Wins, 1980-present

The University of Chicago team has more wins than any other team in the "modern history" of the game (i.e. since 1980 or so). Below is a list of all the winning teams; if you can fill in a gap, please email dmp AT uchicago DOT edu! (National Championships in bold.) For pre-1980, click HERE.

Year Tourney Location Winning Chicago Team
1980 CBI RCT Eau Claire Burte, Rubin, Gillespie, Terrell
1981 CBI RCT IIT Burte, Rubin, Gillespie, Alper, Podhoretz
1984 CBI RCT ? ?
1988 CBI RCT ? ?
1989 CBI RCT UW-Milwaukee Raman, Fine, Malman, Canbias, Laufer
Pre-1989-90: 5 5 (not including pre-1980 )
1989 Minnesota Minneapolis Fine, Hite, Raman, McKean, Malman
1990 Elvis Madison Fine, Hite, Raman, Laufer, McKean
1990 CBI RCT UW-Whitewater Fine, Hite, Raman, Laufer, McKean
1990 Baseball... Princeton Fine, Hite, Raman, Laufer, McKean
1990 CBI NCT Minnesota Fine, Hite, Raman, Laufer, McKean
1989-90: 5 10
1991 Seuss Urbana Lerner, Freeman, McKean, Malman
1990-91: 1 11
1992 Penn Bowl II Penn Freeman, Boorstein, Sheahan, Edwards, Greenspoon
1992 Elvis Madison Freeman, Boorstein, Sheahan, McKean
1992 CBI RCT UW-Milwaukee Freeman, Boorstein, Sheahan, McKean, Chou
1991-92: 3 14
1992 Terrapin IT Maryland Boorstein, Sheahan, Freeman, Lerner
1992 Freddy's Dead Minnesota Boorstein, Sheahan, Freeman, Lerner
1993 Quincy Quincy, IL Sheahan, Wang, McKean, Edwards, Revuluri
1993 Elvis Madison Boorstein, Sheahan, Freeman, Revuluri
1993 ACF RCT Chicago Wang, Edwards, Klowden, Chou
1993 CBI RCT UIC Sheahan, McKean, Edwards, Revuluri, Wang
1993 ACF NCT Maryland Boorstein, Sheahan, Freeman, Revuluri
1993 Seuss (spring) Urbana Wang, Sheahan, Revuluri, Edwards
1992-93: 8 22
1993 Seuss (fall) Urbana Boorstein, Sheahan, Freeman, Revuluri
1993 PSU Penn State Sheahan, Freeman, Edwards, Revuluri
1993 Sun Ra/Diz. Minnesota Boorstein, Sheahan, Freeman, Revuluri
1994 Quincy Quincy, IL Sheahan, Freeman, Edwards, Revuluri
1994 CBI RCT Beloit Sheahan, Freeman, Edwards, Revuluri, Klowden
1994 ACF NCT Maryland Boorstein, Sheahan, Freeman, Revuluri
1994 CBI NCT Florida Sheahan, Freeman, Edwards, Revuluri, Klowden
1993-94: 7 29
1994 Seuss Illinois Freeman, Edstrom, Good, Getz
1994 JOBKO Minnesota Sheahan, Wang, Edwards, Edstrom
1995 Penn Bowl 5 Penn Sheahan, Wang, Edwards, Bruce
1995 CBI RCT UW-Eau Claire Sheahan, Edwards, Wang, Bruce, Edstrom
1995 ACF RCT Chicago Sheahan, Wang, Getz, Bruce
1994-95: 5 34
1995 ISU-GAL Iowa St. Sheahan, Boorstein, Dustin, Sliczniak
1996 Elvis (w/pie) Madison Wang, LaSala, Katki, Edstrom, Zarren
1996 CBI RCT Marquette Wang, Katki, Edstrom, Getz, Zarren
1996 ACF RCT Michigan Wang, LaSala, Katki, Edstrom
1996 Last-Minute Iowa Sheahan, Zarren, Chenault, Getz
1995-96: 5 39
1996 ISU-BAD Iowa St. Sheahan, Zarren, Chenault, Bagby
1997 NAQT Secs. Michigan Sheahan, Wang, Zarren, Szczepanczyk
1997 NAQT ICT Penn Sheahan, Wang, Edstrom, Zarren
1997 Elvis Madison Sheahan, Zarren, Bruce, Kiefer
1997 CBI RCT N'western Sheahan, Edstrom, Zarren, Pagedar, Chenault
1997 ACF RCT Illinois Sheahan, Wang, Pagedar, Getz
1997 Beach Bowl UCLA Sheahan, Edstrom, Zarren, Pagedar, Chenault
1996-97: 7 46
1997 Deep Bench Minnesota Zarren, Szczepanczyk, Chenault, Bretheim, Kiefer, Tangren, Bagby, Gealy
