Announcement: NAQT Cental SCT at WUSTL (2/7/09)

[NotjustoldWASPs]

The Washington University Academic Team is pleased to announce:

Central NAQT Sectional Collegiate Tournament

DATE: February 7, 2009

FORMAT: NAQT rules, timed rounds.

There will be separate, parallel tournaments for Division I and Division II teams. In accordance with the NAQT Sectionals rules, there will be three, possibly non-distinct, champions: Division I, Division I Undergraduate, and Division II. There will also be individual awards within each division.

SCHEDULE: Registration should start at 8:30 am, with round 1 starting by 9:00 am, but these times are subject to change. Updated schedule and location information will be posted as it becomes available.

PRICING STRUCTURE:
Base fee = $120 for first team, $100 each subsequent team
Base fee for new schools (* see below) = $80 for first team, $65 for each subsequent team
-$5 per fully-functional buzzer system (Must have at least four working buzzers on both sides) (maximum 2 discounts per team)
-$5 per functional countdown clock or timer (maximum of 3 per team, unless we contact you about needing more)
-$10 per 300 miles traveled to the event (** see below)
-$15 per pre-approved moderator or scorekeeper (no maximum, but please contact us first)
Minimum fee = $60 ($50 for new schools)
* New schools are schools that have neither competed in nor hosted an NAQT Sectional in the last two years
** One-way distance, based on driving distance as calculated by tournament staff.

DETAILED RULES AND ELIGIBILITY:
Full eligibility and rules details are available on the NAQT website:
Rules: http://www.naqt.com/rules.html
Eligibility: http://www.naqt.com/eligibility.html

If you would like to register, please email me at [email protected]. So far, I have heard from the following schools:

Via email:
Oklahoma State (x2)
Eureka College (D2x1)
Illinois (D1x2, D2x1)

Via AIM, Facebook, word-of-mouth, and other less reliable forms of communication (In other words, send me an email to confirm attendance, and number of teams):
Missouri S&T
Mizzou

I hope to see you on the 7th!

[jazzerpoet]

Tulsa should be there with one DI Grad team, no buzzers, and possibly one moderator.

[Jeremy Gibbs Lemma]

We will be there with one DI team and one or two D2 teams.... and one buzzer set.

[ecks]

Can we get a field update? Pls?

[NotjustoldWASPs]

Can we get a field update? Pls?

Why, yes you can:

Oklahoma State (D2x2)
Eureka College (D2x1)
Illinois (D1x3, D2x2)
Missouri State (D2x(1 or 2))
Truman State (D1x1, D2x1)
Tulsa (D1x1)
House Team? (D2x1)

Totals:
D1: 5
D2: 7-9

Still to be confirmed (email me!):

Missouri S&T
Mizzou

[NotjustoldWASPs]

Okay, we've had several additions in the past couple days, so here's another field update:

Div 1:
Illinoisx2
Illinois (UG)
UChicago
Truman St. (UG)
Missouri S&T (UG)
Tulsa

Div 2:
Illinoisx2
UChicago
Oklahoma Statex2
Eureka College
Missouri Statex1-2
Truman St
Missourix2
Depauwx2
House Team?

Also, I received our room assignment earlier today and we will hosting this in the spiffy new Seigle Hall (Opened this past August), which, based on my brief look-through, should be excellent.

If you haven't registered yet and would like to, please send me and email at [email protected]

[marnold]

Chicago is actually sending both a Div 1 and a Div 2 team.

[Jeremy Gibbs Lemma]

TSU is indeed UG.

[NotjustoldWASPs]

Chicago is actually sending both a Div 1 and a Div 2 team.

Yes, I had that on my records....fixed.

[jazzerpoet]

Tulsa is officially registering two DI teams (one Open, one UG), with no buzzers and no moderators.

Thanks.
Angelo

[kfisher]

Eureka College is a new school. We will have 1 Div II team and a buzzer system for the $5 discount.

[Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN)]

Mizzou is down to one team after drops.

[NotjustoldWASPs]

Thanks to our staff and the teams who played. Illinois defeated Chicago to win Division I, while Chicago beat Missouri in the Division II final.

Full stats are already on the web at http://128.252.199.7/~wuat for your perusal.

[vandyhawk]

How come Chicago doesn't show up on the team detail page in DI? Also, 770 points in a round by Illinois is quite impressive.

[Maxwell Sniffingwell]

Also, 770 points in a round by Illinois is quite impressive.

Holy crap, Mike Sorice.

[Deckard Cain]

How come Chicago doesn't show up on the team detail page in DI?

Neither does Missouri State, for some reason. Also, the final score of the second Missouri S&T - Tulsa B game was actually 250-110.

Great tournament, thanks to WUSTL for hosting.

[dtaylor4]

Also, 770 points in a round by Illinois is quite impressive.

Holy crap, Mike Sorice.

Dude, Jeff Crean was also beastly today, given that this is his first tournament all year.

[The Moviegoer]

Good time for a first post
Thanks to all the WashU staff for a fun tournament. I know Jeet and Anna had a good time as well. It was definitely interesting to see a good sampling of competition we'll have to face for the rest of our collegiate careers. One thing's for sure, it gives a lot of motivation to improve!

[ecks]

I'd like to thank WUSTL and Neel for providing an excellent tournament. After looking at the stats, it looks like I heard an average (!) of 23 tossups a game, which is a very clear indicator of how sharp and competent the entire moderating staff was. I really had a great time on Saturday.

[Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN)]

This was almost perfectly run. I was in the same boat, we got through over 23 tossups per game, which is awesome. Neel also became my favorite person of the week for scheduling lunch exactly halfway through the tournament, which made it a more manageable chunk of games after lunch, and getting all of the non-final rounds done with by 6, I believe. This was certainly the most efficient tournament I've been to all year, and I know that timed rounds makes it way easier to go on time but after reading about some other disaster SCTs, I'm really happy with how this one went. I think my teammates were also enjoying themselves, and I'm really looking forward to ACF Nationals now, and any other future WUSTL run events.