Grand Sweepstakes: 2020/21

1. Liberty University
2. George Mason University
3. University of Minnesota
4. Emory University
5. University of Michigan
6. Dartmouth College
7. University of Kansas
8. University of Houston
9. Michigan State University
10. United States Naval Academy

Novice: 2020/21

1. Liberty University
2. George Mason University
3. University of Houston
4. United States Naval Academy
5. Wayne State University
6. Cal State Fullerton & Arizona State University
7. James Madison University
8. Monmouth University & CSU Long Beach
9. University of Nevada, Las Vegas & University of Mary Washington & Indiana University
10. University of Miami

Junior Varsity: 2020/21

1. Liberty University
2. George Mason University
3. University of Minnesota
4. Emory University
5. University of Wyoming
6. Missouri State University
7. University of Houston
8. University of Georgia & Boston College
9. Michigan State University
10. University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Varsity: 2020/21

1. University of Michigan
2. Dartmouth College
3. University of Kansas
4. University of Minnesota
5. Wake Forest University
6. Emory University
7. University of California, Berkeley
8. University of Kentucky
9. George Mason University
10. University of Pittsburgh & Georgetown University

Grand Sweepstakes: 2019/20

1. Liberty University (394.5)
2. George Mason University (343.5)
3. Emory University (236)
4. University of California – Berkeley (166.5)
5. Indiana University 163.5)
6. Wake Forest University (157)
7. James Madison University (146)
8. University of Kentucky 145)
9. University of Michigan (1313)
10. University of Kansas125)
11. Northwestern University (121)
12. United States Naval Academy (114.5)
13. University of Mary Washington (111.5)
14. Dartmouth College (110)
15. University of Pittsburgh (100)
16. University of Houston (93.5)
17. Michigan State University (91.5)
18. Georgetown University (90)
19. Harvard University (85)
20. Trinity University (82)
21. University of Minnesota (79)
22. University of Georgia (75)
23. University of Nevada Las Vegas (73)
24. Samford University (69)
25. (tie) Boston College (66)

25. (tie) University of Miami (66)
26. Missouri State University (58)
27. California State University Long Beach (51)
28. Wayne State University (44)
29. Cornell University (41)
30. Fullerton College (33)
31. University of Wyoming (26)
32. Monmouth University (25.5)
33. Gonzaga University (15)
34. (tie) Arizona State University (5)
35. (tie) University of Central Oklahoma (5)

Novice: 2019/20

1. Liberty University (171)
2. George Mason University (141)
3. Indiana University (77)
4. United States Naval Academy (65.5)
5. University of Mary Washington (62.5)
6. James Madison University (57)
7. Boston College (50)
8. University of Kentucky (38)
9. University of Houston (37.5)
10. Emory University (27.5)
11. California State University Long Beach (18)
12. Fullerton College (17)
13. University of Minnesota (14.5)
14. Monmouth University (12)
15. University of Miami (10)
16. Missouri State University (8)
17. University of Nevada Las Vegas (7.5)
18. Samford University (7)
19. Wayne State University (3)

Junior Varsity: 2019/20

1. Liberty University (160.5)
2. George Mason University (113)
3. Emory University (54)
4. University of Houston (53)
5. Indiana University (51.5)
6. James Madison University (34)
7. (tie) University of Georgia (26)
8. (tie) Cornell University (26)
9. Fullerton College (18)
10. University of Nevada Las Vegas (16)
11. (tie) University of Mary Washington (14)
12. (tie) Wake Forest University (14)
13. University of Michigan (12)
14. Samford University (10)
15. (tie) California State University Long Beach (9)
16. (tie) Monmouth University (9)
17. University of Wyoming (6)
18. (tie) Boston College (4)
19. (tie) Missouri State University (4)
20. United States Naval Academy (3)

