In 1986, when Oxford for the first time split Second Class honours into Upper Seconds and Lower Seconds, "The Times" unilaterally adopted the Tompkins Table, which gives more weight to a First class degree: five points for a First, three for a 2.1, two for a 2.2, and one for a Third. This system was devised in 1981 by Peter Tompkins, of Birkenhead, to classify the results of Cambridge colleges, and a table compiled by Tompkins on this basis was published on 28 August by "The Times" (28 Aug 1981, p. 10) alongside a table using the Norrington scoring system, which had been compiled by the "Cambridge Evening News". The Tompkins Table became the preferred rating for Cambridge colleges and has prevailed for Oxford colleges, too, since 1986.