University of Southern California 2026

University of Southern California 2026
General Information
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Host	University of Southern California
Date	May 23, 2026 (May 23, 2026)
Tournament Information
Total teams	120
Host State	California
Trial Events	Both Divisions Botany, Code Craze Division B Ping Pong Parachute Division C Protein Modeling
Social Media
Website	www.soinc.org/2026-national-tournament
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The 2026 Science Olympiad National Tournament is scheduled to be held on May 23, 2026, at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. It will be the second national tournament hosted in SoCal, following 2022, which was held virtually but hosted by Caltech. Further, it will be the first in-person national tournament hosted in the American West since Colorado State University 2018 and the first held west of the Rocky Mountains since Eastern Washington University 2000.

Teams Attending

Division B

State Tournaments				National Tournament
State	Date	Host	Score	School	Team Number	Place	Score
Montana	February 19, 2026	Montana State University
New Mexico	February 22, 2026	New Mexico Tech
Minnesota	February 28, 2026	Bethel University
South Carolina	February 28, 2026	Presbyterian College
Alabama	February 28, 2026	University of Alabama
Massachusetts	March 7, 2026	Assumption University
Arkansas	March 7, 2026	University of Arkansas-Little Rock
West Virginia	March 7, 2026	Marshall University
New Jersey	March 9, 2026	Middlesex College
Connecticut	March 14, 2026	Coventry Middle School
Oregon	March 14, 2026	University of Portland
Virginia	March 21, 2026	University of Virginia
Delaware	March 21, 2026	The John Dickinson School
South Dakota	March 21, 2026	University of South Dakota
Louisiana	March 21, 2026	Louisiana Christian University
Mississippi	March 27, 2026	University of Southern Mississippi
New Hampshire	March 28, 2026	Saint Anselm College
Alaska	March 28, 2026	University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Indiana	March 28, 2026	Northridge High School
Utah	March 28, 2026	Southern Utah University
Arizona	April 4, 2026	Arizona State University
Colorado	April 4, 2026	University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Kansas	April 4, 2026	Wichita State University
Iowa	April 11, 2026	Iowa State University
Maine	April 11, 2026	University of Maine
Florida	April 11, 2026	University of Florida
Maryland	April 11, 2026	Johns Hopkins University
Wyoming	April 11, 2026	Casper College
Rhode Island	April 11, 2026	Rhode Island College
Kentucky	April 18, 2026	University of Kentucky
New York	April 18, 2026	East Syracuse-Minoa Central High School
Wisconsin	April 18, 2026	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Illinois	April 18, 2026	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Washington	April 18, 2026	Central Washington University
Missouri	April 18, 2026	University of Central Missouri
Nebraska	April 18, 2026	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
North Carolina	April 18, 2026	North Carolina State University
Ohio	April 18, 2026	Ohio State University
Texas	April 18, 2026	Texas A&M University
Georgia	April 18, 2026	University of Georgia
Pennsylvania	April 25, 2026	Penn State Altoona
Michigan	April 25, 2026	Michigan State University
North Dakota	April 25, 2026	North Dakota State University
Idaho	May 2, 2026	Boise State University
Hawaii
California (North)
District of Columbia
Nevada
Oklahoma
Tennessee
California (South)
Vermont

Division C

State Tournaments				National Tournament
State	Date	Host	Score	School	Team Number	Place	Score
Montana	February 19, 2026	Montana State University
New Mexico	February 22, 2026	New Mexico Tech
Minnesota	February 28, 2026	Bethel University
South Carolina	February 28, 2026	Presbyterian College
Connecticut	April 25, 2026	University of Connecticut
Massachusetts	March 7, 2026	Wentworth Institute of Technology
New Jersey
Delaware
Oregon
South Dakota
Alabama
Alaska	March 28, 2026	University of Alaska-Anchorage
Hawaii
Maryland
Utah
Virginia	March 21st, 2026	University of Virginia
Arizona	April 4, 2026	Arizona State University
California (North)
Colorado	April 4, 2026	University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
District of Columbia
Indiana	March 28, 2026	Northridge High School
Iowa	April 11, 2026	Iowa State University
Kansas	April 4, 2026	Wichita State University
Kentucky	April 18, 2026	University of Kentucky
Louisiana
Nevada
New York	March 21st, 2026	Le Moyne College
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Wisconsin	April 18, 2026	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Wyoming
Arkansas	March 7, 2026	University of Arkansas-Little Rock
California (South)
Illinois	April 18, 2026	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Maine	April 11, 2026	University of Maine
Rhode Island
Texas
Washington	April 18, 2026	Central Washington University
Florida	April 11, 2026	University of Florida
Georgia
Missouri	April 18, 2026	University of Central Missouri
Idaho
Michigan
Nebraska	April 18, 2026	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
North Carolina	April 18, 2026	North Carolina State University
North Dakota
Ohio	April 18, 2026	Ohio State University
Pennsylvania	April 25, 2026	Penn State Altoona
Mississippi	March 27, 2026	University of Southern Mississippi
New Hampshire	March 28, 2026	Saint Anselm College
Vermont
West Virginia