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2018 High School National Championship Tournament
The 2018 High School National Championship Tournament, powered by LetterOne, will bring over 350 teams from across the U.S. and world to Atlanta on May 25–27 for an action-packed weekend. Read more! Register now!
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2018 Middle School National Championship Tournament
Shiva Oswal (center) of Pi-oneers (Cupertino, California) poses with his father/coach Vikas Oswal (right) and NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) and their first-place trophy.
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2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Traditional Public Schools Division
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) poses with Rajeev Nair, Garrison Page, Mason Reed, and Parker Bannister (right) of Glasgow High School’s A team (Kentucky) and their first-place trophy from the 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Traditional Public Schools Division.
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2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Very Small Schools Subdivision
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) poses with Will Koury, Steven Randall, Daniel Liu, and Mazin Omer (right) of Ottawa Hills High School (Toledo, Ohio), who won the Very Small School title at the 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, and finished second overall in the Traditional Public Schools Division.
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2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Open Division
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) poses with Ridge Ren Tejas Santanam, Sylvia Wang, and Derek Chen (right) of the Early College at Guilford (Greensboro, North Carolina) and their first-place trophy from the 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, Open Division.
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2018 Individual Player National Championship Tournament
Jack Lewis, a senior at Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, Tennessee), is congratulated by NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel on winning the inaugural Individual Player National Championship Tournament
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2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I
NAQT President R. Robert Hentzel (left) with Jacob Reed (second from left), Isaac Kirk-Davidoff, Stephen Eltinge, and Adam Fine (right) of Yale University A and their first-place Division I trophy.
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2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division II
Halle Friedman (left), Luke Tierney, Matthew Lehmann, and Ian Baram (second from right) of the University of Chicago C pose with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (right) and their first-place Division II trophy.
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2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I Undergraduate
Rohin Devanathan (left), John Xiang, Eric Chen, and Jonchee Kao (second from right) of the University of California-Berkeley B pose with NAQT president R. Robert Hentzel (right) and their first-place Division I Undergraduate trophy.
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2018 Community College Championship Tournament
Kelly Han (C) and Jaya Mosai (C) (front row); Shauna Clifton (B), Victoria Cancina (C), and Jake Shannin (B) (second row); Jack Ogozaly (A), Jesse Gingold (A), Melisa Nicholas (A), De'eve Mendez (B), and Suzi Kim (third row); and Aidan Bohan-Moulton (A), Joseph Pajuelo (C), coach Chris Borglum, and coach Damion Hammock (back row) pose with Valencia College A’s (Orlando, Florida) first-place trophy.
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Congratulations to Plano West, 2018 HSNCT Champions!
Congratulations to the A team from Plano West Senior High School of Plano, Texas, for winning the 2018 High School National Championship Tournament! Hunter College High School (New York, New York) finished second; Liberal Arts and Science Academy (Austin, Texas) was third; and the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia) was fourth. 352 teams attended.
Live HSNCT Playoff Bracket
The playoff bracket for the 2018 High School National Championship Tournament is now available online. It will be filled in live as matches complete.
Live Results from the High School National Championship Tournament
Results from the 352-team national championship, powered by LetterOne, will be posted throughout the weekend.
2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament Sizzle Reel
A sizzle reel has been created for the 2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, powered by LetterOne. Participants, fans, and anyone interested in quiz bowl should find it enjoyable.
Pi-oneers Win 2018 MSNCT
Congratulations to the Pi-oneers of Cupertino, California, for winning the 2018 Middle School National Championship Tournament! BASIS Independent Silicon Valley of San Jose, California was second; Longfellow Middle School of Falls Church, Virginia was third; and Challenger-School, Berryessa of San Jose, California was fourth. 192 teams attended.
2018 MSNCT All-Stars
Congratulations to the 30 All-Stars and eight Rising Stars of the 2018 NAQT Middle School National Championship Tournament!
You Gotta Know These Mortal Women in Greek Mythology
Our latest You Gotta Know article summarizes the key information about eleven important mortal women from Greek mythology.
