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The University of Kansas has one of the richest traditions in debate in the nation. KU has sent more teams to the National Debate Tournament (NDT) than any other college or university, and has recently begun a tradition of competition in the Cross-Examination Debate Association that will surely bring it comparable recognition. KU debaters have reached the final four of the NDT 12 times (10 times since 1970), qualified for the tournament over 30 consecutive years, and had over 70 individual team appearances. KU debaters have won the coveted national title four times. While the national titles are themselves impressive, the cumulative total of over 11,000 debates won and nearly 2,500 team and individual awards puts KU Debate in a class of its own.
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Total Teams in Elimination Rounds 1947-2001
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1. Northwestern University
2. Dartmouth College
3. Emory University
4. University of Kansas
5. Harvard University
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56
49
42
41
39 |
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Most Years Qualifying for the NDT
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1. University of So. California
2. University of Kansas
3. Dartmouth College
4. Harvard Universtiy
5. Northwestern University
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50
49
48
47
45 |
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Most Consecutive Years Qualifying for the NDT
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1. University of So. California
2. University of Kansas
3. Georgetown University
4. Harvard University
5. University of Redlands
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39 (50)
34 (50)
32 (50)
31 (50)
30 (50) |
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Total Elimination Round Wins 1947-2001
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1. Northwestern University
2. Dartmouth College
3. Harvard University
4. University of Kansas
5. Georgetown University
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82-46 (64%)
78-43 (64.4%)
58-33 (63.7%)
46-37 (55.4%)
21-31 (57.5%) |
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Most Teams Voted Sweet 16
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1. Northwestern University
2. Dartmouth College
3. Emory University
4/5. University of Kansas
4/5. Harvard University
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35
33
28
25
25 |
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