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2009 Tournament of Champions (TOC)

The Kentucky National High School Tournament of Champions in Lincoln-Douglas, Policy Debate, Public Forum & Student Congress

Hosted by the University of Kentucky Student Forum May 2, 3, 4, 2009

Professor J. W. Patterson, Tournament Founder
Roger Solt and jon sharp, Co-Directors of Debate

TOC Invitation (DOC)

Downloadable forms

• Registration and Fee Worksheet (DOC)
• Entry Form for LINCOLN-DOUGLAS Debate (DOC)
• Entry Form for POLICY Debate (DOC)
• Entry Form for PUBLIC FORUM Debate (DOC)
• Entry Form for STUDENT CONGRESS Debate (DOC)
• At-Large Bid Application for LD, POLICY & PUBLIC FORUM (DOC)
• At-Large Bid Application for STUDENT CONGRESS (DOC)

TOURNAMENT HOTEL - HOLIDAY INN NORTH
1950 Newtown Pike (at Exit 115 on Interstate 75)
Special Rate: $95 + tax per night, up to four people
859-233-0512; Ask for reservations, then mention UK Debate

SPECIAL AMENITIES: FREE PARKING AND FREE WIRELESS INTERNET
RESERVATIONS DEADLINE: APRIL 10, 2009
SURCHARGE FOR DROPPING MORE THAN ONE ROOM AFTER APRIL 10, 2009: $95

SPONSORED EVENTS

Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Student Congress Debate, and Public Forum Debate.

TOURNAMENT PHILOSOPHY

Now in its 38th year, the Tournament of Champions serves as the forum of competition for the nation's very best Lincoln-Douglas, Policy, Public Forum, and Student Congress debaters. A public service of the University of Kentucky Student Forum and Henry Clay Debate Council, the TOC strives to offer the national high school debate community the highest quality judging, impartial tournament officials, and a friendly, congenial atmosphere. Dr. J. W. Patterson, TOC Tournament Founder, and Roger Solt and jon sharp, Co-Directors of Debate at UK, welcome all championship competitors who qualify to compete in the National Tournament of Champions--America's foremost debate competition.

IMPORTANT FOR TOC 2009

1. TOURNAMENT HOTEL The official tournament hotel will be the Holiday Inn North located in at 1950 Newtown Pike (at Exit 115 on Interstate 75). Call 859-233-0512 ask for reservations then mention UK Debate. The hotel offers free parking for cars, vans, and busses as well as free wireless internet.
2. NO HIRED JUDGES AVAILABLE Kentucky will have no hired judges in any divisions. In all divisions, if requested, we will direct judges to you if people have contacted us wanting to be hired.
3. JUDGE APPROVAL If your judge is someone other than your Director of Debate or full time Debate Coach hired by the school, you need to submit with your application the "judge's qualifications for approval" by the TOC in Lexington.
4. REGISTRATION FRIDAY EVENING ONLY We are requiring all debaters participating in Round 1 to register Friday evening. You may register between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn North, 1950 Newtown Pike (at Exit 115 on Interstate 75). Please ask at the hotel Registration Desk for the specific location for TOC registration. Please try to keep within this time frame. Please note that there is no Saturday morning registration. If you see that you cannot make it Friday evening, please call Roger Solt at 859-221-1192.
5. JUDGING PHILOSOPHIES Please post judging philosophies to both sites below. Judging philosophies must be posted by Friday, April 24.
   http://judgephilosophies.wikispaces.com
   http://www.thendca.org/philosophies/v2/
6. GHOST BIDS A team or an LD debater must win at least one elimination round to be eligible for a ghost bid. For example, if a tournament breaks at the double-octas level and is a TOC qualifier at the octos level, if two people or teams from the same school met in octos round, a ghost bid would be awarded. If a tournament breaks at the octos level and is a TOC qualifier at the quarters level, if two people or teams from the same school met in the quarters, a ghost bid would be awarded.
7. TWO QUALIFIERS REQUIRED In all four divisions, debaters must have two qualifiers to qualify for the TOC. In both Policy and Public Forum debate, debaters must have two qualifiers as a team to qualify. If a debater or team has only one qualifier, they may submit for an at-large.
8. LIST ALL QUALIFIERS when you fill out the entry form. They are used for purposes of seeding the pre-set debates.
9. MINIMUM JUDGING If requested, we are asking each Director, Coach and all support staff in both LD, Policy and Public Forum to judge a minimum of two rounds in the prelims and be available for all out rounds.
10. AT-LARGE BIDS In applying for an at-large bid in all divisions, the applicant is free to include on the back side any additional information that they think will be helpful to the Advisory Committee. Do not include extra sheets of paper. We send one page only to the Committee.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Policy and LD

