2021 HSNCT

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2021 NAQT HSNCT
Edited by NAQT
Champion Barrington
Runner-up University Lab
Third Detroit Country Day
Fourth TJHSST
High scorer William Groger, Miami Valley
Site online
Field 224
Stats [1]

The 2021 NAQT HSNCT was held on May 29–30. It was hosted virtually through Zoom, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Barrington High School won the tournament, winning both games of an advantaged final against University Lab. Detroit Country Day won a third-place match against TJHSST. Willian Groger was the top individual, scoring 100.00 PP20TUH in the preliminary rounds.

Due to the relatively smaller field of 224 (compared to previous years), there were only 8 prelim rounds instead of the usual 10.

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Advantaged Finals
Unbeaten team has advantage
                             
  28 Greenhill 270  
  18 Detroit Country Day 340     13 University Lab 340  
  18 Detroit Country Day 230  
  5 Barrington 305         13 University Lab 220 170
  10 Arcadia 295           5 Barrington 375 445
    5 Barrington 315  
    3 Thomas Jefferson 310     Third place
  3 Thomas Jefferson 490       18 Detroit Country Day 325
  7 Buffalo Grove 170 3 Thomas Jefferson 245

NOTE: Seeds represent seeds at the start of bracket play.


Trivia

  • The 2021 HSNCT was the first-ever good quizbowl national tournament to be hosted online.
  • Barrington's championship was the first-ever national title won by an Illinois high school (not counting NASAT).
  • The Barrington–Uni Lab final was the first-ever national finals between two Illinois high schools.
  • Belmont (ranked #8 in the GrogerRanks pre-nationals poll) was likely the highest-polling team ever to miss playoffs at a national tournament.