Tag: 2022-2023 Extemp Central National Points Race

The first standings of the 2022-2023 Extemp Central National Points Race have been released!  These results reflect the outcomes of the National Speech and Debate Season Opener at the University of Kentucky and the Yale University Invitational.  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The next National Points Race competition will be the New York City Invitational, which will take place next weekend.  It will be a fifth tier event that will award points to all finalists and 40 points to the winner.

The National Points Race is a season-long competition that seeks to identify the top extempers across a select group of prestigious national circuit events.  Extemp Central recognizes that in some years the top extemper in the nation may not win the National Points Race due to the inability of some competitors to travel extensively.  Still, six national champions (three CFL and three NSDA) are among the seven previous National Points Race winners.

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