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The entire 2026 tournament will run online on NSDA Campus the evening of February 26 (Friday) and all day Saturday, February 27th. Policy will finish on Sunday.

Key Notes --

(1) Hybrid entries are permitted assuming there is a responsible adult available by phone. This adult must be verified before entry. If the adult is needed during the tournament and is not available, the team(s) will be removed from the tournament.

(2) Independent entries must pay in advance.

(3) Hired judging in PF is automatic (hire who you want). Hired judging in LD and Policy will be confirmed.

The tournament is a finals bid in varsity pf and a semifinals bid in varsity policy

Events offered

All entries are $70/entry

Varsity Policy (semis TOC bid)
Novice Policy
JV Policy
MS PF Open (Feb Topic)
MS PF Novice (Feb Topic)
Novice PF
JV PF
Varsity PF
Varsity LD
Novice LD

There is an administrative fee of $75/institution.

Topics

Policy: Arctic
LD: NSDA January-February Topic
PF: HS divisions will use the national topic (February)
MS: MS divisions will use the February topic.

There will be separate awards based on the Friday and Saturday results, so students can choose to participate on Saturday only if they wish.

PF

Friday

6:30 -- Pairings released

7 PM ET R1

8:30 ET R2

Saturday

10 AM ET -- Round 3

12:00 PM -- Round 4

2:00 PM -- Round 5

4:00 PM -- Round 6

6:00 PM -- Elim 1

7:30 PM-- Elim 2

9 PM -- Eim 3

Sunday

Elim 4/5 as needed

We will clear up to 16 teams.

LD

Policy