Carleton Undergraduate Tournament 12

This will be an undergraduate-only tournament with questions (IS-86) supplied by National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT). These are questions written primarily for high school competition, but they are also suitable for collegiate play by novice teams, or by more experienced undergraduates playing as individuals or in pairs. In order to try to match team strength to the question level, we set eligibility for CUT tournaments as follows:

Individuals ineligible to play in Division II at the 2010 NAQT SCTs (see NAQT eligibility rules) may play only as part of a two-person team or as a solo team.

Individuals who have answered an average of 2.5 tossups per game played or better in any past NAQT ICT in Division I may play only as a solo team.

(The statistic to determine eligibility is based only on tossups credited, regardless of neg. fives. Thus a person playing 16 games in a past ICT in Division I must play solo in our tournament if they correctly answered 40 or more tossups in that ICT. A person playing 15 games in a past ICT in Division I must play solo at CUT if they had 38 or more tossups to their credit. Statistics from past NAQT ICTs are to be found on the NAQT web pages.

Undergraduates whose first intercollegiate academic quiz competition as part of a college team came during the current 2009/10 season may play on teams of up to four players.

Undergraduates eligible for Division II play in 2010 whose school did not earn an invitation to the NAQT ICT in either Division I or II in either 2008 or 2009 may play on teams of up to four players, whether they are in their first year of intercollegiate competition or not.

Undergraduates not in their first year of intercollegiate academic competition, whose school did earn an invitation to the NAQT ICT in either division in either 2008 or 2009, may not play on teams of more than two players.

For purposes of eligibility for CUT, "undergraduate" means anyone who has not been awarded a bachelors degree or equivalent from any institution prior to the tournament.

We are limiting the field size to 28 teams, and we haved reached this for some past tournaments, so register early.

The tournament will use NAQT rules, except that matches will be untimed. All teams will be assured of playing at least 11 rounds.

WHEN: Sat. November 14, 2009. The schedule will depend in part upon the number of teams registering, but here's a stab at it, subject to change:

9:00-9:30 Registration (Olin 141)
9:30-9:45 All tournament meeting (Olin 141)
9:45-12:45 Match play
12:45-2.00 Lunch break
2:00-4:30 Match play
4:45-6 Playoff rounds

WHERE: Carleton College, Northfield, MN. Northfield is located some 40 miles south of Minneapolis/St. Paul, a few miles east of I-35. Tournament registration and informational meeting will be in the Olin Hall of Science. See maps. Nearby parking is free and ample on Saturdays. It is less than an hour's drive to the Twin Cities airport.

LODGING: In town, we suggest reserving rooms at one of the following:

Country Inn, 507-645-2286 (closest to Carleton - not that anything's far in Northfield)
AmericInn, 507-645-7761
Super 8, 507-663-0371
College City Motel 800-775-0455 or 507-645-4426

FEES:
$60 per team. (Yes, the same fee for teams of all sizes; each takes up a spot in a capped field, just the same. And it's pretty cheap for all, for a tournament without packet submission!)
-$5 for supplying a working buzzer set (one discount per team; please let us know when registering)
-$10 for supplying a moderator through the pre-playoff rounds, if approved in advance. (A limited number are needed.)

To register teams or ask questions, contact Eric Hillemann, ehillema at carleton dot edu.