Tournament Information

Welcome to the 10th Annual NY Fall Faceoff, December 4–6, 2026.

The tournament will offer Open Policy Debate and Novice Policy Debate using the 2026–27 national Policy resolution. Open Policy is a Tournament of Champions Quarterfinals Bid tournament.

Please review the full 2026 NY Fall Faceoff Invitation before registering. It contains all tournament policies, deadlines, judging requirements, eligibility rules, fees, schedule information, and participant conduct expectations.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2026 NY FALL FACEOFF INVITATION

Important Updates for 2026

• Registration opens September 1.
• Independent / Club / Academy / Hybrid / Home School entries are permitted but must complete the required Independent Entry Authorization & Participant Acknowledgment and receive tournament approval before competing.
• The Independent Entry Authorization deadline is November 20, 2026.
• Every participating school or program must submit the new Program DASA & Participant Conduct Acknowledgment by November 27, 2026.
• All known judge conflicts must be entered in Tabroom by November 27. Judges affiliated with or working with multiple programs must disclose all applicable conflicts.
• Programs are expected to provide qualified judges appropriate for the division in which they are entered. Open Policy should not be used as an introductory judging assignment for individuals with no meaningful familiarity with Policy Debate.
• Programs may initially enter up to six teams per division, subject to tournament capacity and competitive-balance considerations.
• Fees lock November 27. Programs remain financially responsible for dropped entries and approved hired judging after that deadline.
• The TOC has eliminated ghost bids beginning with the 2026–27 season. Only bids actually earned under current TOC requirements count toward qualification.
• The tournament is in person.
• Novice competition concludes Saturday evening; Open elimination rounds continue Sunday.

Key Deadlines

November 20

• Hired judge requests
• TBA removal
• Independent Entry Authorization

November 27

• Final competitor and judge information
• Final entry changes
• Program DASA & Participant Conduct Acknowledgment
• Fee lock

Tournament announcements, pairings, results, and electronic ballots will be managed through Tabroom.com.

Questions: nyfallfaceoff@gmail.com