Created by Prof. Joe Lester, Nova Southeastern,
for the Law School Trial Team Community
SPRING 2021 RESULTS
Florida State Bar’s
Chester Bedell
January 29-31
(14 Teams)
Stetson wins over St. Thomas (FL).
Miami and Florida International were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Cooley (FL) 2 teams, Florida 2 teams, Stetson, Florida International 2, Miami, St. Thomas (FL) , Florida State 2 teams.
George Mason’s
Costello Competition
February 4-7
(32 Teams)
Texas wins over Case Western.
Georgetown and Loyola New Orleans were semi-finalists.
Emory, Michigan, Quinnipiac, and Tulane were quarter-finalists
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: American, Mercer, Tulane 2, Richmond 1, Richmond 2, Michigan 2, Golden Gate, Harvard, LSU, UC Berkeley, Connecticut, Texas A & M, Virginia, Ole Miss, Cincinnati, Florida State, Houston, Nova Southeastern, Cornell, NYU, Colorado, Southwestern, South Texas and Brooklyn.
Mississippi’s
SOUTHERN CLASSIC
February 12-14
(16 Teams)
Fordham wins over Harvard.
George Mason and Texas Tech were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Campbell, Houston, LSU, Loyola New Orleans, Michigan, Faulkner, Mississippi College, New York, Northwestern, SMU, Mississippi and Tulane.
American’s
CAPITOL CITY CHALLENGE
March 11-14
(32 Teams)
Georgetown wins over Howard.
Drexel and UCLA were semi-finalists.
South Carolina, Fordham, Pacific McGeorge, and Denver were quarter-finalists.
Hofstra, Nova Southeastern, Campbell, UIC John Marshall, Temple, St. John’s, Loyola Chicago, and Georgia State were oct-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Buffalo, Chicago-Kent, Cumberland, George Mason, George Washington, Golden Gate, Houston, Illinois, Maryland, South Texas, Stetson, Syracuse, Texas, UC Berkeley, and UC Davis.
Pacific’s
NATIONAL ETHICS Competition
March 18-21
(34 Teams)
UCLA wins over Denver.
American and Chicago-Kent were semifinalists
Fordham, Stetson, Temple and Texas were quarter-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: St. Mary’s, Miami, Illinois, Maryland, Cumberland, UC Davis, Houston, Drexel, UC Hastings, UIC John Marshall, Loyola Chicago, Emory, Buffalo, Brooklyn, Golden Gate, South Texas, Arkansas Little Rock, Northwestern, LSU, Florida State, Cornell, William & Mary, Chapman, San Diego, Pace, and St. John’s.
South Texas’
SOUTH TEXAS CHALLENGE
March 25-28
(34 Teams)
Georgia wins over UCLA.
Houston and Howard were semi-finalists.
American, Chicago-Kent, Georgia State, and Nova Southeastern were quarter-finalists.
UC Berkeley, Campbell, Cincinnati, Cumberland, Duquesne, St. Mary’s, Temple, and SMU were octo-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Chapman, Charleston, Faulkner, George Mason, Georgetown, Maryland, NYU, Oklahoma, Penn, Quinnipiac, San Diego, South Carolina, South Dakota, South Texas, Stetson, Thurgood Marshall, and UIC John Marshall.
George Washington’s
ESTRELLA COMPETITION
April 10-11
(14 Teams)
Brooklyn wins over George Washington.
Buffalo and Pace were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Chapman, Emory, Fordham, LSU, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Penn, Puerto Rico and Virginia.
San Fernando Valley Bar Association's
Trial Advocacy Competition
April 10-11
(8 Teams)
UCLA wins over Pepperdine.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Pepperdine Team 2, Thomas Jefferson, UC Davis, Western State, Chapman and San Francisco.
Puerto Rico’s
TRIAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION
April 15-18
(14 Teams)
Rutgers wins over Baylor.
American and Stetson were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Fordham, InterAmerican Puerto Rico, Pace, Suffolk, UIC John Marshall, Houston, Miami, South Carolina and South Dakota.
South Carolina’s
TRIALS and TRIBULATIONS
April 15-18
(14 Teams)
Baylor wins over Houston.
