Below you will find the most recent policy coaches poll. Please direct questions to the Coaches Poll Director, Alyssa Lucas-Bolin, Director of Debate at Sonoma Academy: alyssa.lucas-bolin@sonomaacademy.org.
National Coaches Poll (1), November 21, 2025
1. Montgomery Bell SJ (8)
2. Montgomery Bell HL (1)
3. Glenbrook North CR (1)
4. Liberal Arts and Sciences BC
5. Whitney Young BM
6. Blue Valley SW PC
7. Montgomery Bell BT
8. Greenhill HL (1)
9. Little Rock LW
10. Glenbrook South MP
11. Taipei American HY
12. Glenbrook South MK
13. Westwood AG
14. Pace GM
15. New Trier MP
16. Mamaroneck AG
17. Bellarmine LO
18. Woodward JT
19. Walter Payton BR
20. Head Royce AA
21. Liberal Arts and Sciences KV
22. Quarry Lane AM
23. Sonoma KL
24. Washburn Rural CH
25. Head Royce DJ
()- First place votes
Others Receiving Votes — McDonogh PS, Dallas Highland Park, Mamaroneck FS, LASA WL, Newark Science AO, Westwood SK, Peninsula PL, New Trier HY, Baltimore City MW, Westminster VH, Westwood DN, LASA MR, Peninsula YK, Johns Creek GV, Quarry Lane AC, Calvert Hall CS, Lexington DS, BASIS DC CM, SLC West AK, College Prep NT, Brooklyn Tech LG, Strath Haven YZ, Notre Dame BC, Blue Valley North NP, Damien PP
Participating Coaches – Evan Alexis – Bellarmine (CA), Alex Brown – Montgomery Bell Academy (TN), Yao Yao Chen – Liberal Arts and Sciences (TX), Cyrus Esmailzadeh—Whitney Young (IL), Eric Forslund – Pace (GA), Kevin Kuswa – Berkeley Prep (FL), Alyssa Lucas-Bolin – Sonoma (CA), Chris Paredes – Damien H.S. (CA), Preston Stolte – Winston Churchill (TX), Rebecca Steiner—Woodward (GA), Jared Zuckerman – Glenbrook South (IL)