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[[File:2019-20CoronavirusTournamentImpactMap.PNG|thumb|400px|right|{{legend|#fdd700|States which released announcements about the situation, but had not cancelled tournaments in their entirety}} {{break}}'''Cancellations'''{{break}}{{legend|#ffb7b7|States which had cancelled some regional tournaments}}{{break}}{{legend|#e97400|States which had postponed their state tournaments until a later date}}{{break}}{{legend|#590000|States which had cancelled one division of their state tournament}}{{break}}{{legend|#ff0000|States which had cancelled both divisions of their state tournament}}{{break}}'''Tournaments Already Held'''{{break}}{{legend|#8fff00|States which had completed one division of their state tournament}}{{break}}{{legend|#138000|States which had completed both divisions of their state tournament}}]]
{{See also|Effect of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 season}}
The outbreak of COVID-19 throughout the United States affected many tournaments during the [[2020]] season. Nearly every state tournament was cancelled, with the exception of a few select tournaments that had already occurred. Many Science Olympiad organizations released statements on the matter prior to cancellation. Most states that initially chose not to cancel their state or regional tournaments later reversed their decision, although a few of the earliest tournaments simply added restrictions to those tournaments or held the tournaments as planned.

The first state to cancel a regional was the Northwest Washington Regional on March 4, approximately one week before the National tournament announced the cancellation. The first state to cancel a state tournament was [[California (South)|Southern California]], on March 6. After this time, state and regional tournaments began to cancel increasingly rapidly throughout the nation. Originally, there was a significant amount of confusion on how bids would be allocated for tournaments with cancelled state tournaments. On March 8, [[New York]] Science Olympiad announced they would not be sending teams to the National Tournament, with Southern California following suit one day later.

On March 11, the [[North Carolina State University 2020|2020 national tournament]] was cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19 per social media posts by the [[Science Olympiad Alumni Network]]. The posts also announced that the events of the [[2021]] season would now instead be the same as those of the [[2020]] season, a remark which has caused various amounts of support and backlash. Following this announcement, almost all state and regional tournaments were cancelled. [[Connecticut]] maintained that its state tournament would be postponed until mid-May even after the national tournament was cancelled, although this was reversed at a later date.

Throughout the outbreak, the national Science Olympiad organization proactively provided guidance to state and tournament directors with recommendations to follow the advice of health authorities and prioritize the "health and safety of all involved," sample statements for possible cancellation scenarios, and updates from the national level, sent on [[2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak#February 28|February 28]], [[2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak#March 5|March 5]], and [[2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak#March 11|March 11]].

== Timeline ==
[[File:2019-20CoronavirusOutbreakAnimatedMap.gif|thumb|400px|right|{{legend|#fdd700|States which released announcements about the situation, but had not cancelled tournaments in their entirety}} {{break}}'''Cancellations'''{{break}}{{legend|#ffb7b7|States which had cancelled some regional tournaments}}{{break}}{{legend|#e97400|States which had postponed their state tournaments until a later date}}{{break}}{{legend|#590000|States which had cancelled one division of their state tournament}}{{break}}{{legend|#ff0000|States which had cancelled both divisions of their state tournament}}{{break}}'''Tournaments Already Held'''{{break}}{{legend|#8fff00|States which had completed one division of their state tournament}}{{break}}{{legend|#138000|States which had completed both divisions of their state tournament}}]]

=== February 28 ===
*'''The Science Olympiad organization notifies state directors and tournament officials via email that the national organization is monitoring the COVID-19 situation. They recommended following the advice of state health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the "safety of students and volunteers."''' [[Media:Science Olympiad Statement on coronavirus (COVID-19) 02 28 2020.pdf|Source]]
*[[Missouri]] announces that they are monitoring the situation but at the time of writing the MO state tournament is planned to take place as scheduled. This announcement was made on the front page of their State Science Olympiad page.

=== February 29 ===
*[[West Virginia]] successfully completes its Division C State tournament.

