When playoff teams are determined, the chart will be filled in and displayed at the usual public place. In some cases, playoffs will begin about an hour after the playoff chart is filled in and displayed. It is not incumbent on the tournament directors to notify teams individually of the playoff schedule. On the day the playoffs begin, teams leave campus at their own risk. Unauthorized taping may result in match forfeiture.
Coaches are responsible for the behavior of their team members.
Egregious infractions of university or N.A.A. regulations, including violation of curfew, may result in disciplinary action up to and including a team's forfeiture of matches or ejection from the tournament without refund, at the tournament director's discretion. Applause and cheering for correct answers is always appropriate at other times. Participants are not permitted to distribute or display brochures or other advertising materials for products or services on campus or at any sites of the National Academic Championship. Violation of this rule may result in match forfeiture. A player may interrupt a question while it is being asked if he believes he can anticipate the answer required by the completed question.