National All-Star Academic Tournament

The National All-Star Academic Tournament (NASAT) is a national quizbowl tournament for state-based high school all-star teams held every June by International Quiz Bowl Tournaments.[1] The current reigning champion is Illinois.

History

The tournament was founded in 2009 with an initial event date of June 12–13, 2010. Originally, it was designed as an alternative to other all-star academic competitions.[2]

The tournament has been held at Vanderbilt University, the University of Maryland, Ohio State University,[3] and the University of Kentucky.[4]

From 2012 to 2018, The National History Bee and Bowl awarded the National Quizbowl Awards at NASAT.[5]

On March 17, 2020, IQBT announced that the 2020 iteration of NASAT would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Qualification

All-star teams representing any U.S. state (or equivalents such as Washington, D.C., Guam and Canadian provinces, etc.) apply to IQBT for entry into the field and are selected based on team strength.[7]

Format
See also: Quiz bowl § Gameplay

Teams typically play in a round-robin, with additional playoff rounds being held depending on the number of teams attending. Games are played in a tossup/bonus format.[7]

List of Champions
Year Host Champion Second Third Results
2010 Vanderbilt University Pennsylvania South Carolina Illinois
2011 University of Maryland Texas Illinois Ohio
2012 Ohio State University California Illinois New York
2013 Ohio State University Missouri Texas California
2014 Ohio State University Texas Illinois California
2015 Ohio State University California Virginia Illinois
2016 University of Kentucky Illinois California Ohio A
2017 University of Kentucky Illinois A New York Texas A
2018 University of Kentucky Illinois A Virginia A California A
2019 University of Kentucky Illinois A Ohio A Texas
2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A

References
  1. http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=20974&p=341205&hilit=nasat#p341205
  2. Gioia, Ted. "HSAPQ National All Star Academic Tournament in 2010".
  3. "The Quizbowl Resource Center • View topic - 2014 NASAT: June 14-15 at Ohio State". www.hsquizbowl.org. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  4. "The Quizbowl Resource Center • View topic - 2016 NASAT: June 18-19 @ University of Kentucky". www.hsquizbowl.org. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  5. "Press Release re National Quizbowl Awards" (PDF). June 19, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014.
  6. "CANCELED - 2020 IQBT NASAT - 6/20 & 6/21, Columbus, Ohio - The Quizbowl Resource Center". hsquizbowl.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  7. "NASAT 2014 Announcement".


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