APDA Statistics

Digital records since 2004

Overall Numbers
Tournaments
1,113
Since 2004
Debaters
6,654
Since 2004
Schools
218
Since 2004
Unique Teams
19,472
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
50.8
teams
Multi-Season Debaters
28.4%
2+ seasons
Recurring Teams
874
3+ tournaments
Team Results
14,068
recorded
Speaker Results
18,152
recorded
School Accomplishments
Most Tournaments Hosted
# School Count
1 Boston University 43
2 Swarthmore 42
3 George Washington 40
4 William and Mary 37
5 Brown 35
6 Brandeis 34
7 University of Virginia 33
8 Johns Hopkins 32
9 American 32
10 Yale 31
Lifetime COTY Points
# School Points
1 Yale 9188.3
2 Harvard 5414.0
3 University of Chicago 4794.5
4 George Washington 4317.0
5 Brown 3738.8
6 Brandeis 3362.3
7 Johns Hopkins 3348.0
8 Princeton 2308.8
9 Rutgers 2221.3
10 Boston University 2139.3
Participation Leaders
Most Tournaments Attended by a Debater
# Debater School Count
1 Nick DeVito Tufts 90
2 Andrew Bowles George Washington 85
3 Nate Sumimoto George Washington 81
4 Joe Clancy Georgetown 80
5 Sean Leonard Rutgers 80
6 Pranav Garigipati Rutgers 79
7 Vivek Suri Johns Hopkins 75
8 Muzamil Godil Johns Hopkins 74
9 Russell Leibowitz Brandeis 74
10 Pasha Temkin Rutgers 73
Most Tournaments Attended by a Team
# Team Debaters Count
1 George Washington KS 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 41
2 Shruti Narayanabhatla Rutgers 24
3 Rohan Sachdev University of Chicago 21
4 Naz Soysal Yale 21
5 Ryan Tiedemann George Washington 20
6 Daniel Katari University of Chicago 18
7 Roy Tiefer University of Chicago 17
8 Yuki Nakano George Washington 16
9 Cecilia Granda-Scott Amherst 13
10 Not Recorded Unaffiliated 12
Note: APDA was founded in the 1980s. Digital records on this website begin in 2004. Statistics are cached and updated hourly.