Qualifications

QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES

Qualification Procedures

There are four ways to qualify for the 2024 Tournament of Champions in Extemporaneous Speaking:

1. Broke Into Out Rounds at 2023 Tournament of Champions

Any high school student who broke to quarterfinals or later for the 2023 Tournament of Champions is automatically qualified for the 2024 Tournament of Champions.

2. State Finals

Students that advance to the final round of the open division of their qualifying state tournament in extemporaneous speaking will automatically qualify for the TOC Extemp. Because many states hold their state tournament after our entry deadline, please note the following rule: “Qualifying state tournaments” are defined as (a) any 2024 state tournament prior to the TOC Extemp entry deadline, or (b) any 2023 state tournament that occurred after April 21, 2023.

 

3. Qualifying Tournaments

Please see the list below for specific qualification levels for each tournament. Students must earn qualifications at a minimum of two of the following:

 

Quarter-Final Level Bids

Berkeley (CA)

Florida Blue Key (FL)

George Mason University (VA)

Glenbrooks (IL)

Harvard (MA)

NSDA National Tournament 2021

CFL National Tournament 2021

Yale (CT)

University of Texas- Austin (TX)

 

Semi-Final Level Bids

Emory University (GA)

James Logan HS (CA)

Palm Classic (CA)

Arizona State University (AZ)

Plano West (TX)

Sunvitational (FL)

Spring Woods (TX)

Downers Grove South (IL)

Princeton (NJ)

Sharen B Althoff Rotary (OH)

University of Pennsylvania (PA)

Villiger – St. Joseph’s University (PA)

 

Final Level Bids

Westwood Bowl (TX)

Saint Mary’s (TX)

Winter Wonder CCHS (CO)

Canton McKinley (OH)

Cypress Bay (FL)

Sylvania Rotary Invitational (OH)

Marshall Speech Spectacular (MN)

Durham (NC)

George Washington Patriot Games (CO)

Mentor (OH)

Lakeville North (MN)

Nova (FL)

Star Tribune (MN)

 

Top 3 Bids

Isidore Newman (LA)

Solon (OH)

Apple Valley (MN)

Hoover NC Rotary (OH)

Denver East (CO)

Dowling (IA)

Lamar (TX)

STRIVE Prep Speech Showdown (CO)

 

4.Bid Application Acceptance

Any student who does not or cannot qualify through one of the above methods may submit an at large TOC bid application. Bid applications will be reviewed upon acceptance, and while we will try to get responses back as soon as possible, we guarantee we will respond to all applications by April 15, 2024. Please have the applicants coach submit a Bid Application to toc@u.northwestern.edu by April 1, 2024.

Downloadable Bid Application