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This is a two-day tournament, though there are some scrimmages held the evening before the first day. On the first day of the tournament, a Saturday, each team plays eight matches. Teams that win at least five of their eight matches advance to the Sunday matches, which are double-elimination. | This is a two-day tournament, though there are some scrimmages held the evening before the first day. On the first day of the tournament, a Saturday, each team plays eight matches. Teams that win at least five of their eight matches advance to the Sunday matches, which are double-elimination. | ||
| − | The Saturday matches used pools in 2011 and 2012, but the tournament switched to power matching in 2013. The tournament format is now almost identical to that of [[HSNCT]], but teams are guaranteed only eight matches instead of ten. The questions used are more difficult than regular NAQT Middle School sets but easier than | + | The Saturday matches used pools in 2011 and 2012, but the tournament switched to [[power-matching]] in 2013. The tournament format is now almost identical to that of [[HSNCT]], but teams are guaranteed only eight matches instead of ten. The questions used are more difficult than regular NAQT [[Middle School Series]] sets but easier than [[Introductory Invitational Series]] sets. Following the [[2018 MSNCT]], a belief that the questions had been too easy relative to the field led NAQT to begin using harder questions similar to those of [[Invitational Series]] sets for playoff games. |
| − | NAQT also gives out individual awards for players who have heard at least 100 tossups after the eight preliminary rounds based on PPG. In 2015, the top 20 8th grade players were awarded the "All-Star" award and the top 5 seventh graders were awarded the "Rising Star" award. | + | NAQT also gives out [[individual awards]] for players who have heard at least 100 tossups after the eight preliminary rounds based on PPG. In 2015, the top 20 8th grade players were awarded the "All-Star" award and the top 5 seventh graders were awarded the "Rising Star" award. |
| + | A trend of a MSNCT's runner-up winning the next MSNCT's championship emerged starting in [[2019 MSNCT|2019]] when [[Churchill Middle|Churchill A]] lost to [[Hunter|Hunter A]], and then won in [[2021 MSNCT|2021]]. As of 2024, this has continued for four MSNCTs in a row. | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
! Year | ! Year | ||
! Champion | ! Champion | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| [[2011 MSNCT|2011]] | | [[2011 MSNCT|2011]] | ||
| − | | [[Kealing]] | + | | [[Kealing|Kealing A]] |
| [[Barrington Station]] | | [[Barrington Station]] | ||
| [[Longfellow]] | | [[Longfellow]] | ||
| − | | [[Kealing]] | + | | [[Kealing|Kealing B]] |
| − | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare]], Rosemont, | + | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare]], Rosemont, Illinois |
| 35 | | 35 | ||
| [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3484] | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3484] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2012 MSNCT|2012]] | | [[2012 MSNCT|2012]] | ||
| − | | [[Kealing]] | + | | [[Kealing|Kealing A]] |
| − | | [[Longfellow]] | + | | [[Longfellow|Longfellow A]] |
| − | | [[Westminster]] | + | | [[Westminster|Westminster A]] |
| − | | [[Longfellow]] | + | | [[Longfellow|Longfellow B]] |
| − | | Hyatt Regency O'Hare | + | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare]] |
| 72 | | 72 | ||
| [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3924] | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=3924] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2013 MSNCT|2013]] | | [[2013 MSNCT|2013]] | ||
| − | | [[Barrington Station]] | + | | [[Barrington Station|Barrington Station A]] |
| − | | [[Kealing]] | + | | [[Kealing|Kealing A]] |
| [[Mesa Verde]] | | [[Mesa Verde]] | ||
| [[St. John's]] | | [[St. John's]] | ||
| − | | Hyatt Regency O'Hare | + | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare]] |
| 96 | | 96 | ||
| [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=4299] | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=4299] | ||
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| [[Trickum Middle]] | | [[Trickum Middle]] | ||
| [[Winburn]] | | [[Winburn]] | ||
| − | | Hilton Atlanta, | + | | [[Hilton Atlanta]], Georgia |
| 128 | | 128 | ||
| [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=4999] | | [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=4999] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2015 MSNCT|2015]] | | [[2015 MSNCT|2015]] | ||
| − | | [[Kealing]] | + | | [[Kealing|Kealing A]] |
| − | | [[T.H. Rogers]] | + | | [[T.H. Rogers|T.H. Rogers A]] |
| − | | [[River Trail]] | + | | [[River Trail|River Trail A]] |
| − | | [[Middlesex Middle|Middlesex]] | + | | [[Middlesex Middle|Middlesex A]] |
| − | | [[Hyatt Regency DFW]] | + | | [[Hyatt Regency DFW]], Dallas, Texas |
| 128 | | 128 | ||
| [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=5699] | | [http://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=5699] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2016 MSNCT|2016]] | | [[2016 MSNCT|2016]] | ||
