APDA Statistics

Digital records since 2004

Overall Numbers
Tournaments
1,096
Since 2004
Debaters
6,153
Since 2004
Schools
182
Since 2004
Unique Teams
7,565
Since 2004
Historical Trends
Note: Debater counts include only those who received awards (team or speaker results). Non-placing debaters were not systematically tracked until the 2025-26 season.
Note: Team counts include only teams that received awards or were entered in results. Non-placing teams were not systematically tracked until the 2025-26 season.
Key Metrics
Avg Tournament Size
51.3
teams
Multi-Season Debaters
27.8%
2+ seasons
Recurring Teams
788
3+ tournaments
Team Results
12,733
recorded
Speaker Results
17,448
recorded
School Accomplishments
Most Tournaments Hosted
# School Count
1 Boston University 43
2 Swarthmore 42
3 George Washington 39
4 William and Mary 37
5 Brandeis 34
6 Brown 34
7 University of Virginia 32
8 American 32
9 Yale 31
10 Johns Hopkins 30
Lifetime COTY Points
# School Points
1 Yale 8902.5
2 Harvard 5184.8
3 University of Chicago 4322.0
4 George Washington 3921.0
5 Brown 3653.8
6 Brandeis 3315.3
7 Johns Hopkins 3292.5
8 Princeton 2301.8
9 Rutgers 2165.5
10 William and Mary 1962.8
Participation Leaders
Most Tournaments Attended by a Debater
# Debater School Count
1 Andrew Bowles George Washington 65
2 Sean Leonard Rutgers 65
3 Alex Taubes Boston University 64
4 Grant May Yale 62
5 Adam Goldstein MIT 61
6 Vivek Suri Johns Hopkins 61
7 Russell Leibowitz Brandeis 58
8 Nick DeVito Tufts 56
9 Coulter King Harvard 55
10 Michael Barton Yale 53
Most Tournaments Attended by a Team
# Team Debaters Count
1 George Washington SK Parker Kelly and Nate Sumimoto 37
2 MIT CG Kathleen Clark-Adams and Adam Goldstein 35
3 Yale BB Zach Bakal and Michael Barton 34
4 Rutgers TA Pasha Temkin and Max Albert 34
5 Georgetown CR Joe Clancy and Ally Ross 32
6 Boston University PW Teddy Wyman and Jasper Primack 29
7 Johns Hopkins WS Sean Withall and Vivek Suri 28
8 Yale DC Max Dovala and Andrew Connery 27
9 Brandeis LB Keith Barry and Russell Leibowitz 27
10 Yale TC Robert Colonel and David Trinh 26
Most Recorded Rounds
# Debater School Rounds
1 Roy Tiefer University of Chicago 16
2 Pranav Garigipati Rutgers 16
3 Ahmad Howard University of Chicago 11
4 Ryan Tiedemann George Washington 10
5 Andrew Monteith Brown 10
6 Perry Beckett Brown 9
7 Ale Perri University of Chicago 9
8 Maggie Mooney University of Virginia 9
9 Shenan Worrel University of Virginia 9
10 Shruti Narayanabhatla Rutgers 9
Note: APDA was founded in the 1980s. Digital records on this website begin in 2004. Statistics are cached and updated hourly.