In Policy and LD divisions, preliminary rounds will be completed on Sunday and all elimination rounds will be held on Monday. The Policy final round will probably end around midnight and the LD final round should be completed by early evening.

Public Forum

Public Forum preliminary rounds and the first elimination round should be completed on Sunday. Elimination rounds will conclude on Monday probably ending in the late afternoon.

Student Congress

Four preliminary sessions and the semi-finals will be held on Saturday and Sunday. The Super Session will be held on Monday concluding around 3:00 p.m.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

General Information

The Tournament offers championship-level competition in Lincoln-Douglas, Policy Debate, Public Forum, and Student Congress. In LD and policy, the tournament will include seven preliminary rounds with the final four rounds being power-matched. In LD and Policy, elimination rounds shall begin with octafinals (top 16 entries advancing) provided that there are forty or more entries per division.

Debate Topics

Lincoln-Douglas debaters shall debate the January-February 2009 NFL L-D topic, and Public Forum debaters will debate the April topic for PFD to be announced March 1 by the National Forensic League. Policy debate teams shall debate the 2008-09 national high school topic.

Debate Formats

The Lincoln-Douglas Debate format is 6-3-7-3-4-6-3 with five minutes of preparation time for each debater.

Policy Debate uses the cross-examination format 8-3-5 which consists of eight-minute constructives, three-minute cross-examination periods, five-minute rebuttals, and ten minutes of preparation for each team.

Public Forum Debate will be the same as NFL.

JUDGING REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION

General information

Each entry must be covered by a qualified school-provided debate judge. Unless the judge is the director of debate or an assistant debate coach employed by that school, the judge must be approved by the Tournament Director. This includes debate judges who are hired by schools specifically to cover their judging commitments at the Tournament of Champions. Judges must be at minimum, a second year college student or at least one-year out of high school competition. Unless they are the official coach hired full time by the school, parents are ineligible to judge except in Public Forum. Please contact the Tournament Director if you have any questions about judge qualifications. AN ADULT MUST ACCOMPANY THE DEBATERS. The REGISTRAR or PRINCIPAL must sign the entry form stating that the entrant/team is eligible to receive a diploma at the school they are representing at the TOC.

Judging Commitments

Lincoln-Douglas

• If a school has 1 LD debater entered, the school is obligated to cover 4 double flighted rounds.
• If a school has 2 LD debaters entered, the school is obligated to cover 7 double flighted rounds.
• If a school has 3 LD debaters entered, the school is obligated to cover 11 double flighted rounds.
• If a school has 4 LD debaters entered, the school is obligated to cover 14 double flighted rounds.
• If a school has 5 LD debaters entered, the school is obligated to cover 18 double flighted rounds.

Policy Debate

You must provide 5 rounds of judging for each team. Thus two teams require 10 rounds of judging, three teams require 15 rounds, four teams require 20, etc.

• 1 team: Needs 1 judge for 5 rounds.
• 2 teams: Needs 2 judges to cover 10 rounds.
• 3 teams: Need 3 judges to cover 15 rounds.
• 4 teams: Needs 4 judges to cover 20 rounds.
• 5 teams: Needs 5 judges to cover 25 rounds.

Public Forum

Each school is required to furnish 1 judge for two teams.

Student Congress

Each school is required to furnish 1 judge per school.

