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 teams 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, and weighs tournaments with larger national fields more heavily than smaller tournaments.[1] The top 64 teams in the nation are invited to attend the NPTE.
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| Year | Team | School |
| 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 Carbondale |
| 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 |
| Year | Speaker | School |
| 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.
| Name | School Affiliation | Position |
| Derek Buescher | University of Puget Sound | President |
| Konrad Hack | Concordia University Irvine | Vice President |
| Joe Gantt | Texas Tech University | Executive Secretary |
| Jim Hanson | Whitman College | Treasurer |
| Gina Lane | William Jewell College | At-Large |
| Kristine Clancy | Pepperdine University | At-Large |
| Joe Blasdel | McKendree University | At-Large |