List of National Debate Tournament winners

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The National Debate Tournament is an American inter-college debate competition, held annually since 1947. The Rex Copeland award, inaugurated in 1989 for the team with the best performance over the whole season, is presented on the same occasion.

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National Debate Tournament champions

Wake Forest University maintains a list of champions, runners-up, and semi-finalists. [1]

YearNational ChampionsSchool
1947Scott Nobles & Gerald Sanders Southeastern State College
1948Keith Parks & David Cotton North Texas State College (University of North Texas)
1949Oscar Newton & Mitchell Latoff University of Alabama
1950Richard O'Connell & Thomas Hayes University of Vermont
1951 James Q. Wilson & Holt Spicer University of Redlands
1952James Q. Wilson & Holt Spicer University of Redlands
1953Gerald Kogan & Lawrence Perlmutter University of Miami
1954William Amold & Hubert Bell University of Kansas
1955Dennis Holt & Elis Storey University of Alabama
1956George Walker & James Murphy United States Military Academy
1957Norman Lefstein & Phillip Hubbart Augustana College
1958William Welsh & Richard Kirshberg Northwestern University
1959William Welsh & Richard Kirshberg Northwestern University
1960Anthony Roisman & Saul Baernstein Dartmouth College
1961 Laurence Tribe & Gene Clements Harvard University
1962Dale Williams & Sarah Benson Ohio State University
1963Fank Wohl & Stephen Kessler Dartmouth College
1964Raoul Kennedy & Douglas Pipes University of the Pacific
1965John Wittig & Barnett Pearce Carson-Newman College
1966Bill Snyder & Mike Denger Northwestern University
1967Tom Brewer & John Isaacson Dartmouth College
1968Robert Shields & Lee Thompson Wichita State University
1969Richard Lewis & Joel Perwin Harvard University
1970Robert McCulloh & David Jeans University of Kansas
1971Don Hornstein & Barrett McInerney University of California, Los Angeles
1972Mike Clough & Mike Fernandez University of California, Santa Barbara
1973 Elliot Mincberg & Ron Marmer Northwestern University
1974Charles Garvin & Greg Rosenbaum Harvard University
1975Jay Hurst & David Kent Baylor University
1976 Robin Rowland & Frank Cross University of Kansas
1977John Walker & David Ottoson Georgetown University
1978Mark Cotham & Stuart H. Singer Northwestern University
1979Michael King & John Bredehoft Harvard University
1980Don Dripps & Tom Fulkerson Northwestern University
1981Michael Alberty & Stephen Marzen University of Pittsburgh
1982Dave Sutherland & Dan Sutherland University of Louisville
1983Mark Gidley & Rodger Payne University of Kansas
1984Leonard Gail & Mark Koulogeorge Dartmouth College
1985Jonathan Massey & Ed Swaine Harvard University
1986David Brownell & Ouita Papka University of Kentucky
1987Griffin Vincent & Lyn Robbins Baylor University
1988Shaun Martin & Robert D. Wick Dartmouth College
1989Martin Loeber & Daniel Plants Baylor University
1990David Coale & Alex Lennon Harvard University
1991Roger Cole and Marc Rubinstein University of Redlands
1992 Ahilan Arulanantham & Kevin Kuswa Georgetown University
1993Ara Lovitt & Steven Sklaver Dartmouth College
1994Sean McCaffity & Jody Terry Northwestern University
1995Sean McCaffity & Jody Terry Northwestern University
1996Kate Shuster & David Heidt Emory University
1997 Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Brian Prestes Wake Forest University
1998Michael Gottlieb & Ryan Sparacino Northwestern University
1999Michael Gottlieb & Ryan Sparacino Northwestern University
2000Michael Horowitz & Jon Paul Lupo Emory University
2001Andy Peterson & Andy Ryan University of Iowa
2002Jake Foster & Jonathan Paul Northwestern University
2003Geoff Garen & Tristan Morales Northwestern University
2004Greta Stahl & Dave Strauss Michigan State University
2005Tristan Morales & Josh Branson Northwestern University
2006Ryan Burke & Casey Harrigan Michigan State University
2007Aimi Hamraie & Julie Hoehn Emory University
2008Seth Gannon & Alex Lamballe Wake Forest University
2009Brett Bricker & Nate Johnson University of Kansas
2010Carly Wunderlich & Eric Lanning Michigan State University
2011Matt Fisher & Stephanie Spies Northwestern University
2012Andrew Arsht & Andrew Markoff Georgetown University
2013Elijah Smith & Ryan Wash Emporia State University
2014Andrew Arsht & Andrew Markoff Georgetown University
2015Alex Miles & Arjun Vellayappan Northwestern University
2016David Herman & Hemanth Sanjeev Harvard University
2017Devane Murphy & Nicole Nave Rutgers University-Newark
2018Quaram Robinson & Will Katz

University of Kansas

2019Dan Bannister & Anthony Trufanov University of Kentucky
2020Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic N/A
2021Raam Tambe & Tyler Vergho Dartmouth College
2022Arvind Shankar & Tyler Vergho Dartmouth College
2023Tajaih Robinson & Iyana Trotman Wake Forest University
2024Kelly Phil & Bennett Dombcik University of Michigan

