Bid Tournaments | UK Tournament of Champions

TOC Bid Tournaments

2023–2024

Congress

Lincoln-Douglas

Policy

Public Forum

Speech

Congressional Debate

A fully qualified Congress entry is an individual competitor, who has earned at least 2 bids during the 2023–2024 season.

Tournaments with TOC bids in Congressional Debate are categorized in 4 tiers:

Tier 1 - Up to Top 6
Tier 2 - Up to Top 16
Tier 3 - Up to Top 60
Tier 4 - Up to Top 120

The tiered setup provides hard caps for previously ambiguous bid levels. In the new system, the Top 6 bid level remains unchanged, while the Final, Semifinal, and Quarterfinal bid levels are capped. Only advancing competitors may receive a bid (i.e. if the top 12 clear, only 12 bids are awarded, as opposed to 16). To ensure accuracy and transparency, tiebreakers for all bid tournaments must be clearly publicized.

Tournaments are responsible for certifying their Congress bids and submitting their UKTOC bid report via Tabroom no later than March 1, 2024. After competition has concluded, a tournament administrator must enter the correct bid levels in Settings --> Rules & Results --> Points & Bids --> Save Settings, then proceed to Results --> Web Publish --> Result Sheets --> Event: Congress --> Report: TOC Bids --> Publish: Yes --> Send Bid Report to UK: Yes --> Limit to Top Places: [If Applicable] --> Generate.

Cabot Classic (AR)
Bellaire (TX)
Berkeley (CA)
Blake (MN)
Clear Lake (TX)
Dowling Catholic (IA)
Foley (WA)
Grapevine (TX)
Har-Ber (AR)
Illinois CDA (IL)
Isidore Newman (LA)
Kansas City Invitational (MO)
La Costa Canyon (CA)
Lindale (TX)
Melissa's Kenneth Wooten Online (TX)
Millard North (NE)
Mountain View (AZ)
Mount Vernon (WA)
North Allegheny (PA)
Peninsula (CA)
Pennsbury (PA)
Rose City (OR)
Scottsdale Prep (AZ)
St. Andrew's (MS)
University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Upper St. Clair/Three Rivers (PA)
Villiger-St. Joseph's (PA)
Winston-Churchill (TX)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

A fully qualified LD entry is an individual competitor, who has earned at least 2 bids during the 2023–2024 season.

Tournaments are responsible for certifying their LD bids and submitting their UKTOC bid report via Tabroom no later than March 1, 2024. After competition has concluded, a tournament administrator must enter the correct bid levels in Settings --> Rules & Results --> Points & Bids --> Save Settings, then proceed to Results --> Web Publish --> Result Sheets --> Event: LD or All Debate Events [If Applicable] --> Report: TOC Bids --> Publish: Yes --> Send Bid Report to UK: Yes --> Limit to Top Places: [N/A] --> Generate.

Alta (UT)
Durham Academy (NC)
Golden Desert (NV)
Holy Cross (LA) - Replaced by the Delores Taylor Arthur Invitational for 2023–2024
Isidore Newman (LA)
Long Beach (CA)
Notre Dame (CA)
Princeton (NJ)
Puget Sound (WA)
Scarsdale (NY) - Replaced by the Newark Invitational for 2023–2024
Strake Jesuit (TX)
TOC Digital Series #1 (Online)
University of Houston (TX)
University of Southern California (CA)
Winston Churchill (TX)

Arizona State (AZ)
Arthur School (LA)
Cavalier Invite (SD)
Colleyville Heritage (TX) - Replaced by the Jasper Howl for 2023–2024
Columbia (NY)
Cypress Bay (FL)
Dowling Catholic (IA)
Duke University (NC)
Heritage Hall (OK)
Kansas City Invitational (MO)
La Costa Canyon (CA)
Lewis & Clark (OR)
Middleton (WI)
Millard North (NE)
Mount Vernon (WA)
Myers Park (NC)
North Allegheny (PA)
Pennsbury (PA)
Ridge (NJ)
Sunvitational (FL)
University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Upper St. Clair/Three Rivers (PA)

Policy Debate

A fully qualified Policy entry is an intact partnership, who have earned at least 2 bids during the 2023–2024 season.

Tournaments are responsible for certifying their Policy bids and submitting their UKTOC bid report via Tabroom no later than March 1, 2024. After competition has concluded, a tournament administrator must enter the correct bid levels in Settings --> Rules & Results --> Points & Bids --> Save Settings, then proceed to Results --> Web Publish --> Result Sheets --> Event: Policy or All Debate Events [If Applicable] --> Report: TOC Bids --> Publish: Yes --> Send Bid Report to UK: Yes --> Limit to Top Places: [N/A] --> Generate.

Gold Public Forum Debate

A fully qualified Gold PF entry is an intact partnership, who have earned at least 2 bids during the 2023–2024 season.

Tournaments are responsible for certifying their PF bids and submitting their UKTOC bid report via Tabroom no later than March 1, 2024. After competition has concluded, a tournament administrator must enter the correct bid levels in Settings --> Rules & Results --> Points & Bids --> Save Settings, then proceed to Results --> Web Publish --> Result Sheets --> Event: PF or All Debate Events [If Applicable] --> Report: TOC Bids --> Publish: Yes --> Send Bid Report to UK: Yes --> Limit to Top Places: [N/A] --> Generate.

