Pre-Competition Season (Scores do not count) |
Training Round 1: 09/03/26 - 10/05/26
All teams compete
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| Images | Open & All Service Divisions | Middle School Division | | |
| Windows 10 (Answer Key) | X | X | | |
| Server 2019 (Answer Key) | X | X | | |
| Ubuntu 22 (Answer Key) | X | X | | |
Practice Round: 10/07/26 - 10/20/26
All teams compete |
| Images | Open & All Service Divisions | Middle School Division | | |
Windows 11 (Answer Key)
| X | X | | |
| Mint 21 (Answer Key) | X | X | | |
| Server 2022 (Answer Key) | X | X | | |
| Cisco NetAcad Challenge | | | | |
| Networking Quiz: Modules 1-2 | X | X | | |
| Packet Tracer: Modules Intro | X | X | | |
Training Round 2: 10/30/26 - 01/19/27
All teams compete
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| Images | Open & All Service Divisions | Middle School Division | | |
| Windows 10 (Answer Key) | X | X | | |
| Server 2019 (Answer Key) | X | X | | |
| Ubuntu 22 (Answer Key) | X | X | | |
| Mint 21 (Answer Key) | X | X | | |
Competition Rounds
(Scores count) Point values are shown for each division's challenges. All images, challenges, and values are subject to change. |
Round 1: 10/22/26 - 10/25/26
High School Divisions Only |
| Images | Open & All Service Divisions | | | |
| Windows 11 | 100 | | | |
| Mint 21 | 100 | | | |
| Cisco NetAcad Challenge | | | | |
| High School: Networking Quiz: Modules 3-7 | 10 | | | |
| High School: Packet Tracer: Modules 1-7 | 20 | | | |
| Total Points Possible | 230 | | | |
High School Divisions Round 2 and Middle School Division Introductory Round: 11/12/26 - 11/15/26
All teams compete
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| Images | Open & All Service Division | Middle School Division | | |
| Windows 11 | 100 | 100 | | |
| Server 2022 | 100 | | | |
| Mint 21 | 100 | 100 | | |
| Cisco NetAcad Challenge | | | | |
| High School: Networking Quiz: Modules 8-11, 21-22 | 10 | | | |
| High School: Packet Tracer: Modules 1-11, 21-22 | 20 | | | |
| Middle School: Networking Quiz: Modules 3-7 | | 10 | | |
| Middle School: Packet Tracer: Modules 1-7 | | 20 | | |
| Total Possible Points | 330 | 230 | | |
State Round: 12/10/26 - 12/13/26
High school teams start with a clean slate, but middle school teams will not |
| Images | Platinum Tier
(Top 30% of teams) | Gold Tier
(Middle 40% of teams) | Silver Tier
(Remaining 30% of teams) | Middle School Division |
| Server 2022 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Mint 21 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Ubuntu 24 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Cisco NetAcad Challenge | | | | |
| High School: Networking Quiz: Modules 12-17 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| High School: Packet Tracer: Modules 1-17 | 70 | 70 | 70 | |
| Middle School: Networking Quiz: Modules 8-11; 21-22 | | | | 10 |
| Middle School: Packet Tracer: Modules 1-11; 21-22 | | | | 20 |
| Total Possible Points | 400 | 400 | 400 | 330 |
Semifinals: 01/21/27 - 01/23/27
Open Division - 25% of teams in each tier plus state wildcards advance.
All Service Division - 25% of teams in each tier in each category advance.
Middle School Division - 60% of teams advance. See rules book
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| Images | Platinum Tier | Gold Tier | Silver Tier | Middle School Division |
| Mint 21 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Server 2022 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Server 2019 | 100 | 100 | | |
| Cisco NetAcad Challenge | | | | |
| High School: Networking Quiz: Modules 18-20; 23 | 72 | 30 | 30 | |
| High School: Packet Tracer: Modules 1-23 | 168 | 70 | 70 | |
| Middle School: Networking Quiz: Modules 12-17 | | | | 10 |
| Middle School: Packet Tracer: Modules 1-17; 21-22 | | | | 20 |
| CyberPatriot Web-Based Challenge | 80 | 80 | NA | NA |
| Total Possible Points | 620 | 480 | 300 | 230 |