Round 5 pairings:
| Tb | Res | White Player Name | Res | Black Player Name |
| 1 | 1 | Univ. Maryland Baltimore County (2596 : WW : 3.5) | 0 | University Texas Dallas A (2544 : w : 3.5) |
| 2 | Harvard University (2272 : b : 3.0) | University Texas Dallas B (2510 : b : 3.5) | ||
| 3 | Univ. of Texas Brownsville A (2231 : WW : 3.0) | University Texas Dallas C (2315 : w : 3.0) | ||
| 4 | Stanford University (2272 : w : 3.0) | Florida Atlantic University (2067 : b : 3.0) | ||
| 5 | Miami Dade College A (2262 : w : 2.5) | New York University (2306 : b : 2.0) | ||
| 6 | 1/2 | Texas Tech University (2027 : b : 2.5) | 1/2 | University Texas Dallas D (2097 : BB : 2.0) |
| 7 | Yale University A (1797 : w : 2.0) | University of Toronto A (2237 : B : 2.0) | ||
| 8 | University of Toronto B (1705 : W : 2.0) | Miami Dade College B (2008 : b : 2.0) | ||
| 9 | Dartmouth College (1975 : w : 2.0) | Northwestern University (1901 : b : 2.0) | ||
| 10 | Univ. of Texas Brownsville B (1979 : w : 1.5) | University Central Florida A (1585 : w : 1.5) | ||
| 11 | Brevard Community College (1630 : WW : 1.5) | Univ. of Florida (1975 : BB : 1.5) | ||
| 12 | Miami University (1624 : b : 1.5) | Montgomery College (1287 : B : 1.0) | ||
| 13 | El Centro College (1673 : B : 1.0) | University of Utah (1177 : B : 1.0) | ||
| 14 | University Central Florida B (1130 : WW : 1.0) | Yale University B (1195 : BB : 1.0) | ||
| 1 | Catholic University America (1749 : b : 0.5) | See T.D. |
Standings after 4 rounds:
| # | Name | Rtng | Team | Club | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Tot | |||
| 1 | Univ. Maryland Baltimore County | 2596 | UMBC | W19 | D9 | W4 | W10 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2 | University Texas Dallas B | 2510 | UTDB | UTD | W20 | W8 | W5 | D3 | 3.5 | |||
| 3 | University Texas Dallas A | 2544 | UTDA | UTD | W16 | W6 | W12 | D2 | 3.5 | |||
| 4 | University Texas Dallas C | 2315 | UTDC | UTD | W18 | W7 | L1 | W11 | 3.0 | |||
| 5 | Stanford University | 2272 | STANFD | W29 | W14 | L2 | W13 | 3.0 | ||||
| 6 | Harvard University | 2272 | HARVD | W24 | L3 | W19 | W15 | 3.0 | ||||
| 7 | Florida Atlantic University | 2067 | ATLANT | W26 | L4 | W17 | W23 | 3.0 | ||||
| 8 | Univ. of Texas Brownsville A | 2231 | UTBA | UTB | W21 | L2 | W18 | W12 | 3.0 | |||
| 9 | Miami Dade College A | 2262 | MIAMDA | MIAMD | W22 | D1 | L10 | W20 | 2.5 | |||
| 10 | Texas Tech University | 2027 | TXTECH | W27 | D11 | W9 | L1 | 2.5 | ||||
| 11 | University of Toronto A | 2237 | UTRNTA | UTRNT | H— | D10 | W16 | L4 | 2.0 | |||
| 12 | New York University | 2306 | NYUNIV | W15 | W13 | L3 | L8 | 2.0 | ||||
| 13 | University Texas Dallas D | 2097 | UTDD | UTD | W23 | L12 | W28 | L5 | 2.0 | |||
| 14 | Miami Dade College B | 2008 | MIAMDB | MIAMD | W28 | L5 | L15 | W26 | 2.0 | |||
| 15 | Yale University A | 1797 | YALEA | YALE | L12 | W26 | W14 | L6 | 2.0 | |||
| 16 | Dartmouth College | 1975 | DMOUTH | L3 | W24 | L11 | W27 | 2.0 | ||||
| 17 | University of Toronto B | 1705 | UTRNTB | UTRNT | H— | D25 | L7 | W28 | 2.0 | |||
| 18 | Northwestern University | 1901 | NORTHW | L4 | W21 | L8 | W25 | 2.0 | ||||
| 19 | Univ. of Texas Brownsville B | 1979 | UTBB | UTB | L1 | W22 | L6 | D21 | 1.5 | |||
| 20 | Univ. of Florida | 1975 | UOFFL | L2 | D23 | W25 | L9 | 1.5 | ||||
| 21 | Miami University | 1624 | MIAMIU | L8 | L18 | W24 | D19 | 1.5 | ||||
| 22 | Brevard Community College | 1630 | BREVD | L9 | L19 | D27 | W29 | 1.5 | ||||
| 23 | University Central Florida A | 1585 | UCTFLA | UCTFL | L13 | D20 | W29 | L7 | 1.5 | |||
| 24 | El Centro College | 1673 | ELCENT | L6 | L16 | L21 | B— | 1.0 | ||||
| 25 | University Central Florida B | 1130 | UCTFLB | UCTFL | H— | D17 | L20 | L18 | 1.0 | |||
| 26 | Montgomery College | 1287 | MONTGY | L7 | L15 | B— | L14 | 1.0 | ||||
| 27 | Yale University B | 1195 | YALEB | YALE | L10 | D29 | D22 | L16 | 1.0 | |||
| 28 | University of Utah | 1177 | UUTAH | L14 | B— | L13 | L17 | 1.0 | ||||
| 29 | Catholic University America | 1749 | CATHLU | L5 | D27 | L23 | L22 | 0.5 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Tech only lost to the #1 team so far. Nice job.
GO BROWNSVILLE!
Go Knight Raiders!
One for the New Year speech-bubble competition.
“The threat is worse than the action” (Nimzovitch)