2026 Quiz Tournament Information

The 2026 Quiz Tournament will be held at

Smithville High School (200 Smithie Dr. Smithville OH 44677)

on

March 20-22, 2026.

The full packet is available for download below. There are also separate links for the map and bracket if you only want those.

2026-Invitational-Tournament-PacketDownload
Smithville High School Map- Quiz TournamentDownload
2026 Invitational Tournament Bracket i fullDownload
Link to Live Bracket

2026 Bible Quiz Tournament Information 
Smithville High School
200 Smithie Dr., Smithville, OH 44677

Friday, March 20

  • 6:30 PM – AMEC buses will arrive at Fairlawn Mennonite Church
    (8520 Emerson Rd., Apple Creek, OH 44606) to be picked up by host families.
  • If you are traveling by car or van, you should have received contact information from your host family with directions to go directly to their home.

Saturday, March 21

  • 8:00–8:10 AM            Arrive at Smithville High School and report to the cafeteria (B109)
  • 8:10–8:25 AM            Welcome, interactive skit, and instructions for the day
  • 8:40 AM–12:20 PM Quiz matches
  • 11:30 AM–1:15 PM  Lunch served in the cafeteria (B109)
  • 12:40–4:50 PM          Quiz matches
  • 5:00 PM                     All-Star Match in HS gym (C107)
  • 5:20–5:45 PM            Dinner (teams with matches after dinner go first)
  • 5:45–6:30 PM            Dinner (remaining teams)
  • 6:30–8:10 PM            Quiz matches

Sunday, March 22

  • 8:30–11:00 AM – Final quiz matches, awards presentation, singing, and speaker in the Berkey Fieldhouse

     General Information

  • Quiz rooms are located in both the C wing and D wing. Be sure to check which wing your room is in, as some room numbers are duplicated.
  • Staff in each quiz room will provide details about your next match. After completing a match, check with the room staff for your next assignment. Results will be communicated directly to the bracket—teams do not need to turn in slips.
  • Please respect classrooms by not disturbing items on desks or shelves. Help leave each room as you found it.
  • Be courteous in hallways. Keep noise to a minimum and do not enter quiz rooms except during timeouts or between matches.
  • A free-play gym (B108) will be available throughout the day.
  • The Cinched Coffee truck will be available Saturday from 8:00 AM–2:00 PM on the east side of the building. Credit cards and cash are accepted. Coaches and staff will receive a $1 off coupon with their meal tickets.
  • The bracket will be displayed in the cafeteria and updated regularly. It is also available online at: www.amecquizzing.org
  • A quiet room will be available for resting, studying, or personal time. Please keep noise to a minimum in this space.
  • The All-Star Match will be held in the HS gym (C107). Seating in stands is limited—please sit closely together in the stands to allow space for others. Feel free to sit on the floor & stand along walls as well. 
  • Saturday quiz matches will take place in the high school. Parking is available on both the east and west sides, with entry through either entrance.
  • Sunday events will be held in the Berkey Fieldhouse,

Meals

  • Meals will be served in the cafeteria. After eating, please dispose of your trash and move to another area to allow others to sit.
  • If you did not receive meal tickets, pick them up at the bracket table on the stage in the cafeteria.
  • Please go directly to lunch after completing your morning matches to help keep lines short and seating available.
  • Dinner: Immediately after the All-Star Match, teams with evening matches should go through the food line first. Please wait until the line goes down before other teams enter the food line.
  • Seating for dinner will be limited. If necessary, meals may be taken to the free-play gym (B108) or outside.
  • Please allow staff to move to the front of the line due to limited meal times.
  • The cafeteria may also be used during breaks for studying and team meetings.

Bracket Structure

This year’s tournament will feature a 66-team double-elimination bracket, preceded by an initial seeding round.

All teams will begin in the seeding round. Each team will play four matches (or three, if they receive a bye). During this round, teams will compete against others with the same number of losses, resulting in increasingly balanced matchups as the round progresses.

Once the seeding round is complete, all teams will advance to the main double-elimination bracket. Seeding for this stage will be determined by performance in the seeding round:

  • Teams with stronger performance will receive a lower seed and a more favorable path in the first-chance bracket. Undefeated teams are guaranteed a top 5 seed.
  • Teams with more losses will receive a higher seed and will face more challenging opponents earlier in the bracket.

Important: Results from the seeding round are used for placement only and do not carry over into the double-elimination stage. Regardless of seeding round performance, every team enters the double-elimination bracket with two opportunities (two losses) before elimination.

In addition, there will be three single-elimination consolation brackets for teams eliminated from the double-elimination bracket.

This format was selected to create more competitive matchups between similarly ranked teams while also increasing the total number of matches played.