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| − | '''NYU''' is a private university in New York City | + | '''NYU''' is a private university in New York City with an active quizbowl program. The team takes part in a mixture of academic and "trash" quizbowl and regularly holds practices and intramural tournaments. |
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NYU has a long history of competition in collegiate quizbowl events. In the 1959-60 season, NYU played four games in the televised rounds of College Bowl, beating Dartmouth College (215-145), University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (230-120) and University of Oklahoma (170-150) before losing to Colgate University by 140 points to 95. The four games were broadcast on consecutive weeks (March 20, March 27, April 3 and April 10, 1960). | NYU has a long history of competition in collegiate quizbowl events. In the 1959-60 season, NYU played four games in the televised rounds of College Bowl, beating Dartmouth College (215-145), University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (230-120) and University of Oklahoma (170-150) before losing to Colgate University by 140 points to 95. The four games were broadcast on consecutive weeks (March 20, March 27, April 3 and April 10, 1960). | ||
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In National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) competition, NYU were champions in Division II of [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=1134 NAQT Sectionals 2000-2001] held at Boston University and thus qualified for [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=1145 ICT], where they finished 20th in a field of 24 teams. NYU also finished 7th in a field of 11 teams in [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2296 NAQT Division II SCT] in 2006-07, and sixth in a field of 16 teams in [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2856 Division II SCT] in 2008-2009. | In National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) competition, NYU were champions in Division II of [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=1134 NAQT Sectionals 2000-2001] held at Boston University and thus qualified for [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=1145 ICT], where they finished 20th in a field of 24 teams. NYU also finished 7th in a field of 11 teams in [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2296 NAQT Division II SCT] in 2006-07, and sixth in a field of 16 teams in [http://naqt.com/stats/tournament-teams.jsp?tournament_id=2856 Division II SCT] in 2008-2009. | ||
| − | In more recent times, NYU has regularly featured at events such as | + | In more recent times, NYU has regularly featured at events such as [[ACF Fall]] and [[Penn Bowl]], both of which they have attended every year since 2008, as well as [[ACF Regionals]] in 2010. Other tournaments attended include Harvard's [[FIST]] in 2009, [[THUNDER]] in 2010 and [[Blastoise]] in 2011. The 2011-2012 academic year saw an increase in tournament attendance, with participation in the [[Early Autumn Collegiate Novice]] tournament, [[Missiles of October]], [[MAGNI]] and [[ACF Fall]] as well as fielding players in a mixed team at the U Penn mirror of [[Minnesota Open]]. |
==World Series of Pop Culture== | ==World Series of Pop Culture== | ||
Revision as of 22:38, 26 October 2011
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| Current President or Coach | Mirza Ahmed |
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NYU is a private university in New York City with an active quizbowl program. The team takes part in a mixture of academic and "trash" quizbowl and regularly holds practices and intramural tournaments.
NYU has a long history of competition in collegiate quizbowl events. In the 1959-60 season, NYU played four games in the televised rounds of College Bowl, beating Dartmouth College (215-145), University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (230-120) and University of Oklahoma (170-150) before losing to Colgate University by 140 points to 95. The four games were broadcast on consecutive weeks (March 20, March 27, April 3 and April 10, 1960).
In the 1969-70 season, they once again qualified for the televised rounds but lost their first and only game to University of Connecticut-Storrs by 345 points to 165.
NYU continued playing College Bowl events until 2002. NYU won College Bowl's Regional Championship (for ACUI Region 3) in 1986-87, 1997-1998 and 2001-2002, and finished third in 1985-1986, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001. By winning the Regional Championship, NYU qualified for the National Championship, finishing 14th in 1997-1998 (with a 2-13 record) and 11th in 2001-2002 (with a 6-9 win-loss record) in the 16 team round-robin championship.
In National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) competition, NYU were champions in Division II of NAQT Sectionals 2000-2001 held at Boston University and thus qualified for ICT, where they finished 20th in a field of 24 teams. NYU also finished 7th in a field of 11 teams in NAQT Division II SCT in 2006-07, and sixth in a field of 16 teams in Division II SCT in 2008-2009.
In more recent times, NYU has regularly featured at events such as ACF Fall and Penn Bowl, both of which they have attended every year since 2008, as well as ACF Regionals in 2010. Other tournaments attended include Harvard's FIST in 2009, THUNDER in 2010 and Blastoise in 2011. The 2011-2012 academic year saw an increase in tournament attendance, with participation in the Early Autumn Collegiate Novice tournament, Missiles of October, MAGNI and ACF Fall as well as fielding players in a mixed team at the U Penn mirror of Minnesota Open.
World Series of Pop Culture
The NYU team is probably best known outside of quizbowl for winning one of the incarnations of VH1's World Series of Pop Culture.