General Details

• CAC College Bowl runs from Tuesday April 12 to Friday April 15.
• Each team of four to six people is guaranteed three games on either Tuesday or Wednesday evening between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
• Top teams ranked by win-loss record and then point total from the first two days will play Thursday April 14 in a single elimination tournament.
• The final two teams will play the championship match on Friday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.
• Rounds for Tuesday through Thursday will be held in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The final round will take place in conjunction with Sooner Night Live on the South Oval.
• Teams will be strongly encouraged to dress up as their favorite superheroes (creativity is encouraged; make up your own superheroes and costumes if you don’t have a favorite!)
• In addition to awesome prizes for the winners of each bracket, there will be FREE FOOD and SPIRIT PRIZES for the best team costumes, cheerleaders, etc!
• If you have any questions, email us at collegebowl@ou.edu.

Tournament Rules

1. A team consists of four to six people. A maximum of four people may play in a game at any given time.
2. Matches consist of fifty questions divided into three rounds: a tossup round of 20 questions, a “Family Feud” round of 10 questions, and a final tossup round of 20 questions.
3. The “Family Feud” round consists of one member from each team competing against one member of the opposing team sitting opposite from him/her.
4. Substitutions can only be made at the end of the “Family Feud” round.
5. Correctly answered questions are worth 10 points. Incorrectly answered questions are worth 0 points. Contestants have 5 seconds to respond to a question after it has been read.
6. In the event a team believes a team has been given points for an incorrectly answered question, a team may issue a protest to the moderator. Protests may only be made at the end of the round in which the question was read and may initially last no loger than one minute.
7. A maximum of 100 points are awarded to teams at the discretion of the moderator in the beginning of a match. Points are awarded based on the originality and quality of a team’s dress.
8. In the event of a tie after three rounds, “sudden death” question are read. The first team to answer a “sudden death” question correctly wins the match.
9. Teams are required to dress in costumes suitable to the theme.
10. Teams not arriving on time will automatically forfeit the match after a 5 minute grace period.