Sweepstakes Points

SWEEPSTAKES SCORES AND PLACEMENTS

State Championship Team

The top three (3) teams at the MHSAA State Championship Tournament, as well as the top three (3) teams in Debate Events and the top three (3) teams in Speech Events, will be determined by the sweepstakes formula outlined below. The team accumulating the most points from their top 25 entries will be declared theMHSAA Speech and Debate State Champion Team. This rule is only for the state championship.

State Championship Individual Performer

The sweepstakes formula outlined below will determine the top six (6) Individual Performers. Competitors will receive points in their best four (4) events. No student may count all five events if they are also entered into the MHSAA State Congress. The individual student performer accumulating the most points will be declared the MHSAA Top Individual Performer State Champion.

Sweepstakes Formula

Platform Events

·First Place Finalist5 points

·Second Place Finalist4 points

·Third Place Finalist3 points

·Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Place Finalists2 points

·Non-Advancing Semifinalists1 point

Debate Events

·First Place Finalist8 points

·Second Place Finalist6 points

·Non-Advancing Semifinalists4 points

·Non-Advancing Quarterfinalists3 points

Congressional Debate

•First Place Finalist8 points

•Second Place Finalist6 points

•3^rdand 4^thPlace Finalists4 points

•5^th, 6^th, 7^th, and 8^thFinalists3 points

•Non-Placing Finalists1 point

Ties

Counting the number of First Places each team has earned will break ties; a tie will be broken in favor of the team with the greater number of First Places. If the teams have an equal number of First Places, then the number of Second Places will be counted and used as a tiebreaker. Placings through Sixth Place will be used in turn as tiebreakers. If the teams remain tied after counting all of the First Place through Sixth Place finishes that each team has earned, the tie shall be declared unbreakable, and two trophies will be awarded.