National All-Star Academic Tournament

The National All-Star Academic Tournament (NASAT) is a national quizbowl tournament for state-based high school all-star teams held every June by International Quiz Bowl Tournaments[1]. The current reigning champion is Illinois.

History

The tournament was founded in 2009 with an initial event date of June 12–13, 2010. Originally, it was designed as an alternative to other all-star academic competitions.[2]

The first tournament was held at Vanderbilt University and the second at the University of Maryland before the event moved to the Ohio State University[3] and later to the University of Kentucky[4].

In 2012, The National History Bee and Bowl began awarding the National Quizbowl Awards at NASAT.[5][6]

Qualification

All-star teams representing any U.S. state (or equivalents such as Washington, D.C., Guam and Canadian provinces, etc.) apply to HSAPQ for entry into the field and are selected based on team strength.[7]

Format

Teams typically play in a round-robin, with additional playoff rounds being held depending on the number of teams attending. Games are played in a tossup/bonus format.[7]

List of Champions

Year Champion Second Third Fourth Results
2010 Pennsylvania South Carolina Illinois Virginia
2011 Texas Illinois Ohio California
2012 California Illinois New York Georgia
2013 Missouri Texas California Ohio
2014 Texas Illinois California New Jersey
2015 California Virginia Illinois Michigan
2016 Illinois California Ohio A Georgia A
2017 Illinois A New York Texas A California
2018 Illinois A Virginia A California A Ohio A

References

  1. ↑ www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=20974&p=341205&hilit=nasat#p341205
  2. ↑ Gioia, Ted. "HSAPQ National All Star Academic Tournament in 2010".
  3. ↑ "The Quizbowl Resource Center • View topic - 2014 NASAT: June 14-15 at Ohio State". www.hsquizbowl.org. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  4. ↑ "The Quizbowl Resource Center • View topic - 2016 NASAT: June 18-19 @ University of Kentucky". www.hsquizbowl.org. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  5. ↑ http://www.ladueschools.net/spotlight/2013/06/19/lhwhs-schindler-wins-national-quizbowl-awards/#more-1676
  6. ↑ "Press Release re National Quizbowl Awards" (PDF). June 19, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "NASAT 2014 Announcement".
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