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Schedule and Results Page—March 2001

Submit new tournaments or corrections to Matt Weiner at mattweiner@hsquizbowl.org.

This information is gathered from many sources, some of which may not be firsthand. Although I strive for accuracy, there may be errors below. Always check with the tournament director to make sure the date and conditions of the tournament have not changed before sending money or leaving for a tournament.

In the final column, if the school listed is the defending champion from the 1999-2000 season, the information will be in dark red. If the information is the results from the 2000-2001 season, it will be in dark green. 2000-2001 results may also appear below the rest of the tournament information.

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Date	Tournament	Host and Location	Format [note]	Entrance restrictions [note]	Qualifies for [note]	Contact Person(s) and Contact Information	2000-2001 Results or 1999-2000 champion
Mar. 1	Georgia Academic Team Assocation AAAAA Regional Tournaments	TBA	Tossups with boni; questions provided by NAQT	Varsity only [note]; must be in appropriate region of Georgia as defined by GATA	GATA State Tournament	LaJuana Modling; gatalama@planttel.net	--
Mar. 2	18th Annual Illinois Masonic State Tournament	Springfield Southeast High School; Springfield, IL	Illinois [note]	Must have qualified through appropriate regional tournament	None	Mr. Wendell E. Walch; wwalch@prodigy.net; pages.prodigy.net/wwalch/info2.html	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 2	18th Annual Illinois Masonic State Tournament	1. Salem (Salem, IL); 2. Fenwick (Oak Park, IL); 3. Moline (Moline, IL); 4. Stillman Valley (Stillman Valley, IL); full results at pages.prodigy.net/wwalch/info2.html
Mar. 3	Academic Initiative Falcon Academic Competition VI	Catholic Central High School; Redford, MI	Four quarter [note]	None	None	Joseph Marsano; 1815 Pointe Crossing #102, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105; jmarsano@umich.edu; nic-163-c210-142.mw.mediaone.net/	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 3	Academic Initiative Falcon Academic Competition VI	1. Eisenhower (Shelby Township, MI); 2. Catholic Central (Redford, MI); 3. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, MI); 4. Plymouth-Salem (Canton, MI)
Mar. 3	Cavalier Challenge	Archbishop Spaulding High School; Severn, MD	Unknown	None	None	cavalierchallenge@yahoo.com	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 3	Cavalier Challenge	1. Eleanor Roosevelt A (Greenbelt, MD); 2. Maret A (Washington, D.C.); 3. Hammond A (Columbia, MD); 4. Thomas Jefferson B (Alexandria, VA); full results at www.cavalierchallenge.com
Mar. 3	Brookwood Junior Varsity Scholars Bowl	Brookwood High School; Snellville, GA	Four quarter [note] with "exclusively academic" questions	JV [note]	None	Mr. J.R. Barry; rickbarry@mindspring.com; www.brookwoodacademicteam.com	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 3	Brookwood Junior Varsity Scholars Bowl	1. Cookeville (Cookeville, TN); 2. Ezell-Harding (Antioch, TN); 3. Parkview (Lilburn, GA); 4. Dorman (Spartanburg, SC)
Mar. 3	Nixa Invitational	Nixa High School; Nixa, MO	NAQT [note]	None	NAQT [note]	Rob Farquhar; rfarquhar@mail.nixa.k12.mo.us	--
Mar. 3	Ohio State High School Invitational	Ohio State University; Columbus, OH	NAQT [note]	None	NAQT [note]	Robert Shott; shott.5@osu.edu	--
Mar. 5	Illinois High School Association Regional Tournaments	Various	Illinois [note]	Varsity only [note]	IHSA Sectional Tournaments	www.ihsa.org/activity/ scb/index.htm	--
Mar. 10	NAQT Michigan State Championship	University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI	NAQT [note]	Michigan schools only	NAQT [note]; NSC [note]	David Bykowski; byko@computer.org; www.umich.edu/~uac/ mac/spring01.html	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 10	NAQT Michigan State Championship	1. Detroit Country Day A (Beverly Hills, MI); 2. Catholic Central A (Redford, MI); 3T. Eisenhower (Shelby Township, MI); 3T. Hartland A (Hartland, MI); full results at www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/2001HSChamp01.html
Mar. 10	Alabama Scholastic Coaches Association Regional Tournaments	Various (hosts in bold below)	ASCA [note]	Must have qualified through appropriate district tournament	ASCA State Tournament	ASCA@dbtech.net; www.dbtech.net/asca	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 10	Alabama Scholastic Coaches Association Regional Tournaments	South Regional at Phillips Prep School; Mobile, AL: First Pool: 1. LAMP (Montgomery, AL); Daphne (Daphne, AL); Second Pool: 1. T.R. Miller (Brewton, AL); 2. Alabama School of Math and Science (Mobile, AL); West Regional at Eastwood Middle School; Tuscaloosa, AL: First Pool: 1. Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa, AL); 2. Holy Spirit (Tuscaloosa, AL); Second Pool: 1. Russellville (Russellville, AL); 2. Central (Tuscaloosa, AL); North Regional at Arab Junior High School; Arab, IL: First Pool: 1. Grissom (Huntsville, AL); 2. Arab (Arab, AL); Second Pool: 1. Hartselle (Hartselle, AL); 2. Buckhorn (New Market, AL); Central-East Regional at W.J. Christian Middle School; Birmingham, AL: First Pool: 1. Indian Springs (Indian Springs, AL); 2. Jefferson County Baccalaureate (Birmingham, AL); Second Pool: 1. Southside (Southside, AL); 2. Jacksonville (Jacksonville, AL)
Mar. 10	Illinois High School Association Sectional Tournaments	Various	Illinois [note]	Must have qualified through appropriate IHSA regional tournament	IHSA State Tournament	www.ihsa.org/activity/ scb/index.htm	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 10	Illinois High School Association Sectional Tournaments	Class AA Qualifiers: Lincoln Way (New Lenox , IL); Illinois Math and Science (Aurora, IL); Normal Community (Normal, IL); Stevenson (Lincolnshire, IL); Wheaton North (Whetaon, IL); Boylan (Rockford, IL); Fenwick (Oak Park, IL); Salem Community (Salem, IL); Class A Qualifiers: Sullivan (Sullivan, IL); Carlinville (Carlinville, IL); Latin School of Chicago (Chicago, IL); Winnebago (Winnegabo, IL); Carterville (Carterville, IL); St. Anthony (Effingham, IL); Warrensburg Latham (Warrensburg, IL); Deer Creek (Mackinaw, IL)
Mar. 10	Aiken Triple Crown	Aiken High School; Aiken, SC	Varsity: Tossups with boni and bouncebacks; JV: Four quarter [note]; separate varsity fields for each of three enrollment divisions	None	NSC [note]	Mr. Mac Hanna; mhanna@ifx.net	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 10	Aiken Triple Crown	Champion of Champions: 1. James Island (Columbia, SC); Thoroughbred Division (Large Schools): 1. Southside (Greenville, SC); 2. Brookwood (Snellville, GA); Steeplechase Division (Moderate Schools): 1. James Island (Columbia, SC); 2. Fort Mill (Fort Mill, SC); Pacer Division (Small Schools): 1. Southside Christian (Greenville, SC); 2. Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach, SC); JV: 1. Brookwood (Snellville, GA); 2. J.L. Mann (Greenville, SC)
Mar. 10	Spring Hanover Round Robin	Hanover High School; Hanover, NH	Timed tossups	None	None	Mr. Bill Murphy; William_Murphy@ hhs.dresden.k12.nh.us	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 10	Spring Hanover Round Robin	1. Burlington A (Burlington, VT); 2. Hanover B (Hanover, NH); 3T. Lebanon (Lebanon, NH); 3T. Hanover C (Hanover, NH); full results at members.aol.com/kcommo/vtsbowl/vtshan01.htm
Mar. 10	First National Bank Scholars Bowl	Oneida High School; Oneida, TN	Unknown	Unknown	None	Unknown	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 10	First National Bank Scholars Bowl	1. Cookeville (Cookeville, TN); 2T. Farragut (Knoxville, TN); 2T. Oneida (Oneida, TN); 4. Powell (Knoxville, TN)
Mar. 11	San Ramon Tournament	San Ramon Valley High School; Danville, CA	Unknown	Unknown	None	Unknown	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 11	San Ramon Tournament	1. Vanden (Fairfield, CA; 2. Granada Black (Livermore, CA); 3. San Ramon Gold (Danville, CA); 4T. Albany (Berkeley, CA); 4T. Bentley Purple (Oakland, CA); 4T. Bentley Yellow (Oakland, CA); 4T. Archbishop Riordan (San Fransisco)
Mar. 11-12	Kentucky Association for Academic Competition Governor’s Cup Quick Recall State Tournament	Unknown	Unknown	Must have qualified through appropriate regional tournament	None	Kentucky Association for Academic Competition, Frankfort, KY, 40601; phone, (502) 597-6546; fax, (502) 597-6362; kaac@kaac.com; www.kaac.com	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 11-12		1. Paul L. Dunbar (Lexington, KY); 2. Eastern (Middletown, KY); 3.Betsy Layne (Betsy Layne, KY); 4. Apollo (Owensboro, KY); full results at www.kaac.com/results/2001qr.html
Var. dates from Mar. 15 to Apr. 31	New Hampshire Quiz Bowl League Regional Tournaments	Various	Timed tossups	Teams with 50% of players residing in New Hampshire only	New Hampshire Quiz Bowl League State Tournament	Mr. Bill Murphy; William_Murphy@ hhs.dresden.k12.nh.us	See below for 2000-2001 results
Var. dates from Mar. 15 to Apr. 31	New Hampshire Quiz Bowl League Regional Tournaments	Lakes Region: Concord HS (Concord, NH); Merrimack Valley Region: Salem HS (Salem, NH); North Country Region: Colebrook Academy (Colebrook, NH); Seacoast Region: Oyster River HS (Durham, NH); West Region: Hanover HS (Hanover, NH)
Mar. 16-17	Tennessee High School State Tournament	Tennessee Technological University; Cookeville, TN	NAQT [note]	Must have played in five tournaments and finished in the top 25% in one between February 16, 2000 and February 15, 2001; can only count one KMO towards requirement	NAQT [note]	Ms. Carolyn C. Hawkins; 1109 Shady Grove Road, Bloomington Springs, TN, 38545; tfrank@usit.net; www.geocities.com/Athens/ Oracle/3528/tacahome.html	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 16-17	Tennessee High School State Tournament	1. Riverdale (Murfreesboro, TN); 2. Cookeville (Cookeville, TN); 3. West (Knoxville, TN); 4. Bartlett (Memphis, TN)
Mar. 17	Illinois High School Association State Tournament	Peoria Civic Center; Peoria, IL	Illinois [note]	Must have qualified through appropriate IHSA sectional tournament	None	www.ihsa.org/activity/ scb/index.htm	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 17	Illinois High School Association State Tournament	AA: 1. Illinois Math and Science (Aurora, IL); 2. Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL); 3. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, IL); 4. Fenwick (Oak Park, IL); A: 1. Warrensburg Latham (Warrensburg, IL); 2. Carlinville (Carlinville, IL); 3. St. Anthony (Effingham, IL); 4. Sullivan (Sullivan, IL)
Mar. 17	Blue Hen Invitational III	University of Delaware; Newark, DE	NAQT [note]	None	NAQT [note]	David Balseiro; 18059@udel.edu; udel.edu/stu-org/acc/bhi	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 17	Blue Hen Invitational III	1. Archmere (Claymont, DE); 2. Council Rock (Newtown, PA); A 3. Charter School of Wilmington (Wilmington, DE); 4. Warwick B (Lititz, PA); full results at copland.udel.edu/stu-org/acc/bhi/2001
Mar. 17	Carnegie Mellon High School Invitational 2001	Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA	NAQT [note]	None	NAQT [note]	cbowl+@andrew.cmu.edu; http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/ org/college-bowl/hs tourney/ invitational2001.html	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 17	Carnegie Mellon High School Invitational 2001	1. Westmont Hilltop B (Johnstown, PA); 2. Yough B (Herminie, PA); 3. McDowell B (Erie, PA); 4. Westmont Hilltop A (Johnstown, PA)
Mar. 17	7th Annual Spotswood ACT II	Spotswood High School; Penn Laird, VA	Bouncebacks on all boni and category round questions, phase of ten tossups with 20-point related boni, category phase of ten 10-point questions for each team, phase of ten 20-point tossups	36-team field	None	Ms. Marian Suter; msuter@rockingham.k12.va.us	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 17	7th Annual Spotswood ACT II	1. Governor’s School A (Richmond, VA); 2. Catholic Central (Redford, MI)
Mar. 17	Richard Montgomery Tournament	Richard Montgomery High School; Rockville, MD	Unknown	None	None	Unknown	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 17	Richard Montgomery Tournament	1. Georgetown Day (Washington, D.C.); 2. Quince Orchard (Quince Orchard, MD); 3T. Centennial (Ellicott City, MD); 3T. Whitman (Bethesda, MD)
Mar. 17	Opelika Tournament	Opelika High School; Opelika, AL	ASCA [note]	None	None	bushk@ohs.ocs.k12.al.us	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 17	Opelika Tournament	1. Russellville (Russellville, AL); 2. Indian Springs (Indian Springs, AL)
Mar. 23	NAQT Florida State Championship	Florida Atlantic University; Jupiter, FL	NAQT [note]	Florida schools only	NAQT [note]	Seth Finberg; college_bowl@yahoo.com	Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Coral Springs, FL)
Mar. 23-24	Georgia Academic Team Assocation State Tournament	Baldwin High School; Milledgeville, GA	Tossups with boni; questions provided by NAQT; separate fields for each of five enrollment divisions	Varsity only [note]; AAAAA schools must have qualified through appropriate regional tournament	NAQT [note]	LaJuana Modling; gatalama@planttel.net	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 23-24	Georgia Academic Team Assocation State Tournament	AAAAA: 1. Brookwood (Snellville, GA); 2. Parkview (Lilburn, GA); 3. Walton (Marietta, GA) AAAA: 1. Woodward (College Park, GA); AAA: 1. Chamblee (Chamblee, GA); 2. Westminster (Atlanta, GA); 3. Lovett (Atlanta, GA); AA: 1. Paideia (Atlanta, GA); A: 1. Athens Academy (Athens, GA)
Mar. 24	Great Lakes Regional Academic Championship	Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, OH	NSC [note]	None	NSC [note]	Dr. Thomas Chuck; etc@po.cwru.edu; www.cwru.edu/orgs/trivia/glrac	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 24	Great Lakes Regional Academic Championship	1. Eisenhower (Shelby Township, MI); 2. Catholic Central (Redford, MI); 3. State College (State College, PA); 4. Plymouth Canton (Salem, MI); 5T. Copley (Copley, OH); 5T. Mayfield (Cleveland, OH); 5T. St Charles (Columbus, OH); 5T. Solon (Solon, OH); full results at www.cwru.edu/orgs/trivia/glrac/2001res.html
Mar. 24	Eighth Annual Governor's School Academic Competition	The Governor's School for Government and International Studies at Thomas Jefferson High School; Richmond, VA	22 tossups with boni	None	NSC [note]	Meg Olson; gsgisbobdirector@hotmail.com; gsgisbob.freeservers.com/gsac.htm	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 24	Eighth Annual Governor's School Academic Competition	1. Hylton A (Woodbridge, VA); 2. Mills Godwin A (Richmond, VA); 3T. Collegiate A (Richmond, VA); 3T. Howard (Ellicot City, MD); full stats available in zipped Excel file at gsgisbob.freeservers.com/gsacviii.zip
Mar. 24	Banneker Tournament	Benjamin Banneker High School; Washington, D.C.	50 tossups	None	None	Mr. Douglas Tyson	Walter Johnson (Bethesda, MD)
Mar. 24	UF Spring High School Tournament	University of Florida; Gainesville, FL	20 tossups with boni	30-team field	None	John Allan and Rachel Brewer; rbrewer@ufl.edu; grove.ufl.edu/~ufcbowl/hsinfo.html	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 24	UF Spring High School Tournament	1. Rickards A (Tallahassee, FL); 2. Vanguard (Ocala, FL); 3. Martin County (Stuart, FL); 4. Forest (Ocala, FL); full statistics available at grove.ufl.edu/~ufcbowl/s01.htm
Mar. 24	USC Tournament	University of Southern California; Los Angeles, CA	NAQT [note]	None	NAQT [note]	Tim Woodward; twoodwar@scf.usc.edu	--
Mar. 30-Mar. 31	Academic Bowl Contest XXI	Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN	20 tossups with boni and bouncebacks; no -5s	64-team field	Tennessee High School Academic Championship	Matt Schneller; matt.schneller@vanderbilt.edu; Tim Watts; timothy.m.watts@vanderbilt.edu; http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ college_bowl/ABCXXIInfo.html	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 30-Mar. 31	Academic Bowl Contest XXI	1. Edmond Memorial (Edmond, OK); 2. Apollo (Owensboro, KY); 3T. Dorman (Spartanburg, SC); 3T. Riverdale (Murfreesboro, TN)
Mar. 31	NAQT New England Championship	Yale University; New Haven, CT	NAQT [note]	Connecticut, Maine, Massachussets, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont teams only	NAQT [note]	Thad Novak; thaddeus.novak@yale.edu	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 31	NAQT New England Championship	1. Williston Northampton A (Easthampton, MA); 2. Simsbury A (Simsbury, CT); 3. Ridgefield A (Ridgefield, CT); 4. Macduffie School (Springfield, MA); full results at http://www.naqt.com/Results/2001-hs-state-championships.html#newengland
Mar. 31	10th Annual Louisiana Association for Academic Competition State Quiz Bowl Tournament	Northwestern State University; Natchitoches, LA	Four quarter [note]	Must have qualified through appropriate regional tournament	Panasonic [note]	Mr. Mike Landry; (318) 352-8394; www.nsula.edu/watson_library//laac.html	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 31		Overall: 1. Vandebilt Catholic (Houma, LA); 2. Isidore Newman (New Orleans, LA); 3T. Jesuit (New Orleans, LA); 3T. Sacred Heart (New Orleans, LA); Division One: 1. Jesuit (New Orleans, LA); 2. Caddo Magnet (Shreveport, LA); 3. LaGrange (Lake Charles, LA); Division Two: 1. Vandebilt Catholic (Houma, LA); 2. Catholic (Baton Rouge, LA); 3. St. Louis (Lake Charles, LA); Division Three: 1. Isidore Newman (New Orleans, LA); 2. St. Frederick (Monroe, LA); 3. St. Martin’s Episcopal (Metairie, LA); Division Four: 1. Sacred Heart (Grand Coteau, LA); 2. Hornbeck (Hornbeck, LA); 3.St. Mary’s (Natchitoches, LA); full results at http://www.nsula.edu/watson_library//laacresults.html
Mar. 31	4th Annual Dennis Haskins High School Quizbowl Tournament	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Chattanooga, TN	20 tossups with boni	None; all teams compete together, but a title is awarded to both the overall champion and the highest-finishing team composed of players in grades 10 and below	NSC [note]	Charlie Steinhice; home (423) 877-2706; office (423) 763-7147; charlies@vol.com	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 31	4th Annual Dennis Haskins High School Quizbowl Tournament	Varsity: 1. Russellville A (Russellville, AL); 2. Cookeville A (Cookeville, TN); 3. Catholic Central (Redford, MI); 4. Fayette County (Fayetteville, GA); JV: 1. Cookeville B (Cookeville, TN)
Mar. 31	Michigan State University High School Tournament	Michigan State University; East Lansing, MI	NAQT [note]	Unknown	NAQT [note]	Jo Ann Asselin; asselin1@pilot.msu.edu	See below for 2000-2001 results
Mar. 31	Michigan State University High School Tournament	1. Eisenhower (Shelby Township, MI); 2. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, MI); 3. Andover (Bloomfield Hills, MI); 4. Haslett (Haslett, MI)

Format: Assume untimed games, -5s on tossup interrupts, 10-point tossups, no power tossups, 30-point boni which break down in multiples of 5, and no bouncebacks on boni unless otherwise noted. Detailed rules may be found on the websites listed for each tournament.

NAQT format is: 15-point blind powers on tossups and games timed to 9-minute halves.

NSC format is: bouncebacks on all boni and no -5s on tossups, opening phase of ten tossups with 20-point related boni, second phase of eight tossups with 15-point, one-part boni chosen from a category list, and final phase of ten tossups with open, 20-point powers and unrelated 30-point boni. Some tournaments other than the actual PACE NSC using NSC format may truncate the number of tossups in each phase.

Four quarter format is: A phase of tossups, a phase of tossups with boni, a category phase, and another phase of tossups. Variations exist.

It's Academic format: See http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/4992/itvshow.html.

Illinois format is: Twenty tossups with boni; boni are worth a total of 20 points and bounce back; unlike most formats, boni do not necessarily break down in multiples of 5.

Vermont format is: 9-minute phase of tossups with 20-point boni; 60-second phase for each team of up to ten 5-point questions; 9-minute phase of tossups

Alabama Scholastic Competition Association format is: A phase of ten 5-point tossups; a phase of ten 10-point tossups with 20-point boni and bouncebacks; a phase with a worksheet for each team of twenty 5-point questions; a phase of ten 15-point tossups.

Virginia High School League format is: A phase of fifteen tossups, a team phase of ten questions for each team, read alternately, with bouncebacks; a phase of fifteen tossups.

Ohio format: see http://www.shawnee.edu/outreach/univout/OAC/rules.htm.

Celebrity Shoot format: See http://www.cwru.edu/orgs/trivia/hsbio/format.html.

KMO format: Using a disk which is mailed to participating teams, questions and five possible answers are displayed on the screen. The point value of each question decreases from a maximum of 10 depending on how long it takes to answer. If the first answer given is incorrect, the team can try again for 2 points. The team's score is reported to Academic Hallmarks and compared to the scores of other schools. For more information, see http://www.greatuk.com/kmo.html.

Panasonic format: A phase of twenty 5-point tossups; one 10-point written question; a phase of twenty 10-point tossups; one 20-point written question; a phase of twenty-five 15-point tossups; one 30-point written question There is only one buzzer per team (sometimes two) and conferral is permitted at all times. An incorrect answers causes a deduction of the question’s value; an incorrectly answered question may not be answered by any other teams.

Entrance restrictions: "Varsity only" means only one team per school can enter. "JV" in this box means that all players must be in grades 9 or 10 unless otherwise noted; however, some tournaments with JV divisions do NOT require that JV players be underclassmen; these tournaments will not have "JV" in the entrance restrictions box. Teams may only play once on each NAQT invitational set; see NAQT’s schedule page for information on which set is being used for which tournament.

Qualification: All tournament winners qualify for the ASCN Tournament of Champions.

NAC: Winners of all tournaments of eight or more teams, finalists of tournaments of 32 or more teams, teams which “can demonstrate that they are the best of 16,” winners of QuizNet matches, winners of the QU “20 Questions” contest, and the top 33 finishers of the previous year’s NAC qualify.

Qualification for the Panasonic Academic Challenge in states without a qualifying tournament is at the discretion of the national tournament. PAC teams may be composed of all-stars from various schools in the state or may represent a single school.

NAQT: Winners of all official NAQT events and most unofficial events using NAQT questions qualify for the NAQT High School Championship Tournament. NAQT also accepts several automatic qualifiers from each NAQT state championship (roughly the top ten percent of the field). NAQT also accepts, at its discretion, as many at-large qualifiers as are needed to fill the national field, with preference given to teams which did well at events using NAQT questions.

PACE: The top two teams of officially designated PACE affiliate tournaments with fields of less than forty teams qualify for the PACE National Scholastics Championship. The top four teams of officially designated PACE affiliate tournaments with fields of forty or more teams qualify for the PACE National Scholastics Championship. PACE also accepts at-large qualifiers at its discretion, with preference given to teams which finished highly but out of contention for automatic bids at PACE affiliate events. The top 4 teams from each PACE NSC qualify for the next year's NSC.

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