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'''NAQT Sectionals''' (also known as '''SCT''' or the '''Sectional Championship Tournament'''), is an annual collegiate tournament run on [[NAQT]] questions and rules hosted at many different colleges throughout the United States (and occasionally [[Canada]]).
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'''NAQT Sectionals''' (also known as '''SCT''' or the '''Sectional Championship Tournament'''), is an annual collegiate tournament run on [[NAQT]] questions and rules hosted at many different sites throughout the United States (and occasionally internationally).
  
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Like many NAQT tournaments--although unlike almost all other college tournaments--Sectionals makes use of [[timed tournaments|timed rounds]].  
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Sectionals divide teams into [[Division I]] and [[Division II]] brackets, provided there are enough teams, and award recognition for the top undergraduate team playing in Division I. Each Division I packet has 24 tossups and 24 bonuses at collegiate [[regular difficulty]], while Divison II questions are significantly easier. Some questions written for one [[set]] will overlap with the other or have an adjusted-difficulty version in the other set in the same round.
  
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Sectionals also divides teams up into [[Division I]] and [[Division II]] brackets, provided there are enough teams, and awards recognition for the top undergraduate team playing in Division I. Each Division I packet has 26 tossups and 26 bonuses at collegiate [[regular difficulty]], while a Divison II packet has 24/24 and is significantly easier. Some questions written for one set will overlap with the other or have an adjusted-difficulty version in the other set in the same round.
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The top teams in each division qualify for [[ICT]] based on the teams' respective [[D-value]]s.<ref>https://www.naqt.com/sct/</ref>
  
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==Sections (to 2009)==
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There are also Community College SCTs that qualify for [[CCCT]]. These use [[Invitational Series]] questions,<ref>https://www.naqt.com/stats/packet-set/team.jsp?playoffs=false&packet_set_id=3255</ref> while the main SCT [[question set]] is used at CCCT.<ref>https://www.naqt.com/stats/packet-set/team.jsp?playoffs=false&packet_set_id=3292</ref>
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* [[NAQT SCT Canada|Canada]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT Northeast|Northeast]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT Mid-Atlantic|Mid-Atlantic]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT Mideast|Mideast]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT Great Lakes|Great Lakes]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT Southeast|Southeast]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT South|South]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT Southwest|Southwest]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT Midwest|Midwest]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT North|North]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT Northwest|Northwest]]
 
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* [[NAQT SCT West|West]]
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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In November 2009, NAQT announced a partnership with [[ACUI]]. As part of this deal, the section format used by NAQT was dropped in favor of ACUI's regions. As a result, several sites in 2011 were chosen with little to no regard for quiz bowl in the area. This led to confusion and complaints about SUNY-New Paltz for Region 2, Moravian for Region 4 (3 was added as well), and East Carolina for Region 5. This may have had more to do with NAQT trying to collect bids in August, a full 7 months before the tournaments and while virtually all clubs were on break.
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In November 2009, NAQT announced a partnership with [[ACUI]]. As part of this deal, the section format used by NAQT was dropped in favor of ACUI's regions. As a result, several sites in 2011 were chosen with little to no regard for quiz bowl in the area. This led to confusion and complaints about SUNY-New Paltz for Region 2, Moravian for Region 4 (3 was added as well), and East Carolina for Region 5. This may have had more to do with NAQT trying to collect bids in August, a full 7 months before the tournaments and while virtually all clubs were on break. The ACUI partnership ended after the 2013 SCTs.
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Since 2009, SCT has often been "guest-edited" by one or more active college players, who sit out SCT but receive an automatic bid to the [[ICT]] for their team. [[Seth Teitler]] was the first person to do this.
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From the first SCTs in 1997 through 2017, all SCTs were [[timed]]. Beginning in 2018, SCTs switched to untimed gameplay in response to community concerns about timing (especially with the difficulty of recruiting quality moderators).
  
 
==Reception==
 
==Reception==
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The 2007 Sectionals was generally better received than in previous years, thanks to the efforts of [[Andrew Yaphe]] editing the tournament. In 2009, NAQT brought on [[Seth Teitler]] to edit the SCT, a role which he reprised in 2011 (in addition to that year's ICT).
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SCT is sometimes [[NAQT#Controversy and Criticism|criticized]] for its [[subject distribution]] and/or [[difficulty]]. These issues have been raised less in recent years due to improving quality and increasing acceptance of distributions other than the [[ACF#ACF Distribution|ACF distribution]].
  
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Some players continue to criticize Sectionals for its use of the timed format (often combined with bad moderators), a distribution heavy on trash, current events and geography, and occurrences of badly written questions. In response to these criticisms (and of criticisms of the [[ICT]]), NAQT has released surveys following recent ICTs. These surveys are rarely followed by a lack of significant changes to Sectionals and the ICT. See the [[NAQT]] page for more information on this subject.
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==Sources==
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In 2010 and 2011, several players criticized the DI set for being too hard for most teams, and/or significantly harder than that year's succeeding [[ACF Regionals]].
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Latest revision as of 23:44, 1 December 2021

NAQT Sectionals (also known as SCT or the Sectional Championship Tournament), is an annual collegiate tournament run on NAQT questions and rules hosted at many different sites throughout the United States (and occasionally internationally).

Sectionals divide teams into Division I and Division II brackets, provided there are enough teams, and award recognition for the top undergraduate team playing in Division I. Each Division I packet has 24 tossups and 24 bonuses at collegiate regular difficulty, while Divison II questions are significantly easier. Some questions written for one set will overlap with the other or have an adjusted-difficulty version in the other set in the same round.

The top teams in each division qualify for ICT based on the teams' respective D-values.[1]

There are also Community College SCTs that qualify for CCCT. These use Invitational Series questions,[2] while the main SCT question set is used at CCCT.[3]

History

In November 2009, NAQT announced a partnership with ACUI. As part of this deal, the section format used by NAQT was dropped in favor of ACUI's regions. As a result, several sites in 2011 were chosen with little to no regard for quiz bowl in the area. This led to confusion and complaints about SUNY-New Paltz for Region 2, Moravian for Region 4 (3 was added as well), and East Carolina for Region 5. This may have had more to do with NAQT trying to collect bids in August, a full 7 months before the tournaments and while virtually all clubs were on break. The ACUI partnership ended after the 2013 SCTs.

Since 2009, SCT has often been "guest-edited" by one or more active college players, who sit out SCT but receive an automatic bid to the ICT for their team. Seth Teitler was the first person to do this.

From the first SCTs in 1997 through 2017, all SCTs were timed. Beginning in 2018, SCTs switched to untimed gameplay in response to community concerns about timing (especially with the difficulty of recruiting quality moderators).

Reception

SCT is sometimes criticized for its subject distribution and/or difficulty. These issues have been raised less in recent years due to improving quality and increasing acceptance of distributions other than the ACF distribution.

Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.naqt.com/sct/
  2. ↑ https://www.naqt.com/stats/packet-set/team.jsp?playoffs=false&packet_set_id=3255
  3. ↑ https://www.naqt.com/stats/packet-set/team.jsp?playoffs=false&packet_set_id=3292

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