National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence
The National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence operates an invitation-only national championship tournament once per year for parliamentary debate (a.k.a. parli). NPTE attracts the top teams in the nation that compete in the parli debate format supported by the National Parliamentary Debate Association.
Teams qualify for the NPTE based on their season-long performances at various invitational tournaments around the United States. The ranking system awards points for both preliminary and elimination round performances. Only the top 64 teams in the nation are invited to attend the NPTE.
Recent Champions
| Year | Team | School |
| 2016 | Sam Cook & Steven Hullum | University of Texas at Tyler |
| 2015 | Josh Rivera & Zach Schneider | Southern Illinois University |
| 2014 | McKay Campbell & Emily Halter | Lewis & Clark College |
| 2013 | Josh Rivera & Mike Selck | Southern Illinois University |
| 2012 | Lauren Knoth & Josh Ramsey | Washburn University |
| 2011 | Hank Fields & Matt Gander | University of Oregon |
| 2010 | Than Hedman & William Van Treuren | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 2009 | Max Alderman & David Pena | University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2008 | Kevin Calderwood & Kyle Dennis | Southern Illinois University |
| 2007 | Kevin Garner & Luke Landry | William Jewell College |
| 2006 | Josh Anderson & Rachel Safran | University of Puget Sound |
| 2005 | Ian Samuel & Marie Tenny | University of South Carolina |
| 2004 | Glenn Prince & J.D. Shipman | University of South Carolina |
| 2003 | Michael Owens & Joshua Wilkerson | University of Wyoming |
| 2002 | Kristine Clancy & Audrey Mink | California State University, Long Beach |
| 2001 | Heidi Ford & Alan Tauber | University of Oregon |
Top Speakers
| Year | Speaker | School |
| 2016 | Alyson Escalante | University of Oregon |
| 2015 | Josh Rivera | Southern Illinois University |
| 2014 | Liz Fetherston | University of Oregon |
| 2013 | Josh Rivera | Southern Illinois University |
| 2012 | Lauren Knoth | Washburn University |
| 2011 | Joe Allen | Washburn University |
| 2010 | Adam Testerman | Texas Tech University |
| 2009 | David Pena | University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2008 | Jess Ryan | University of Wyoming |
| 2007 | Kevin Garner | William Jewell College |
| 2006 | Josh Anderson | University of Puget Sound |
| 2005 | Lilia Toson | William Jewell College |
| 2004 | Audrey Mink | California State University, Long Beach |
| 2003 | Michael Owens | University of Wyoming |
| 2002 | Michael Owens | University of Wyoming |
| 2001 | Amanda Myers | United States Air Force Academy |
Those interested in learning more about the NPTE can visit the NPTE web page or can post questions on Net-Benefits.net - a parliamentary debate forum.
NPTE Board
| Name | School Affiliation | Position |
| Joe Gantt | Lewis & Clark College | President |
| Joe Blasdel | McKendree University | Vice President |
| Jim Hanson | Whitman College | Treasurer-Secretary |
| Derek Buescher | University of Puget Sound | At-Large |
| Kathryn Starkey | Colorado State University Pueblo | At-Large |
| Rebecca Seitman | Wheaton College | At-Large |
| Jeannie Hunt | Northwest College | At-Large |
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