In three steps
- 01Source
Freeze permitted official evidence.
- 02Score
Apply the tournament tier and round rule.
- 03Rank
Sort points, wins, top threes, then finals.
Tier 2 to Tier 5
Placement and elimination
Final placement overrides earlier elimination credit.
| Place | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150 | 100 | 70 | 40 |
| 2 | 120 | 85 | 60 | 34 |
| 3 | 105 | 70 | 49 | 28 |
| 4 | 75 | 50 | 35 | 20 |
| 5 | 60 | 40 | 28 | 16 |
| 6 | 50 | 33 | 23 | 13 |
| Furthest round | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semifinal | 38 | 25 | 18 | None |
| quarterfinal | 23 | 15 | None | None |
| octafinal | 8 | None | None | None |
Tier 1
NSDA Nationals
IX and USX are scored separately.
| Place | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 200 |
| 2 | 170 |
| 3 | 140 |
| 4 | 100 |
| 5 | 80 |
| 6 | 66 |
| 7 | 50 |
| 8 | 48 |
| 9 | 46 |
| 10 | 44 |
| 11 | 40 |
| 12 | 38 |
| 13 | 36 |
| 14 | 34 |
- 1.25
The division with more post-NCFL top-25 speakers receives the multiplier.
- 40
The final-round winner receives a base bonus, multiplied when applicable.
- 30 / 10
Quarterfinalists receive 30 base points. Octafinalists receive 10.
- Half up
Multiplied totals round to the nearest whole point. A tied field receives no multiplier.
Policy calculator
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Current roster
Twenty-one tournaments
Names and tiers come from the 2026-27 executable policy.
Reviewed for 2026-27: National Individual Events Tournament of Champions Tier 3, Stanford National Invitational Tier 5, James Logan MLK Invitational Tier 4, Arizona State HDSHC Invitational Tier 4. Legacy seasons are unchanged.
Tier 1
- NSDA National Tournament
Tier 2
- Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round RobinMBA top six
- Harvard National Speech and Debate Tournament
- NCFL Grand National Tournament
Tier 3
- Glenbrooks
- University of Texas Longhorn Classic
- California Invitational
- University of Kentucky Tournament of Champions
- National Individual Events Tournament of Champions
Tier 4
- Yale Invitational
- Florida Blue Key
- Princeton Classic
- Barkley Forum
- Tournament of Champions of Extemporaneous Speaking
- James Logan MLK Invitational
- Arizona State HDSHC Invitational
Tier 5
- Stanford National Invitational
- National Speech and Debate Season Opener at the University of Kentucky
- New York City Invitational
- George Mason Patriot Games
- Apple Valley Minneapple Speech Tournament
Final policy notes
Exceptions stay explicit.
- Finals
- Places 1 through 6 score. Lower places in oversized finals fall to the preceding eligible round.
- MBA
- Only the top six score. Five competitors receive legacy finals tiebreak credit.
- Divisions
- Only the highest award counts when one competitor enters multiple eligible divisions.
- Ties
- Rank by points, wins, top threes, then finals. Exact competitive ties share a rank.
- Evidence
- Contradictory sources and ambiguous identities are withheld. The system does not guess.
- Corrections
- A verified correction creates a new standings version and preserves the prior record.