Hofstra and UCLA were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: American, Drexel, Georgia, InterAmerican Puerto Rico, Pace, Quinnipiac, South Dakota, South Texas, St. Mary’s, and University of D.C.
ACTL/TYLA NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION (NTC) REGIONALS:
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REGION 1
Host – NEW HAMPSHIRE
(18 Teams, 10 Schools)
HARVARD and QUINNIPIAC win!
Harvard 2 and Suffolk were finalists.
Quinnipiac 2, New Hampshire, New England and Boston College were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Maine, Connecticut 1, Connecticut 2, Boston 1, Boston 2, New Hampshire 2, Vermont 1, Vermont 2, Boston College 2, New England 2, Suffolk 2.
REGION 2
Host – FORDHAM
(22 Teams, 14 Schools)
SYRACUSE and SYRACUSE win!
Hofstra and St. John’s were finalists.
Yale, New York, Yeshiva and Brooklyn were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Pace 1, Pace 2, Cornell, New York 2, NYU 1, NYU 2, Yeshiva 2, Hofstra 2, Yale, Florida, Brooklyn 2, Tulane, St. John’s 2, Buffalo and Alabama.
REGION 3
Host – TEMPLE
(22 Teams, 11 Schools)
DREXEL and DREXEL win!
American and Duquesne were finalists.
American 2, Villanova, Penn 1 and Penn 2 were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Pittsburgh 1, Pittsburgh 2, Duquesne 2, Villanova 2, Rutgers 1, Rutgers 2, Dickinson 1, Dickinson 2, Seton Hall 1, Seton Hall 2, Penn State 1, Penn State 2, Widener 1, and Widener 2.
REGION 4
Host – AMERICAN
(18 Teams, 11 Schools)
GEORGETOWN and TEMPLE win!
Temple 2 and Virginia were finalists.
Catholic, Howard, Georgetown and Maryland were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: George Washington, West Virginia 1, West Virginia 2, Maryland 2, Howard 2, Catholic 2, Widener Delaware, Baltimore 1, Baltimore 2, and George Mason.
REGION 5
Host – SOUTH CAROLINA
(18 Teams, 10 Schools)
SOUTH CAROLINA and WAKE FOREST win!
Campbell and Wake Forest 2 were finalists.
South Carolina 2, William & Mary, North Carolina, and Duke were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: North Carolina Central 1, North Carolina Central 2, Charleston 1, Charleston 2, North Carolina 2, Campbell 2, Richmond, Duke 2, Elon 1, Elon 2.
REGION 6
Host – FLORIDA
(22 Teams, 12 Schools)
FORDHAM and MIAMI win!
Stetson and Florida State were finalists.
Nova Southeastern, Mercer, Georgia and St. Thomas were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Stetson 2, Georgia 2, Miami 2, Nova Southeastern 2, Emory 1, Emory 2, Puerto Rico, Mercer 2, Florida State 2, St. Thomas 2, Georgia State 1, Georgia State 2, BYU and Fordham 2.
REGION 7
Host – OHIO NORTHERN
(20 Teams, 10 Schools)
AKRON and CINCINNATI win!
Case Western and Michigan were finalists.
Case Western 2, Michigan State, Ohio Northern and Ohio State were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Michigan State 1, Michigan State 2, Notre Dame 1, Notre Dame 2, Michigan 2, Ohio State 1, Ohio State 2, Case Western 2, Dayton 1, Dayton 2, Wayne State 1, Wayne State 2, Akron 2, Ohio Northern 1, Ohio Northern 2, and Cincinnati 2.
REGION 8
Host – FAULKNER
(20 Teams, 11 Schools)
CUMBERLAND and CUMBERLAND win!
Faulkner and Northern Kentucky were finalists.
Ole Miss 1, Ole Miss 2, Northern Kentucky 2, and Belmont were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Memphis 1, Memphis 2, Louisville, Faulkner 2, Vanderbilt, Tennessee 1, Tennessee 2, Mississippi College 1, Mississippi College 2, Kentucky 1, Kentucky 2, and Belmont 2.
REGION 9
Host – LOYOLA CHICAGO
(16 Teams, 9 Schools)
CHICAGO-KENT and CHICAGO-KENT win!
Northwestern and UIC John Marshall were finalists.