Glasgow, Early College at Guilford, and Ottawa Hills Win SSNCT Titles
Glasgow High School (Kentucky) defeated Ottawa Hills Junior/Senior High School (Toledo, Ohio) 430-330 to win the Traditional Public division of the 2018 NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament. Ottawa Hills also claimed the title for the highest-finishing Very Small School. Williamsville High School (Illinois) took third place with a 390-300 win over Hallsville R-IV School (Missouri). The Early College at Guilford (Greensboro, North Carolina) defeated Friends Select School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 440-305 to win the Open division. Complete team and individual statistics are now available.
2017 MSNCT Podcasts
Podcasts are now available of selected matches from NAQT's 2017 Middle School National Championship Tournament.
Jack Lewis Wins IPNCT Title
Congratulations to Jack Lewis (Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, Tennessee) for winning the 2018 NAQT Individual Player National Championship Tournament! Jack defeated Maximilian Shatan (Bard Early College Manhattan, New York, New York) 125-70 in the final.
Yale, Berkeley, and Chicago Win ICT Titles
Yale University defeated the University of California-Berkeley to win the Division I Overall title at the 2018 NAQT Intercollegiate Championship Tournament. UC-Berkeley's B team defeated the University of Oklahoma to claim the Division I Undergraduate title. The University of Chicago defeated Harvard University to win the Division II championship. Congratulations to all of these teams and the 62 others who represented the finest in collegiate quizbowl!
2017 SSNCT Podcasts
Podcasts are now available of selected matches from NAQT's 2017 Small School National Championship Tournament.
SSNCT Overflow Hotel
The official hotel of the 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament, the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, is out of rooms on Thursday night. Teams needing rooms starting on Thursday night should book their entire stay at the event's overflow hotel, the Crowne Plaza O'Hare, which offers identical rates and concessions (and is a 7-minute walk away). Teams needing rooms on Friday and/or Saturday nights (but not Thursday), should continue to book at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare.
HSNCT Field Expanded to 352 Teams
The field for the 2018 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament has been expanded to 352 teams to accommodate more schools.
Valencia Wins the 2018 Community College Championship Tournament
Valencia Community College (Orlando, FL) won its second straight Community College Championship Tournament by defeating State College-Manatee (Bradenton, FL) in the finals by the score of 310-205. De Anza College (Cupertino, CA) finished third, and the A team of Chipola College (Marianna, FL) finished fourth. Those four top teams also earned invitations to compete at NAQT's Intercollegiate Championship Tournament. Jefferson Community & Technical College (Louisville, KY) finished fifth, and Chipola College's B team finished sixth.
IPNCT Field Expanded to 112
NAQT has expanded the field for the first Individual Player National Championship Tournament (IPNCT) a sixth time: We now have 112 spots for interested players.
There are currently four spots available.
Rising Freshmen Contact List
In order to help college quiz bowl teams identify potential players, NAQT collects information about players' college plans. If you have information about graduating seniors’/rising freshmen’s college destinations, please let us know!
2018 ICT Invitations
NAQT has released the initial batch of 68 invitations for its 2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament. Invited teams have until the end of Saturday, February 24, to accept, decline, or extend their invitation. Teams have also been invited by e-mail.
2018 SCT Division II Preliminary D-values
NAQT has posted preliminary calculations of D-values from its 2018 Sectional Championship Tournaments for teams in Division II. Teams should review their data and report any errors (or questions) to NAQT by 20:00 CT on Friday, February 9.
2018 SCT Division I Preliminary D-values
NAQT has posted preliminary calculations of D-values from its 2018 Sectional Championship Tournaments for teams in Division I. Teams should review their data and report any errors (or questions) to NAQT by 20:00 CT on Friday, February 9.
2018 HSNCT Sponsorship
NAQT is pleased to announce that its 2018 High School National Championship Tournament will be presented by LetterOne, an investment firm dedicated to promoting team-based, innovative thought among entrepreneurs.
2018 ICT Sponsorship and Field Expansion
NAQT is pleased to announce that its 2018 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament will be presented by LetterOne, one of the world's pre-eminent investment firms. Thanks to LetterOne's support, NAQT will be expanding the Division I field to 36 teams.
D-Value Calculation Revised for the 2018 SCTs
NAQT has made minor modifications to the D-Value system it uses to compare teams that compete at different Sectional Championship Tournaments. The changes were based on data gathered from 2010-17 and are intended to improve the correlation between a team's D-Value at its Sectional and its performance at that year's Intercollegiate Championship Tournament.