=== March 4 ===
*[[Washington]] announces cancellation of the Division C [[Northwest Washington Regional]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322193905/https://scioly.org/wiki/images/4/44/Coronavirus%28COVID-19%29Statement_from_Science_Olympiad_03_05_2020.pdf Source]

=== March 5 ===
*'''Science Olympiad provides guidance to state directors and tournament directors in the event of cancellations either by the host or by decision of tournament organizers, providing sample statements in their correspondence. Science Olympiad continues to recommend monitoring local situations and considering "health and safety of all involved." Science Olympiad acknowledges they are considering "how these scenarios affect the decision to move forward with the 2020 Science Olympiad National Tournament."''' [[Media:Coronavirus(COVID-19)Statement from Science Olympiad 03 05 2020.pdf|Source]]

=== March 6 ===
* California (South) announces that it will not hold its state tournament after recommendations from the Caltech administration. [https://scioly.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=295&t=15655&start=30#p413595 Source]
*[[North Carolina]] announces that they are monitoring the situation but at the time of writing have no plans of cancelling the NC state tournament or National Tournament through a statement on the NCSO website. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200311183339/https://www.sciencenc.com/coronavirus-covid-19-update/ Source]
*[[Virginia]]'s state director emails coaches saying that VASO plans to follow UVA policies regarding COVID-19 and the state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322221703/https://pastebin.com/uaCuZiWW Source]

=== March 7 ===
*[[Florida]] indicates that as of the time of that writing the FL state tournament is planned to take place as scheduled. [https://scioly.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=295&t=15658&start=60#p413732 Source] (Overridden March 11)
*[[Maine]] indicates that as of the time of writing, the Maine state tournament is still planned to take place. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322194928/https://scilympiad.com/me/ Source]
*[[Illinois]] indicates at the time of writing that all state competitions are planned to take place as scheduled and that they are monitoring the situation. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200313211846/http://www.illinoisolympiad.org/ Source]
*[[Iowa]] successfully completes both divisions of their State tournament, with [[Ames Middle School]] winning the B Division and [[Ames High School]] winning the C Division. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319152008/https://sites.google.com/view/iowa-science-olympiad Source]
*[[Delaware]] successfully completes its Division C State tournament, with [[Charter School of Wilmington]] winning the division.
*[[Minnesota]] successfully completes its Division C State tournament, with [[Wayzata High School]] winning the division.

=== March 8 ===
*[[New York]] announces: [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322195525/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/360162537414721546/686325262820179969/NYSSO_STATE_DIRECTOR_LETTER_-_2020-03-08_1.pdf Source]
** The Division C state tournament is cancelled due to the host venue's request
** The Division B state tournament is cancelled in expectation of a worsening situation
** The [[Mid-Hudson Regional|Mid-Hudson]] and [[Mid-Western Regional|Mid-Western]] Division B regionals are currently set to take place as scheduled. (Overridden March 10)
** The [[Lower Hudson Regional|Lower Hudson]] Division B regional is postponed indefinitely
** NY has informed the national organization that they will not be sending teams to the National Tournament.
*[[Pennsylvania]] cancels the [[Northeast Pennsylvania Regional]] for both Division B and Division C. Rescheduling is planned within two months. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322195426/https://sites.psu.edu/wbscienceolympiad/ Source]
*[[Indiana]] indicates that the state tournament is scheduled to run as planned. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322195304/https://purduescioly.org/emergency-info Source] (Overridden March 10)

=== March 9 ===
*[[Pennsylvania]] announces:
** The [[Northwest Pennsylvania Regional]] for both Division B and Division C is cancelled. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322200443/https://behrend.psu.edu/school-of-science/research-outreach/science-olympiad Source]
** The [[Northeast Pennsylvania Regional]] "plans to reschedule within the next two months." [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322195426/https://sites.psu.edu/wbscienceolympiad/ Source]
** The [[Central East Pennsylvania Regional]] for Division C is also cancelled. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322200250/https://www.kutztown.edu/events/science-olympiad.html Source]
*[[New Jersey]] announces that the state tournament will proceed as scheduled, though the awards ceremony has been cancelled. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322200111/https://www.njscienceolympiad.org/ Source]