Loyola Chicago, Northwestern 2, Wash U and William & Mary were semifinalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Loyola Chicago 2,Indiana 1, Indiana 2, Wash U 2, Southern Illinois 1, Southern Illinois 2, DePaul 1, DePaul 2.
REGION 10
Host – TEXAS and TEXAS SOUTHERN
(18 Teams, 9 Schools)
BAYLOR and BAYLOR win!
Houston and Texas were finalists.
St. Mary’s 1, St. Mary’s 2, South Texas, and Southern were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: LSU 1, LSU 2, Southern 2, South Texas 2, Houston 2, Texas 2, Loyola New Orleans 1, Loyola New Orleans 2, Drake 1, and Drake 2.
REGION 11
Host – SMU
(26 Teams, 14 Schools)
TULANE and MISSOURI win!
Texas Southern and Texas Tech were finalists.
Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 1, Tulsa 2, and Kansas were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Washburn 1, Washburn 2, Oklahoma 1, Oklahoma 2, UNT Dallas 1, UNT Dallas 2, Missouri 2, Arkansas 1, Arkansas 2, Oklahoma City 1, Oklahoma City 2, SMU 1, SMU 2, UMKC 1, UMKC 2, Kansas 2, Texas A&M 1, Texas A&M 2, and Texas Southern 2.
REGION 12
Host – DRAKE
(18 Teams, 9 Schools)
MINNESOTA and NEBRASKA win!
Iowa and St. Thomas were finalists.
Minnesota 2, Iowa 2, North Dakota 1, and North Dakota 2 were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: South Dakota 1, South Dakota 2, St. Thomas 2, Creighton 1, Creighton 2, Mitchell Hamline 1, Mitchell Hamline 2, Nebraska 2, Wisconsin 1, Wisconsin 2.
REGION 13
Host – DENVER
(18 Teams, 10 Schools)
DENVER and DENVER win!
Gonzaga and Washington were finalists.
Colorado 1, Colorado 2, Lewis & Clark and Oregon 1 were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Oregon 2, Utah 1, Utah 2, Gonzaga 2, Seattle 1, Seattle 2, Lewis & Clark 2, Washington 2, La Verne and BYU.
REGION 14
Host – SANTA CLARA
(22 Teams, 12 Schools)
UC BERKELEY and UC HASTINGS win!
Pacific McGeorge and UNLV were finalists.
Arizona 1, Arizona 2, UC Berkeley 2, and UC Davis were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: UC Hastings 2, New Mexico 1, New Mexico 2, Santa Clara 1, Santa Clara 2, UC Davis 2, Stanford 1, Stanford 2, Pacific McGeorge 2, Golden Gate 1, Golden Gate 2, UNLV 2, Arizona State and SMU.
REGION 15
Host – LOYOLA LA and UCLA
(16 Teams, 8 Schools)
UCLA and UCLA win!
Loyola LA and Pepperdine were finalists.
San Diego 1, Loyola LA 2, Southwestern and San Diego 2 were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Southwestern 2, Pepperdine 2, Cal Western 1, Cal Western 2, Thomas Jefferson 1, Thomas Jefferson 2, and Western State 2.
NTC NATIONALS
April 7-10
(30 Teams; 23 Schools)
UCLA wins over Wake Forest!
Baylor and Georgetown were semi-finalists.
UCLA 2, Denver, Drexel and Quinnipiac were quarter-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Denver 2, UC Berkeley, UC Hastings, Minnesota, Nebraska, Baylor 2, Chicago-Kent 1, Chicago-Kent 2, Cumberland 1, Cumberland 2, Akron, Cincinnati, Fordham, Miami, Temple, Georgetown, Drexel 2, Syracuse 1, Syracuse 2, Harvard, Missouri, and Tulane.
American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition
(AAJ STAC) REGIONALS
(16 Teams in each)
Eastern 1 Region
HARVARD wins over Villanova!
Florida International and Cincinnati were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Albany, Cleveland State 1, Cleveland State 2, Harvard 2, Regent, Mercer 1, Mercer 2, Syracuse 1, Syracuse 2, Michigan 1, Michigan 2, and Villanova 2.
Eastern 2 Region
GEORGETOWN wins over Richmond!
