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|president = <center>Jack Edmondson, Nathaniel Hull</center>
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|president = <center>Eve Fleisig, Montagu James</center>
 
|nats = NAQT Undergraduate: [[2000 ICT|2000]], [[2001 ICT|2001]], [[2002 ICT|2002]]. NAQT Division II: [[1999 ICT|1999]]
 
|nats = NAQT Undergraduate: [[2000 ICT|2000]], [[2001 ICT|2001]], [[2002 ICT|2002]]. NAQT Division II: [[1999 ICT|1999]]
 
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'''Princeton University''' is an Ivy League institution in Princeton, New Jersey, with one of the oldest quiz bowl clubs in existence.
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'''Princeton University''' is an Ivy League institution in Princeton, New Jersey with one of the oldest quiz bowl clubs in existence.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
Princeton has a lengthy though obscure history of participation in [[College Bowl]]. It is known that the club lost to Agnes Scott College in a 1966 episode of the TV program, and that it placed at 4th at CBI nationals in 1984, earning a plate that, though once having been thought to be stowed away in the club's trophy hoard, has unfortunately gone missing.
 
Princeton has a lengthy though obscure history of participation in [[College Bowl]]. It is known that the club lost to Agnes Scott College in a 1966 episode of the TV program, and that it placed at 4th at CBI nationals in 1984, earning a plate that, though once having been thought to be stowed away in the club's trophy hoard, has unfortunately gone missing.
  
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With the arrival of [[Jeff Stewart]] from [[BYU]] around 1994, Princeton's previously CBI-only program began attending and hosting ACF events. Princeton deaffiliated from CBI after the 1996-1997 school year.
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With the arrival of [[Jeff Stewart]] from [[BYU]] around 1994, Princeton's previously CBI-only program began attending and hosting ACF events. Princeton deaffiliated from CBI after the 1996-1997 school year. The legacy of the longtime CBI exclusivity has, as recently as 2021, still left an impact on the club, as its official email listserv and school email address officially utilize the phrases collegebowl and cbowl, respectively.
  
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Princeton has, in the past, been relatively competitive on the national circuit. Led by [[Jeff Hoppes]], Princeton won the Undergraduate title at [[ICT]] from 2000-2, and won an unofficial ACF Undergraduate title in 2000 and 2002. Since then, it has not won any national titles.
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Princeton has, in the past, been relatively competitive on the national circuit. Led by [[Jeff Hoppes]], Princeton won the Undergraduate title at [[ICT]] from 2000-2, and won an unofficial ACF Undergraduate title in 2000 and 2002. Since then, it has not won any national titles, though its full-strength A team won the undergraduate title at the 2020 Mid-Atlantic SCT and, alongside that year's [[Harvard]] B team, [[Carleton College|Carleton]], and [[Delaware]] — the latter of whom they beat for the SCT UG Title in spite of a slightly lower D value — would have likely been in close contention for undergraduate titles at ICT and ACF Nationals, had they not been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.<ref>[https://www.naqt.com/stats/rating-values.jsp?rating_group_id=1049 2020 D Values]</ref>
  
 
According to [//www.naqt.com/hsnct/20for20/matthews.jsp an NAQT interview] with [[Patrick Matthews]], Princeton and [[Penn]] had a "mostly friendly" rivalry in the [[College Bowl]] era, where Penn eliminated Princeton from qualifying for CBI [[NCT]] at the ACUI Regionals four years in a row.
 
According to [//www.naqt.com/hsnct/20for20/matthews.jsp an NAQT interview] with [[Patrick Matthews]], Princeton and [[Penn]] had a "mostly friendly" rivalry in the [[College Bowl]] era, where Penn eliminated Princeton from qualifying for CBI [[NCT]] at the ACUI Regionals four years in a row.
  
