College Board has also released preliminary concordance tables that attempt to show what a score this year equates to in previous year ranges. In that PSAT discussion Board I referenced, they are all attempting to predict NMSF. In Texas, the cutoff last year was 220 out of 240. The top possible score this year is 228. Originally, before scores were released, folks assumed that the cutoff would decrease by 12 points to a 208, since the ceiling decreased by 12 points. However, after scores were released and analyzed, Texas is predicted to only decrease by 1 point, to a 219 out of 228. Commended, which in previous years has been around 201, is predicted at around 207 this year. The higher end scores have been compressed. I hope someone who can explain better will chime in.