North American Universities Debating Championship (NAUDC)NAUDCNorth American Universities Debating Championship
The North American university championship.
Next edition not announced yet
From 6 tabs, newest NAUDC 2026.
How many points to break?
15points, the middle of
the last 3 editions
In the middle figureOlder, not counted
Safe points at the last 3 editions with a figure: 14, 15, 17, newest first. The last team in averaged 78.7 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
Out of 69 past motions with a topic, from 6 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
18of 81 teams broke
in 2026
Who has set the motions?
- Yarn S.
- 🇺🇸 Gwen S.
- 🇺🇸 Sam H.
- 🇺🇸 Aditya D.
- 🇨🇦 Ruth S.
Chief adjudicators in 2021, the newest tab that lists them.
What gets set here
Motions with a topic, from all 6 editions with results. Pick a year to see that edition alone.
69 categorised motions across all editions.
Inrounds and outrounds
| Topic | Inrounds | Outrounds |
|---|---|---|
| International Relations | 4 of 41 | 4 of 28 |
| Economics | 20%8 of 41 | 4 of 28 |
| Social & Identity | 22%9 of 41 | 4 of 28 |
| Law & Crime | 3 of 41 | 3 of 28 |
| Religion | 3 of 41 | 3 of 28 |
Out of 41 inround and 28 outround motions with a topic, all editions.
Grand final motions
- 2026This house prefers the property view of romantic love to the relationship view of romantic love.Philosophy
- 2025This House Believes That transgender rights advocates should prioritize fighting for the legal recognition and protection of trans identity (e.g. ability to legally change gender marker/name, antidiscrimination protections) over access to gender affirming care (e.g. hormone therapy, counseling, top/bottom surgery, voice therapy)Social & Identity
- 2024THBT Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) government has done more harm than good.Politics
- 2023THO New OptimismSocial & Identity
- 2021THP a world where all writing is pseudonymousSocial & Identity
- 2019THBT it is morally legitimate to avoid taxes in undemocratic regimes.Law & Crime
The open grand final of each edition, where the tab names it.
Every edition
The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke. Open an edition for its motions and top speakers.
| Edition | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026NAUDC 2026Fri 6 Mar 2026 | 14 | 78.7 | 18 of 81 |
| 2025NAUDC 2025Sat 29 Mar 2025 | 15 | 79.1 | 16 of 114 |
| 2024NAUDC 2024Thu 28 Mar 2024 | 17 | 79.3 | 16 of 79 |
| 2023NAUDC 2023Fri 7 Apr 2023 | 12 | 79.9 | 16 of 83 |
| 2022NAUDC 2022: no tab yetSend us the tab | |||
| 2021McGill NAUDC 2021Fri 4 Feb 2022 | 12 | 79.1 | 17 of 80 |
| 2020NAUDC 2020: no tab yetSend us the tab | |||
| 2019NAUDC 20192019 | 13 | not recorded | 17 of 112 |
Who sets the motions
Chief adjudicators, from the 1 of 6 editions whose tab lists them.
| Chief adjudicator | Years |
|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Aditya D. | 2021 |
| 🇺🇸 Gwen S. | 2021 |
| 🇨🇦 Ruth S. | 2021 |
| 🇺🇸 Sam H. | 2021 |
| Yarn S. | 2021 |
How speakers score here
- average speaker score, 5 editions
- 76.6
- where most speakers land
- 74.1 to 79.1
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker82.2
- 10th speaker80.3
- 20th speaker79.5
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 5 editions.
Records and top speakers
Top speakers in this series
- 1🇺🇸 Xiao-ke L.2 editions83.1
- 2🇺🇸 Tejas S.3 editions82.4
- 3🇺🇸 Rahul K.3 editions82.3
- 4🇺🇸 Amitai P.82.3
- 5🇬🇧 Max R.2 editions82.1
- 6🇺🇸 Matt M.3 editions82.0
- 7🇺🇸 Madeleine W.2 editions82.0
- 8🇺🇸 Ryan L.2 editions82.0
- 9🇺🇸 Matt S.3 editions81.9
- 10🇺🇸 Greg W.81.8
- 11🇨🇦 Naomi P.81.7
- 12🇺🇸 Michael N.81.7
- 13🇨🇦 Jacob S.2 editions81.4
- 14🇺🇸 Elizabeth L.2 editions81.4
- 15🇺🇸 Will R.2 editions81.3
Best speaker average at any one edition.
Records
- Best speaker average🇺🇸 Xiao-ke L., 202483.1
- Biggest field2025114 teams
- Strongest fieldUltra Premier2026
Field strength by year
- 2021Above Average
- 2023Average
- 2024Premier
- 2025Premier
- 2026Ultra Premier
Older editions predate much of the rating data we hold, so early years can read lower than they were.