 
===Tournament Hosting===
 
===Tournament Hosting===
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Years ago, Princeton hosted [[PARFAIT]], which was originally a packet submission tournament and later became a house written tournament. Previous Princeton college tournaments included [[Princeton Buzzerfest|Buzzerfest]] (1997-2004) and the [[Orville Redenbacher Invitational]] (c. 1996-1997).
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Years ago, Princeton hosted [[PARFAIT]], which was originally a packet submission tournament and later became a house written tournament. Previous Princeton college tournaments included [[Princeton Buzzerfest|Buzzerfest]] (1997-2004, 2010) and the [[Orville Redenbacher Invitational]] (c. 1996-1997).
  
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Today, Princeton hosts an annual [[Princeton High School Tournament|high school tournament]], traditionally using [[NAQT]] packets. The tournament has done so well in some years that it attracted teams from as far away as [[Detroit Central Catholic]], and had as many as 69 teams in attendance. Other years, though, the tournament has had numerous issues, most notably in the form of major delays. Later tournaments had buzzer sets break mid-tournament and some schools leave halfway through without notifying the Tournament Director.
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Today, Princeton hosts an annual [[Princeton High School Tournament|high school tournament]], traditionally using [[NAQT]] packets. The tournament has done so well in some years that it attracted teams from as far away as [[Detroit Central Catholic]], and had as many as 69 teams in attendance. Other years, though, the tournament has had numerous issues, most notably in the form of major delays. Given the lack of large buildings on campus with many individual classrooms in a compact area, tournaments often by necessity are held across multiple buildings, occasionally to disastrous effect: [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=268241#p268241 PHSAT XXI] infamously used five different buildings for a 48 team tournament. Later tournaments had buzzer sets break mid-tournament and some schools leave halfway through without notifying the tournament director.
  
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Princeton has also hosted other college events like [[WAO II]]
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Princeton has also hosted other college events like [[EMT]] and [[WAO II]].
  
 
Recently, Princeton's club has collaborated with [[Rutgers]] to host the New Jersey NAQT State Championship.
 
Recently, Princeton's club has collaborated with [[Rutgers]] to host the New Jersey NAQT State Championship.
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===Controversy===
 
===Controversy===
 
Princeton and Rutgers' decision to cancel going to [[ACF Regionals 2007]] at [[Maryland]] controversially turned that tournament into a farce, consisting only of [[VCU]], two house teams, and a high school team.  As a result, a long argument between [[Matt Weiner]], members of the Princeton team, and others flared up on the message boards in [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3644 this thread].
 
Princeton and Rutgers' decision to cancel going to [[ACF Regionals 2007]] at [[Maryland]] controversially turned that tournament into a farce, consisting only of [[VCU]], two house teams, and a high school team.  As a result, a long argument between [[Matt Weiner]], members of the Princeton team, and others flared up on the message boards in [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3644 this thread].
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==Nationals Results==
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{| class="wikitable"
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!  !! ACF Nationals (2005–) !! Division I ICT !! Division II ICT
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|-
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| 1997 ||  ||colspan="2"|15th
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|-
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| 1998 ||  || 18th || 8th
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|-
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| 1999 ||  ||  || '''1st'''
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|-
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| 2000 ||  || 7th '''(1st UG)''' || 3rd
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|-
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| 2001 ||  || 6th '''(1st UG)''' || 4th
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|-
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| 2002 ||  || 4th '''(1st UG)''' || 5th
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|-
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| 2003 ||  || 18th || 16th
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|-
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| 2005 ||  || 9th ||
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|-
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| 2006 || 5th || 9th || A: 6thB:5th
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|-
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| 2007 ||  || 25th ||
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|-
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| 2008 ||  || 21st || 5th
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|-
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| 2009 ||  || 28th || 7th
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|-
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| 2010 ||  ||  || 9th
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|-
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| 2011 ||  ||  || 8th
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|-
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| 2016 || 26th ||  ||
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|-
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| 2017 || 16th ||  || 17th
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|-
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| 2018 ||  ||  || 11th
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|-
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| 2021 ||  || 14th (2nd UG)  ||
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|}
  
 
==Former Members==
 
==Former Members==

Latest revision as of 16:59, 1 July 2021

Princeton University
Princeton.gif
Location:
Princeton, NJ
Current President or Coach
Eve Fleisig, Montagu James
National championships NAQT Undergraduate: 2000, 2001, 2002. NAQT Division II: 1999
NAQT Page
Princeton+University
&city=&state=&country= link

Princeton University is an Ivy League institution in Princeton, New Jersey with one of the oldest quiz bowl clubs in existence.

