National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence
The National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence (NPTE) operates an invitation-only national championship tournament once per year for parliamentary debate. The NPTE attracts the top teams in the nation that compete in the parliamentary debate format supported by the National Parliamentary Debate Association.
Teams qualify for the NPTE based on their season-long performances at various invitational tournaments around the United States. The ranking system awards points for both preliminary and elimination round performances.
Those interested in learning more about the NPTE can visit the NPTE website or can post questions on Net Benefits, a parliamentary debate forum.
National Champions
| Year | Team | School |
| 2020 | Amanda Miskell & Brian Yang | Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley |
| 2019 | Tom Kadie & Henry Tolchard | Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley |
| 2018 | Henry Tolchard & Brian Yang | Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley |
| 2017 | Kaitlyn Bull & Ryan Kelly | Washburn University |
| 2016 | Sam Cook & Steven Hullum | University of Texas at Tyler |
| 2015 | Josh Rivera & Zach Schneider | Southern Illinois University |
| 2014 | McKay Campbell & Emily Halter | Lewis & Clark College |
| 2013 | Josh Rivera & Mike Selck | Southern Illinois University |
| 2012 | Lauren Knoth & Josh Ramsey | Washburn University |
| 2011 | Hank Fields & Matt Gander | University of Oregon |
| 2010 | Than Hedman & William Van Treuren | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 2009 | Max Alderman & David Pena | University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2008 | Kevin Calderwood & Kyle Dennis | Southern Illinois University |
| 2007 | Kevin Garner & Luke Landry | William Jewell College |
| 2006 | Josh Anderson & Rachel Safran | University of Puget Sound |
| 2005 | Ian Samuel & Marie Tenny | University of South Carolina |
| 2004 | Glenn Prince & J.D. Shipman | University of South Carolina |
| 2003 | Michael Owens & Joshua Wilkerson | University of Wyoming |
| 2002 | Kristine Clancy & Audrey Mink | California State University, Long Beach |
| 2001 | Heidi Ford & Alan Tauber | University of Oregon |
Top Speakers
| Year | Speaker | School |
| 2020 | Alex Li | University of Oregon |
| 2019 | Fiker Tesfaye | Texas Tech University |
| 2018 | Kyle Bligen | Mercer University |
| 2017 | Sam Cook | University of Texas at Tyler |
| 2016 | Alyson Escalante | University of Oregon |
| 2015 | Josh Rivera | Southern Illinois University |
| 2014 | Liz Fetherston | University of Oregon |
| 2013 | Josh Rivera | Southern Illinois University |
| 2012 | Lauren Knoth | Washburn University |
| 2011 | Joe Allen | Washburn University |
| 2010 | Adam Testerman | Texas Tech University |
| 2009 | David Pena | University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2008 | Jess Ryan | University of Wyoming |
| 2007 | Kevin Garner | William Jewell College |
| 2006 | Josh Anderson | University of Puget Sound |
| 2005 | Lilia Toson | William Jewell College |
| 2004 | Audrey Mink | California State University, Long Beach |
| 2003 | Michael Owens | University of Wyoming |
| 2002 | Michael Owens | University of Wyoming |
| 2001 | Amanda Myers | United States Air Force Academy |
Coach of the Year
| Year | Coach | School |
| 2020 | Brent Nicholson | McKendree University |
| 2019 | David Worth | Rice University |
Most Preferred Critic
| Year | Coach | School |
| 2020 | Trevor Greenan | Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley |
| 2019 | Trevor Greenan | Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley |
NPTE Board
| Name | School Affiliation | Position |
| Adam Testerman | Texas Tech University | President |
| Brittany Hubble | El Camino College | Vice President |
| Zach Schneider | McKendree University | Treasurer-Secretary |
| Lauran Schaefer | Whitman College | At-Large |
| Joseph Provencher | University of Texas at Tyler | At-Large |
References
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