2026 State Tournament - February 19th

The State Tournament is held at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. The 2026 events have now been posted below. Rules manuals will be available in September 2025.

Checklist for Events:

  • Download the Div B and Div C Rules Manuals HERE
  • Find the 2026 National Rules Clarifications HERE
    • These are changes and clarifications made by the national organization after the manual is published.
  • Find the Montana Rules Clarification HERE as the season progresses.
  • Events are selected and announced in August/September of the tournament season 
  • Links in the tables below go to the national web page with a description of the event.
  • * Asterisk- Indicates the event is open to the public.
  • + Cross - Indicates that further clarification for the Montana competition is listed below
  • ^ Trial Event - Students earn medals in trial events but points are not earned for team overall scores.

Division B (Middle School) Events:

2026
Life, Personal &
Social Science 

2026
Earth &
Space Science

2026
Physical Science
& Chemistry

2026
Technology & 
Engineering Design 

2026
Inquiry & 
Nature of Science

Anatomy & Physiology

Meteorology Circuit Lab Boomilever

Codebusters

^Botany Remote Sensing Crime Busters Helicopter

^Code Craze

Disease Detectives Rocks & Minerals   Scrambler

Experimental Design

Entomology      

Write It Do It

Water Quality

       

Division C (High School) Events:

2026
Life, Personal &
Social Science 

2026
Earth &
Space Science

2026
Physical Science
& Chemistry

2026
Technology & 

Engineering Design 

2026
Inquiry & 
Nature of Science

Anatomy & Physiology

Astronomy

Chem Lab

Boomilever Bungee Drop
^Botany Remote Sensing Circuit Lab   Codebusters
Disease Detectives Rocks & Minerals Materials Science   ^Code Craze
Entomology       Engineering CAD
Water Quality  

 

  Experimental Design

Montana Rules Clarifications

As the 2026 season progresses, questions arise to clarify portions of the Rules Manuals. Clarifications are posted here. National Rules clarifications can be found HERE