The 2025 CEDA (Cross Examination Debate Association) National Championship Tournament will be hosted at Rutgers University–Newark and sponsored by RU-N, the Rutgers-Newark Debate Team, and Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA). The tournament will have 35 schools participating, representing 16 different states. 

• Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 19, 6pm, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall (Great Hall)
  • Keynote Speakers:
    • Jeffrey Robinson – Provost and Interim Chancellor, RU-Newark
    • Roger León – Superintendent, Newark Board of Education
• Competition: Thursday, March 20 to Sunday, March 23, Throughout Each Day, Various RU-N Campus Locations
  • Competition will feature eight preliminary rounds, followed by a varsity elimination bracket that clears the top half of competition and a novice break-out elimination bracket including the top eight performing novice teams.
• College Fair: Saturday, March 22, 1-2:30pm; Norman Samuels Plaza
  • Approximately 35 colleges will be exhibiting.
• CEDA Awards Ceremony: Saturday, March 22, 6pm, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall (Great Hall & Clements Place)
  • CEDA Party follows at 8pm.

About CEDA
Founded in 1971 as the Southwest Cross Examination Debate Association, CEDA is now the primary national association promoting intercollegiate policy debate. CEDA acts as a tournament sanctioning agent, providing through its constitution and by-laws a framework for normalizing tournament practices and procedures. Throughout the tournament season, CEDA calculates the National Sweepstakes Standings, the national and regional rankings of member institutions based on compiled tournament results. The association hosts an annual National Championship Tournament that brings together over 200 individual debate teams from across the nation to compete for a national team championship.