National Champions
1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008
More
National Championships than any other university!
In 1992, Maryland won the
first of its four National
Championships. In doing so, Maryland became the first school to advance
two teams to the final round of the National Championship
Tournament.
As a result, the first "Maryland Rule" was created, establishing the
current two-division format for National Competition, where the
Championship round will consist of the winner of each division.
Consequently, if a single school has two teams in any Tournament, both
teams must be in the same division, ensuring that two separate schools
are represented in the final round.
Maryland's dominating
performance continued throughout
the 1990's causing the Terrapin Mock Trial Team to be named "The Mock
Trial Team of the decade". In 1996 Maryland claimed the
Championship
once again, this time beating St. Louis University in the final round.
Two years later in 1998, the championship trophy came back to College
Park when Maryland defeated Bellarmine College in the final round. In
2000, the most recent National Championship, Maryland prevailed
against
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
In 2008, Maryland did it again, earning the first place trophy for the Faith O'Reilly Division with a stellar record of 7-1 in the National Championship Tournament help this year in Minneapolis, MN. The team members of 668 faced a tough team from George Washington University in the championship round. Winning 2 of the 3 ballots in the final round, Maryland was crowned the 2007-2008 National Champions, bringing the Richard M. Calkins Trophy back to College Park for the 5th time. Go terps!
For more recent tournament results, see the "Tournaments" page.
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