All efforts are made to ensure that scores announced during a tournament’s award ceremony are accurate; however, mistakes happen, and changes may need to be made following the ceremony. Scores are only official once Final Score Arbitration are decided, and Official Results are posted.
Invitational Tournaments:
- If there is a change in an individual event ranking, the student(s) originally receiving a medal will be allowed to keep that medal, and a new medal will be awarded to the official recipient(s). Medals can be picked up by coaches from the Regional Director and/or at The Science House. NCSO is also willing to mail out medals needed.
- If there is a change in the overall team ranking, head coaches will be notified as soon as possible following the tournament. Provisions will be arranged to exchange trophies in coordination with the Invitational Director. Coaches will need to facilitate exchange of trophies as we are unable to ship large trophies.
State Tournament:
- If there is a change in an individual event ranking, the student(s) originally receiving a medal will be allowed to keep that medal, and a new medal will be awarded to the official recipient(s).
- If there is a change in the overall team ranking, all team coaches involved will be notified as soon as possible following the tournament. Provisions will be arranged to exchange trophies in coordination with the State Director.
- If Final Score Appeals change the rankings so that a team originally receiving a bid to the National Tournament is no longer in a National Qualification Ranking (usually 1st or 2nd Place), then that team’s bid to Nationals is retracted, and the team now placed in that slot will receive the bid to Nationals.