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The mission of National Academic League in Davis School District is to foster student collaboration in learning, develop and practice academic skills, promote good sportsmanship, build confidence, and create friendships.
National Academic League is an inter-school academic competition. Teams of students compete with each other to demonstrate their knowledge of mathematics, science, English, and social studies. Games consist of four quarters, two of which (first and fourth) are based on questions answered by individual students. In the second quarter, a group of students from each team race against each other to solve a problem or answer a question. The third quarter assesses the knowledge, logic, and communication skills of students as they make presentations on a topic assigned at the beginning of the game.
There are approximately 15 different academic leagues across the United States. Davis School District is a single league, divided into a north and south division, and all 16 junior high schools within it field a team. Teams of students are led by a teacher mentor who supports and coaches them. The winning team/school from each division play each other in the district championship game, the winner of which moves on to compete against champions from the other leagues in a single elimination series.
Typically, the Davis School District NAL season runs from November through February and the national tournament begins the first week of March.
Games Schedule
Games begin at 3:15 and usually end around 4:30.
A printer-friendly version of the schedule is available here.
PRE-SEASON
Game A: November 2
South Davis @ North Davis
Game B: November 3
Syracuse @ Centennial
West Point @ Shoreline
SOUTH DIVISION
Game 1: November 8
Mueller Park @ Centerville
Millcreek (bye)
Kaysville @ Centennial
Farmington @ South Davis
Game 2: November 15
Centennial (bye)
Millcreek @ Mueller Park
Farmington @ Kaysville
South Davis @ Centerville
Game 3: November 29
Mueller Park @ South Davis
Kaysville @ Centerville
Farmington (bye)
Millcreek @ Centennial
Game 4: December 13
South Davis @ Kaysville
Centennial @ Mueller Park
Farmington @ Millcreek
Centerville (bye)
Game 5: January 10
Kaysville @ Mueller Park
Centennial @ Farmington
Millcreek @ Centerville
South Davis (bye)
Game 6: January 24
Centerville @ Centennial
Kaysville (bye)
South Davis @ Millcreek
Mueller Park @ Farmington
Game 7: January 31
Farmington @ Centerville
Millcreek @ Kaysville
Mueller Park (bye)
Centennial @ South Davis
Playoff: February 7
NORTH DIVISION
Game 1: November 10
Syracuse @ West Point
Shoreline @ North Layton
Sunset (bye)
North Davis @ Central Davis
Game 2: November 17
Shoreline (bye)
North Layton @ Syracuse
North Davis @ Sunset
Central Davis @ West Point
Game 3: December 1
Syracuse @ Central Davis
Sunset @ West Point
Shoreline @ North Davis
North Layton (bye)
Game 4: December 15
Central Davis @ Sunset
Syracuse (bye)
North Davis @ North Layton
West Point @ Shoreline
Game 5: January 12
Sunset @ Syracuse
North Davis (bye)
North Layton @ West Point
Shoreline @ Central Davis
Game 6: January 26
West Point (bye)
Sunset @ Shoreline
Central Davis @ North Layton
Syracuse @ North Davis
Game 7: February 2
North Davis @ West Point
North Layton @ Sunset
Shoreline @ Syracuse
Central Davis (bye)
Playoff: February 9
CHAMPIONSHIP
February 22, 2022
Central Davis vs Mueller Park
Viewmont High School
Little Theatre
120 W 1000 N, Bountiful UT
THIRD QUARTER
CHAMPIONSHIP
February 23, 2022
Centerville Junior High (home)
Syracuse Junior High (visitor)
Standings
SOUTH DIVISION
Team | Win - Loss |
---|---|
Centennial | 5 - 1 |
Centerville | 2 - 4 |
Farmington | 2 - 4 |
Kaysville | 2 - 4 |
Millcreek | 1 - 5 |
Mueller Park | 6 - 0 |
South Davis | 3 - 3 |
NORTH DIVISION
Team | Win - Loss |
---|---|
Central Davis | 5 - 1 |
North Davis | 1 - 5 |
North Layton | 3 - 3 |
Shoreline | 4 - 2 |
Sunset | 1 - 5 |
Syracuse | 2 - 4 |
West Point | 5 - 1 |
THIRD QUARTER TEAMS
SOUTH DIVISION
Team | Win - Loss |
---|---|
Centennial | 3 - 3 |
Centerville | 6 - 0 |
Farmington | 4 - 2 |
Kaysville | 2 - 1 - 3 |
Millcreek | 3 - 1 - 2 |
Mueller Park | 2 - 4 |
South Davis | 0 - 6 |
NORTH DIVISION
Team | Win - Loss |
---|---|
Central Davis | 1 - 5 |
North Davis | 2 - 4 |
North Layton | 2 - 4 |
Shoreline | 5 - 2 |
Sunset | 4 - 2 |
Syracuse | 6 - 1 |
West Point | 3 - 3 |
League Champions History
2023: Central Davis (National Champions)
2022: Centennial (National Champions)
2021: Central Davis
2020: Central Davis
2019: Central Davis
2018: Centennial
2017: Central Davis
2016: Millcreek
2015: South Davis
2014: Centennial
2013: Syracuse
2012: West Point
2010: Millcreek
2009: Fairfield
2008: Millcreek
2007: Central Davis
2006: Farmington
2005: Centerville
2004: Fairfield
2003: Fairfield
2002: Sunset
2001: Millcreek
2000: Central Davis
1999: Fairfield
1998: Centerville
1997: Fairfield
1996: North Layton
1995: Fairfield
Third Quarter Team Champions
SOUTH DIVISION
2023: Centerville
2022: Centerville
2021: Shoreline
2020: South Davis
2019: Kaysville
NORTH DIVISION
2023: Syracuse
2022: Sunset
2021: Syracuse
2020: Syracuse
2019: Syracuse
3rd Quarter District Champions
2023: Centerville
2022: Centerville
3rd Quarter Topics
FAQs
Most questions about National Academic League can be answered from the organization's official website here. For additional questions, or questions specific to Davis School District's National Academic League participation, contact League Commissioner, Christopher Hall (chall@dsdmail.net) at 801-402-5328.