*[[Connecticut]] announces that the Division B state tournament will not be held. [[Media:2020-03-09.png|Source]] (Overridden March 11)
*[[California (South)]] announces that it will not send any teams to the National tournament. [https://scioly.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=414291#p414291 Source]
*[[Vermont]] announces that the state tournament will be cancelled: [https://web.archive.org/web/20200310014047/https:/twitter.com/juniperlov/status/1237188889632219136 Source]
*[[Washington]] announces cancellation of the Division B [[Northwest Washington Regional]]. [https://scioly.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=295&t=15656&p=414367#p414367 Source]

=== March 10 ===
*[[Ohio]] cancels all remaining regional tournaments as well as the Division B and C state finals [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322201820/https://ohso.osu.edu/ Source]
*[[Indiana]] cancels its state tournament with no possibility of a reschedule. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322201351/https://twitter.com/PurdueScioly/status/1237777357441830912?s=20 Source]
** This comes after Purdue University, the host for the state tournament, has announced that all events involving external visitors have been suspended until May 2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322201022/https://www.purdue.edu/president/messages/campus-community/2020/2003-coronavirus-update-2.php Source]
*[[New York]] announces that the Mid-Hudson and Mid-Western regionals are cancelled. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322200914/https://newyorkscioly.org/ Source]
* A statement from a [[Maryland]] coach says that the state tournament is cancelled with there presumably being no rescheduling. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322200839/https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/360162537414721546/687129058538160128/image0.png Source]
** While this was an unofficial announcement, [[Maryland]] later on officially proceeded to cancel the state tournament on March 11.
*[[New Jersey]] successfully hosts its state tournament for both divisions with no award ceremony. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322200801/https://www.njscienceolympiad.org/tournaments/2020/state/2020_State_Final_Results.pdf Source]
*[[Florida]] releases another announcement indicating that the tournament is continuing, although some preventative measures will be taken. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322200702/http://uf.floridascienceolympiad.org/index.php/covid-19/ Source] (Overridden March 11)
*[[Wisconsin]] sends an email to coaches saying that they are monitoring the situation on a daily basis. As of this date, the State tournament is scheduled to continue, however, this may change at any time. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322200611/https://www.wisconsinso.org/sent-emails Source]

