ACF Nationals

ACF Nationals is the national championship of ACF format. It is roughly equal in difficulty to the other national tournament, NAQT ICT, but differs by using the ACF distribution and format. Like other ACF events, it is packet-submission.

More information on editors and circumstances of ACF Nationals can be found at the ACF page.

Beginning in 2008, ACF Nationals crowned Undergraduate and Division II champions in addition to overall champions. Unlike at NAQT ICT, the Division II title is awarded to the highest-finishing Division II team in the overall field, rather than being played in a separate tournament. Unofficial winners by the current criteria are noted for pre-2008 tournaments, when known.

Top Finishers of ACF Nationals

Year Champion Second Third Fourth UG Champion DII Champion Host 1991 Tennessee A Georgia Tech A Maryland A NC State Tennessee 1993 Chicago A† Maryland Harvard A Harvard B Maryland‡ 1994 Chicago A Maryland A Brigham Young A Maryland B Maryland A* Maryland 1995 Harvard Georgia Tech A Berkeley South Carolina Georgia Tech A* Tennessee 1996 Georgia Tech A† Maryland A Virginia A Illinois A Maryland A* Tennessee 1997 Virginia A Chicago A Maryland A Georgia Tech A Virginia A* Carleton* Illinois 1998 Virginia Harvard A Maryland Oklahoma South Carolina* Harvard B* Maryland 1999 Chicago A† Maryland Illinois A Berkeley Texas* Arkansas* Chicago 2000 Chicago A Illinois Harvard Virginia Princeton A* Princeton B* Maryland 2001 Michigan A Virginia Michigan B Kentucky Berry* Michigan C* Michigan 2002 Michigan A† Kentucky Princeton A Virginia Princeton A* Texas A&M B* Maryland§ 2003 Berkeley Michigan A Kentucky Texas A&M Harvard* Princeton* Georgia Tech 2004 Chicago A Berkeley Texas A&M Kentucky Harvard A* Harvard B* Maryland 2005 Michigan A Chicago A Berkeley Princeton Harvard* Chicago C* Northwestern 2006 Texas A&M Michigan Chicago A Illinois Chicago B* None** Michigan 2007 Chicago A† Brown Texas A&M VCU Carleton* Illinois B* Vanderbilt 2008 Chicago A Brown Maryland Illinois Minnesota Minnesota Brandeis 2009 Chicago A Brown Stanford Minnesota A Minnesota A Ike Jose WUSTL 2010 Stanford Minnesota Chicago Maryland Minnesota State College Maryland 2011 Yale Minnesota Illinois Chicago A Michigan State College Pitt 2012 Yale A Virginia A Michigan Penn Illinois Haverford Maryland 2013 Illinois A Yale Michigan Penn Chicago B Illinois B Columbia †undefeated ‡tournament was not held in 1992 *unofficial **no D2-eligible teams participated § the 2002 tournament was originally announced as "hosted by George Washington University;" however, it had to be moved to Maryland due to room access issues at GWU, and most of the staff was recruited by Maryland. GWU assisted in running the tournament. Links National Champions List: http://www.collegequizbowl.org/Maize/maizeresults.html