National Tournaments

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 page provides information about how to qualify for these tournaments, a list of qualifying tournaments, as well as a link to a list of Missouri teams that have qualified for the 2012 iterations of these tournaments.

NAQT High School National Championship Tournament

The 2012 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament will be held on May 25-27, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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 Qualifiers in Missouri

These MOQBA certified tournaments are qualifiers for the 2012 NAQT HSNCT:

• Missouri Fall Academic Tournament on October 22, 2011.
• Clayton Quizbowl Invitational on November 12, 2011.
• Bill Currie Memorial Tournament II on November 19, 2011.
• Kewpie Academic Tournament on January 07, 2012.
• Villa Duchesne Invitational on February 25, 2012.
• NAQT Missouri Qualifier on March 03, 2012.
• Savannah Invitational on March 10, 2012.
• North Kansas City End of the Season Tournament on March 24, 2012.

In addition to these tournaments, other tournaments hosted on NAQT questions will also qualify teams for HSNCT.

A list of Missouri teams qualified for HSNCT is maintained on the Missouri Academic Competition Message Board.

PACE National Scholastics Championship

The 2012 PACE National Scholastics Championship will take place on June 9 and 10 at Washington University in St. Louis.

NSC Qualification Criteria

The top 15% teams from any affiliated tournament, the top 20% of any "gold-certified" tournament, and the top 25% of any "platinum-certified" tournament, receive automatic qualification to the 2012 PACE NSC.

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 Qualifiers in Missouri

These MOQBA certified tournaments are affiliated (or are expected to be affiliated) with PACE:

• Missouri Fall Academic Tournament on October 22, 2011.
• Clayton Quizbowl Invitational on November 12, 2011.
• Bill Currie Memorial Tournament II on November 19, 2011.
• Tiger Bowl IV on December 03, 2011.
• Missouri S&T Fall Tournament on December 10, 2011.
• Kewpie Academic Tournament on January 07, 2012.
• North Kansas City Varsity Invitational Tournament on January 14, 2012.
• Rock Bridge Winter Invitational Tournament on January 21, 2012.
• WUHSAC XIV on January 28, 2012.
• Mort Walker Invitational on February 11, 2012.
• Villa Duchesne Invitational on February 25, 2012.
• NAQT Missouri Qualifier on March 03, 2012.
• Savannah Invitational on March 10, 2012.
• North Kansas City End of the Season Tournament on March 24, 2012.
• Parkway West Spring Academic Tournament on March 24, 2012.
• Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament II on March 31, 2012.

A list of Missouri teams qualified for NSC is maintained on the Missouri Academic Competition Message Board.