=== March 11 ===
*'''Science Olympiad notifies state directors of the decision to cancel the [[North Carolina State University 2020|National Tournament at North Carolina State]], a decision made following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state of North Carolina, and North Carolina State University with a focus on the health and safety of students, teachers, coaches, supervisors, officials, key personnel, and volunteers. Science Olympiad recommends cancelling all elementary, Division B and C qualifying tournaments on a "forward-going basis."''' [[Media:2020 Science Olympiad National Tournament Cancellation Statement March 11 2020.pdf|Source]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322213802/https://www.soinc.org/play/tournaments Official Source] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200312000736/https://twitter.com/SOAlumniNetwork/status/1237853205230305283 Twitter Source]
*[[Louisiana]] announces the cancellation of their state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322212208/https://www.facebook.com/louisianaso/posts/2747564682196518 Source]
*[[Nevada]] announces that State tournament will continue as scheduled, but the awards ceremony has been cancelled. Awards will be mailed to teams. [Source ?]
*[[Massachusetts]] announces the cancellation of its B Div State tournament [Source ?]
*[[Oregon]] releases a statement saying that they are monitoring the situation. No tournaments are currently cancelled. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322211755/https://oregonscienceolympiad.org/ Source]
*[[New Hampshire]] announces the cancellation of its state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322210819/https:/twitter.com/NH_Sci_Olympiad/status/1237908801900154880 Source]
*[[Maryland]] state tournament is officially declared to be cancelled. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322205955/https://marylandscienceolympiad.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=211%3Acancellation-of-2020-maryland-science-olympiad-state-tournament&catid=21&Itemid=509 Source]
** This comes after Johns Hopkins University, host of the [[Maryland]] state tournament, who released a statement saying they are moving to online classes through at least April 12. Alongside that, Johns Hopkins is also discouraging any sort of non-essential university activities or events. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322205711/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/360162537414721546/687335921871224832/image0.png Source pt. 1] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322205736/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/360162537414721546/687335922626199556/image1.png Source pt. 2] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322205856/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/360162537414721546/687335922999754819/image2.png Source pt. 3]
*[[Connecticut]] decides to instead postpone both the Div B and Div C state tournaments til a later date. [[Media:Connecticut scioly state postponed.PNG|Source]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322205608/http://www.ctscienceolympiad.org/home Raw Source]
*[[Virginia]]'s state board announces that they are considering their options due to UVA, host of the Virginia State Tournament, banning events on the campus. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322205408/https://www.facebook.com/492747161157854/posts/914668942299005/ Source] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322205228/https://news.virginia.edu/content/covid-19-causes-sweeping-changes-university-operations#march-11 UVA Source]
** Following the cancellation of the national tournament, [[Virginia]] announces that they will not be rescheduling their state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322205118/https://mailchi.mp/f60f5eece6e9/the-state-tournament-in-light-of-todays-news?e=b8a54872e0 Source]
*[[Illinois]] announces the CPS/IIT Regional, Belleville East Regional, and College of DuPage Regional will be cancelled due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago suburbs. [[Media:Illinois scioly regionals canceled.PNG|Source]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200313211846/http://www.illinoisolympiad.org/ Raw Source]
** University of Illinois, later on, released a mass mail saying they will move to online classes and that activities with more than 50 people will be prohibited. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322204623/https://emails.uofi.uillinois.edu/newsletter/7412930.html?utm_name=iossmf Source]
*[[Hawaii]] announces that its State tournament will continue as scheduled, as per an email sent by the state director.
*[[Kansas]]'s state director announces to coaches that the State tournament will continue as scheduled as long as the host does not make any changes. [[Media:KansasCOVID19Update.PNG|Source]]
*[[Florida]] announces that their state tournament is cancelled. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322204457/https://floridascienceolympiad.org/2019/state-schedule/ Source]
*[[California (South)]] announces cancellation of their regional tournament in San Diego. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322204252/https://scilympiad.com/san-diego-so Source]
*[[Georgia]] announces cancellation of the state tournament in both divisions. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322204155/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R0WWEjoGHGRAOXD_efUOdqKYEMglHRFt/view Source]
*[[Utah]] announces cancellation of their state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322204013/https://www.utahscienceolympiad.utah.edu/2020/03/11/important-science-olympiad-and-covid-19/ Source]
*[[Idaho]] announces it is following the COVID-19 situation. Their state tournament is currently still planned. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319032502/https://statescioly.org/Idaho Source]
*[[California (North)]] announces cancellation of their state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200313212508/https://statescioly.org/norcal Source]
*[[Rhode Island]] announces the cancellation of their state tournament. [https://scioly.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=415192#p415192 Source]
*[[South Dakota]] releases a statement to coaches that a decision regarding the State tournament is pending. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322203104/https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/aEGt56fa/%3A%28%28 Source]
*[[Arizona]] officially cancels their State tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322203012/https://scilympiad.com/data/org/az/public/State%20Tournament%20Cancelled.pdf Source]
*[[Wisconsin]] tweets another update stating that no decision has yet to be made. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200311231752/https://twitter.com/WIsciolympiad/status/1237848046681153536 Source]
*[[Maine]] cancels their State tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322194928/https://scilympiad.com/me/ Source]
*[[North Carolina]] announces the cancellation of its remaining regional Division A, B and C tournaments along with the state tournaments. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200312034918/https://www.sciencenc.com/coronavirus-covid-19-update/ Source][https://web.archive.org/web/20200322202524/https://twitter.com/NCSciOlympiad/status/1238099952485781504?s=20 Twitter Source]
*[[Southeast Pennsylvania Regional North]] is cancelled [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322202223/http://www.pascioly.org/index.php?p=announcements&s=b%2303102020 Source]