Preliminary and elimination round commitments

School-provided judges must be available for all preliminary rounds and one round past the final elimination of their students in that event. Run-offs are not considered elimination rounds. So, for example, if your last student is eliminated in quarterfinals, one of your judges must be available to judge the semifinal round. If a school does not clear any competitors into elimination rounds, school-provided judges are committed for the first elimination round only (usually octofinals on Monday morning).

Disclosure of decisions and oral critique policy

The Tournament serves as both a competitive and educational forum for the nation's best debaters, coaches, and judges. As such, the Tournament encourages judge-debater interaction by making decision disclosures and oral critiques in all four debate divisions, but only after the decision has been made in writing on the official Tournament ballot.

COACH / SUPERVISING ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES

Availability for consultation with Tournament Officials: Coaches should be on-site and available for consultation with the Tournament Director and/or Tabulation Room Officials who will seek out the coach for decisions regarding their debaters. If a reasonable attempt has been made to locate the coach without success, Tournament officials reserve the right to make decisions on behalf of the coach.

Medical emergencies

The Tournament expects the coach or supervising adult of each debater to be available at the tournament site and have proper school and parental authorization to arrange for medical transportation, care, and payment in the event of an emergency. Since nearly all debaters are minors, the coach should have proper medical releases and parental authorizations for each debater should they be required by a physician, hospital, law enforcement agency, and/or assistance provider. The Tournament cannot assume responsibility for any emergencies or expenses.

Debaters without their school coach and independent entries

The Tournament will accept debaters without a debate coach, provided an accompanying adult is responsible for them. The adult can be a parent, a teacher, or a coach from another school. The name of the accompanying adult must be listed on the entry form. The supervising adult must also have proper medical releases and parental authorizations for each debater as outlined in the previous paragraph. We must also have a written statement from the coach and the parents approving that person as a chaperone.

TOURNAMENT QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

General information

The qualification eligibility period for the 2009 Tournament of Champions begins September 1, 2008, and ends on March 1, 2009. Debaters and coaches should retain results sheets from each tournament attended during the 2008-09 season. Each school may submit applications for as many debaters who meet the tournament eligibility guidelines.

Fully-qualified entry information

Participants in all divisions are considered TOC-qualified if they earn two or more qualifying legs. A qualifying leg is earned when an L-D debater, Policy Debate team, Student Congress debater, or Public Forum team reaches or surpasses the designated elimination round at a TOC-approved tournament. See the Approved Tournament section for the lists of TOC-approved tournaments for 2008-09 in all divisions. Both members of a policy debate team or a Public Forum debate team must be from the same school--there are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule. Applications are accepted based on the following criteria:

• Three or more qualifying legs guarantees admission into the Tournament.
• Participation in elimination rounds of the 2008 TOC tournament guarantees admission, provided that the application is submitted by Monday, February 2, 2009.
• Two qualifying legs guarantees admission into the Tournament, provided that there are seventy or fewer fully qualified entries. If there are more than seventy entries, the TOC Advisory Committees shall examine and rank the two-qualifier applications for their respective events and the Tournament Director will admit the most qualified entries.

Each team or debater in each division should apply to the Tournament using their own separate entry form and the coach should complete the School Registration and Fee Worksheet form. Feel free to photocopy the entry forms if you have multiple TOC entries. It is very important that entry forms be filled out completely and neatly. Each year it is impossible to read some e-mail addresses. Please write legibly. The coach's e-mail address should be on all forms, not student's e-mail address. You must use our entry form. Do not submit an entry on a white typed sheet of paper.

You must submit the following with your entry form

• School Registration and Fee Worksheet filled out in full with signature of Director/Coach at the bottom certifying that none of his judges are in their first year out of high school. This must be signed.
• Entry form for each team or debater filled out in full with principal signature.
• Check covering all fees. You must submit all fees by April 1, 2009. Checks covering all fees must be in Lexington by April 1, 2009. If the full registration fee is not in Lexington by this date, entries will not be accepted as fully qualified. We do not have the time to write, call, or e-mail you asking for registration fees when you know in advance what is required. There will no exceptions made on this.

