New Public Forum TOC Qualifying Process Announced

LEXINGTON, KY - For the past several years, Public Forum Debate has been a part of the Tournament of Champions in a round robin format. At the Greenhill Fall Classic, J.W. Patterson publicized the new qualifying tournaments and process for the Tournament of Champions in Public Forum Debate. A list of qualifying tournaments is included. (In addition to the tournaments established, any tournament with fifty teams from five or more states will gain qualifying status.)

“In Public Forum we are switching from a round robin to a qualifying tournament. Unless otherwise noted, a team must have two bids to be fully qualified for the TOC. A team that has only one bid is eligible to apply for an ‘at-large’ bid.”

“A Public Forum team must win at least one elimination round to be eligible for a ‘ghost bid.’ For example, if a tournament breaks at the double-octos level and is a TOC qualifier at the octos level, and if teams from the same school meet in the 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 teams from the same school meet in the quarters, a ghost bid would be awarded. On the other hand, if a tournament breaks to the octafinals and people from the same school meet in the octos, a ghost bid would not be awarded. In this case, since there was no double octos, the people meeting would not have won an out round and would not be eligible for a ghost bid.”

ALREADY QUALIFIED

1.) Top Three at 2006 TOC

2.) Quarterfinals of the 2006 NFL National Tournament

3.) Quarterfinals of the 2006 CFL National Tournament

OCTAFINALS
Octafinals of the 2006 NFL National Tournament
Octafinals of the 2006 CFL National Tournament
The Glenbrooks
The Barkley Forum for High Schools

QUARTERFINALS
Tim Averill Invitational (Manchester)
Lexington Winter Classic
St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Invitational
Yale Invitational
ASU Southwest Championship
Any tournament with 50 teams from 5 or more states

SEMIFINALS
Des Moines Iowa
Lincoln East

FINALS
MFL Hall of Fame

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