Tournament Schedule
Tournament | Teams | Start Date | End Date | Location | Entry Fee Due | Drop Dates (drop fee after) | Entry Fee |
Stephen Stewart | Both | 9/26/25 | 9/28/25 | Milpitas HS | 8/27/25 | 8/27/25 | ● Varsity LD: $95/entry ● Varsity PF: $145/entry ● IEs: $35/entry ● Duo: $50/entry |
CFL 1 - Speech | Speech | 10/18/25 | 10/18/25 | Milpitas HS | 9/24/25 | 10/4/25 | $13 per student |
CFL 1 - Debate | Debate | 10/19/25 | 10/19/25 | Milpitas HS | 9/24/25 | 10/4/25 | $13 per student |
Speech Novice | Speech | 10/25/25 | 10/25/25 | Westmont HS | 10/1/25 | 10/11/25 | $13 per student |
CFL 2 - Debate | Debate | 11/15/25 | 11/15/25 | Westmont HS | 10/22/25 | 11/1/25 | $13 per student |
SVUDL - John Lewis | Both | 11/22/25 | 11/23/25 | TBD | 10/29/25 | 11/8/25 | |
CFL 2 - Speech | Speech | 12/13/25 | 12/13/25 | Westmont HS | 11/19/25 | 11/29/25 | $13 per student |
Debate Novice | Debate | 12/14/25 | 12/14/25 | Westmont HS | 11/19/25 | 11/29/25 | $13 per student |
James Logan, MLK | Both | 1/17/26 | 1/18/26 | James Logan HS | 11/12/26 | 12/17/26 | |
CFL 3 - Debate | Debate | 1/24/26 | 1/24/26 | Milpitas HS | 1/7/26 | 1/14/26 | $13 per student |
CFL 3 - Speech | Speech | 1/25/26 | 1/25/26 | Milpitas HS | 1/7/26 | 1/14/26 | $13 per student |
Rotary Speech Contest | Both | TBD | TBD | Sunnyvale | N/A | 2 weeks prior | No entry fee - $ prizes awarded |
Cal Invitational | Both | 2/14/26 | 2/16/26 | UC Berkeley | 12/10/26 | 1/14/26 | |
SVUDL - Ryan Mills | Both | 2/21/26 | 2/22/26 | TBD | 12/21/25 | 1/21/26 | |
State Qualifier - Debate (March topic) | Debate | 2/27/26 | 2/28/26 | Palo Alto HS | 2/4/26 | 2/13/26 | |
State Qualifier - Speech | Speech | 3/1/26 | 3/1/26 | Palo Alto HS | 2/4/26 | 2/13/26 | |
National Qualifier | Both | 3/21/26 | 3/22/26 | Bellarmine CP | 3/4/26 | 3/11/26 | |
CHAMPIONSHIPS | |||||||
TOC | Both | 4/11/26 | 4/12/26 | Kentucky University | |||
CHSSA State Championship | Both | 4/17/26 | 4/19/26 | James Logan HS (not confirmed) | |||
NSDA Last Chance National Qualifier | Both | 4/25/26 | 4/25/26 | Online | N/A | 2 weeks prior | No entry fee - subsidized by a donor |
NIETOC | Both | 5/8/26 | 5/10/26 | Shakopee, Minnesota |