Remember, the fully qualified application deadline is Friday, March 13, 2009, at 5:00 pm EST for all divisions. This means we must receive it in our office by Friday, March 13, not postmarked Friday, March 13th.

At-large qualification entry information

If there are fewer than 68 fully qualified entries in an event, additional entries will be admitted into the Tournament on space-available basis. Eligible at-large applicants must meet the following minimum criteria and the Tournament Director will accept the most qualified applicants to fill the field:

• The at-large applicant(s) must have earned at least one leg to apply. Applications submitted without one leg will not be considered and refunds will not be made.
• The at-large applicant must specify at the top of the page on the at-large application where the qualifier was received.
• The at-large applicant(s) in Lincoln Douglas and Policy must have earned a 60 percent or greater win-loss percentage at all tournaments attended during the 2008-09 debate season.
• The at-large applicant(s) must earn the TOC Advisory Committee’s recommendation.
• The at-large applicant(s) must be accepted by the TOC Tournament Director.
• A $80 non-refundable application fee must accompany each application in order to be processed for consideration.

Do not include any entry, judging, or breakfast fees with your at-large.

How to apply for an at-large bid

• List the tournament at which you earned your qualifying leg first.
• Check the appropriate box for your choice of Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Policy Debate, or Public Forum.
• Complete the contact information including first and last names of debater(s).
• Print or type coach's e-mail address (not student's e-mail address) legibly. This is how you will be contacted concerning your at-large status.
• List all tournaments attended during the 2008-09 competition season. See sample for format. Be sure to indicate which tournaments were TOC-qualifying tournaments by placing an asterisk (*) before the name of the tournament.
• Enter prelim round W/L record and enter judge panel decisions for each elim round (3-0, 1-2, etc.)
• Calculate and enter the W/L records and percentages for both preliminary and elimination rounds.
• Attach a check or money order for $80.00 payable to UK Student Forum to cover at-large application processing expenses. This charge covers processing expenses and is non-refundable. Important note: Applications received without the $80.00 processing fee will be returned without further consideration. This also applies to promises that the fee will be paid later.
• Do not prepay any entry, judging, or breakfast fees with your at-large. This only creates problems if your at-large is not accepted and this office will be unable to make refunds until after the tournament. We will inform you of your at-large status and remaining fees due if your at-large is accepted. The only check accompanying your at-large application should be $80 processing fee.
• Print or type your application neatly and in black ink; each application must be very clear because they are photocopied and/or faxed for TOC Advisory Committee review.
• You must use our at-large form. Do not submit an at-large application on a typed white sheet of paper.
• You must fill out all information on the at-large form, including telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address. This information is used for all correspondence, including notification of at-large status. If we do not have this information or it is not legible, we will be unable to notify you. We will notify by e-mail of your at-large status. If you do not have e-mail, we will notify by fax.
• If either of the people applying for an at-large have debated with other partners, please list name and record on the back of the at-large application.

If an at-large entry attended more than nineteen tournaments, please enter remaining tournament information on the back side of the form. The statistical win/loss and percentage information, which reflects all tournaments attended, should be entered in the appropriate boxes at the bottom of the application form.

Remember, the at-large application deadline for all divisions is Friday, March 13, 2009, at 5:00 pm EST. This means we must receive it in our office by Friday, March 13, not postmarked Friday, March 13.

Permissions, public disclosure, and verification policy

By submitting entry applications to the Tournament, both coaches and debaters certify that their applications are complete and correct. Submission of an entry form or at-large bid application grants permission for the information contained in the entry/application form to be distributed to TOC Advisory Committee members, TOC Tournament Officials, and tournament directors of TOC-qualifying tournaments, and posted on electronic distribution sources such as CX-L and LD-L for community and peer review. Permission is also granted for Tournament Officials to verify any information included on the application.

