Join us from April 16–20, 2026, for the National Academic Bowl, hosted by the Gallaudet University
Teams
Birdville High School
California School for the Deaf, Fremont
California School for the Deaf, Riverside
CAPS at Newton North High School
Delaware School for the Deaf
Family Center on Deafness
Florida School for the Deaf
Indiana School for the Deaf
Maryland School for the Deaf
Model Secondary School for the Deaf
Montgomery Blair High School
Plano Senior High School
Texas School for the Deaf
University High School
Washington School for the Deaf
Wisconsin School for the Deaf
Weekend Schedule
3:00 PM
Registration
Edward Miner Gallaudet Memorial Building (EMG)
5:00 PM
Icebreaker Activities
LLRH6 CoLab
5:00 PM
Coaches' Meeting
LLRH6 #101
6:00 PM
Dinner
Plaza Dining Hall
7:00 PM
Opening Ceremony
Foster Auditorium
8:00 PM
Check in Rooms
Kellogg Conference Hotel
10:00 PM
Curfew
Kellogg Conference Hotel
8:00
Breakfast
Plaza Dining Hall
9:00 AM
Match 1
10:00 AM
Match 2
11:00 AM
Match 3
12:00 PM
Lunch
Plaza Dining Hall
1:00 PM
Match 4
2:00 PM
Match 5
3:00 PM
Match 6
4:00 PM
Match 7
5:00 PM
Dinner
Plaza Dining Hall
6:00 PM
Bus departs to the National Mall
Kellogg Conference Hotel
6:30 PM
DC Night Tour
National Mall
9:30 PM
Bus returns to Gallaudet University
National Mall
10:00 PM
Curfew
Kellogg Conference Hotel
8:00 AM
Breakfast
Plaza Dining Hall
9:00 AM
Match 8
Buff Pool Team Pictures
Chapel Hall
10:00 AM
Match 9
Blue Pool Team Pictures
Chapel Hall
11:00 AM
Match 10
12:00 PM
Bison Luncheon
Kellogg Conference Hotel - Ballroom
2:00 PM
Match 11
3:00 PM
Match 12
4:00 PM
Match 13
5:00 PM
Match 14
6:00 PM
Dinner
Plaza Dining Hall
7:00 PM
Individual Competition and Coaches Challenge
Foster Auditorium
10:00 PM
Curfew
Kellogg Conference Hotel
8:00 AM
Breakfast
Plaza Dining Hall
9:00 AM
Round of 16, Part 1
10:15 AM
Round of 16, Part 2
11:30 AM
Quarterfinals
12:45 PM
Lunch
Plaza Dining Hall
1:45 PM
Semifinals
3:00 PM
Third Place Match
Kellogg Conference Hotel - Swindell's Auditorium
4:30 PM
Championship Match
Kellogg Conference Hotel - Swindell's Auditorium
6:00 PM
Dinner
Peikoff Alumni House (Ole Jim)
7:00 PM
Awards Ceremony
Kellogg Conference Hotel - Swindell's Auditorium
8:00 PM
Farewell Party
I. King Jordan Student Academic Center - Marketplace
10:00 PM
Curfew
Kellogg Conference Hotel
10:00 AM
Checkout
Pool Play Match Schedule
Tournament Bracket Schedule
Awards
2026 National Champions
- Model Secondary School for the Deaf
2nd Place
- Maryland School for the Deaf
3rd Place
- Montgomery Blair High School
4th Place
- Texas School for the Deaf
Team Sportsmanship Award
- Birdville High School
- California School for the Deaf, Riverside
All-Star Award
- Antonio Palacios, Texas School for the Deaf
- Emme Brown, Montgomery Blair High School
- Josiah Lockhart, Maryland School for the Deaf
- Ty Collins, Model Secondary School for the Deaf
- Joss Dagenais, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
- Kylee Jenkins, Family Center on Deafness
- Hayden Cervantes, California School for the Deaf, Fremont
- Kylie Barrett, California School for the Deaf, Riverside
Most Outstanding Player
- Noam Buzgalo, Model Secondary School for the Deaf
Contact
- Academic Bowl
- Edward Miner Gallaudet Memorial Building | #112 & #111
- casey.johnson-pasqua@gallaudet.edu
- (202) 651-2474
Monday
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am-5:00 pm
