SSNCT Open Field Expanded to 50 Teams

The Open Division field for the 2021 Small School National Championship Tournament has been expanded to 50 teams.

SSNCT Fields Expanded to 40 Teams

The fields for the Traditional Public Schools Division and the Open Division for the 2021 Small School National Championship Tournament have been expanded to 40 teams.

2021 HSNCT Announcement and Logistics Details

NAQT has announced tentative logistics details for its 2021 High School National Championship Tournament (HSNCT), powered by LetterOne, which will be held May 29-30, 2021, online via Zoom.

Registration is limited to invited teams through Sunday, March 21. Beginning Monday, March 22 at midnight Central time, any high school may register, with a limit of two teams per school. Beginning Monday, April 4 at midnight Central time, the two-teams-per-school limit will be lifted and any high school may register any number of teams (subject to caps on the total field sizes).

Because of the open registration window, there is no wildcard process for this tournament. Teams who do not receive invitations based on their performance may register on or after March 22.

2021 MSNCT Announcement and Logistics Details

NAQT has announced tentative logistics details for its 2021 Middle School National Championship Tournament (MSNCT) which will be held May 1-2, 2021, online via Zoom.

Registration is limited to invited teams through Sunday, March 21. Beginning Monday, March 22 at midnight Central time, any middle school may register, with a limit of two teams per school. Beginning Monday, March 29 at midnight Central time, the two-teams-per-school limit will be lifted and any middle school may register any number of teams (subject to caps on the total field sizes).

Because of the open registration window, there is no wildcard process for this tournament. Teams who do not receive invitations based on their performance may register on or after March 22.

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Jefferson (KY) Wins the 2021 Community College Championship Tournament

Jefferson Community and Technical College (Louisville, KY) won the 2021 NAQT Community College Championship Tournament. Santa Fe College (Gainesville, FL) finished second. Valencia College A (Orlando, FL) defeated Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL) 285-220 to claim third place. The top three finishers earned invitations to compete at NAQT's Intercollegiate Championship Tournament in April.

2021 SSNCT Announcement and Logistics Details

NAQT has announced tentative logistics details for its 2021 Small School National Championship Tournament (SSNCT) which will be held April 24-25, 2021, online via Zoom.

Registration is limited to invited teams through Sunday, March 14. Beginning Monday, March 15 at midnight Central time, any Small School may register, with a limit of two teams per school. Beginning Monday, March 22 at midnight Central time, the two-teams-per-school limit will be lifted and any Small School may register any number of teams (subject to caps on the total field sizes).

Because of the open registration window, there is no wildcard process for this tournament. Teams who do not receive invitations based on their performance may register on or after March 15.

2021 Middle School IPNCT Announcement and Logistics Details

NAQT has announced tentative logistics details for its 2021 Middle School Individual Player National Championship Tournament (HS IPNCT) which will be held April 25, 2021, online via Zoom. Registration is now open.

In-Person Hosting Moratorium Extended to July 31, 2021

NAQT has decided to extend our moratorium on licensing questions for in-person quiz bowl tournaments in the United States through July 31, 2021.

We welcome proposals from hosts interested in using our question sets for online quiz bowl tournaments.

Online Championships for 2021

NAQT is pleased to announce that our spring 2021 national championship events will be held online via Zoom.

• Community College Championship Tournament: February 27
• Intercollegiate Championship Tournament: April 10
• High School Individual Player National Championship Tournament: April 11
• Small School National Championship Tournament: April 24–25
• Middle School Individual Player National Championship Tournament: April 25
• Middle School National Championship Tournament: May 1–2
• High School National Championship Tournament: May 29–30

Videos About Online Tournaments

Videos from our December 2020 seminars about the online tournament experience are now available!

Video for tournament hosts

Video for coaches and players

Partnership with SKT Education Group

NAQT is excited to announce that we are partnering with SKT Education Group to bring middle and high school quiz bowl to a wider audience in China. SKT will support local tournaments run by clubs and run regional tournaments that will serve as qualifiers for a large national championship (which will in turn serve as a qualifier for NAQT’s championships in the United States). NAQT will provide the question sets for these tournaments.

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!

NAQT Rules Changes for 2020-2021

NAQT has made a number of changes to its rules and policies for the 2020–2021 season. Highlights:

• Bonus questions are now paired with tossup questions.
• In the Middle School Eligibility Rules and High School Eligibility Rules, we added extensive rules regarding online schools and homeschools, and clarified the effect of non-online schools implementing online instruction temporarily.
• Matches at the Community College Championship Tournament will now use 11-minute halves.

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