Georgetown 2 and Maryland were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Ave Maria, George Washington, North Carolina Central 1, North Carolina Central 2, Northern Kentucky, Touro 1, Touro 2, Maryland 2, NYU, Richmond 2, Wake Forest 1, and Wake Forest 2.
Eastern 3 Region
FORDHAM wins over Yale!
Brooklyn and Ohio State were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Brooklyn 2, Duquesne, Fordham 2, Georgia State 1, Georgia State 2, Hofstra, Nova Southeastern, Ohio Northern 1, Ohio Northern 2, St. Thomas, Florida, Western New England, and Widener.
Eastern 4 Region
AMERICAN wins over Penn!
Drexel and Quinnipiac were semi-finalists
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: American 2, Boston, Case Western 1, Case Western 2, New York 1, New York 2, Quinnipiac 2, Kentucky, North Carolina 1, North Carolina 2, Yeshiva 1, and Yeshiva 2.
Eastern 5 Region
CONNECTICUT wins over Catholic!
Florida State and Georgia were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Barry, Catholic, Florida State 1, Florida State 2, George Mason, Liberty, St. John’s 1, St. John’s 2, Stetson, Connecticut 1, Connecticut 2, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina 1, South Carolina 2, Wayne State 1, Wayne State 2 and West Virginia.
Eastern 6 Region
PACE wins over Campbell!
Pace 2 and Emory were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Campbell 2, Charleston 1, Charleston 2, Emory 2, Howard, Indiana, Michigan State, Rutgers 1, Rutgers 2, Seton Hall, Temple, Akron, Notre Dame 1, and Notre Dame 2.
Central 1 Region
: CUMBERLAND wins over Cumberland!
Creighton and St. Thomas were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Chicago-Kent 1, Chicago-Kent 2, Creighton 1, Creighton 2, Mississippi College 1, Mississippi College 2, Southern, Texas Southern, Tulane, Arkansas, Texas, Wisconsin and Vanderbilt.
Central 2 Region
BELMONT wins over Baylor!
Loyola New Orleans and Houston were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor 2, Belmont 2, Lincoln Memorial, SMU, Suffolk 1, Suffolk 2, Loyola New Orleans 2, Houston 2, Missouri, South Dakota and Wash U.
Central 3 Region
SOUTH TEXAS wins over Faulkner!
Tulsa and Drake were semi-finalists
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Birmingham 1, Birmingham 2, DePaul, Drake 2, John Marshall Atlanta, Mitchell Hamline 1, Mitchell Hamline 2, South Texas 2, Oklahoma 1, Oklahoma 2, St. Thomas, and Tulsa 2.
Central 4 Region
UMKC wins over Illinois!
St. Mary’s and Mississippi were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: LSU, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Northwestern, St. Mary’s, Texas A & M, Texas Tech, Arkansas Little Rock 1, Arkansas Little Rock 2, Alabama, Illinois 1, Illinois 2, Mississippi 2, UMKC 1, UMKC 2, and Washburn.
Pacific 1 Region
PACIFIC MCGEORGE wins over Loyola LA!
Loyola LA 2 and Willamette were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Arizona State, BYU, Chapman 1, Chapman 2, Pepperdine 1, Pepperdine 2, Southwestern, UC Hastings 1, UC Hastings 2, Colorado, and Pacific McGeorge 2.
Pacific 2 Region
UCLA wins over UCLA!
Cal Western and UC Berkeley were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Denver, Cal Western 2, Golden Gate, Thomas Jefferson 1, Thomas Jefferson 2, UC Berkeley 2, UNLV 1, UNLV 2, San Diego 1, San Diego 2, Washington 1, and Washington 2.
AAJ Nationals
April 14-18
(13 Teams)
UCLA wins over Pace!
Belmont and Fordham were semi-finalists.
South Texas, Pacific McGeorge, American and Cumberland were top 8.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Georgetown, Connecticut, Harvard, UMKC, and Missouri.
Baylor’s
Top Gun Competition
June 3-6
(16 Teams)
CHICAGO-KENT wins over UC Berkeley.
Harvard and Fordham were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Campbell, Drexel, Georgetown, Loyola LA, Cumberland, Stetson, Syracuse, Temple, UCLA, Denver, Pacific McGeorge and Wake Forest.