Varsity: 2019/20

1. University of California – Berkeley (166.5)
2. Emory University (154.5)
3. Wake Forest University (143)
4. University of Kansas (125)
5. Northwestern University (121)
6. University of Michigan (119)
7. Dartmouth College (110)
8. University of Kentucky (107)
9. University of Pittsburgh (100)
10. Michigan State University (91.5)
11. Georgetown University (90)
12. George Mason University (89.5)
13. Harvard University (85)
14. Trinity University (82)
15. University of Minnesota (64.5)
16. Liberty University (63)
17. University of Miami (56)
18. James Madison University (55)
19. Samford University (52)
20. University of Nevada Las Vegas (49.5)
21. University of Georgia (49)
22. (tie) Missouri State University (46)
23. (tie) United States Naval Academy (46)
24. Wayne State University (41)
25. Indiana University (35)
26. University of Mary Washington (30)
27. California State University Long Beach (24)
28. University of Wyoming (20)
29. Cornell University (26)
30. Gonzaga University (15)
31. Boston College (12)
32. (tie) Arizona State University (5)
33. (tie) University of Central Oklahoma (5)
34. Monmouth University (4.5)
35. University of Houston (3)

Grand Sweepstakes: 2018-2019

1) George Mason University, 390.5

2) Liberty University, 382.5

3) University of Georgia, 223.5

4) Indiana University, 208

5) Emory University, 189.5

6) University of Michigan, 182.5

7) University of Kentucky, 178.5

8) Northwestern University, 167

9) Wake Forest University, 137

10) Harvard College, 156

11) University of Minnesota, 149.5

12) Dartmouth College, 143

13) University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 136

14) University of Mary Washington, 135.5

15) University of Kansas, 131.5

16) Michigan State University, 129

17) Trinity University, 123

18) University of Miami, 121

19) Samford University, 119

20) United States Naval Academy, 111

21) James Madison University, 91

22) Georgetown University, 89

23) University of Central Florida, 85.5

24) Boston College, 84

25) University of Houston, 73

26) Missouri State University, 63.5

27) University of Florida, 57

28) University of Southern California, 49

29) Cornell University, 42

30) Wayne State University, 35

31) Mercer University, 30

32) Gonzaga University, 19

33) Monmouth University, 18

34) Georgia State University 16

35) University of Central Oklahoma, 13

36) New York University, 13

37) Concordia College, 12

38) Northeastern University

Novice: 2018-2019

1) George Mason University, 170

2) Liberty University, 156

3) Samford University, 36

4) Indiana University, 32.5

5) Dartmouth College, 31

6) Emory University, 27

7) University of Michigan, 23.5

8) Boston College, 22.5

9) University of Mary Washington, 21

10) University of Miami, 21

11) Mercer University, 19.5

12) University of Florida, 15

13) University of Houston, 13

14) Monmouth University, 12

15) University of Central Florida, 6

16) United States Naval Academy, 5

17) James Madison University, 2

Junior Varsity: 2018-2019

1) George Mason University, 134.5

2) Liberty University, 109

3) University of Miami, 90

4) University of Central Florida, 75.5

5) University of Minnesota, 71.5

6) United States Naval Academy, 54

7) Indiana University, 53.5

8) University of Houston, 52

9) Boston College, 37.5

10) James Madison University, 34

11) Wake Forest University, 27

12) University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 27

13) Michigan State University, 22

14) Samford University, 22

15) Emory University, 21

16) University of Florida, 20

17) University of Southern California, 18

18) University of Michigan, 13

19) University of Mary Washington, 11

20) Dartmouth College, 10

21) Missouri State University, 10

22) Mercer University, 6

23) Monmouth University, 6

24) Cornell University, 5

Varsity: 2018-2019

1) University of Georgia, 223.5

2) University of Kentucky, 178.5

3) Northwestern University, 167

4) Harvard College, 156

5) University of Michigan, 146

6) Emory University, 141.5

7) Wake Forest University, 137

8) University of Kansas, 131.5

9) Trinity University, 123

10) Indiana University, 122

11) Liberty University, 117.5

12) University of Nevada, Las Vegas     109

13) Michigan State University, 107

14) University of Mary Washington, 103.5

15) Darmouth College, 102

16) Georgetown University, 89

17) George Mason University, 86

18) University of Minnesota,78

19) Samford University, 61

20) James Madison University, 55

21) Missouri State Unviersity, 53.5

22) United States Naval Academy, 52

23) Cornell University, 37

24) Wayne State University, 35

25) University of Southern California, 31

26) Boston College, 24

27) University of Florida, 22

28) Gonzaga University, 19

29) Georgia State University, 16

30) New York University, 13

31) University of Central Oklahoma, 13

32) Concordia College, 12

33) University of Miami, 10

34) University of Hourson, 8

35) Mercer University, 4.5

36) University of Central Florida, 4

Entry Fees

Grand Sweepstakes

