Congratulations to Ladue and Villa Duchesne A for qualifying for both NAQT HSNCT and PACE NSC at the Missouri Fall Academic Tournament. Congratulations also go to Rock Bridge and North Shelby for also qualifying for HSNCT!
The Missouri Quizbowl Alliance encourages all teams to work towards qualifying for two high quality national tournaments, which regularly feature highly competitive fields of the nation's top teams. This post provides information about how to qualify for these tournaments, a list of qualifying tournaments, as well as a list of Missouri teams that have qualified for the 2011 iterations of these tournaments.
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NAQT High School National Championship Tournament
The 2011 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament will be held on May 27-29, 2011 in Atlanta, GA.
HSNCT Qualification Criteria
1. Finishing in the top 15% of the field at any event that uses NAQT questions.
2. Finishing as the highest-placed team at an NAQT State Championship or NAQT State Qualifier that had not qualified for the HSNCT prior to the state tournament.
3. Being the top team from a small (public) school (by NAQT's definition) at any event that uses NAQT questions, so long as the team also finishes at least tied for the median position in the overall standings. (NAQT defines a small school as one with "fewer than 500 students in grades 10-12 and a non-selective admission policy.")
4. Winning any class or division of an official state championship with rules and questions similar to those of NAQT.
While NAQT also allows qualification through wildcard bids, MSHSAA rules currently prohibit Missouri teams from attending a national tournament on a wildcard bid. Full details about qualifying for HSNCT are available on NAQT's website.
HSNCT Fees/Discounts
* Base fee (on or before April 29): $575; (after April 29) $595 [If you first qualify after April 1 the cutoff date is May 9]
* Buzzer systems: -$30 per system, each team may claim up to two such discounts. Lockout systems will be tested at check-in, and those that don't have at least eight functioning buzzers will be denied the discount.
* Qualified, experienced scorekeeper: -$75 discount. This scorekeeper will not necessarily scorekeep for his or her school's matches; he or she will be assigned as the tournament director sees fit. Also, a team claiming this discount must still have at least one adult coach/chaperone with the team at all matches.
HSNCT Qualifiers already held
* Missouri Fall Academic Tournament [18 teams] on October 16, 2010. (Qualified: Ladue, Villa Duchesne, Rock Bridge, North Shelby)
* St. Louis University Academic Competition [12 teams] on October 30, 2010. (Qualified: Oakville, Villa Duchesne)
* Parkway District Tournament [8 teams] ended on November 9, 2010. (Qualified: Parkway West A, Parkway West B)
* Pacific Invitational [15 teams] on December 18, 2010. (Qualified: SLUH, Rolla, Salem)
* Truman sKnow Bowl [24 teams] on January 8, 2011. (Qualified: Truman, Liberty, Smithville, Lee's Summit North)
* Richland New Year [22 varsity, 30 total] on January 8, 2011. (Qualified: Helias A, Eureka, Richland, Heartland, Glendale, Helias B, Kickapoo, Parkview)
* Poplar Bluff Invitational [10 teams] on January 8, 2011. (Qualified: Poplar Bluff, Cape Central)
* Bell City Invitational [12 teams] on January 15, 2011. (Qualified: Cape Central, Notre Dame Cape Girardeau)
* Washington Invitational [30 teams] on January 15, 2011. (Qualified: SLUH, Parkway North, De Smet, Rolla, Francis Howell, Pacific, Parkway South, Warrenton)
* Southwest Invitational [6 teams] on January 29, 2011. (Qualified: Fordland)
* Villa Duchesne Invitational [24 teams] on February 19, 2011. (MO teams qualified: Ladue, Priory, SLUH)
* Lion's Legacy [10 teams small school; 13 teams large school; 42 total] on February 19, 2011. (Qualified small school: Pilot Grove, Maryville, Cameron; large school: Savannah, Park Hill South, Truman, Lee's Summit North)
* NAQT Missouri Qualifier [21 teams] on March 5, 2011. (Qualified: Savannah, Helias, Rock Bridge, Villa Duchesne, Centralia)
* Fordland Invitational [8 varsity; 12 total] on March 5, 2011. (Qualified: Fordland, Seymour)
* Savannah Invitational [18 teams] on March 12, 2011. (Qualified: Park Hill South, Truman, NKC, Cameron)
* Missouri S&T Spring Tournament [11 teams small school; 12 teams large school] on March 19, 2011. (Qualified small school: Richland, Fordland; large school: Ladue, Rock Bridge)
Conference tournaments already held on NAQT questions
* Mark Twain Conference [5 teams] on November 19, 2010. (Qualified: Everton)
* Frisco League [4 teams] on January 15, 2011. (Qualified: Richland)
