Tiebreak Procedures

Speech Tiebreakers:

1. Ranks from prelim rounds, truncated to smallest section  

2. Reciprocal ranks from prelim rounds, truncated to smallest section  

3. Judge preference from prelim rounds, truncated to smallest section

4. Points from prelim rounds

Debate Tiebreakers:

1. Win/loss from prelim rounds  

2. Points from prelim rounds, except the 1 best & worst  

3. Points from prelim rounds  

4. Head to head from prelim rounds

5. Opponent seed from prelim rounds  

6. Opponent points from prelim rounds

Congress Preliminary Session Tiebreakers:

1. Ranks from prelims, truncated to 9

2. Judge pref from prelims, truncated to 9

3. Reciprocal ranks from prelims , truncated to 9

4. Ranks from prelims, truncated to 9, except the 1 best & worst

5. Reciprocal ranks from prelims, truncated to 9, except the 1 best & worst

6. Parliamentarian ranks from prelims

Congress Finals Tiebreakers:

1. Ranks from final round, truncated to 9

2. Judge pref from final round

3. Reciprocal ranks from final round, truncated to 9

4. Parliamentarian ranks from final round