Boren Cup 24 Postponed

Oklahoma Academic Team originally decided to host Boren Cup 24 on March 1. Because of a lack of initial interest, the team has decided to postpone it to April 26.

The next tournament that OAT will attend is Tulsa Open Academic Spring Tournament 2 at the University of Tulsa on Saturday, March 29. It will be a mirror of the Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament. On Sunday, March 30, Tulsa will also host a mirror of the RC Cola Classic, a trash tournament held at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Oklahoma Now on Waiting List

The Division I team (Sydney Ashby, David Gagne, Matthew King, Brian Morrow, and Chris Terrill) that Oklahoma Academic Team sent to the NAQT Southwest SCT is now on the waiting list for qualifying for the NAQT Intercollegiate Championship Tournament at Washington University at St. Louis. Based on this information, Oklahoma was the 39th best team overall in Division I.

The complete list of Division I teams invited to the ICT is available at http://www.naqt.com/ict/2008/invitations-di.html.

Update: As of March 6, the ICT now has 32 registered teams. Although Oklahoma has moved up to second on the waiting list, it will not receive an invitation to the ICT.

Alumni Page Now Available

I have uploaded a list of Oklahoma Academic Team alumni at http://www.ou.edu/student/okacf/alumni.html.

I felt that it was time to recognize the many members that this team has had and to restore a missing part of the Web site that had been present in previous versions.

Any incorrect or missing information should be reported to the officers listed on the Contact Us page.

ACF Regionals 2008 Results

Oklahoma Academic Team sent two teams to compete in ACF Regionals, held at the University of Tulsa on Saturday, February 16. After a double round robin, Texas claimed the championship with a 10-0 record.

Oklahoma A (Robert Hayes, Matthew King, Brian Morrow, and Chris Terrill) finished in second place with a 7-3 record, and Oklahoma B (David Gagne, Daniel Page, and Ted Swang) finished in fifth place with a 3-7 record. The top five scorers were Matt Nance (Texas), Brian Morrow (Oklahoma A), Nathaniel Russell (Tulsa), David Gagne (Oklahoma B), and Colin Brown (Oklahoma State A). Full statistics are available at http://orgs.utulsa.edu/academicbowl/tournaments_files/ACF%20Regionals%202008_standings.html.

The next tournament for the Oklahoma Academic Team will be Boren Cup 24, part of the team's high school tournament series, on March 1 at the University of Oklahoma.

2008 NAQT Southwest SCT Results

Oklahoma Academic Team sent two teams, one each in Division I and Division II, to the NAQT Southwest Sectional Championship Tournament held at the University of Tulsa on Saturday, February 9. Harding won Division I, and Truman State A won Division II.

Our team in Division I (Sydney Ashby, David Gagne, Matthew King, Brian Morrow, and Chris Terrill) finished in second place with a 7-5 record after completing a quadruple round robin. The team had only three opponents: a team from Harding and two teams from Oklahoma State. Brian was the second-highest scorer with 36.36 points per game, Matthew was third-highest with 30.42 PPG, and David was sixth-highest with 22.92 PPG.

In Division II, our team (Robert Hayes, Cliff Marroquin, and Sarah Yost) won the middle bracket, thereby earning fifth place, and compiled an 8-5 record. Robert was the third-highest scorer with 53.46 points per game.

Full statistics for Division I are available at http://orgs.utulsa.edu/academicbowl/tournaments_files/NAQT%20SCT%20DI%202008_standings.html, and those for Division II are at http://orgs.utulsa.edu/academicbowl/tournaments_files/NAQT%20SCT%20DII%202008_standings.html.

Because of the teams' performances, it is unlikely that either team will receive a bid to compete in the 2008 NAQT Intercollegiate Championship Tournament at Washington University at St. Louis.

The next tournament for Oklahoma Academic Team is ACF Regionals on February 16 at the University of Tulsa.

Sword Bowl 2008 Mirror Canceled

Oklahoma Academic Team has decided to cancel its mirror of Sword Bowl 2008 because of a lack of interest.

The next contest that OAT will attend is the NAQT South Sectional Championship Tournament at the University of Tulsa on February 9.

Upcoming Events for Spring 2008

Oklahoma Academic Team has several events scheduled for the Spring 2008 semester.

First, OAT will host Sword Bowl, a mirror of the same tournament at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, on February 2. Sword Bowl is intended to be a novice tournament, but all are welcome to attend.

OAT will then travel to Tulsa for the NAQT Southwest Sectional Championship Tournament on February 9. OAT will attempt to qualify a team for the NAQT Intercollegiate Championship Tournament for the third consecutive year. OAT has sent two Division II teams to NAQT ICT in the past two SCTs.

On February 16, OAT will return to Tulsa for ACF Regionals. Matt Weiner, the head editor, has promised a significant drop in difficulty for this tournament, which should make it more appealing for players apprehensive of ACF.

Boren Cup 24, part of the team's high school tournament series, is scheduled for March 1. It will use the same questions as the Dennis Haskins Open at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Finally, OAT will make a third trip to Tulsa for Tulsa Open Academic Spring Tournament 2, a mirror of the Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament, on March 29.

National tournaments are scheduled for April. TRASHionals is at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from April 4-6. The NAQT ICT is at Washington University at St. Louis from April 11-12. ACF Nationals is at Brandeis University on April 26. At this point, it is unknown if OAT will attend any of these.