After seventeen tournaments over the course of nine weekends of competition during the Fall Semester of the 2021-2022 Cross Examination Debate Association season the top 25 teams are:
- George Mason University
- Liberty University
- University of Michigan
- Emory University
- University of Houston
- James Madison University
- University of Kansas
- Harvard
- Indiana University
- Samford University
- Dartmouth College
- Wake Forest University
- Northwestern University
- University of Minnesota
- California State University – Fullerton
- Wichita State University
- Missouri State University
- University of Southern California
- Michigan State University
- University of Kentucky
- Gonzaga University
- Johnson County Community College
- United States Naval Academy
- University of Texas – Austin
- University of Texas – Dallas
About CEDA
Cross Examination Debate Association was founded in 1971. CEDA is currently responsible for formulating the annual intercollegiate policy debate topic used in tournament competition throughout the nation. Throughout the season, CEDA calculates National Sweepstakes Standings, the national and regional rankings of member institutions based on compiled tournament results.