J.W. Patterson Announces 2008-2009 TOC-Qualifying Tournaments

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As we prepare for the start of rounds here at the National Tournament, there is breaking news about the Tournament of Champions.

J.W. Patterson has announced the bid levels of the qualifying competitions for the 2009 TOC. There are a number of changes from the bid standings of the 2007-2008 season. The road to the TOC begins this coming September!

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS APPROVED TOURNAMENTS FOR 2008-2009

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS

Octafinals at the 2008 TOC

OCTAFINALS LD APPROVED QUALIFIERS

Apple Valley (MN)
Emory University (GA)
Glenbrooks (IL)
Greenhill (TX)
Harvard (MA)
St. Mark’s (TX)
Stanford (CA) (Pending)
University of California, Berkeley (CA)

QUARTERFINALS APPROVED TOURNAMENTS

Archer School [VBT] (CA)
Blake School (MN)
Bronx Science (NY)
Crestian Classic (FL)
Hendrick Hudson (NY)
Lexington (MA)
Valley (IA)
Alta (UT)
Yale (CT)

SEMIFINALS APPROVED TOURNAMENTS

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

FINALS LEVEL APPROVED TOURNAMENTS

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

POLICY DEBATE — APPROVED TOURNAMENTS FOR 2008-2009 SEASON

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS

Octafinals at the 2008 TOC

OCTAFINALS APPROVED TOURNAMENTS

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

QUARTERFINALS APPROVED TOURNAMENTS

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

SEMIFINALS APPROVED TOURNAMENTS

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

FINAL ROUND APPROVED TOURNAMENTS

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 (AL)
Westminster (GA)
Whitman College (WA)

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE APPROVED TOURNAMENTS FOR 2008-2009

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS

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

OCTAFINAL QUALIFIERS

Dowling Catholic (IA)
Emory University (GA)
Florida Blue Key (FL)
The Glenbrooks (IL)
Harvard (MA)
Princeton (NJ)
Stanford (CA)
University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Yale (CT)

QUARTERFINALS APPROVED TOURNAMENTS

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

SEMIFINALS APPROVED TOURNAMENTS

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

FINAL ROUND QUALIFIERS FOR 2008-09

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

STUDENT CONGRESS — APPROVED TOURNAMENTS FOR 2008-2009 SEASON

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

SEMI-FINAL ROUND QUALIFIERS

The Glenbrooks (IL)
Harvard (MA)
Florida Blue Key (FL)
University of California, Berkeley (CA)
NFL 2008 National Tournament

FINAL ROUND QUALIFIERS

Crestian (FL)
Emory (GA)
George Mason (VA)
Golden Desert (NV)
Grapevine (TX)
NCFL National Tournament
University of Texas
Villiger (PA)
Wake Forest (NC)
Winston Churchill (TX)
Yale (CT)

TOP SIX

Arizona State (AZ)
Bronx Science (NY)
Columbia (NY)
Harker (CA)
James Logan (TX)
La Costa Canyon (CA)
Manchester-by-the-Sea (MA)
Myers Park (NC)
Nova Titan (FL)
Rufus King-City Hall (WI)
St. Mark’s (TX)
Stanford (CA)
Princeton University (NJ)
University of Pennsylvania (PA)
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.)

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