TOC & NIETOC Bid Level

Public Forum Debate @ TOC

For the University of Kentucky's Tournament of Champions, Public Forum debate is a finals bid (for gold) and semis bid (for silver).

Speech @ TOC

For the University of Kentucky's Tournament of Champions, eligible speech events are all events except Impromptu Speaking and Declamation.

Specific speech bid rules are here (https://ci.uky.edu/debate/toc/bids/bid-tournaments) and are reproduced below:

Bids are gained at the following levels:

Champion (1 Bid) - Minimum 8 Entries / 3 Schools / 3 Prelims AND Finals
Top 3 (Up to 3 Bids) - Minimum 16 Entries / 4 Schools / 3 Prelims AND Finals
Finals (Up to 6 Bids) - Minimum 30 Entries / 5 Schools / 3 Prelims AND Semifinals + Finals
Semifinals (Up to 12 Bids) - Minimum 60 Entries / 10 Schools / 4 Prelims AND Quarterfinals Onward
Quarterfinals (Up to 24 Bids) - Minimum of 120 Entries / 10 Schools / 4 Prelims AND Octofinals Onward

Speech @ NIETOC

For the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions, eligible speech events are all events except Impromptu Speaking and Declamation.

Specific speech bid rules are here (https://nietoc.com/details-and-rules/) and are reproduced below:

Bids are gained at the following levels (Updated for 2025-6):

10-19 contestants = FIRST PLACE BID Max Bids=1
20-34 contestants = FIRST, SECOND & THIRD PLACE BIDS Max Bids=3
35-50 contestants = FINAL ROUND BIDS Max Bids=8
51-60 contestants = SEMIFINAL (or NEXT-IN/HONORS FINAL) ROUND BIDS Max Bids=16
61-70 contestants = EXTENDED SEMIFINALS (or MERIT FINAL) ROUND BIDS Max Bids=20
71-100 contestants = QUARTERFINAL (or CONSOLATION FINAL) ROUND BIDS Max Bids=26
140 + contestants = OCTAFINAL ROUND BIDS Max Bids=50