Fall Academic Tournament
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The Fall Academic Tournament, or FAcT, is a high school tournament hosted by Yale each October. It has traditionally used an NAQT A-set and attracts local teams from across New England and the Tri-State area. According to this post from erstwhile club president Andrew Uzzell, there may have been a FAcT in the distant past, but the current version of the tournament began in 2005.
At FAcT VII, hosted in 2011, Yale began its tradition of using puns for bracket names with the Steinbeck-inspired "East of Leadin" and "Thirtylla Flat"). Yale bracket names since then have fluctuated wildly in terms of their humor, erudition, or lack thereof.
| No. | Date | Set | Teams | Champion | Second | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | unknown | ??? | ??? | no results | no results | no results |
| II (partial stats; mislabeled "2007") | Nov. 11, 2006 | IS-61A | 30 | Hunter | Daniel Hand | "Leonardo," Hunter |
| III | Oct. 13, 2007 | IS-69A | 14? | Moravian | White Plains A | Ben Schenkel |
| IV | Sept. 27, 2008 | IS-78A | ~14 | E.O Smith C | Newtown | unknown |
| V | October 10, 2009 | IS-89A | 20 | Kellenberg | Cheshire | Nik Churik |
| VI | October 23, 2010 | IS-99A | 25 | Kellenberg A | St. Joseph A | Nik Churik |
| VII | October 22, 2011 | IS-110A | 20 | E.O. Smith A | Half Hollow Hills West A | "Maximilien," State College |
| VIII | October 27, 2012 | IS-121A | 24 | High Tech | Kellenberg | Joseph Levano |
| IX | October 12, 2013 | IS-131A | 20 | Kellenberg A | "Northern Delaware Academy" | Joseph Levano |
| X | September 27, 2014 | IS-139A | 28 | Lexington A | AMSA A | Michael Borecki |
| XI | September 26, 2015 | IS-149A | 18 | Darien B | Bishop Guertin | Timothy Morrison |
| XII | October 15, 2016 | IS-159A | 24 | Darien A | North Babylon A | Michael Borecki |
| XIII | September 16, 2017 | IS-169A | 24 | Darien A | Andover | Alexander Koutsoukos (prelim), Rhys Harris (combined) |
| XIV | September 22, 2018 | IS-178A | 14 | Greens Farms | Darien B | Karsten Rynearson |