Difference between revisions of "NAQT Illinois State Championship"
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Revision as of 23:39, 6 November 2016
The NAQT Illinois State Tournament is one of three state championships held in Illinois.
Results
| Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Third Place | Attendance | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/2005 | Stevenson | Wheaton North | New Trier | 9 | Loyola Academy |
| 2/2006 | Stevenson | New Trier | Loyola Academy | 12 | Loyola Academy |
| 3/2007 | New Trier | Maine South | Carbondale | 8 | Loyola Academy |
| 2/2008 | Auburn | Loyola Academy | Carbondale | 9 | UIUC |
| 3/2009 | Auburn | Carbondale | New Trier | 12 | Fenton |
| 3/2010 | Auburn | Carbondale | OPRF | 18 | Fenton |
| 2/2011 | Stevenson | Auburn | Loyola Academy | 17 | Fenton |
| 2/2012 | Auburn A | IMSA A | Carbondale (Ben Chametzky solo) | 24 | Fenton |
| 2/2013 | IMSA | Auburn | Belvidere North | 28 | Bloomington |
| 2/2014 | IMSA A | Stevenson | Bloomington A | 40 | UIUC |
| 2/2015 | Auburn | Hinsdale Central A | IMSA A | 36 | UIUC |
| 2/2016 | Auburn | Hinsdale Central A | IMSA A | 40 | UIUC |
History
The following is wildly out-of-date, but has some interesting historical information.
Historic Context
Despite Illinois' long history of quizbowl, most of that history has been dominated by poorly written, one-line questions. Thus, while Illinois was absorbed in developing its own style and format, it largely was ignorant to the changes that were taking place to the east.
Northwestern began hosting an annual high school NAQT tournament in 1999. While the tournament started drawing as many as 41 teams in 2001 (with teams coming from Michigan, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin), the tournament has seen a significant decline in attendance since. Northwestern no longer hosts a tournament with NAQT questions, though they still host high school and middle school tournaments.
A few Illinois teams attended NAQT tournaments outside of Illinois. Perhaps, most notoriously, Loyola Academy attended and won the Iowa State Championship in 2004, a year in which it did not even advance from its own regional in the IHSA State Series.
While Illinois quizbowl questions have been gradually improving over that time, it was not until the 2004-05 season that Illinois would get its own regular state championship and qualifier for the HSNCT. This came largely at the request of Loyola Academy coach David Riley. Since this time, question quality has seen a gradual improvement. Local tournament and match formats are now largely in line with national standards.
See Also
- NAQT Illinois State Tournament Record Book
- Masonic tournament - State Tournament hosted by the Illinois Masons
- Illinois High School Assocaition Tournament