NAQT ICT Additional Info (1 of 2)

• From: ehillema
• Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 12:09:23 -0800
• Message-ID: <000SBTIJJ.000QOP33F.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

[I'm asked to post this for Rob Hentzel who is
now on the road--or rather, in the sky--on his way to
Pittsburgh.]

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 NATIONAL ACADEMIC QUIZ
TOURNAMENTS
 2000 INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

ANNOUNCEMENT
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National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC, is pleased to
provide additional information about its fourth
Intercollegiate Championship Tournament.

The major changes
to this announcement since the last time it was
posted:

* NAQT is not providing breakfast on Saturday
morning
* Flight discount information is included
* Cost
information is included; you must pay in advance!
*
Standby information is included

Date: April 7-8,
2000

Location: Boston University, Boston,
Massachusetts

Schedule:

Friday:

17:00 - 18:30 Registration
18:30 - 18:55 Player
Meeting
19:00 - 22:30 Rounds 1-6

Saturday:

 9:00
- 12:00 Rounds 7-11 
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 15:30 Rounds 12-15
15:30 - 15:45
Break
15:45 - 16:30 Finals
16:30 - 17:00
Awards

Field:	42 Division I teams, 24 Division II
teams

Format:

Division I play will consist of a series of six games
against teams from different regions and of varying skill
levels followed by five rounds of power-matched play
against teams of similar ability. The playoffs will
consist of four rounds of ladder play, after which the
first- and second-place teams will advance to a
best-of-three series with the top team being given a one-game
advantage.

The Division II tournament will be a split-pool round
robin followed by playoffs consisting of four rounds of
ladder play. The finals will be a best-of-three series
in which the top seed is given a one-game
advantage.

Power matching will be done on the basis of the sum of
a team's opponents' winning percentages minus the
team's own losses.

Cost:

The base
registration fee is $120 per team (Division I or Division II).
There is a $20 discount for each experienced moderator.
There is an additional $10 discount per fully
functional buzzer system provided. International teams
should contact Kevin Olmstead (kevin_at_...) to
discuss payment issues.

As was the case in prior
years, entry fees are to be paid *prior* to the
tournament. Unless other arrangements are made with Kevin
Olmstead, fees paid after Friday, March 24, 2000 will be
subject to a $20 penalty; fees paid after April 6,
2000--including those paid at the tournament--will be subject to
a $40 penalty. Teams cancelling their accepted bids
after Friday, March 17, 2000 will be still be liable
for $60 of their entrance
fee.

Prizes:

The top three teams in Division I (Open), Division I
(Undergraduate), and Division II will each receive team trophies
and their members will receive individual awards. In
addition, the top scorers in Division I (combined) and
Division II will be declared tournament All-Stars and
given individual awards.