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Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of last weekend’s Harvard National Forensics Tournament and the California Invitational.  Harvard’s winner, Marc Zavarro of Western High School (FL), earned 150 points for his win, while Thomas Vandenberg of Flintridge Preparatory School (CA) earned 100 points for winning the California Invitational.

Extemp Central had also planned on counting the Marshall Mini-Spectacular since the Marshall Speech Spectacular was typically a big Midwestern event.  However, only four extempers competed at the Mini-Spectacular last weekend so Extemp Central made the executive decision not to count it in this year’s standings.

Next weekend will kick off the postseason phase of the national circuit as the Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin will take place in Nashville, Tennessee.  Seven of the top ten competitors in the National Points Race will suit up and compete in an event that could produce more shifts in the standings.

Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of last weekend’s Palm Classic, a tournament that substituted for this year’s Stanford Invitational, which was cancelled.  It was a fifth tier event, giving its International Extemp winner, William Chien of the Harker School (CA), and United States Extemp winner, Swadesh Sistla of Modern Brain (CA), forty points.  The top six extempers in each extemp category received National Points Race points.

This weekend there will be a trifecta of National Points Race events.  Harvard will award the most points as it is a second tier event that will give 150 points to its winner and give points to all extempers that reach octo-finals.  The other two will be the California Invitational, a third tier event awarding 100 points to its champion and credit to all quarter-finalists, and the Marshall Speech Mini-Spectacular, a fifth tier event that will give 40 points to its winner and points to all other finalists.  These will be the last regular season tournaments until the circuit post-season begins.

Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of last weekend’s Barkley Forum, which was a fourth tier event in the National Points Race.  The winner, Daniel Kind of Lake Highland Preparatory (FL), received 70 points and all extempers who reached the semi-finals earned points as well.

The next National Points Race tournament was going to be at Stanford in two weeks, but unfortunately Stanford University cancelled their event.  In three weeks there will be a trifecta of National Points Race events.  Harvard will award the most points as it is a second tier event that will give 150 points to its winner and give points to all extempers that reach octo-finals.  The other two will be the California Invitational, a third tier event awarding 100 points to its champion and credit to all quarter-finalists, and the Marshall Speech Mini-Spectacular, a fifth tier event that will give 40 points to its winner and points to all other finalists.  These will be the last regular season tournaments until the circuit post-season begins.

Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of last weekend’s James Logan MLK Invitational tournament, which was a fifth tier event in the National Points Race.  Extempers who placed in the top six of International Extemp and United States Extemp earned points and if an extemper reached both finals, they were credited with their top finish.

The next National Points Race event will take place in two weeks as Emory University plays host to the Barkley Forum.  This will be a fourth tier event that will award seventy points to its champion and award points to all of the extempers that reach semi-finals.

Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of last weekend’s Sunvitational tournament, which was a fourth tier event in the National Points Race.  Extempers who made the semi-final round and beyond earned points in the standings.

The next National Points Race event will take place this weekend at the James Logan MLK Invitational, a fifth tier event that will award forty points to the winners of United States and International Extemp.

Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of the George Mason University Patriot Games, a third tier event, and the University of Texas Longhorn Classic, a fourth tier event.

These standings are the final ones for first semester and the National Points Race will resume at the Sunvitational in early January.

Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of the Glenbrooks, the season’s first third tier event.  Next week will feature two National Points Race competitions, the last of the first semester.  These will be the George Mason Patriot Games and the University of Texas Longhorn Classic.  George Mason will be an asynchronous event and a third tier tournament while the Longhorn Classic will be a fourth tier event occurring in person.

Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of the Florida Blue Key, which was a fifth tier event.  The next National Points Race competition will take place in a little over two weeks at the Glenbrooks, which will be the first third tier tournament of the season.

Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of the New York City Invitational, which was a fifth tier event.  The next National Points Race competition will take place in a few weeks at the Florida Blue Key, another fifth tier competition that will award forty points to the winner.

Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of the Yale Invitational, which was a fourth tier event.  The next National Points Race competition will take place in a few weeks at the New York City Invitational, a fifth tier competition.

The first standings of the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted.  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

These early standings mirror the results of the Speech and Debate Season Opener Hosted by the University of Kentucky.  This weekend’s competition at Yale University, a fourth tier tournament that will award points to all finalists and semi-finalists, promises to shake things up.

With the national circuit season about to begin at the National Season Opener hosted by the University of Kentucky, Extemp Central wants to break down the structure of this year’s National Points Race.

The National Points was a competition that Extemp Central began during the 2008-2009 season.  It was inspired by the poker magazine Card Player.  The goal is to recognize the extemper that performed the best across a system of nationally recognized events during the season.  We recognize that any ranking system is problematic as some great extempers belong to teams that do not go to many, if any, national circuit competitions.  The National Points Race tries to weigh some of this by ranking post-season and major tournaments higher than regular season events, with the exception of Harvard, the biggest invitational tournament on the calendar.  The winner of the competition receives a trophy from Extemp Central, funded by the efforts of our generous readers and supporters.

Six extempers have won the National Points Race and curiously, no state has had a repeat winner.  Due to some interruptions of our service, we have not done the National Points Race since 2016, when it was won by Justin Graham of Trinity Preparatory School (FL).  Graham finished that season with a record 876 points in the standings.  We look forward to resuming the race this season.

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