Tournament victories by school

SchoolTourn. WonYears
Northwestern University 151958, 1959, 1966, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015
Dartmouth College 81960, 1963, 1967, 1984, 1988, 1993, 2021, 2022
Harvard University 71961, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1985, 1990, 2016
University of Kansas 61954, 1970, 1976, 1983, 2009, 2018
Georgetown University 41977, 1992, 2012, 2014
Baylor University 31975, 1987, 1989
Emory University 31996, 2000, 2007
Michigan State University 32004, 2006, 2010
University of Redlands 31951, 1952, 1991
Wake Forest University 31997, 2008, 2023
University of Alabama 21949, 1955
University of Kentucky 21986, 2019
Augustana College (Illinois) 11957
Carson-Newman College 11965
University of California at Los Angeles 11971
University of California at Santa Barbara 11972
Emporia State University 12013
University of Iowa 12001
University of Louisville 11982
University of Miami 11953
University of Michigan 12024
North Texas State College 11948
Ohio State University 11962
University of the Pacific 11964
University of Pittsburgh 11981
Rutgers University-Newark 12017
Southeastern State College 11947
United States Military Academy 11956
University of Vermont 11950
Wichita State University 11968

Rex Copeland Award

The Rex Copeland award, presented on the eve of the NDT, goes to the team with the best season-long performance, ranked #1 among the 16 teams with automatic bids to the tournament. [2] Rex Copeland, a debater at Samford University, was murdered by his debate coach, William Slagle, in 1989. [3]

Wake Forest University maintains a list of the top 5 finishers for the Copeland Award. [4]

Academic YearCopeland Award WinnerSchool
TOP FIRST ROUND TEAMS - (Prior to establishing the Copeland Award)
1972–1973Stewart Jay & Bradley Ziff Georgetown University
1973–1974Charles Garvin & Greg Rosenbaum Harvard University
1974–1975Thomas Rollins & Bradley Ziff Georgetown University
1975–1976Robert Feldhake & Richard Godfrey Augustana College
1976–1977David Ottoson & John WalkerGeorgetown University
1977–1978David Ottoson & Tom RollinsGeorgetown University
1978–1979Chris Wonnell & Susan Winkler Northwestern University
1979–1980James Kirkland & John ThompsonGeorgetown University
1980–1981Cy Smith & Mark Weinhardt Dartmouth College
1981–1982Mark Gidley & Zac Grant University of Kansas
1982–1983Melanie Gardner & Erik Walker Samford University
1983–1984Leonard Gail & Mark KoulogeorgeDartmouth College
1984–1985 David Bloom & Greg Mastel Claremont McKenna College
1985–1986Dan Povinelli & Mark Friedman University of Massachusetts Amherst
1986–1987Griffin Vincent & Lyn Robbins Baylor University
1987–1988Ben Attias & Gordon MitchellNorthwestern University
1988–1989Martin Loeber & Daniel PlantsBaylor University
Copeland Award Winner
1989–1990David Coale & Alex LennonHarvard University
1990–1991Roger Cole and Marc Rubinstein University of Redlands
1991–1992Kenny Agran & Ara LovittDartmouth College
1992–1993Ara Lovitt & Steven SklaverDartmouth College
1993–1994Paul Skiermont & Jason Patil University of Kentucky
1994–1995John Hughes & Adrienne Brovero Wake Forest University
1995–1996Sean McCaffity and Mason MillerNorthwestern University
1996–1997Scott Hessell and Corey Stoughton University of Michigan
1997–1998George Kouros and Anjan Sahni Emory University
1998–1999Michael Gottlieb & Ryan SparacinoNorthwestern University
1999–2000Kristen Langwell & Andy Ryan University of Iowa
2000–2001Randy Luskey & Dan Shalmon University of California, Berkeley
2001–2002Alex Berger & Ben ThorpeDartmouth College
2002–2003Geoff Garen & Tristan MoralesNorthwestern University
2003–2004Dan Shalmon & Tejinder SinghUniversity of California, Berkeley
2004–2005Tristan Morales & Josh BransonNorthwestern University
2005–2006Michael Klinger & Nikhil MirchandaniHarvard University
2006–2007Brent Culpepper & Kevin Rabinowitz University of Georgia
2007–2008Jacob Polin & Michael BurshteynUniversity of California, Berkeley
2008–2009Matt Fisher & John WardenNorthwestern University
2009–2010Stephen Weil & Ovais InamullahEmory University
2010–2011Stephen Weil & Ovais InamullahEmory University
2011–2012Ryan Beiermeister & Layne KirshonNorthwestern University
2012–2013Andrew Arsht & Andrew MarkoffGeorgetown University
2013–2014Alex Miles & Arjun VellayappanNorthwestern University
2014–2015Alex Miles & Arjun VellayappanNorthwestern University
2015–2016David Herman & Hemanth SanjeevHarvard University
2016–2017Ayush Midha & Hemanth SanjeevHarvard University
2017–2018Will Katz & Quaram RobinsonUniversity of Kansas
2018–2019Dan Bannister & Anthony TrufanovUniversity of Kentucky
2019—2020Nathan Fleming & Miles GrayUniversity of California, Berkeley
2020—2021Raam Tambe & Tyler VerghoDartmouth College
2021—2022Rafael Pierry & Giorgio RabbiniUniversity of Michigan
2022—2023Rafael Pierry & Kelly PhilUniversity of Michigan
2023—2024Grace Kessler & Shreyas RajagopalEmory University

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