Regional Competitions
APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl®
Regional competitions are held in the fall. Registration will open in September and an updated case packet will be provided.
2026 Regional Ethics Bowls
California (Info TBD)
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Central States
Host institution and location: Marian University (Indianapolis)
Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Fee: $150
Contact: Graham Renz (grenz@marian.edu)
Registration info: Schools may register 1 team in the three-week registration period, and it will be open to additional teams following that waiting period. Email the organizer when registration opens to secure your spot on the waitlist for additional teams. After the initial registration period closes, spots will be offered to schools on the waitlist by order.
Max number of teams: 20
Chesapeake (Info TBD)
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Deep South (NEW this year)
Host institution and location: University of Mississippi
Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Fee: $200
Contact: Nathan Oakes (neoakes@olemiss.edu)
Registration info: Schools may register 1 team in the three-week registration period, and it will be open to additional teams following that waiting period. Email the organizer when registration opens to secure your spot on the waitlist for additional teams.
Max number of teams: 14
Mid-Atlantic (Info TBD)
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Northeast (Info TBD)
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Northwest (Info TBD)
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Host institution: University of Cincinnati
Max number of teams: 20
Host institution: DePauw University (Greencastle, Indiana)
Max number of teams: 18
Rocky Mountain (Info TBD)
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Southeast
Host institution and location: University of North Florida (Jacksonville)
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2026
Fee: $250
Contact: Jon Matheson (j.matheson@UNF.edu)
Registration info:Schools may register 1 team in the three-week registration period, and it will be open to additional teams following that waiting period. Email the organizer when registration opens to secure your spot on the waitlist for additional teams. For more information, visit the Southeast Ethics Bowl Regional webpage.
Max number of teams: 20
Texas
Host institution and location: Texas A&M University--San Antonio
Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Fee: $150
Contact: Andy Brei (abrei@stmarytx.edu) and Matthew Mangum (matthew.mangum@tamusa.edu)
Registration Info: Schools may register 1 team in the three-week registration period, and it will be open to 2nd teams following that waiting period. Email the organizers when registration opens to secure your spot on the waitlist for additional teams.
Max number of teams: 18
Two-Year (Info TBD)
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Upper Midwest (Info TBD)
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Host institution and location: Utah Valley University Wasatch Campus (Heber, Utah)
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Fee: $50 per school (not per team)
Contacts: Richard Greene (rgreene@weber.edu) and Karen Mizell (karen.mizell@uvu.edu)
Registration info: Schools can register up to 2 teams during the initial three-week period. We do not allow 3rd teams (occasionally exceptions are made to avoid an odd number of teams).
Registration Information
- All schools must pay a $150 APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl® program participation fee to APPE to participate in the regional competitions. Most regions have an additional "host fee" to cover their local costs, which is also paid at the time of registration. Those funds will be distributed to the regions at the close of registration. Once the deadline has passed, no refunds will be offered. If paying online, there is a credit card processing fee accessed. You can avoid this by paying by check and using the mailing address on the invoice).
- There is no requirement for an APPE membership to participate at the regional level.
- Teams that qualify for the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl® national competition will pay an additional national competition registration fee to APPE after the regional competitions are completed and the qualifying teams are announced. You cannot register for nationals before receiving a qualifying bid from your regional competition. Click here for more information about the national competition.
- Your team will not be considered registered for any competition until all required forms and fees have been submitted.
- Some of the source material cited in the cases may be behind paywalls that individual students may have difficulty accessing. Since colleges will most often have institutional access to these resources, coaches may need to help their team members access these materials through the institution. In the case that institutional access is unavailable, you can request the original source material by contacting the Chair of the APPE IEB® Council, Michael Jordan at mjordan.ethicsbowl@gmail.com.
2025 Regional Competition Participating Schools: