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Congratulations to the State College Area High School quiz bowl team, which was unanimously named the preseason #1 team. State College received every first place vote on each of the 18 ballots cast.

Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy High School finished 2nd, nearly being unanimous in receiving second places votes. Bellarmine College Preparatory received the other second place vote. Last year's preseason #1 Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies finished fourth, while perennial powerhouse Paul M. Dorman High School was fifth.

A total of 51 teams from 48 schools in 21 states and the District of Columbia received votes this year.

1. State College Area High School, State College, Pennsylvania
450 points, 18 of 18 first place votes
2. Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy High School's A team, Austin, Texas
431 points, 17 of 18 second place votes, 1 third place vote
3. Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, California
387 points, high: 2nd, low: 8th
4. Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies, Richmond, Virginia
384 points, high: 3rd, low: 7th
5. Paul M. Dorman High School's A team, Roebuck, South Carolina
378 points, high: 3rd, low: 9th
6. Hunter College High School, New York, New York
377 points, high: 3rd, low: 7th
7. Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois
339 points, high: 4th, low: 10th
8. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology's A team, Alexandria, Virginia
285 points, high: 6th, low: 14th
9. Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, Georgia
279 points, high: 7th, low: 15th
10. Auburn High School, Rockford, Illinois
278 points, high: 6th, low: 16th
11. Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, California
260 points, high: 4th, low: 17th
12. Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi, Michigan
258 points, high: 7th, low: 24th
13. Seven Lakes High School, Katy, Texas
250 points, high: 7th, low: 16th
14. duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky
216 points, high: 8th, low: 19th
15. Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky
208 points, high: 10th, low: 19th
16. St. Anselm's Abbey School, Washington, D.C.
171 points, high: 10th, low: 25th
17. St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, Illinois
111 points, high: 12th, low: 24th (on 14 of 18 ballots)
18. Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Maryland
98 points, high: 14th, low: 24th (13 of 18 ballots)
19. Northmont High School, Clayton, Ohio
95 points, high: 16th, low: 24th (13 of 18 ballots)
20. Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, Maryland
92 points, high: 17th, low: 25th (15 of 18 ballots)
21. Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Illinois
81 points, high: 17th, low: 23rd (14 of 18 ballots)
22. Centennial High School, Roswell, Georgia
67 points, high: 13th, low: 25th (13 of 18 ballots)
23. Chattahoochee High School, Johns Creek, Georgia
50 points, high: 12th, low: 23rd (6 of 18 ballots)
24. La Jolla High School, La Jolla, California
38 points, high: 18th, low: 24th (7 of 18 ballots)
25. Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, California
36 points, high: 19th, low: 23rd (7 of 18 ballots)


Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, Illinois
33 points
Adair County High School, Columbia, Kentucky
28 points
Southside High School, Greenville, South Carolina
27 points
Olmsted Falls High School, Olmsted Falls, Ohio
20 points
Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy High School's B team, Austin, Texas
16 points
Copley High School, Copley, Ohio
12 points
Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale, New York
12 points
Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, Delaware
12 points
Paul M. Dorman High School's B team, Roebuck, South Carolina
11 points
Georgetown Day School, Washington, D.C.
7 points
Culver Academies, Culver, Indiana
7 points
Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, New Jersey
6 points
Pensacola High School, Pensacola, Florida
6 points
Cistercian Preparatory School, Irving, Texas
6 points
Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, California
5 points
Hoover High School, Hoover, Alabama
4 points
Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale, Illinois
4 points
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology's B team, Alexandria, Virginia
3 points
Quince Orchard High School, Gaithersburg, Maryland
3 points
Brophy College Preparatory, Phoenix, Arizona
2 points
Solon High School, Solon, Ohio
2 points
Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh, North Carolina
1 point
Eden Prairie High School, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
1 point
Arcadia High School, Arcadia, California
1 point
St. Joseph's High School, Metuchen, New Jersey
1 point
Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia
1 point

Will the individual ballots be posted?

Yeppers.

Ronnie the Bear wrote: Cistercian Preparatory School, Irving, Texas
6 points

It's early, but, man, this is a team i think people need to watch out for, just looking at the numbers they put up last year in their flurry of late-season and national tournaments. By the midseason poll (if we do that), they will be in the top 25 if you're paying attention.

Saajid from Copley studied very hard over the summer, and can beat me and Jarret in IRC matches, so Copley should be a team to look out for.

As for Solon, I really hope they work hard enough to deserve the two votes they got. I wouldn't put them above the three Ohio teams above them though.

Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast wrote:Saajid from Copley studied very hard over the summer, and can beat me and Jarret in IRC matches, so Copley should be a team to look out for.

As for Solon, I really hope they work hard enough to deserve the two votes they got. I wouldn't put them above the three Ohio teams above them though.

I echo what Jasper has said. In addition, keep an eye out for Parkerburg. They're extremely talented. It's a shame they couldn't go to any of the National Championships last season.

Fred, will the individual ballots for the Pre-season Top 25 be posted soon?

Edward Powers wrote:Fred, will the individual ballots for the Pre-season Top 25 be posted soon?

I think the screen on Fred's computer is malfunctioning, so it should happen either once he gets a chance to use another computer to do that or his own is fixed.

Thanks George.

Hyup.

I see two people voted for Southside with Graham's ballot putting them very high. Who exactly is Southside returning?

In case anyone sees errors, please let me know and I'll correct them in the original post.

Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast wrote:I see two people voted for Southside with Graham's ballot putting them very high. Who exactly is Southside returning?

Well, Amit, although I don't think he'll be playing this year. Southside also returns Carrie and Akshay from last year's NSC B team, and potentially Lizzie, although I'm unsure of whether she'll play.

Yeah I voted Southside unsure of Amit's status

Did Amit even play in any tournaments between the HFT where he "didn't conclusively cheat" and the NSC where he did conclusively cheat?

He was the #2 scorer at EFT against a decently competitive field.

Jeremy Gibbs Freesy Does It wrote:Did Amit even play in any tournaments between the HFT where he "didn't conclusively cheat" and the NSC where he did conclusively cheat?

Well, no one gave him the set (though Fake Dallas sure tried) so he couldn't have cheated unless Fake Dallas managed to get it from, like, a mirror or something. It's just as conclusive that he didn't cheat at HFT as it's certain that Ming didn't, really.

EDIT: discount this; apparently he may have been contacting other mirrors?

That wasn't between HFT and PACE.

Thanks for the vote, Zach!

Also, I was under the impression that Southside lost everyone.

Really, nobody else voted for Cistercian at all? I'm telling you, they're going to be an awesome team by the end of the year.

Carangoides ciliarius wrote:Really, nobody else voted for Cistercian at all? I'm telling you, they're going to be an awesome team by the end of the year.

I guess nobody knew who they were returning. I voted rather early, so I knew basically nothing about them other than that they got into the playoffs at HSNCT. If they put up good numbers and do well against other Texas teams I'll definitely consider them in the future.

Carangoides ciliarius wrote:Really, nobody else voted for Cistercian at all? I'm telling you, they're going to be an awesome team by the end of the year.

EDIT: That was Nolan Winkler. Please ignore.