The Cowtown Corral will abide by Stoa's Transparent Tabulation Policy and will use Joy of Tournaments software, including Stoa tie-breaks.
Team Policy and Lincoln Douglas Debate
1. Rounds 1 and 2 will be randomly paired. If there is an odd number of competitors in an event, then the bye will be randomly assigned.
2. Teams will be club protected through Round 2; however, if this becomes impossible due to disproportionate club size, club protect will be removed.
3. Rounds 3-6 will be power-matched with any byes being assigned to the lowest seed.
Parliamentary Debate
1. Rounds 1 through 4 will be randomly paired. If there is an odd number of competitors, then the bye will be randomly assigned.
2. Teams will be club protected through Round 2; however, if this becomes impossible due to disproportionate club size, club protect will be removed.
3. Rounds 5 and 6 will be power-matched with any byes being assigned to the lowest seed.
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