2024 SSNCT
The 2024 Small School National Championship Tournament was the tenth iteration of NAQT's SSNCT, held on April 26-28 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, IL.
The tournament was split into two separate divisions: the Traditional Public Schools Division, which was open to public schools with 500 or fewer students enrolled in the top three grades; and the Open Division, which was open to schools which did not meet the definition of a "Traditional Public School" and which had 350 or fewer students enrolled in their top three grades. The Traditional Public Schools Division also contained a Very Small Schools subdivision, which consisted of public schools with 200 or fewer students enrolled in their top three grades.
A full field of 88 teams contested the Traditional Public Schools division, 31 of which were categorized as Very Small Schools. A further 55 teams contested the Open Division.
Traditional Public Schools Division
| 2024 NAQT SSNCT (Traditional Public) | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | Hastings A |
| Runner-up | West Point A |
| Third | Hallsville |
| Fourth | West Iron County |
| High scorer | Rachel Fanous, West Iron County |
| Site | Hyatt Regency O'Hare |
| Field | 88 (31 VSS) |
| Stats | [1] |
Hastings A (New York) completed an undefeated 17-0 run with a 550-210 rout of West Point A (Alabama) in the first leg of an advantaged final. Hastings' victory marked the program's first ever SSNCT championship.
West Iron County (Michigan) claimed their first Very Small School championship with a 15-3 overall record.
Open Division
| 2024 NAQT SSNCT (Open) | |
|---|---|
| Edited by | NAQT |
| Champion | St. Mark's School of Texas A |
| Runner-up | Alabama Cyber Tech A |
| Third | St. Mark's School of Texas B |
| Fourth | University School of Nashville A |
| High scorer | Tate Osborne, Alabama Cyber Tech A |
| Site | Hyatt Regency O'Hare |
| Field | 55 |
| Stats | [2] |
St. Mark's School of Texas A defeated Alabama Cyber Tech A 660-210 in the second leg of an advantaged final, after narrowly losing the first leg 455-425. St. Mark's clinched a record-extending fourth SSNCT Open Division championship, as well as their third championship in the last four tournaments. St. Mark's also marked their second tournament in which both their A and their B team finished in the top three, something no other team had accomplished once.
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