Mailing address for entry form and payment

Submit your entry forms and payment via U.S. Postal Service or overnight courier service to

Linda Barker
National Tournament of Champions Entry 225 Funkhouser Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0054

Entry deadlines

Fully qualified entries in all divisions must be submitted to Linda Barker, Tournament Registrar, no later than Friday, March 13, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. EST. This means we must receive it in our office by Friday, March 13, not postmarked Friday, March 13. Earlier applications will be appreciated!

At-large applications in all divisions must be submitted to the Linda Barker, Tournament Registrar, no later than Friday, March 13, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. EST. This means we must receive it in our office by Friday, March 13, not postmarked Friday, March 13.

Entries qualified by virtue of participation in the elimination rounds of the previous year's TOC Tournament should enter no later than Monday, February 2, 2009. Entries received after this date must qualify under regular qualification guidelines.

Changes after the entry deadline

Please direct all changes to Ms. Linda Barker, Tournament Registrar, at 859-257-6523, send her a fax at 859-323-1995, or e-mail her at linda.barker@uky.edu.

Payment of registration, judging, and at-large application fees

Please make your check(s) payable to UK Student Forum. Full registration fees must accompany the registration form or entries will not be accepted. There will be no exceptions.

At-large applications

Please attach a check for $80.00 to each at-large application to cover processing expenses. This fee covers processing expenses and is non-refundable. Applications without the processing fee cannot be considered and will be returned. Do not include any entry, judging, breakfast, or dinner fees with at-large application.

Assessment date

Tournament fees for all divisions will be assessed as of April 1, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. EST. Schools will be responsible for registration fees assessed at that time. No refunds shall be made after the assessment date.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone and Fax numbers

• Ms. Barker's office: 859-257-6523
• Ms. Barker's e-mail: linda.barker@uky.edu
• Debate Council FAX: 859-323-1995
• Roger Solt's cell: 859-221-1192
• Roger Solt's e-mail: resolt2@uky.edu
• jon sharp's cell: 205-266-0523
• jon sharp's e-mail: fnordga@aol.com
• Dr. Patterson's home: 859-272-4268
• Dr. Patterson's cell: 859-552-7297
• Dr. Patterson's e-mail: jwpatt00@uky.edu (note: the "00" are zeros)
• Official TOC web site: http://www.uky.edu/Provost/ChellgrenCenter/Debate/champions.htm

Mailing and overnight courier address:

Linda Barker
National Tournament of Champions Entry
225 Funkhouser Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0054

Please check the TOC web site frequently as important updates are posted here and before calling Dr. Patterson or Ms. Barker.

Qualifying legs posted on the TOC web site are subject to review and verification. If a leg is posted in error, it will not count as a qualifying leg to the TOC.

TOURNAMENT FEES

Tournament registration fees (must accompany application)

• $150.00 per Lincoln-Douglas debater who is covered by a critic-judge
• $175.00 per Policy Debate team which is covered by a critic-judge
• $175.00 per team for Public Forum Debate
• $150.00 per debater for Student Congress

At-large application processing fee (non-refundable-must accompany application)

• $80.00 per at-large application (Tournament registration fees due upon acceptance. Do not send entry, judging, or breakfast fees with at-large application).

Tournament Awards Breakfast (must accompany application)

• $16.00 per person, payable in advance.

The Tournament of Champions Awards Breakfast will be held on Monday, May 4, 2009, at 8:00 am at the Holiday Inn North. The cost is $16.00 per person. Reservations for the TOC Awards Breakfast should be made on your tournament registration form.

Designated Tournament Housing

The 2009 TOC hotel will be Holiday Inn Lexington-North (www.hilexingtonnorth.com). The Holiday Inn is holding a block of rooms until April 10, 2009, or until the block is gone. Please make sure to reserve your room early! When calling for a reservation, be sure you mention you are with "UK Debate." The hotel is located at 1950 Newtown Pike (at Exit 115 on Interstate 75) and the telephone number is (859) 233-0512. The hotel offers free parking for cars, vans, and busses as well as free wireless internet throughout the entire hotel. The Sleeping Room Rate is $95 + tax per night for up to 4 in a room.

