NAQT Missouri Qualifier

The first-ever NAQT Missouri Qualifier was held at Missouri S&T on February 16, 2008. While it was not the first Missouri tournament to qualify teams for the NAQT HSNCT, it was the first tournament expressly billed as such (a previous attempt had to be canceled due to lack of interest). It is equivalent to the NAQT State Championships held in other states, but cannot be expressly called a "state championship" due to MSHSAA regulations.

The 2009 edition was held February 21, 2009, again at Missouri S&T. On February 23, 2009, the expected date and location for the 2010 qualifier were announced. It was held on March 20, 2010 at the University of Missouri-Columbia, though it was not directed by the Missouri quizbowl team, but rather by Jeffrey Hill and Matt Chadbourne of MOQBA. This was the first tournament hosted by MOQBA as an organization, and MOQBA plans to continue hosting it each year.

After six years at the University of Missouri, MOQBA moved the tournament to Columbia College, hosting the 2016 Qualifier on March 5.

The thirteenth annual NAQT Missouri Qualifier will be held on February 29, 2020 at Columbia College.

Small School Recognition

Since the tournament's inception, the top team from a school meeting NAQT's definition of a (traditional public) small school has been recognized as the small school champion. A "very small school" title was introduced in 2018, awarded to the top team from a traditional public small school in MSHSAA Classes 1 or 2 for Scholar Bowl.

Results

Tournament	Date	Champion	Second	Small School Champion	Very Small School Champion	Field size	Small school eligible teams	Location	Results
2019	March 3	Ladue A	St. Joseph Central A	Hallsville A	Louisiana	36	14 (5 VSS)	Columbia College	Results
2018	March 3	Ladue A	St. Joseph Central	Hallsville	Louisiana	35	13 (5 VSS)	Columbia College	Results
2017	March 4	Washington A	St. Joseph Central	Hallsville A	not awarded	30	12	William Woods University, Fulton	Results
2016	March 5	Hickman A	Washington A	Hallsville A	not awarded	36	12	Columbia College	Results
2015	March 7	Hallsville A	Savannah	Hallsville A	not awarded	26	11	Missouri-Columbia	Results
2014	March 1	Hallsville A	Richland A	Hallsville A	not awarded	22*	11	Missouri-Columbia	Results
2013	March 2	Ladue A	Ladue B	Hallsville	not awarded	30	7	Missouri-Columbia	Results
2012	March 3	Ladue A	Savannah A	Pilot Grove	not awarded	32	5	Missouri-Columbia	Results
2011	March 5	Savannah A	Helias A	Centralia	not awarded	21	6	Missouri-Columbia	Results
2010	March 20	Helias A	Rock Bridge A	North Shelby	not awarded	14	2	Missouri-Columbia	Results
2009	February 21	North Kansas City	Savannah	Richland	not awarded	15	3	Missouri S&T, Rolla	Results
2008	February 16	North Kansas City	Helias A	Richland A	not awarded	9	3	Missouri S&T, Rolla	Results

* - smaller field size resulted after several teams dropped due to forecasted inclement weather