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 tournament has been held at Vanderbilt University, the University of Maryland, Ohio State University,[3] and the University of Kentucky.[4]
From 2012 to 2018, The National History Bee and Bowl awarded the National Quizbowl Awards at NASAT.[5]
On March 17, 2020, IQBT announced that the 2020 iteration of NASAT would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Qualification
All-star teams representing any U.S. state (or equivalents such as Washington, D.C., Guam and Canadian provinces, etc.) apply to IQBT 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 | Host | Champion | Second | Third | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Vanderbilt University | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Illinois | |
2011 | University of Maryland | Texas | Illinois | Ohio | |
2012 | Ohio State University | California | Illinois | New York | |
2013 | Ohio State University | Missouri | Texas | California | |
2014 | Ohio State University | Texas | Illinois | California | |
2015 | Ohio State University | California | Virginia | Illinois | |
2016 | University of Kentucky | Illinois | California | Ohio A | |
2017 | University of Kentucky | Illinois A | New York | Texas A | |
2018 | University of Kentucky | Illinois A | Virginia A | California A | |
2019 | University of Kentucky | Illinois A | Ohio A | Texas | |
2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
2021 | Online | Illinois Blue | Georgia | Ohio | |
2022 | Online | New Jersey A | Illinois Blue | Missouri A | [13] |
2023 | Online | Illinois Blue | California | Illinois White | [14] |
References
- ↑ "Introducing International Quiz Bowl Tournaments - the Quizbowl Resource Center".
- ↑ Gioia, Ted. "HSAPQ National All Star Academic Tournament in 2010".
- ↑ "The Quizbowl Resource Center • View topic - 2014 NASAT: June 14-15 at Ohio State". www.hsquizbowl.org. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ↑ "The Quizbowl Resource Center • View topic - 2016 NASAT: June 18-19 @ University of Kentucky". www.hsquizbowl.org. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ↑ "Press Release re National Quizbowl Awards" (PDF). June 19, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014.
- ↑ "CANCELED - 2020 IQBT NASAT - 6/20 & 6/21, Columbus, Ohio - The Quizbowl Resource Center". hsquizbowl.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- 1 2 "NASAT 2014 Announcement".