* Clarence Cannon Conference [10 teams] on January 29, 2011. (Qualified: Centralia, Clark County)
* South Central Association [5 varsity; 11 total] on February 17, 2011. (Qualified: Salem, Mountain Grove)
* I-70 Conference [6 teams] on February 26, 2011. (Qualified: Santa Fe)
* North Central Missouri Conference [6 teams] on March 5, 2011. (Qualified: Kirksville)
* Midland Empire Conference [6 varsity; 11 total] on March 8, 2011. (Qualified: Savannah, Cameron, Maryville, Smithville)
* Gateway Athletic Conference [7 teams] on March 12, 2011. (Qualified: Francis Howell, Fort Zumwalt North)
* Four Rivers Conference [7 teams] on March 12, 2011. (Qualified: Sullivan, New Haven)
* Eastern Missouri Conference [11 teams]. (Qualified: Orchard Farm, Clopton)
* Southwest Central League [8 teams]. (Qualified: Clever, Sparta, Spokane, Forsyth)
* Tri-County Conference [6 teams]. (Qualified: Eldon, Versailles)
Missouri Teams Qualified for HSNCT
* Cameron (at Lion's Legacy, Midland Empire Conference, Savannah) [small school eligible]
* Cape Central (at Poplar Bluff, Bell City)
* Centralia (at Clarence Cannon Conference, NAQT Qualifier) [small school eligible]
* Clark County (at Clarence Cannon Conference) [small school eligible]
* Clever (at Southwest Central Conference) [small school eligible]
* Clopton (at Eastern Missouri Conference) [small school eligible]
* De Smet (at Washington)
* Eldon (at Tri-County Conference) [small school eligible]
* Eureka (at Richland New Year)
* Everton (at Mark Twain Conference) [small school eligible]
* Fordland (at Southwest, Fordland, S&T Spring) [small school eligible]
* Forsyth (at Southwest Central Conference) [small school eligible]
* Fort Zumwalt North (at Gateway Athletic Conference)
* Francis Howell (at Washington, Gateway Athletic Conference)
* Glendale (at Richland New Year)
* Heartland (at Richland New Year)
* Helias A (at Richland New Year, NAQT Qualifier)
* Helias B (at Richland New Year)
* Kickapoo (at Richland New Year)
* Kirksville (at North Central Missouri Conference)
* Ladue (at Missouri Fall, Villa Duchesne, S&T Spring)
* Lee's Summit North (at Truman HS, Lion's Legacy)
* Liberty (at Truman HS)
* Maryville (at Lion's Legacy, Midland Empire Conference) [small school eligible]
* Mountain Grove (at South Central Association) [small school eligible]
* New Haven (at Four Rivers Conference) [small school eligible]
* North Kansas City (at Savannah)
* North Shelby (at Missouri Fall) [small school eligible]
* Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) (at Bell City)
* Oakville (at SLU)
* Orchard Farm (at Eastern Missouri Conference) [small school eligible]
* Pacific (at Washington)
* Park Hill South (at Lion's Legacy, Savannah)
* Parkview (at Richland New Year)
* Parkway North (at Washington)
* Parkway South (at Washington)
* Parkway West A (at Parkway District Tournament)
* Parkway West B (at Parkway District Tournament)
* Pilot Grove (at Lion's Legacy) [small school eligible]
* Poplar Bluff (at Poplar Bluff Invitational)
* Priory (at Villa Duchesne)
* Richland (at Richland New Year, Frisco League, S&T Spring) [small school eligible]
* Rock Bridge (at Missouri Fall, NAQT Qualifier, S&T Spring)
* Rolla (at Pacific, Washington)
* SLUH (at Pacific, Washington, Villa Duchesne)
* Salem (at Pacific, South Central Association) [small school eligible]
* Santa Fe (at I-70 Conference) [small school eligible]
* Savannah (NAQT Qualifier Champion; also at Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Tournament, Lion's Legacy, Midland Empire Conference)
* Seymour (at Fordland) [small school eligible]
* Smithville (at Truman HS, Midland Empire Conference)
* Sparta (at Southwest Central Conference) [small school eligible]
* Spokane (at Southwest Central Conference) [small school eligible]
* Sullivan (at Four Rivers Conference)
* Truman (at Truman HS, Lion's Legacy, Savannah)
* Versailles (at Tri-County Conference) [small school eligible]
* Villa Duchesne (at Missouri Fall, SLU, NAQT Qualifier)
* Warrenton (at Washington)
Missouri Teams Registered for HSNCT -- Current field
* Eureka
* Ladue
* Liberty
* North Kansas City
* North Shelby [small school eligible]
* Park Hill South
* Rock Bridge
* Savannah
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PACE National Scholastics Championship
The 2011 PACE National Scholastics Championship will take place on June 4 and 5 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
NSC Qualification Criteria
The top 2 teams from any affiliated tournament of fewer than 20 teams, the top 4 teams from any affiliated tournament of 20 to 39 teams, and the top 8 teams from any affiliated tournament of 40 or more teams, receive automatic qualification to the 2009 PACE NSC. More teams may qualify if the event is gold- or platinum-certified.
