This season has been unlike any before for sure. As a result of the ongoing pandemic and the necessary precautions, for the first time the season starts off entirely online. We know that this is not an ideal situation for anyone, but the quizbowl community is really making the most of it by starting off … Continue reading November 2, 2020 Rankings
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Earlybird 2020 Writeup
The following article was a guest contribution by Michael Karpov, Jonathan Lau, and Zach Roseman. The Illinois quizbowl season kicked off a few weeks ago on Saturday, October 3rd, with the 2020 UIUC Earlybird online tournament. Barrington A finished off an undefeated run with a 485-280 point victory over Buffalo Grove, while University Lab A … Continue reading Earlybird 2020 Writeup
2020-21 HSQB Preseason Poll Results
The following article was a contribution by the entire Groger Ranks staff and many members of the HSQB community who helped out with this poll. Thank you. Groger Ranks is excited to be back for the 2020-21 season! Over the last couple of weeks, we have been running our annual preseason poll for people to … Continue reading 2020-21 HSQB Preseason Poll Results
2019-20 HSQB Player Poll Results
The following article was a contribution by the entire Groger Ranks staff and many members of the HSQB community who helped out with this poll. Thank you. Over the last few weeks, we at Groger Ranks have been running our annual player poll of the national high school quizbowl circuit. This poll was made up … Continue reading 2019-20 HSQB Player Poll Results
2019-20 HSQB Postseason Poll Results
The following article was a contribution by the entire Groger Ranks staff and many members of the HSQB community who helped out with this poll. Thank you. Over the last few weeks, we at Groger Ranks have been running our first postseason poll of the national high school quizbowl circuit. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic led … Continue reading 2019-20 HSQB Postseason Poll Results
2020 End-of-Season Rankings
In the absence of national championships, this exciting season has come to an end already, which means it’s time for our final rankings of 2019-20! Today we have released this set of overall rankings along with NAQT-only and mACF-only rankings, which we hope will help you to create an informed ballot for our postseason polls. … Continue reading 2020 End-of-Season Rankings
2020 Final mACF-Only Rankings
In the absence of national championships, this exciting season has come to an end already, which means it’s time for our final rankings of 2019-20! Today we have released this set of overall mACF-only rankings along with NAQT-only and overall rankings, which we hope will help you to create an informed ballot for our postseason … Continue reading 2020 Final mACF-Only Rankings
2020 Final NAQT-Only Rankings
In the absence of national championships, this exciting season has come to an end already, which means it’s time for our final rankings of 2019-20! Today we have released this set of NAQT-only rankings along with mACF-only and overall rankings, which we hope will help you to create an informed ballot for our postseason polls. … Continue reading 2020 Final NAQT-Only Rankings
BLAST Online Writeup
The following article was a contribution by Groger Ranks member John John Groger. On April 11, 24 teams participated in our online mirror of BLAST, one of the largest and most competitive online tournaments ever run for high school teams. While we had planned to host this mirror for some time, the cancellation of the … Continue reading BLAST Online Writeup
A Statement Regarding Online Tournaments
NOTE: this policy is no longer in effect for the 2020-21 season. It is our belief at Groger Ranks that online tournaments are a valued part of the quizbowl circuit. Not only have many of our members played online tournaments in the past, but we have hosted three online tournaments ourselves, including the 24-team online … Continue reading A Statement Regarding Online Tournaments
