The National All-Star Academic Tournament (NASAT) is a national quizbowl tournament for state-based high school all-star teams held every June by International Quiz Bowl Tournaments. The current reigning champion is Illinois.
History The tournament was founded in 2009 with an initial event date of June 12–13, 2010. Originally, it was designed as an alternative to other all-star academic competitions.
The tournament has been held at Vanderbilt University, the University of Maryland, Ohio State University, and the University of Kentucky.
From 2012 to 2018, The National History Bee and Bowl awarded the National Quizbowl Awards at NASAT.
On March 17, 2020, IQBT announced that the 2020 iteration of NASAT would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualification
All-star teams representing any U.S. state (or equivalents such as Washington, D.C., Guam and Canadian provinces, etc.) apply to IQBT for entry into the field and are selected based on team strength.
Format
Teams typically play in a round-robin, with additional playoff rounds being held depending on the number of teams attending. Games are played in a tossup/bonus format.
List of champions
YearHost Champion Second Third Results 2010Vanderbilt University Pennsylvania South Carolina Illinois 2011University of Maryland Texas Illinois Ohio 2012Ohio State University California Illinois New York 2013Ohio State University Missouri Texas California 2014Ohio State University Texas Illinois California 2015Ohio State University California Virginia Illinois 2016University of Kentucky Illinois California Ohio A 2017University of Kentucky Illinois A New York Texas A 2018University of Kentucky Illinois A Virginia A California A 2019University of Kentucky Illinois A Ohio A Texas 2020N/AN/AN/AN/A2021OnlineIllinois BlueGeorgiaOhio2022OnlineNew Jersey AIllinois BlueMissouri A2023OnlineIllinois BlueCaliforniaIllinois White2024OnlineMissouri AMarylandIllinois Cyan2025Virginia Commonwealth UniversityIllinois BlueMissouri AMaryland Black
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