History

Princeton has a lengthy though obscure history of participation in College Bowl. It is known that the club lost to Agnes Scott College in a 1966 episode of the TV program, and that it placed at 4th at CBI nationals in 1984, earning a plate that, though once having been thought to be stowed away in the club's trophy hoard, has unfortunately gone missing.

With the arrival of Jeff Stewart from BYU around 1994, Princeton's previously CBI-only program began attending and hosting ACF events. Princeton deaffiliated from CBI after the 1996-1997 school year. The legacy of the longtime CBI exclusivity has, as recently as 2021, still left an impact on the club, as its official email listserv and school email address officially utilize the phrases collegebowl and cbowl, respectively.

Princeton has, in the past, been relatively competitive on the national circuit. Led by Jeff Hoppes, Princeton won the Undergraduate title at ICT from 2000-2, and won an unofficial ACF Undergraduate title in 2000 and 2002. Since then, it has not won any national titles, though its full-strength A team won the undergraduate title at the 2020 Mid-Atlantic SCT and, alongside that year's Harvard B team, Carleton, and Delaware — the latter of whom they beat for the SCT UG Title in spite of a slightly lower D value — would have likely been in close contention for undergraduate titles at ICT and ACF Nationals, had they not been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[1]

According to an NAQT interview with Patrick Matthews, Princeton and Penn had a "mostly friendly" rivalry in the College Bowl era, where Penn eliminated Princeton from qualifying for CBI NCT at the ACUI Regionals four years in a row.

Tournament Hosting

Years ago, Princeton hosted PARFAIT, which was originally a packet submission tournament and later became a house written tournament. Previous Princeton college tournaments included Buzzerfest (1997-2004, 2010) and the Orville Redenbacher Invitational (c. 1996-1997).

Today, Princeton hosts an annual high school tournament, traditionally using NAQT packets. The tournament has done so well in some years that it attracted teams from as far away as Detroit Central Catholic, and had as many as 69 teams in attendance. Other years, though, the tournament has had numerous issues, most notably in the form of major delays. Given the lack of large buildings on campus with many individual classrooms in a compact area, tournaments often by necessity are held across multiple buildings, occasionally to disastrous effect: PHSAT XXI infamously used five different buildings for a 48 team tournament. Later tournaments had buzzer sets break mid-tournament and some schools leave halfway through without notifying the tournament director.

Princeton has also hosted other college events like EMT and WAO II.

Recently, Princeton's club has collaborated with Rutgers to host the New Jersey NAQT State Championship.

Controversy

Princeton and Rutgers' decision to cancel going to ACF Regionals 2007 at Maryland controversially turned that tournament into a farce, consisting only of VCU, two house teams, and a high school team. As a result, a long argument between Matt Weiner, members of the Princeton team, and others flared up on the message boards in this thread.

Nationals Results

ACF Nationals (2005–) Division I ICT Division II ICT
1997 15th
1998 18th 8th
1999 1st
2000 7th (1st UG) 3rd
2001 6th (1st UG) 4th
2002 4th (1st UG) 5th
2003 18th 16th
2005 9th
2006 5th 9th A: 6thB:5th
2007 25th
2008 21st 5th
2009 28th 7th
2010 9th
2011 8th
2016 26th
2017 16th 17th
2018 11th
2021 14th (2nd UG)

Former Members

Members with bolded names served as club president.

External Links

Title Succession

NAQT ICT Division I Undergraduate Champion
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Carleton
2000, 2001, 2002
Harvard
NAQT ICT Division II Champion
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Harvard
1999
Harvard

Unofficial title succession

ACF Nationals Undergraduate Champion
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Texas
2000
Berry
ACF Nationals Undergraduate Champion
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Berry
2002
Harvard
ACF Nationals Division II Champion
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Arkansas
2000
Michigan
ACF Nationals Division II Champion
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Texas A&M
2003
Harvard
  1. ↑ 2020 D Values
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