KSHSAA/NIETOC Bids Chart

KSHSAA State Festival:
Participate in an invitational, novice, open or league tournament at which at least five schools are in attendance
and receive a ranking that meets the qualifying standards for individual events (see box below).
Qualifying standards for individual events:
• 6-10 entries in the event - first and second place qualify
• 11-15 entries in the event - first, second, third and fourth place qualify
• 16-19 entries in the event - first, second, third, fourth and fifth place qualify
• 20+ entries in the event - first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth place qualify

Qualifying standards for One-Act Plays: (seven school requirement does not apply) (NOT at LFS Invitational)
• 2-3 plays perform - first division rating and a first place ranking
• 4-5 plays perform - first division rating and a first or second place ranking
• 6 or more plays perform - first division rating and a first, second or third place ranking
NOTE: Students from the host school may participate and qualify for state speech and drama festivals.

KSHSAA State Championship
Sec. 4. State Qualifications—Participants shall have qualified in the following ways:
A. Qualified in an “Open” tournament in which at least five schools are in attendance.
• An individual may participate but not qualify in his/her school’s own invitational tournament for state champs
but may qualify for state festival.
B. Must have received final ranking as result of participating in at least two preliminary rounds and final round, at
least one of which was conducted live in-person or synchronously in a virtual setting, rather than via pre-recorded
video.
C. Qualifying standards:
• 6-25 entries in the event - first and second place qualify
• 26-40 entries in the event - first, second and third place qualify
• 41-60 entries in the event - first, second, third and fourth place qualify
• 61-80 entries in the event - first, second, third, fourth and fifth place qualify
• 81- above entries in the event - first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth place qualify
40 2024-25 KSHSAA Debate, Speech and Drama Manual
NOTE: Qualification is based on actual entries competing—not the total entries in the event.

NIETOC Bids:

Bids are gained at the following levels:

0-19 contestants = FIRST PLACE BID

20-34 contestants = FIRST, SECOND & THIRD PLACE BIDS

35-50 contestants = FINAL ROUND BIDS

51-70 contestants = SEMIFINAL ROUND BIDS

71-99 contestants = QUARTERFINAL ROUND BIDS

100 + contestants = OCTAFINAL ROUND BIDS