The University of Kansas has had more teams (70) compete in the National Debate Tournament than any other university. Kansas has won the tournament 5 times (1954, 1970, 1976, 1983, and 2009) and had 12 teams make it to the final four. Kansas trails only Northwestern (13), Dartmouth (6), and Harvard (6) for most tournaments won. Kansas also won the 1981–82 Copeland Award. COUNT 5
QSN1 How many times have KU teams appeared in the National Debate Tournament? ANS1 70 QSN2 How many times has KU won the national debate championship? ANS2 5 QSN3 How many times has KU been one of the last four teams competing at the National Debate Championships? ANS3 12 QSN4 What school has won the most national debate championships? ANS4 Northwestern QSN5 What is the name of an honor given to collegiate debate teams? ANS5 Copeland Award