Tournament of Champions

03/30/2026

2026-2027 TOC Bid Tournament Applications are due at 11:59pm Pacific on April 1.

All tournaments seeking POLICY bids must apply, regardless of current status.

All tournaments seeking SPEECH bids must apply/register, regardless of current status.

Info can be found on our website, https://ci.uky.edu/debate/toc/bids/bid-allocation

03/16/2026

TOC Bid Tournament Applications are Due April 1.
Link for details in comments.

02/26/2026

💻 Get signed up for the last chance at TOC bids for the 2026 season!

02/12/2026

Do you know a deserving coach, colleague, or volunteer who should be celebrated for their accomplishments and service to the Tournament of Champions?

We are seeking nominations for the TOC Hall of Fame and the TOC Hall of Distinguished Service. Anyone can nominate a deserving candidate using the Google Forms available on our TOC Tabroom page (and in the TOC Invite).

A list of inductees for both awards is available on our TOC Website under Recognition.

Congratulations to all past inductees, and we look forward to celebrating new inductees at the 2026 TOC in April.

02/12/2026

On behalf of the TOC Congressional Debate Advisory Committee, we are pleased to invite graduates who have unique experience, coaches who do not have students competing at the TOC, and those with an interest in Congressional Debate to serve as a member of our 2026 Board of Legislative Drafters (BLD).

We are opening this sign up to a larger audience than we normally would. Please use your best judgment in passing the link along. Look at our Signup Genius and choose a topic area or two which intrigues you. (Link in comments)

01/20/2026

01/13/2026

Our 2027 TOC Bid Tournament Applications are open! Check out our website, https://ci.uky.edu/debate/toc/bids/bid-allocation, for selection criteria details and Google Form links.

Tournament directors need to fill out the form.

Applications will ask you to have this info ready:
- Tournament director contact information
- Anticipated dates for next season
- Entry information for all event divisions this season (numbers, number of schools, states)
- An application letter (except for speech)
- This season's results (2025-2026)
- The PRIOR season's results (2024-2025)

01/12/2026

🎉 It’s a New Year, and we’ve got lots of TOC bid tournaments this weekend! 1️⃣1️⃣ to be exact, with one last weekend!

Best of luck to all on their Road to the TOC!

12/25/2025

As the tournament season winds down for 2025, we hope all those who competed this past weekend saw growth, hit goals, and maybe earned some bids to the 2026 TOC!