Overflow Hotels

In case the Holiday Inn North fills, you can contact

• Hyatt Regency Hotel - 859-253-1234
• Ramada Inn Phone - 859-299-1261
• Spring Hill Suites - 859-225-1500
• University Inn - 859-278-6625

TOC-APPROVED TOURNAMENTS IN LINCOLN-DOUGLAS FOR 2008-2009

The following L-D tournaments are designated as OCTAFINAL qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Apple Valley (MN)
• UC-Berkeley (CA)
• Emory University (GA)
• Glenbrooks (IL)
• Greenhill (TX)
• Harvard University (MA)
• St. Mark's (TX)
• Stanford (CA) (Pending)

The following L-D tournaments are designated as QUARTERFINAL qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Alta (UT)
• Archer School (CA)
• Blake School (MI)
• Bronx (NY)
• Crestian Classic (FL)
• Hendrick Hudson (NY)
• Lexington (MA)
• Valley (IA)
• Yale University (CT)

The following L-D tournaments are designated as SEMIFINAL qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Auburn (WA)
• Columbia (NY)
• Dowling (IA)
• Golden Desert (NV)
• Grapevine (TX)
• Harker (CA)
• Iowa Caucus (IA)
• Manchester (MA)
• Meadows (NY)
• Monticello (NY)
• Ohio Valley (KY)
• UT-Austin (TX)
• Wake Forest University (NC)

The following L-D tournaments are designated as FINAL ROUND qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Arizona State (AZ)
• Carrollton Sacred Heart (FL)
• College Prep (CA)
• Colleyville (TX)
• Federal Way (WA)
• Florida Blue Key (FL)
• Fullerton (CA)
• Harvard-West Lake (CA)
• Isidore Newman (LA)
• Memorial-Houston (TX)
• Newark (NJ)
• Omaha Westside (NE)
• Princeton University (NJ)
• St. James (AL)
• University of Southern California (CA)
• Vestavia Hills (AL)
• Whitman University (WA)
• Winston Churchill (TX)

The following tournaments/awards are INELIGIBLE as qualifiers

• Any round-robin, summer institute, NFL, CFL, or state championship tournaments (even if conducted or hosted by schools/colleges/universities which host TOC-approved tournaments)
• Any speaker award at any tournament (even if earned at TOC-approved tournaments)
• Any tournament held outside the eligibility period (September 1, 2008 to March 1, 2009)
• Any tournament not on this approved tournament list unless added by the TOC Tournament Director

TOC-APPROVED TOURNAMENTS IN POLICY DEBATE FOR 2008-2009

The following policy debate tournaments are OCTAFINAL qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Emory University (GA)
• Glenbrooks (IL)
• Greenhill School (TX)
• Harvard University (MA)
• Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
• St. Mark's School (TX)
• University of California-Berkeley (CA)

The following policy debate tournaments are QUARTERFINAL qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Alta (UT)
• Blake (MN)
• Georgetown Day (DC)
• Golden Desert (NV)
• Grapevine (TX)
• Lexington (MA)
• New Trier (IL)
• Ohio Valley (KY)
• Stanford (CA)
• University of Michigan (MI)
• University of Redlands (CA)
• University of Southern California (CA)
• University of Texas at Austin (TX)
• Wake Forest University (NC)

The following policy debate tournaments are SEMIFINAL qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Bronx (NY)
• Colleyville (TX)
• Dowling (IA)
• University of Georgia (GA)
• Gonzaga (WA)
• Houston-Memorial (TX)
• Iowa Caucus (IA)
• Kansas City Community College (KS)
• Lakeland (NY)
• Maine East (IL)
• Meadows (NV)
• Valley (IA)
• Vestavia Hills (AL)

The following policy debate tournaments are FINAL ROUND qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Arizona
• Auburn (WA)
• Carrollton (GA)
• Florida Blue Key (FL)
• Fullerton (CA)
• La Costa Canyon (CA)
• Long Beach (CA)
• Marquette (WI)
• Omaha-Westside (NE)
• Pennsbury (PA)
• Samford University (AL)
• Westminster (GA)
• Whitman College (WA)