=== March 12 ===
*[[Oregon]] announces the cancellation of their state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319033146/https://oregonscienceolympiad.org/ Source]
*[[Pennsylvania]] cancels both their state and regional tournaments.
*[[South Dakota]] officially cancels their state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319033414/http://sites.usd.edu/sdscienceolympiad/home/ Source]
*[[Nebraska]] cancels state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200323170049/https://nesoinc.org/activities/default.aspx Source]
*[[Hawaii]] cancels their state tournament as announced by the state director. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200313211719/https://www.hsso.org/ Source]
*[[Kansas]] cancels their state tournament as per an email by the state director.
*[[Arkansas]] releases a statement announcing the cancellation of their state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319033418/https://ualr.edu/scienceolympiad/ Source]
*[[South Carolina]] announces the cancellation of its Division B and C state tournaments. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319033419/https://www.sc-so.org/ Source]
*[[Massachusetts]] cancels their Div. C state tournament. [[Media:Massachusetts state cancellation.png|Source]]
*[[Michigan]] state tournament has been cancelled. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322215754/https://www.facebook.com/michscio/posts/1857330044573754 Source 1], [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322215935/https://miscioly.org/2020-state-tournament-cancelled/ Source 2]
**[[Michigan]] Region 7, 8, 9, and 12 tournaments are cancelled. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322215341/https://macombso.org/index.php/secondary Source (7)], [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322215431/https://www.region8so.org/ Source (8)], [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322215527/https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Ig-WuQuqWbBE7xRUkJ-hoz5bSVCp3hF/view Source (9)], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322215617/https://www.gvsu.edu/msor12/ Source (12)]
*[[Colorado]] cancels both divisions of its State tournament [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322215133/https://scilympiad.com/co Source]
*[[District of Columbia]] cancels both divisions of its tournament. [https://scioly.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=334&p=415036#p415117 Source]
*[[Texas]] cancels both divisions of its tournament per an email from the Texas state director.
*[[Oklahoma]] cancels its state tournament [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322215036/https://twitter.com/OKSciOly/status/1238080249549766657/ Source]
*[[Missouri]] updates its status on the State tournament, stating that a decision will be made by Thursday afternoon. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322214937/https://statescioly.org/mo Source]
**[[Missouri]] has decided to cancel its state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322214937/https://statescioly.org/mo Source]
*[[Alabama]] cancels both divisions of the state tournament per an email from the state director.
*[[Wisconsin]] cancels both division of its state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322214838/https:/twitter.com/WIsciolympiad/status/1238205051870593026 Source]
*[[Illinois]] cancels Rock Valley regional. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200313211846/http://www.illinoisolympiad.org/ Source]
**[[Illinois]] later on cancels their state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200313211846/http://www.illinoisolympiad.org/ Source]
*[[Tennessee]] releases a statement that they are monitoring the situation. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322214436/https://www.facebook.com/TNSciOly/posts/1302322386643855 Source]
*[[North Dakota]] cancels the [[Bismarck Regional]] and [[Valley City Regional]] tournaments at Bismarck State College and Valley City State University. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322214309/https://www.ndsu.edu/olympiad/ Source]
*[[Nevada]] cancels their state tournament, following recommendations from the national organization. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322213959/https://www.nvscioly.com/ Source]
*[[Washington]] cancels their state tournament. [https://scioly.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=295&t=15656&p=415380#p415380 Source]

=== March 13 ===
*[[North Dakota]] cancels their state tournament along with the [[Minot Regional]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319033143/https://www.ndsu.edu/olympiad/ Source]
*[[Louisiana]] cancels their Region II regional tournament at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319033144/https://chemistry.louisiana.edu/about-us/science-olympiad Source]
*[[Nebraska]] cancels their [[Henry Doorly Zoo Regional]] at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200322220118/https://www.nonpareilonline.com/business/update-omaha-s-henry-doorly-zoo-and-aquarium-to-close/article_1888abd0-6555-11ea-b11b-aba5f3a843a2.html Source]

=== March 14 ===
*[[Idaho]] cancels all remaining tournaments, which includes the [[St. Ignatius Catholic School|St. Ignatius]] [[Idaho Mini-Invitationals|Mini-Invite]], the [[Eastern Idaho Regional]], and the Idaho state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319032502/https://statescioly.org/idaho Source]
* Science Olympiad Inc. releases [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319032504/https://www.soinc.org/play/tournaments the following statement]:
{{Blockquote
| color = red
| title = Even More Important - Your Health!
| text = During this global COVID-19 pandemic, please take care of yourself, your family and those around you. Health is a priority. If you have the ability, please consider helping those in need in your community - we can all get through this together. We are going to need each other.
As of 3/14/20, we can confirm that nearly every state has officially cancelled all Science Olympiad events; only three events remain.
}}At the time of the statement, it is not known whether the three remaining state tournaments will cancel.

