SUMMER 2024 Moot Institute
Berea College and the Rosenberg College of Law at the University of Kentucky are working to establish a five-day Moot Court learning program for next summer and they would like your feedback. Please complete this survey to help them develop a program that serves your interests/needs: https://berea.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eD9IjVijqKxS8TQ
Invitational (Non-Qualifying) Tournaments
Schools interested in hosting a tournament are invited to contact AMCA at info@amcamootcourt.org
Second City Fall Invitational, Chicago, IL, October 14-15, 2023
Format: Zoom
Entry Fee: $95, due Sept. 24, 2023
Requests for additional information should be directed to Dora Gordon at uofcmootcourt@gmail.com.
George Washington University Invitational, Washington, DC, October 20-21, 2023
Format: In-Person
Entry Fee: $75, due Oct. 6, 2023
Requests for additional information should be directed to gwmoot@gmail.com.
Triton Tidal Tournament, San Diego, CA, October 21-22, 2023
Format: Zoom
Entry Fee: $95, due Sept. 22, 2023
Requests for additional information should be directed to Ojas Sandhu at mootcourt@ucsd.edu.
Rocky Mountain Moot Court Invitational, Lakewood, CO, October 27-28, 2003
Format: In-Person
Entry Fee: $150, due Oct 13, 2023
Please inquire to Chuck King (720)838-4195 and/or cking@ccu.edu
Qualifying Tournaments*
*Qualifying Tournament Notes:
Schools MUST submit a school authorization letter from an appropriate representative from their institution that meets AMCA guidelines. Once the authorization letter is approved by the AMCA, the AMCA will provide the point of contact at the school with the password necessary to complete the annual AMCA member school registration. Member school registration must occur before any teams from that school may register for AMCA qualifying tournaments. Upon completion of the annual registration, schools will be given a password to access the qualifying tournament registration page. Attempting to register a team for a qualifying tournament prior to completion of the annual AMCA school registration may result in disqualification of a school or team from competition.
Each 2-person team may only register for one individual qualifying tournament. Attempting to register a 2 person team or an individual at more than one qualifying tournament is a violation of AMCA rules and may result in disqualification of the school or team from competition and/or a ban from future AMCA competitions. Each qualifying tournament assesses a registration fee per 2-person team, which must be paid upon registration.
The fee for all regional qualifying tournaments will be $175 per 2-student team.
REGISTRATION FEES ARE NON REFUNDABLE. Please only register for slots you know you will use. The AMCA wants to provide opportunities to as many students as possible and over-registration early in the season can discourage those who are unable to secure slots. Nearly 10 percent of available slots went unused last year due to drops and there were individuals who would have taken those slots if the AMCA had been able to inform them of the opening sooner.
To further encourage schools to only register slots they know they will need, and to communicate with AMCA as soon as possible if they do need to drop a team from a competition, the AMCA has instituted withdrawal penalties. In short, in addition to loss of the initial registration fees, drops occurring less than 14 days before the start of the tournament will incur a penalty. Please review the withdrawal penalties beginning at 4.5 in the AMCA rules, which can be found here.
Slots at individual qualifying tournaments will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, per the registration waves indicated below. Once a qualifying tournament has reached capacity, no additional registrations will be permitted for that qualifying tournament. AMCA intends to maintain waitlists for tournaments.
Key Dates:
July 1, 2023 - AMCA member school registration opens for schools whose Authorization Letters are approved. Once an authorized school registers with the AMCA and pays the $50 registration fee, the designated contact person will be provided a password for registration at qualifying tournaments
September 5, 2023 - Registration opens. A school can register up to five (5) teams in regional qualifying tournaments during the first week of registration.
September 11, 2023 - Week 2 of registration. A school can register up to five (5) more teams in regional qualifying tournaments.
September 18, 2023 - Week 3 of registration. A school can register up to five (5) more teams in regional qualifying tournaments.
September 25, 2023 - Week 4 of registration and beyond. A school can register as many teams as they wish in regional qualifying tournaments (subject to school caps at specific tournaments)
Qualifying Tournament Schedule (subject to change, any changes will be posted and announced via listserve):
first weekend
Mid-South Regional, Liberty, Lynchburg, VA, October 27-28
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 28, Per school cap: 3
Assigned to LSU PreNat
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, IN, October 28-29
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 24, Per school cap: 3
Assigned to LSU PreNat
City of Angels Regional, USC, Los Angeles, CA, October 28-29
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 32, Per school cap: 4
Assigned to UNLV PreNat
Mid-Michigan Regional, Michigan State, East Lansing, MI, October 28-29
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 28, Per school cap: 3
Assigned to Berea PreNat
Second Weekend
Western Regional, Fresno State, Fresno, CA, November 3-4
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 32, Per school cap: 5
Assigned to UNLV PreNat
South Atlantic Regional, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, November 3-4
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 30, Per school cap: 4
Assigned to NOVA PreNat
Empire State Regional, Albany Law School, Albany, NY, November 3-4
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 24, Per school cap: 3
Assigned to NOVA PreNat
Third Weekend
South Texas Regional, Texas A&M University, Ft Worth, TX, November 10-11
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 26, Per school cap: 4
Assigned to UNLV PreNat
Windy City Regional, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, November 10-11
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 24, Per school cap: 3
Assigned to NOVA PreNat
Elm City Regional, Yale University, New Haven, CT, November 10-11
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 24, Per school cap: 3
Assigned to NOVA PreNat
Terps Challenge Regional, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, November 10-11
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 32, Per school cap: 5
Assigned to Berea PreNat
Capital City Classic, Capital University Law School, Columbus, OH, November 11-12
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 32, Per school cap: 3
Assigned to Berea PreNat
Fourth Weekend
Eastern Regional, Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA, November 17-18
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 50, Per school cap: 5
Assigned to LSU PreNat
Midwest Regional, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, November 17-18
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 32, Per school cap: 4
Assigned to Berea PreNat
The Golden Gate Regional, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, November 18-19
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 32, Per school cap: 5
Assigned to UNLV PreNat
Fifth Weekend
Southern California Regional, Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles, CA, December 2-3
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 24, Per school cap: 3
Assigned to LSU PreNat
College of the Holy Cross Regional, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester MA, December 2-3
(No slots remaining - sign up on waitlist)
Cap: 24, Per school cap: 3
Assigned to NOVA PreNat
Preliminary Rounds of the National Tournament
First Weekend
NOVA Southeastern, Davie, FL, January 13-14, 2024
Top 25 percent of teams from South Atlantic Regional, College of the Holy Cross Regional, Windy City Regional, Empire State Regional, and Elm City Regional will earn bids to the NOVA PreNat.
LSU Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA, January 13-14, 2024
Top 25 percent of teams from Indiana School of Law Regional, Southern California Regional, Mid-South Regional, and Eastern Regional will earn bids to the LSU Law PreNat.
Second Weekend
Berea College and Rosenberg College of Law at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, January 19-20, 2024
Top 25 percent of teams from Terps Challenge Regional, Midwest Regional, Capital City Classic Regional, and Mid-Michigan Regional will earn bids to the Berea/UK PreNat.
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, NV, January 20-21, 2024
Top 25 percent of teams from South Texas Regional, Western Regional, City of Angels Regional, and The Golden City Regional will earn bids to the UNLV Law PreNat.
Final Round of the National Tournament
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, TX, February 9-10, 2024
Top 25 percent of teams from NOVA, LSU Law, Berea, and UNLV will compete at the FRONT at Texas Tech.