After the first match, teams are pitted against other new opponents with similar records until one team emerges at the top of the pack. That team then plays every team with a winning record while like records continue to match. For the teams with winning records, usually all of the hard games come first. There are several good ways for an academic team to raise money over the course of a school year. First and foremost, it is important to check with the student government.
Many clubs become eligible for university funding simply by registering on campus.
Secondly, there is the host a tournament route. This is often a lucrative operation and some schools choose to run a Fall and a Spring tournament. A third route is high school tournaments. In some areas, there are high school teams who have well developed programs for quizbowl. In Washington DC there is a television show on NBC on sunday mornings for local teams.