While PACE also allows qualification through wildcard bids, MSHSAA rules currently prohibit Missouri teams from attending a national tournament on a wildcard bid. Full details about qualifying for NSC are available on PACE's website.
NSC Fees and Discounts
* Base fee: $500 per team
* Automatic qualifier discount: -$25 per applicable team (all eligible teams from Missouri qualify for this discount since MSHSAA doesn't allow wildcard bids)
* Gold qualifier discount: -$50 per applicable team
* Platinum qualifier discount: -$75 per applicable team
* Buzzer systems: -$10 each per school, no limit
* Staffers: -$50 each per school, max 2 per school
* Hosting a gold-certified tournament: -$10 each per tournament, no limit
* Hosting a platinum-certified tournament: -$20 each per tournament, no limit
* Early payment discount: -$25 from total fee for paying by March 15
NSC Qualifiers already held
* Missouri Fall Academic Tournament [18 teams] on October 16, 2010. (Qualified: Ladue, Villa Duchesne)
* St. Louis University Academic Competition [12 teams] on October 30, 2010. (Qualified: Oakville, Villa Duchesne)
* Bill Currie Memorial Tournament [12 teams] on November 13, 2010. (Qualified: Rock Bridge (B), Helias)
* Tiger Bowl III [29 teams, gold certified] on December 4, 2010. (Qualified: Ladue A, Clayton, Jefferson City, Rock Bridge, Ladue B, Parkway West)
* Missouri S&T Fall Tournament [14 teams, gold certified] on December 11, 2010. (Qualified: Clayton, Savannah, Richland, Oakville)
* Columbia-Area After School Invitational [6 teams] on January 19, 2011. (Qualified: Rock Bridge A, Rock Bridge B)
* NAQT Missouri Qualifier on March 5, 2011. (Qualified: Savannah, Helias, Rock Bridge, Villa Duchesne)
Expected to be NSC qualifiers
* WUHSAC XIII on January 29, 2011.
* Mort Walker Invitational on February 12, 2011.
* Villa Duchesne Invitational on February 19, 2011.
* North Kansas City Varsity Invitational Tournament on February 26, 2011.
* Savannah Invitational on March 12, 2011.
* Missouri S&T Spring Tournament on March 19, 2011.
* Oakville Spring Academic Tournament on March 26, 2011.
* Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament on April 2, 2011.
Missouri Teams Qualified for NSC
* Clayton (at Tiger Bowl III, S&T Fall)
* Helias (at Bill Currie Memorial Tournament, NAQT Qualifier)
* Jefferson City (at Tiger Bowl III)
* Ladue A (at Missouri Fall, Tiger Bowl III)
* Ladue B (at Tiger Bowl III)
* Oakville (at SLU, S&T Fall)
* Parkway West (at Tiger Bowl III)
* Richland (at S&T Fall)
* Rock Bridge A (at Bill Currie Memorial Tournament, Tiger Bowl III, Columbia-Area After School Invitational, NAQT Qualifier)
* Rock Bridge B (at Columbia-Area After School Invitational)
* Savannah (at S&T Fall, NAQT Qualifier)
* Villa Duchesne (at Missouri Fall, SLU, NAQT Qualifier)
Missouri Teams Registered for NSC -- Current field
Clayton
Helias
Jefferson City
Oakville
Parkway West
Rock Bridge A
Rock Bridge B
Villa Duchesne