=== March 15 ===
*[[Minnesota]] announces the cancellation of the Division B state tournament, with hopes of rescheduling. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319031035/https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2860911217334475&id=292744197484536&__tn__=%2As%2As-R Source]
=== March 16 ===
*[[Tennessee]] cancels its state tournament. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319031710/https://tnscioly.utk.edu/ Source]
*[[Delaware]]'s [[Division A]] and [[Division B]] tournaments have been cancelled (exact date when cancellation occurred unknown). [https://web.archive.org/web/20200319032239/https://www.delawarescienceolympiad.com/home Source]
=== March 18 ===
*[[Wyoming]] cancels its state tournament, per an email from the tournament director. [[Media:Wy cancellation.png|Source]]
=== March 23 ===
* [[Alaska]] announces the cancellation of their state tournament. [http://web.archive.org/web/20200323161517/https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qlsmZBVyPUg/XnjXLnZUOpI/AAAAAAAA7S8/dtuxnAGOyuUmcS5cjWMxM9AEf5y3c2KhACK8BGAsYHg/s0/2020-03-23.png Source]

== List of affected tournaments ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
!State !!Level !!Name !!Status !!Division !!Planned Date !!Announcement Date !!Notes
|-
|[[Arizona]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|[[Arkansas]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/11/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[California (North)]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/18/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|R || [[Santa Clara Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C || 3/28/20 || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[California (South)]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/4/20 ||3/6/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|R || [[Inland Empire Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/14/20 || ||
|-
| [[San Diego Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 || ||
|-
|[[Colorado]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/4/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[Delaware]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||3/28/20 || ||
|-
|[[District of Columbia]] ||S ||District Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C || ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Connecticut]] ||rowspan="2"|S ||rowspan="2"|State Tournament ||rowspan="2" style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||3/14/20 ||3/9/20 (Cancelled), 3/11/20  ||Postponed until Mid-May
|-
|C ||4/4/20 ||3/11/20 (Postponed) ||Postponed until Mid-May
|-
|[[Florida]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/7/20, 3/10/20 ||
|-
|[[Hawaii]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/4/20 ||3/11/20 (Continuing), 3/12/20 (Cancelled) ||
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|rowspan="3"|[[Idaho]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/18/20 ||3/11/20 (Continuing), 3/14/20 (Cancelled) ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|I ||[[Idaho Mini-Invitationals|St. Ignatius Mini-Invite]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/14/20 ||
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|[[Eastern Idaho Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||4/4/20 ||3/14/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Illinois]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/18/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|R ||[[Chicago Public Schools Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/14/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|[[Southern Illinois Regional|Belleville East Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/14/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|[[College of DuPage Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/14/20 || ||
|-
|[[Rock Valley College/U-46 Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 || ||
|-
|[[Indiana]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/8/20 (Continuing), 3/10/20 (Cancelled)||
|-
|[[Kansas]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/4/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Massachusetts]] ||rowspan="2"|S ||rowspan="2"|State Tournament ||rowspan="2" style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||3/14/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|C ||3/21/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[Maryland]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/4/20 ||3/10/20 ||
|-
|[[Maine]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/4/20 ||3/7/20 (Continuing), 3/11/20 (Cancelled) ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Michigan]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/25/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|R ||[[Macomb Community College Regional|Region 7 Tournament]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[Thurston High School Regional|Region 8 Tournament]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/28/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[Adrian College Regional|Region 9 Tournament]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/28/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[Grand Valley State University Regional|Region 12 Tournament]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/28/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[Minnesota]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||4/4/20 ||3/15/20 ||No timetable given for re-schedule
|-
|[[Missouri]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/4/20 ||2/28/20 (Continuing), 3/12/20 (Cancelled) ||
|-style="font-weight: bold; background:#ffcccc"
|[[North Carolina]] ||N ||[[2020 National Tournament]] ||Cancelled ||B/C ||5/16/20 ||3/11/20 || Rules will be replayed for next year
