2023 NAQT Illinois State Championship: 2/25/2023, Centennial HS (Champaign, IL)

[Irreligion in Bangladesh]

Hello, all! I'm thrilled to announce that the 17th iteration of the NAQT Illinois State Championship will be held on February 25th, 2023 at Centennial High School in Champaign, Illinois. Registration is now open for qualified teams, and will open on February 1st for wild card bids. Coaches may enter the tournament and/or apply for a wild card bid by using this form.

QUALIFICATION: Teams qualify for NAQT ISC by finishing in the top 25% of the field (rounded up) at any tournament that allows all schools in attendance to use their top players. The top Class A team at each invitational, as long as it finishes in the top half of the field, also qualifies for NAQT State. Teams may also apply for a wild card bid by registering for the tournament using the Google form linked above.

FIELD: The tournament is currently capped at 24 teams, though we hope to have enough staff to increase that cap.

TOURNAMENT QUESTIONS, RULES & FORMAT: This year's NAQT Illinois State Championship will be played on NAQT's 2023 Division II SCT set, a set of questions produced for collegiate play that is a difficulty level roughly between that of an IS set (as played at IHSSBCA Kickoff) and the harder questions played at HSNCT. The ISC will be played under NAQT rules, including 4-on-4 lineups & timed play; halves will be 10 minutes long. Substitutes may enter at halftime & overtime. Teams may have as many players on the roster as desired.

ENTRY FEE: The tournament entry fee is $100 per team. Each school is expected to bring a working buzzer system and a staffer for the tournament; please contact the tournament host immediately if you are unable to bring a buzzer or staffer.

STAFF: We need volunteers to run this event! Full-day staffers will be paid $60, in addition to breakfast and lunch on-site. If you are interested in staffing, please fill out this form.


If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you in Champaign!

[Irreligion in Bangladesh]

In less than a week, our 24-team field has almost filled; I do expect we'll be able to increase the field size, but I can't confirm that just yet. If you'd like to attend and/or staff (preferably and!), please fill out the forms in the original post.

EDIT (2/1): We have expanded the field to 30 teams. We would like to expand it to 36 teams, and we expect it to be difficult to expand beyond 36.
EDIT (2/15): We have locked the field at 30 teams; we will not expand to 36. The waitlist is still active and accepting entrants, in case of drops.

Current Field (30):
Auburn (Rockford) A
Auburn (Rockford) B
Barrington A
Barrington B
Barrington C
Benet Academy A
Bloomington A
Bolingbrook A
Buffalo Grove A
Carbondale A
Central (Champaign) A
Elgin Academy A (SS)
Fremd A
Fremd B
Glenwood A
Hinsdale Central A
Hinsdale Central B
IMSA A
Jacksonville
Metro-East Lutheran A (SS)
O'Fallon A
Palatine A
Sandburg A
Southwestern A (SS)
Springfield A
St. Teresa (Decatur) A (SS)
Stevenson A
Triopia A (SS)
Urbana Uni A (SS)
Winnebago A (SS)

Waitlist (3):
Stevenson B
Dunlap A
IMSA B

As we've reached February 1st, Wild Card teams may now be admitted to the field (or waitlist, if there isn't room in the field). To submit a wild card application, simply fill out the normal registration form, and the TD committee will review your application.

[Irreligion in Bangladesh]

The field has been updated above. We are still looking for staff!

[Irreligion in Bangladesh]

The field has been updated again; in particular, we will not be expanding to 36 teams. We are still looking for staff!

[TheDoctor]

The statistics have been updated on the IHSSBCA's Tournament Central page (https://ihssbca.org/tournaments/tournaments2223/) and at https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8083/.