Alta (UT)
Bellaire (TX)
Columbia (NY)
Cypress Bay (FL)
Dowling Catholic (IA)
Durham Academy (NC)
George Mason (VA)
Golden Desert (NV)
Grapevine (TX)
James Logan (CA)
John Lewis (CA)
La Costa Canyon (CA)
Lexington (MA)
Long Beach (CA)
Millard North (NE)
Myers Park (NC)
Presentation (CA)
Ridge (NJ) - Bid Increase due to Replacing the Scarsdale Invitational for 2023–2024
TOC Digital Series #2 (Online)
TOC Digital Series #3 (Online)

ADL NSDA Fall Invitational (Taiwan)
Cavalier Invite (SD)
Cheyenne East (WY)
Colleyville Heritage (TX) - Replaced by the Jasper Howl for 2023–2024
CSU Fullerton (CA)
Georgetown (DC)
George Washington (CO)
Hockaday (TX)
Holy Cross (LA) - Replaced by the Delores Taylor Arthur Invitational for 2023–2024
Isidore Newman (LA)
Katy Taylor (TX)
Lakeland (NY)
Lewis & Clark (OR)
Lincoln-Southwest (NE)
Millard West (NE)
Mount Vernon (WA)
Peninsula (CA)
Puget Sound (WA)
Quarry Lane (CA)
SF Roosevelt (SD)
St. Andrew's (MS)
St. James (AL) - Replaced by the Big GUMP Classic for 2023–2024
University of Houston (TX)
University of Michigan (MI)
University of the Pacific (CA)
Upper St. Clair/Three Rivers (PA)
Winston Churchill (TX)

Silver Public Forum Debate

A fully qualified Silver Public Forum entry is an intact partnership:

with at least 1 Gold PF bid, earned during the 2023–2024 season
with at least 2 Silver PF bids, earned during the 2023–2024 season
from an international school, preferably with a proven track record of competitive success
from a UDL member school, with 1 Silver PF bid or a proven track record of competitive success

Tournaments are responsible for certifying their PF bids and submitting their UKTOC bid report via Tabroom no later than March 1, 2024. After competition has concluded, a tournament administrator must enter the correct bid levels in Settings --> Rules & Results --> Points & Bids --> Save Settings, then proceed to Results --> Web Publish --> Result Sheets --> Event: PF or All Debate Events [If Applicable] --> Report: TOC Bids --> Publish: Yes --> Send Bid Report to UK: Yes --> Limit to Top Places: [N/A] --> Generate.

Alta (UT)
Bellaire (TX)
Columbia (NY)
Cypress Bay (FL)
Dowling Catholic (IA)
Durham Academy (NC)
George Mason (VA)
Golden Desert (NV)
Grapevine (TX)
James Logan (CA)
John Lewis (CA)
La Costa Canyon (CA)
Lexington (MA)
Long Beach (CA)
Millard North (NE)
Myers Park (NC)
Presentation (CA)
Ridge (NJ) - Bid Increase due to Replacing the Scarsdale Invitational for 2023–2024
TOC Digital Series #2 (Online)
TOC Digital Series #3 (Online)

Cavalier Invite (SD)
Cheyenne East (WY)
Colleyville Heritage (TX) - Replaced by the Jasper Howl for 2023–2024
CSU Fullerton (CA)
Georgetown (DC)
George Washington (CO)
Hockaday School (TX)
Holy Cross (LA) - Replaced by the Delores Taylor Arthur Invitational for 2023–2024
Isidore Newman (LA)
Katy Taylor (TX)
Lakeland (NY)
Lewis & Clark (OR)
Lincoln-Southwest (NE)
Millard West (NE)
Peninsula (CA)
Puget Sound (WA)
Quarry Lane (CA)
SF Roosevelt (SD)
St. Andrew’s (MS)
St. James (AL) - Replaced by the Big GUMP Classic for 2023–2024
University of Houston (TX)
University of Michigan (MI)
University of the Pacific (CA)
Upper St. Clair/Three Rivers (PA)
Winston Churchill (TX)

Speech Events

A fully qualified Speech entry is an individual competitor, or intact duo partnership, with at least 2 bids earned during the 2023–2024 season. Bids earned in Prose or Poetry count toward qualification in Oral Interpretation.

All varsity-level Speech tournaments are eligible to receive bids in events offered by the Tournament of Champions, so long as they meet the following criteria:

Champion (1 Bid) - Minimum 8 Entries / 3 Schools / 3 Prelims AND Finals
Top 3 (Up to 3 Bids) - Minimum 16 Entries / 4 Schools / 3 Prelims AND Finals
Finals (Up to 6 Bids) - Minimum 30 Entries / 5 Schools / 3 Prelims AND Semifinals + Finals
Semifinals (Up to 12 Bids) - Minimum 60 Entries / 10 Schools / 4 Prelims AND Quarterfinals Onward
Quarterfinals (Up to 24 Bids) - Minimum of 120 Entries / 10 Schools / 4 Prelims AND Octofinals Onward

Tournaments are responsible for certifying their Speech bids and submitting their UKTOC bid report via Tabroom no later than March 1, 2024. After competition has concluded, a tournament administrator must enter the correct bid levels in Settings --> Rules & Results --> Points & Bids --> Save Settings, then proceed to Results --> Web Publish --> Result Sheets --> Event: Eligible Selection or All Speech Events [If Applicable] --> Report: TOC Bids --> Publish: Yes --> Send Bid Report to UK: Yes --> Limit to Top Places: [If Applicable] --> Generate. If eligible, Prose and Poetry must each be recoded in Settings --> Events --> Events: Prose/Poetry --> Main Settings --> NSDA Event Code: Oral Interp of Literature before initiating this process.