The following tournaments/awards are INELIGIBLE as qualifiers

• Any round-robin, summer institute, NFL, CFL, or state championship tournaments (even if conducted or hosted by schools/colleges/universities which host TOC-approved tournaments)
• Any speaker award at any tournament (even if earned at TOC-approved tournaments)
• Any tournament held outside the eligibility period (September 1, 2008 to March 1, 2009)
• Any tournament not on this approved tournament list unless added by the TOC Tournament Director

TOC APPROVED TOURNAMENTS FOR STUDENT CONGRESS FOR 2008-2009

CONGRESS AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS

• Debaters who broke at the 2008 TOC
• Top Six at the 2008 NFL National Tournament
• Top Six at the 2008 CFL National Tournament

The following Student Congress debate tournaments are SEMIFINAL ROUND qualifiers for 2008-2009

• The Glenbrooks (IL)
• UC-Berkeley
• Harvard University
• Florida Blue Key
• NFL 2008 National Tournament

The following Student Congress debate tournaments are FINAL ROUND qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Catholic Forensic League National Tournament
• Crestian Classic (FL)
• Emory University (GA)
• George Mason (VA)
• Golden Desert (NV)
• Grapevine (TX)
• University of Texas
• Villager (PA)
• Wake Forest (NC)
• Winston-Churchill (TX)
• Yale (CT)

CONGRESS TOP SIX

• Arizona State (AZ)
• Bronx (NY)
• CFL National Tournament
• Columbia University
• Harker (CA)
• James Logan (TX)
• La Costa Canyon (CA)
• Manchester (MA)
• Myers Park (NJ)
• Nova Titan (FL)
• University of Pennsylvania (PA)
• Princeton University (NJ)
• Rufus-King City Hall (WI)
• Stanford University
• St. Marks (TX)
• Top Six in the Super Congress at the February Illinois Congressional Debate Association Tournament
• State Tournaments (If the state has a district qualifying tournament to advance or if it has more than 48 contestants in Congress open competition.)

TOC APPROVED TOURNAMENTS IN PUBLIC FORUM FOR 2008-2009

PUBLIC FORUM AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS

• Octafinals at the 2008 TOC
• Octafinals at the 2008 NFL National Tournament
• Octafinals at the 2008 CFL National Tournament

The following Public Forum debate tournaments are OCTAFINAL qualifiers for 2008-2009

• UC-Berkeley (CA)
• Dowling (IA)
• Emory University (GA)
• Florida Blue Key (FL)
• Glenbrooks (IL)
• Harvard University (MA)
• Princeton University (NJ)
• Stanford University (CA)
• Yale
(CT)

The following Public Forum debate tournaments are QUARTERFINAL qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Alta (UT)
• Apple Valley (MN)
• Arizona State (AZ)
• Bronx (NY)
• Crestian (FL)
• Golden Desert (NV)
• Manchester-by-the-Sea (MA)
• Myers Park (NC)
• Lexington (MA)
• Villager (PA)
• Wake Forest University (NC)
• Any tournament with 50 teams from 5 or more states

The following Public Forum debate tournaments are SEMIFINAL qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Columbia (NY)
• George Mason (CA)
• Harker (CA)
• Hendrick Hudson (NY)
• Lincoln East (NE)
• Ohio Valley (KY)
• St. Mark's (TX)
• University of Pennsylvania (PA)
• Any invitation tournament with 40 or more debaters from 15 or more schools

The following Public Forum debate tournaments are FINAL ROUND qualifiers for 2008-2009

• Blake (MN)
• Cheyenne East (WY)
• Grapevine (TX)
• James Logan (CA)
• Indianola (IA)
• La Costa Canyon (CA)
• Millard West (NE)
• Nova Titan (FL)
• Valley (IA)
• All 2009 NFL Qualifiers (Tournament must be held before March 15)

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