1              George Mason University                       470

2              Liberty University                                    404

3              Indiana University                                   216

4              University of Georgia                              204

5              United States Naval Academy                203.5

6              Wake Forest University                          198

7              Harvard                                                  194.5

8              University of Minnesota                          167.5

9              James Madison:                                     167

10            University of Kansas                               163

University of Nevada, Las Vegas           163

12            University of Kentucky                            157

13            Michigan State University                       156.5

14            University of Michigan                             155

15            Central Florida                                        148

16            University of Emory                                135

17            University of Florida                                132

18            Wayne State University                          131

19            University of Mary Washington               129

20            Vanderbilt University                              102

21            Samford University                                 96

22            Boston College                                       81.5

23            Missouri State University                        80

24            Georgetown University                           77

25            Trinity University                                     75

 

Novice Sweepstakes

1              George Mason University                       191

2              Liberty Univesity                                     149

3              United States Naval Academy                109

4              University of Central Florida                   69

5              Indiana   University                                60

6              James Madison University                      50

7              University of Mary Washington               40

8              University of Minnesota                          18

9              University of Miami                                 17.5

10            Boston College                                       16

 

Junior Varsity Sweepstakes

1              Liberty University                                    179

2              George Mason University                       177

3              University of Florida                                98

4              Indiana University                                   93

5              United States Naval Academy                75.5

6              University of Central Florida                   69

7              Boston College                                       62.5

8              University of Georgia                              58

9              Vanderbilt University                              54

10            Samford University 53

 

Varsity Sweepstakes

1              Harvard College                                     194.5

2              Wake Forest University                          194

3              Northwestern University                         192

4              University of Kansas                               163

5              University of Kentucky                            157

6              University of Georgia                              146

7              Emory University                                    131

8              University of Minnesota                          121.5

9              University of Nevada, Las Vegas           118

10            Michigan State University                       117.5

 

 

Hi All! Please find below the link for the starter set of files for the 2016-2017 Novice Curriculum! Anyone is free to download and use these files. If you have any questions about the file, please feel free to check out our FAQ! If you have more concerns or questions, feel free to email the committee at novicecurriculumset@gmail.com

Have questions about the Novice Curriculum committee or the NCS? See here for common questions and answers. If you still have questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to novicecurriculumset@gmail.com for more assistance!

Which tournaments are opting to use the ADA Novice Curriculum Set (NCS)?

1. GSU 9/17-9/19
2. Kentucky 10/01-10/03
3. Samford 10/14-10/16
4. UMW 10/15-10/17
5. Clarion ADA Fall Championship 11/18-11/20
6. Illinois College tournament, Dec 2-4

What arguments are included in the 2016 NCS?

1. Topicality
2. Aff Cap and Trade (2 versions) with neg case arguments
3. Aff RPS with neg case arguments
4. Economy DA with aff answers
5. Elections DA with aff answers
6. States CP with aff answers
7. Eco-managerialism K with aff answers
8. Theory file

Where can we access the NCS files? The NCS Files can be accessed on this website, or in this dropbox folder.

