Tennessee Academic Coaches Association State Championship

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The Tennessee Academic Coaches Association State Championship was the state championship for high school teams in Tennessee. Many years passed, however, without a West Tennessee team competing and few teams outside of the Nashville or Knoxville areas attended. It used NAQT IS sets and was organized by the Tennessee Academic Coaches Association (TACA).

It was notable for its consistently lengthy (45-50 minute) matches, slow and incomprehensible moderators, and former odd three-quarter format (10 tossups without bonuses, a worksheet of 15 questions, and 10 tossups with bonuses in three thirds) as well as its insularity. Despite using pyramidal questions, its worksheet round often consisted of trivia or pop culture. Later matches were composed of 20 tossups, all with bonuses, and no worksheet.

The tournament awarded the full cost of HSNCT registration fees to the state champion and named the TACA All-State Team after all games are completed. No state championship occurred during the 2021 season, due to TACA's unwillingness to host an online event.

In 2022, TACA's State Championship was replaced with the Tennessee State Quiz Bowl Tournament, [1] hosted by Currey-Ingram. The inaugural championship was won by White Station.


Year # of Teams Champion Second Third Fourth
2020 5 Merrol Hyde Hume-Fogg Gallatin Portland
2019 6 Merrol Hyde University School of Nashville Ezell-Harding Gallatin
2018 7 Battle Ground Merrol Hyde Cookeville Hume-Fogg
2017 7 Battle Ground Hume-Fogg Merrol Hyde University School of Nashville
2016 8 Hume-Fogg University School of Nashville Battle Ground/Merrol Hyde None
2015 7 Ezell-Harding Farragut University School of Nashville Hume-Fogg
2014 9 Hume-Fogg Ezell-Harding Farragut University School of Nashville
2013 10 Ezell-Harding University School of Nashville Hume-Fogg MLK Magnet
2012 9 University School of Nashville Ezell-Harding MLK Magnet Hume-Fogg
2011 8 University School of Nashville Ezell-Harding Hume-Fogg Lincoln County
2010 6 Ezell-Harding MLK Magnet Lincoln County Hume-Fogg
2009 13 MLK Magnet Ezell-Harding Hume-Fogg University School of Nashville
2008 9 MLK Magnet Ezell-Harding Knoxville Christian Farragut
2007 12 MLK Magnet Farragut Ezell-Harding Lincoln County
2003 ?? Cookeville Webb West Knoxville Ezell-Harding
2002 ?? Cookeville Ezell-Harding Riverdale Webb
2001 ?? Riverdale Cookeville West Knoxville Bartlett