 14–11 78.3% 37.9% (44/116) Kingdom (unridden in 13 prior outs)
Texas Rattlers 17–10 77.9% 30.6% (37/121) Black Cherry (unridden in 17 prior outs)
Arizona Ridge Riders 14–13–1 77.6% 39.2% (47/120) Brusta (unridden in 18 prior outs)
Oklahoma Freedom 14–11–1 76.7% 30.3% (36/119) Red Scorpion (unridden in 19 prior outs)

*Regular-season games decided from recorded ride scores (105 of 112); games with incomplete ride records aren't counted, so these can sit under PBR's official records. Method on the Draw Report.

The Programs Behind the Bulls

By outs
ProgramBullsOutsBuckoff %Avg score45+
Universal Pro Rodeo / Rachel & Dustin Powell 13 48 68.8% 42.99 2
TNT Bucking Bulls / Hart Cattle Co 9 43 74.4% 42.80 3
Jane Clark / Gene Owen 4 25 56.0% 42.87 0
Double S Bull Co. / Cervi 3 23 69.6% 42.86 1
Dakota Rodeo / Brian & Ashley Pintar / Clay Struve / Chad Berger 3 21 76.2% 43.51 1
Blake Sharp / Michael Floyd 4 20 70.0% 43.33 1
Circle 6 Cattle / Viducic Bucking Bulls 3 18 61.1% 41.88 0
Lari Crane / Gene Owen 3 17 76.5% 43.15 1
Jeb Fredericks / Dakota Rodeo / Chad Berger 3 17 41.2% 42.76 0
K Bar C Bucking Bulls / Joe & Nina Webb 2 16 56.3% 43.13 0

Every number here comes from recorded outs in PBR Team Series games, through Nov 6, 2022. Rerides count once (the voided first out is dropped). Preseason and exhibition games are not included.