How is the NCS evidence formatted? All evidence was produced with arguments underlined but NOT highlighted.  Debaters may repurpose, change underlining, or retag the evidence if they desire as long as it remains consistent with the originally produced argument.

Can novice debaters use evidence not in the NCS at tournaments that have opted to use the NCS? If a tournament chooses to host such a Novice Division, Debaters competing in that division may only use evidence from the set maintained by the ADA Novice Curriculum Committee.

What happens if a novice uses evidence outside the NCS? At tournaments where the Tournament host has designated that the Novice Division will be utilizing a restricted evidence set all evidence presented in such debates should be from the evidence maintained by the ADA Novice Curriculum Committee, and Debaters may not present evidence from outside the evidence set. (This does not include analytic arguments.)  At a minimum, judges should disregard evidence that is read that has not been approved by the NCC. Judges may also consider other possible consequences including awarding a loss to the violating team, which would be more appropriate for deliberate and/or repeated violations. It is the Judge’s decision that governs the round and judges are expected to abide by and enforce American Debate Association rules when judging.

Does using the NCS effect sweepstakes points? Sweepstakes points from Novice Divisions with a restricted evidence set shall be counted the same as from those without.

Who decides what evidence is included in the NCC? The ADA Novice Curriculum Committee (NCC) to creates, maintains, and distributes the Evidence Set for use in restricted evidence Novice Divisions.

Who is able to use the NCS? The NCC shall make the evidence set available to all ADA members and anyone attending a tournament utilizing the evidence set. The NCC may make the evidence set available to any other person or school as it deems beneficial.

Who will update the evidence? Two waves of updates are currently scheduled for October 9^th and 31^st.  In addition to evidence created or solicited by the NCC, Novice Debaters who compete in tournaments utilizing the restricted evidence set may submit updates from their own research to any file in the set for inclusion in the set. These updates must be submitted to the NCC by the Monday prior to each tournament for review by the NCC.  No evidence from such updates may be used until the NCC has approved the evidence and added it to the evidence set. Such updates are to be the product of the Novice Debaters’ own research, and not that of other teammates or coaches.

More information:
FAQ
Constitution
Standing Rules
Announcement of Rule
Novice Curriculum Starter Set

2016 ADA Novice Curriculum Rule

1. TOURNAMENT DESIGNATION – Tournaments may choose to host a Novice Division with a restricted evidence set. If a tournament chooses to host such a Novice Division, Debaters competing in that division may only use evidence from the set maintained by the ADA Novice Curriculum Committee. Tournaments that wish to host a Novice Division with the curriculum restriction should notify the ADA Executive Committee with their request for tournament sanctioning and state the same in the tournament invitation. Tournaments during the Fall Semester are encouraged to host a Novice Division with a restricted evidence set. Sweepstakes points from Novice Divisions with a restricted evidence set shall be counted the same as from those without.

1. EVIDENCE SET – It shall be the duty of the ADA Novice Curriculum Committee (NCC) to create, maintain, and distribute the Evidence Set for use in restricted evidence Novice Divisions. At the beginning of each season the NCC shall release a list of the tournaments that have indicated their intention to host a Novice Division where evidence is to be limited to the evidence set. At that time the NCC shall release the initial evidence set as well as a schedule of planned additions to the evidence set for the season. The NCC shall make the evidence set available to all ADA members and anyone attending a tournament utilizing the evidence set. The NCC may make the evidence set available to any other person or school as it deems beneficial.

1. STUDENT UPDATES – In addition to evidence created or solicited by the NCC, Novice Debaters who compete in tournaments utilizing the restricted evidence set may submit updates from their own research to any file in the set for inclusion in the set. The NCC shall include in its initial season announcement the procedure and timing for submission of Novice Debater updates. No evidence from such updates may be used until the NCC has approved the evidence and added it to the evidence set. Such updates are to be the product of the Novice Debaters’ own research, and not that of other teammates or coaches.