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[North Carolina]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/25/20 ||3/6/20 (Continuing), 3/11/20 (Cancelled) ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|R ||[[Hickory Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|[[Cullowhee Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||3/28/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|[[Laurinburg Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||3/28/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|[[Greenville Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/4/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[North Dakota]] || S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/18/20 ||3/13/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|R ||[[Minot Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/16/20 ||3/13/20 ||
|-
|[[Bismarck Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/26/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[Valley City Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/26/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[Bottineau Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/31/20 || ||
|-
|[[Nebraska]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/19/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[New Hampshire]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|[[New Jersey]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#008000; color:white"|Completed ||B/C ||3/10/20 ||3/9/20 ||No awards ceremony, awards mailed instead
|-
|[[Nevada]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/11/20 (Continuing), 3/12/20 (Cancelled) ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[New York]] ||rowspan="2"|S ||rowspan="2"|State Tournament ||rowspan="2" style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||4/17/20 ||3/8/20 ||
|-
|C ||3/13/20 ||3/8/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|R ||[[Mid-Hudson Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||3/14/20 (B) ||3/8/20 (Continuing), 3/10/20 (Cancelled) ||
|-
|[[Midwestern Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||3/14/20 (B) ||3/8/20 (Continuing), 3/10/20 (Cancelled) ||
|-
|[[Lower Hudson Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B ||3/7/20 (B) ||3/8/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Ohio]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/25/20 ||3/10/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|R ||[[Eastern Ohio Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/14/20 ||3/10/20 ||
|-
|[[Central Ohio Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/14/20 ||3/10/20 ||
|-
|[[Western Ohio Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/10/20 ||
|-
|[[Oklahoma]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/18/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[Oregon]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/18/20 ||3/11/20 (Continuing), 3/12/20 (Cancelled)||
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Pennsylvania]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/25/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|R ||[[Northwest Pennsylvania Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/10/20 ||3/9/20 ||
|-
|[[Central East Pennsylvania Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||C ||3/11/20 ||3/9/20 ||
|-
|[[Northeast Pennsylvania Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/11/20 ||3/8/20 (Reschedueling), 3/12/20 (Cancelled) ||
|-
|[[Southeast Pennsylvania Regional North]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|[[Rhode Island]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/18/20 ||3/11/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[South Carolina]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|R ||[[Newberry Regional]] ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[South Dakota]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/21/20 ||3/11/20 (Pending), 3/12/20 (Cancelled) ||
|-
|[[Tennessee]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/25/20 || 3/12/20 (Continuing), 3/16/20 (Cancelled) ||
|-
|[[Texas]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/25/20 ||3/12/20 ||
|-
|[[Virginia]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/28/20 ||3/6/20 (Continuing), 3/11/20 (Rescheduling), 3/11/20 (Cancelled) || Cancelled shortly after the National Tournament was cancelled.
|-
|[[Vermont]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||3/14/20 ||3/9/20 ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Washington]] ||rowspan="2"|R ||rowspan="2"|[[Northwest Washington Regional]] ||rowspan="2" style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||C ||3/7/20 ||3/4/20 ||
|-
|B ||3/21/20 ||3/9/20 ||
|-
|[[Wisconsin]] ||S ||State Tournament ||style="background:#ffcccc"|Cancelled ||B/C ||4/18/20 ||3/10/20 ||
|-
|}

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
''Please do not answer questions based on speculation. All claims should be verifiable through a credible source.''

* ''' Will my state's tournaments be rescheduled? '''
:Each state differs by its response to tournament cancellations. Please check your state's official Science Olympiad website and with your regional or state directors for information about tournaments in your state.

* ''' Will the national tournament be cancelled? '''
:The national tournament director stated that the tournament is now cancelled. [https://www.soinc.org/play/tournaments Source]

* ''' Will the national tournament be rescheduled? '''

:It was not rescheduled.

* '''Will 9th graders next year be allowed to participate in Division B in 2021?'''

:9th grade students were allowed to continue participating in Division B in 2021, as per the Rules Manual.

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