2018 HSNCT Wildcard Applications and Standby Registrations
NAQT is now accepting wildcard applications and standby registrations for its 2018 High School National Championship Tournament. To submit an application, follow the above links to the appropriate online form (this will require having or creating an account on NAQT's website).
SSNCT Open Division Field Expanded to 64 Teams
To accommodate high demand, the field for the Open Division of the 2018 NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament has been expanded to 64 teams.
SCT Eligibility Exception Deadline: January 27, 2018
The last day for teams to request an eligibility exception to compete in the 2018 Sectional Championship Tournaments (SCTs) is Saturday, January 27, 2018. To request an exception, send an e-mail to eligibility@naqt.com.
2018 CCCT Logistics Details
NAQT has announced logistics details for its 2018 Community College Championship Tournament, which will be held March 2–3, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Illinois (a northwestern suburb of Chicago).
20for20 for the HSNCT
The 2018 High School National Championship Tournament will be the 20th iteration of the HSNCT. To celebrate, each Thursday in the 20 weeks leading up to the tournament, we’ll be publishing one of 20 interviews with NAQT members and founders, tournament staff, players, and other people in the quiz bowl community.
The first interview is with Patrick Matthews, a founding member and the first president of NAQT.
Thumbs Up! for Science & Math
The latest entries in NAQT’s line of subject-specific practice question compilations, Thumbs Up! for Science & Math, is now available. There are two sets available at each of four difficulty levels; each set costs $15 and contains 90 tossups and 90 bonuses.
2018 MSNCT Wildcard Applications and Standby Registrations
NAQT is now accepting wildcard applications and standby registrations for its 2018 Middle School National Championship Tournament. To submit an application, follow the above links to the appropriate online form (this will require having or creating an account on NAQT's website).
2018 SSNCT Wildcard Applications and Standby Registrations
NAQT is now accepting wildcard applications and standby registrations for its 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament. To submit an application, follow the above links to the appropriate online form (this will require having or creating an account on NAQT's website).
Logo Merchandise: Shirts, Tote Bags, and More
NAQT has partnered with Fine Designs to offer apparel and other items with the NAQT logo. Keep an eye out for more items coming soon!
Individual Player National Championship Tournament
NAQT's first-ever championship for solo high school players, the Individual Player National Championship Tournament (IPNCT), will be held on April 14-15 (Saturday-Sunday) at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel near Chicago. The event will recognize an overall champion as well as the top players in history, literature, and other subject areas.
2017-2018 Asian Championship Series
NAQT is pleased to announce that it will sponsor a series of five quiz bowl tournaments in Asia in the 2017–2018 school year. Our four invitational tournaments will use Invitational Series #167AS, an English-language question set written specifically for teams in Asia. The first three tournaments will be qualifiers for the 2018 Asian Championship Tournament at the Singapore American School on March 10, 2018.
2018 MSNCT Announcement and Logistics Details
NAQT has announced tentative logistics details for the 2018 Middle School National Championship Tournament, which will be held May 11–13, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, IL (near Chicago).
Power Up: Focus on Psychology & Linguistics
NAQT's sixth Power Up guide, Focus on Psychology & Linguistics, is now available for ordering.
2018 HSNCT Registration Opens
Registration for the 2018 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament has opened.
2018 SCT Registration
NAQT has begun announcing sites for its 2018 Sectional Championship Tournaments (SCTs). As of November 6, 2017, a total of fifteen hosts have been chosen. Registration for the 2018 SCT is now open.
2018 SSNCT Announcement and Logistics Details
NAQT has announced tentative logistics details for its 2018 Small School National Championship Tournament (SSNCT), which will be held April 27–29, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel near Chicago.
Free Questions for Tournaments in New Areas
NAQT is offering free questions for high school and middle school tournaments anywhere more than 90 miles away from open HSNCT and MSNCT qualifiers (respectively) the previous competition year.
Maps are available showing what areas are eligible for free high school and middle school questions.
HSNCT Field Expanded to 336 Teams
The field for the 2018 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament has been expanded to 336 teams to accommodate more schools.