| − | | [[Middlesex Middle|Middlesex]] | + | | [[Middlesex Middle|Middlesex A]] |
| − | | [[Longfellow]] | + | | [[Longfellow|Longfellow A]] |
| [[Challenger-Ardenwood]] | | [[Challenger-Ardenwood]] | ||
| − | | [[Chamblee Middle|Chamblee]] | + | | [[Chamblee Middle|Chamblee A]] |
| − | | | + | | Hilton Atlanta |
| 160 | | 160 | ||
| [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=6599] | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=6599] | ||
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| [[Buffalo Grove Aptakisic|Aptakisic]] | | [[Buffalo Grove Aptakisic|Aptakisic]] | ||
| [[Mounds Park]] | | [[Mounds Park]] | ||
| − | | [[Middlesex Middle|Middlesex]] | + | | [[Middlesex Middle|Middlesex A]] |
| [[Miami Valley School (middle school)|Miami Valley]] | | [[Miami Valley School (middle school)|Miami Valley]] | ||
| Hyatt Regency DFW | | Hyatt Regency DFW | ||
| 160 | | 160 | ||
| [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=7399] | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=7399] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[2018 MSNCT|2018]] | ||
| + | | [[Pi-oneers]] | ||
| + | | [[BASIS Silicon Valley|BASIS Silicon Valley A]] | ||
| + | | [[Longfellow|Longfellow A]] | ||
| + | | [[Challenger-Berryessa|Challenger-Berryessa A]] | ||
| + | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare]] | ||
| + | | 192 | ||
| + | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=8399] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[2019 MSNCT|2019]] | ||
| + | | [[Hunter|Hunter A]] | ||
| + | | [[Churchill Middle|Churchill A]] | ||
| + | | [[Hopkins]] | ||
| + | | [[Liberty Middle (AL)|Liberty]] | ||
| + | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare]] | ||
| + | | 176 | ||
| + | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=9499] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |colspan=8| cancelled due to [[COVID-19]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[2021 MSNCT|2021]] | ||
| + | | [[Churchill Middle|Churchill A]] | ||
| + | | [[Longfellow Middle|Longfellow A]] | ||
| + | | [[Burleigh Manor|Burleigh Manor A]] | ||
| + | | [[Stanford Online]] | ||
| + | | Online via Zoom | ||
| + | | 112 | ||
| + | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=11800] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[2022 MSNCT|2022]] | ||
| + | | [[Longfellow Middle|Longfellow A]] | ||
| + | | [[Chenery]] | ||
| + | | [[Greenhill|Greenhill A]] | ||
| + | | [[Burleigh Manor|Burleigh Manor B]] | ||
| + | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare]] | ||
| + | | 141 | ||
| + | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=12400] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[2023 MSNCT|2023]] | ||
| + | | [[Chenery]] | ||
| + | | [[River Trail|River Trail A]] | ||
| + | | [[Cooper Middle School|Cooper A]] | ||
| + | | [[Middlesex|Middlesex A]] | ||
| + | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare]] | ||
| + | | 160 | ||
| + | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=13400] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[2024 MSNCT|2024]] | ||
| + | | [[River Trail|River Trail A]] | ||
| + | | [[Sycamore (IN)]] | ||
| + | | [[Hopkins]] A | ||
| + | | [[Churchill Middle|Churchill]] A | ||
| + | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare]] | ||
| + | | 160 | ||
| + | | [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=14700] | ||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:38, 12 May 2024
The Middle School National Championship Tournament, or MSNCT, is a championship tournament run by NAQT to determine the best middle school quizbowl team in the country. It debuted in 2011, with the first winners being Kealing Middle School.
This is a two-day tournament, though there are some scrimmages held the evening before the first day. On the first day of the tournament, a Saturday, each team plays eight matches. Teams that win at least five of their eight matches advance to the Sunday matches, which are double-elimination.
The Saturday matches used pools in 2011 and 2012, but the tournament switched to power-matching in 2013. The tournament format is now almost identical to that of HSNCT, but teams are guaranteed only eight matches instead of ten. The questions used are more difficult than regular NAQT Middle School Series sets but easier than Introductory Invitational Series sets. Following the 2018 MSNCT, a belief that the questions had been too easy relative to the field led NAQT to begin using harder questions similar to those of Invitational Series sets for playoff games.
NAQT also gives out individual awards for players who have heard at least 100 tossups after the eight preliminary rounds based on PPG. In 2015, the top 20 8th grade players were awarded the "All-Star" award and the top 5 seventh graders were awarded the "Rising Star" award.
A trend of a MSNCT's runner-up winning the next MSNCT's championship emerged starting in 2019 when Churchill A lost to Hunter A, and then won in 2021. As of 2024, this has continued for four MSNCTs in a row.