Academic Competition Federation
ACF is one of the major formats of collegiate quizbowl. The name refers to two related things:
- The actual organization, founded as the Academic Competition Foundation in 1991, which changed its name to the Academic Competition Federation in 1997 and presently continues to run a national championship for collegiate quizbowl as well as other tournaments.
- The format, designed by Robert Meredith and adopted by the ACF organization for its official tournaments, which has become used at almost all collegiate tournaments and many high school tournaments, which are otherwise not connected to the ACF organization.
Read more about Academic Competition Federation: ACF Format, ACF Finals Format, ACF Distribution, Perception of ACF, Carper Award Winners
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