Preliminary D-Values for the 2023 SCT

NAQT has posted tentative D-values for its 2023 Sectional Championship Tournaments (Division I, Division II). After participants have had a chance to check the reported stats for errors, these values will be finalized and used to generate invitations to the 2023 Intercollegiate Championship Tournament.

You Gotta Know These Biblical Sayings

Our latest You Gotta Know article focuses on ten Biblical sayings.

2023 HSNCT Wildcard Applications and Standby Registrations

NAQT is now accepting wildcard applications and standby registrations for its 2023 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).

2023 SSNCT Wildcard Applications and Standby Registrations

NAQT is now accepting wildcard applications and standby registrations for its 2023 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).

2023 MSNCT Wildcard Applications and Standby Registrations

NAQT is now accepting wildcard applications and standby registrations for its 2023 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).

You Gotta Know These New Year Celebrations

Our latest You Gotta Know article focuses on ten New Year celebrations from around the world.

2023 HSNCT Announcement and Logistics Details

NAQT has announced tentative logistics details for its 2023 High School National Championship Tournament (HSNCT), which will be held May 26–28, 2023, at the Hilton Atlanta and the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta. Registration is now open.

2023 SSNCT Announcement and Logistics Details

NAQT has announced tentative logistics details for its 2023 Small School National Championship Tournament (SSNCT), which will be held April 28–30, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Illinois (near Chicago). Registration is now open.

2023 MSNCT Announcement and Logistics Details

NAQT has announced tentative logistics details for its 2023 Middle School National Championship Tournament (MSNCT), which will be held May 12–14, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Illinois (near Chicago). Registration is now open.

2023 IPNCT Announcement and Logistics Details

NAQT has announced tentative logistics details for its 2023 Individual Player National Championship Tournament (IPNCT) which will be held April 2, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois (near Chicago). Registration is now open.

Rising Freshman 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!

Policy Changes for 2022–2023

NAQT has made a number of changes to its rules and policies for the 2022–2023 season.

Farewell to R. Robert Hentzel

As of July 1, 2022, R. Robert Hentzel has decided to step down as an active member of NAQT. R. has served our company as Chief Editor, Chief Technical Officer, and for more than two decades as President. R.'s work writing and editing questions, building our technical infrastructure, and administering our national championships has brought quiz bowl to tens of thousands of players around the country and around the world. NAQT would not be what it is today without R.'s tremendous effort over the last 25 years. We will all miss his contributions to the world of quiz bowl, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

Detroit Catholic Central Wins the 2022 HSNCT

Congratulations to Detroit Catholic Central High School (Novi, Michigan) for winning the 2022 High School National Championship Tournament! Hunter College High School (New York, New York) was second; East Chapel Hill High School (North Carolina) was third; Kinkaid School (Houston, Texas) was fourth. 272 teams competed.

Longfellow Wins the 2022 MSNCT

Congratulations to Longfellow Middle School (Falls Church, Virginia) for winning the 2022 NAQT Middle School National Championship Tournament! W. L. Chenery Middle School (Belmont, Massachusetts) was second; Greenhill School (Addison, Texas) was third; and Burleigh Manor Middle School (Ellicott City, Maryland) was fourth. 141 teams competed.

Glasgow, St. Mark's, and Garfield Win SSNCT Titles

Congratulations to the champions of the 2022 Small School National Championship Tournament: in the Traditional Public Schools Division, Glasgow (Kentucky); in the Open Division, St. Mark's School of Texas. Garfield (Ohio) claimed the Very Small School title. Complete team and individual statistics are now available.

Karsten Ullr Rynearson, Pranavkrishna Bharanidharan Win IPNCT Titles

Congratulations to the champions of the 2022 NAQT Individual Player National Championship Tournament!

In the High School Division, Karsten Ullr Rynearson (Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts), scored 210 points in the final.

In the Middle School Division, Pranavkrishna Bharanidharan (California Montessori Project - Orangevale Campus) scored 290 points in the final.

Stanford, Georgia Tech, and Yale Win ICT Titles

Stanford University defeated Harvard University to win the Division I Overall title at the 2022 NAQT Intercollegiate Championship Tournament. Georgia Tech claimed the Division I Undergraduate Title. Yale defeated the University of Texas to win the Division II championship.

Congratulations to all of these teams and the 59 others who represented the finest in collegiate quiz bowl!