University of Central Oklahoma Speech and Debate

Policy Debate

UCO debate is a nationally competitive debate team focusing on competition at the National Debate Tournament (NDT) and Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) style tournaments. Debate is open to all UCO students regardless of previous experience. UCO students can compete in a variety of debate formats including policy, Lincoln Douglas, Public Forum, and Parliamentary Debate.

Accomplishments

NDT Qualifiers: 1952, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 63, 72, 85, 86, 87, 89, 2006, 07, 08, 09, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 (23)
First Round At Large Bid to the NDT: 2018
NDT Octafinalists: 2017, 2018
CEDA National Champions: 1990
Madison Cup Finalists 2015, 2016, 2017

Tournament Travel

The team competes nationally and regionally. Tournaments the team has attended in the past 10 years include:

University of Missouri Kansas City
University of Kentucky
Wake Forest University
Gonzaga University
Emporia State University
Wichita State University
Northwestern University
University of Texas
University of Texas-Dallas
Weber State University
University of Central Oklahoma
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of California, Berkeley
Kentucky Round Robin
University of Pittsburgh Round Robin
Weber Round Robin
District 3 Qualifier
National Junior Division Debate Tournament
CEDA National Championship
National Debate Tournament

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