APDA Statistics

Digital records since 2004

Overall Numbers
Tournaments
1,098
Since 2004
Debaters
6,171
Since 2004
Schools
183
Since 2004
Unique Teams
7,649
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
51.2
teams
Multi-Season Debaters
27.9%
2+ seasons
Recurring Teams
795
3+ tournaments
Team Results
12,862
recorded
Speaker Results
17,553
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 8923.5
2 Harvard 5202.8
3 University of Chicago 4342.0
4 George Washington 3970.5
5 Brown 3653.8
6 Brandeis 3315.3
7 Johns Hopkins 3292.5
8 Princeton 2301.8
9 Rutgers 2182.0
10 William and Mary 1962.8
Participation Leaders
Most Tournaments Attended by a Debater
# Debater School Count
1 Andrew Bowles George Washington 84
2 Sean Leonard Rutgers 80
3 Vivek Suri Johns Hopkins 75
4 Russell Leibowitz Brandeis 74
5 Nick DeVito Tufts 73
6 Alex Taubes Boston University 72
7 Michael Barton Yale 71
8 Robert Colonel Yale 71
9 Pasha Temkin Rutgers 70
10 Adam Goldstein MIT 69
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 Pranav Garigipati Rutgers 16
2 Roy Tiefer University of Chicago 16
3 Ahmad Howard University of Chicago 11
4 Shruti Narayanabhatla Rutgers 11
5 Ryan Tiedemann George Washington 10
6 Andrew Monteith Brown 10
7 Naz Soysal Yale 9
8 Ale Perri University of Chicago 9
9 Maggie Mooney University of Virginia 9
10 Shenan Worrel University of Virginia 9
Note: APDA was founded in the 1980s. Digital records on this website begin in 2004. Statistics are cached and updated hourly.