Upcoming Events

NAQT Missouri Qualifier

The NAQT Missouri Qualifier is an annual spring tournament usually hosted on the first Saturday in March in Columbia. First hosted by Missouri S&T in 2008 and 2009, the Missouri Quizbowl Alliance has hosted the tournament since 2010. As MOQBA's flagship NAQT event, this tournament regularly features a diverse field of teams from throughout Missouri, creating a championship atmosphere and recognizing the state's top teams for national tournament qualification.

2024 Qualifier - March 2, 2024 at Columbia College

The Missouri Quizbowl Alliance will host the sixteenth NAQT Missouri Qualifier on March 2, 2024 in Columbia. Registration opens on Wednesday, December 13, but interested schools should complete this short form to express interest in the tournament. We will send interested coaches a reminder email a few days before registration opens.

2023 Qualifier - March 4, 2023 at Columbia College

The Missouri Quizbowl Alliance hosted the fifteenth NAQT Missouri Qualifier on March 4, 2023 in Columbia. More information about the 2023 Qualifier

Past Qualifiers

Brief results of all past NAQT Missouri Qualifier tournaments
Date Overall Champion Runner-Up Small School Champion Very Small School Champion Size Small School Teams
February 16, 2008 North Kansas City Helias A Richland A Not awarded 9 3
February 21, 2009 North Kansas City (2) Savannah Richland (2) Not awarded 15 2
March 20, 2010 Helias A Rock Bridge A North Shelby Not awarded 14 2
March 5, 2011 Savannah A Helias A Centralia Not awarded 21 6
March 3, 2012 Ladue A Savannah A Pilot Grove Not awarded 32 5
March 2, 2013 Ladue A (2) Ladue B Hallsville Not awarded 30 7
March 1, 2014 Hallsville A Richland A Hallsville A (2) Not awarded 22 11
March 7, 2015 Hallsville A (2) Savannah Hallsville A (3) Not awarded 26 11
March 5, 2016 Hickman A Washington A Hallsville A (4) Not awarded 36 12
March 4, 2017 Washington A Central (St. Joseph) Hallsville A (5) Not awarded 30 12
March 3, 2018 Ladue A (3) Central (St. Joseph) Hallsville (6) Louisiana 35 13
March 2, 2019 Ladue A (4) Central (St. Joseph) A Hallsville A (7) Louisiana (2) 36 14
February 29, 2020 St. Louis Patriots Ladue A Hallsville A (8) Weaubleau 40 13
March 6, 2021 Due to the cancellation of NAQT's collegiate sectional championships, MOQBA was not able to host the NAQT Missouri Qualifier in 2021. Instead, we hosted the MOQBA Online Spring Tournament (MOST) using a different question set.
March 5, 2022 Ladue (5) College Heights Christian Fair Grove Eugene 30 11
March 4, 2023 Fair Grove Ladue A Fair Grove (2) Eugene (2) 47 19