1997 Big 10 Illinois Sheahan, Wang, Zarren, Szczepanczyk
1998 MLK Michigan Sheahan, Zarren, Bretheim, Dustin
1998 Penn Bowl 7 Penn Sheahan, Zarren, Pagedar, Walker
1998 Elvis Madison Zarren, Chenault, Georgiady, Gealy, Walker
1998 NAQT Secs. WMU Sheahan, Wang, Zarren, Szczepanczyk
1998 CBI RCT IIT Sheahan, Zarren, Kiefer, Pagedar, Bretheim
1998 ACF RCT Chicago Wang, Getz, Chenault, Pagedar, Kiefer
1997-98: 8 54
1998 Deep Bench Minnesota Yaphe, Zarren, Chenault, Bagby, Chou, Kiefer, Gealy, Earnest
1998 Terrapin Maryland Yaphe, Zarren, Bagby, Chenault
1998 Mediocrity Illinois Yaphe, Zarren, Scranton, Georgiady
1998 T-Party Harvard Yaphe, Zarren, Bagby, Chenault
1998 MLK Michigan Zarren, Bennett, Arvey, Bagby (Bteam 2nd)
1999 Penn Bowl 8 Penn Yaphe, Zarren, Bagby, Steffen
1999 Cardinal Stanford Yaphe, Zarren, Scranton, Bagby
1999 NAQT SCT Iowa Yaphe, Zarren, Scranton, Gealy
1999 NAQT D2 SCT Iowa Person, Fossland, Hymes, Altman
1999 CBI RCT UIC Zarren, Bennett, Chou, Gealy, Zimpleman
1999 ACF RCT Chicago Yaphe
1999 Hawkfest Quincy IL Yaphe, Zarren, Bennett, Scranton
1999 NAQT ICT Michigan Yaphe, Zarren, Chou, Bagby
1999 CBI NCT Gainesville Zarren, Bennett, Chou, Zimpleman, Gealy
1999 ACF NCT Chicago Yaphe, Bennett, Bagby, Scranton, Gealy
1998-99: 15 69
1999 Illinifest* Illinois Yaphe, Chou, Zarren*, Scranton
1999 NAQT Big 10 D2 Illinois Kammerer, Swan, Recchie, Cannon
1999 Final 4 on 94th Hancock Bennett, Chou, Zimpleman, Tangren, Georgiady
2000 MLK Michigan Bennett, Onyisi, Scranton, Yaphe
2000 Cardinal Classic Stanford Chou, Scranton, Yaphe, Zimpleman
2000 NAQT SCT Northwestern Bennett, Scranton, Yaphe, Zimpleman
2000 NAQT D2 SCT Northwestern Hilligoss, Onyisi, Recchie, Tobin-Hochstadt
2000 Wahoo Virginia Chou, Gealy, Yaphe
2000 ACF NCT Maryland Bagby, Chou, Scranton, Yaphe
2000 DSHIT Maryland Johnson, Recchie, Tobin-Hochstadt, Williams
1999-2000: 9 78
2000 NAQT IFT Wisconsin Bennett, Cohn, Ferrari, Onyisi
2000 NAQT IFT D2 Wisconsin Heaney, Neale, Reece, Williams
2000 T-Party Harvard Hanselman, Onyisi, Reece, Williams
2001 MLK Michigan Bennett, Cohn, Onyisi, Steffen
2001 ACF Regionals Chicago Gealy, Johnson, Onyisi, Yaphe, Zimpleman
2001 Cardinal Classic Stanford Gealy, Scranton, Yaphe, Zimpleman
2001 NAQT SCT Iowa Bennett, Cohn, Onyisi, Recchie
2001 CBI RCT Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee) Bennett, Butler, Onyisi, Steffen
2001 NAQT NCT WUSTL Bennett, Cohn, Kammerer, Yaphe
2001 Buzzerfest Princeton Bennett, Cohn, Reece, Williams
2000-01: 10 88
2001 ACF Fall Tournament Illinois Cohn, Johnson, Kammerer, Reece
2001 Deep Bench Minnesota Bennett, Cohn, Ferrari, Johnson, Onyisi, Recchie, Reece, Thompson
2002 NAQT SCT WUStL Bennett, Cohn, Reece, Thompson
2002 CBI RCT UW-Whitewater Altman, Cohn, Johnson, Onyisi
2002 Fabulous Unnamed Chicago Tournament Chicago Baude, Butler, Moriarty, Poulos
2001-02: 5 93
2002 ACF Fall Iowa State Cohn, Ferrari, Maddipoti, Reece
2003 MLK Michigan Cohn, Ferrari, Onyisi, Reece
2003 NAQT SCT D2 Chicago Abbasi, Devecka, Gorodetsky, Wood
2003 CBI RCT UW-Madison Cohn, Kammerer, Moriarty, Onyisi
2003 Wildcat Kentucky Cohn, Ferrari, Maddipoti, Reece
2003 NAQT ICT UCLA Ferrari, Maddipoti, Onyisi, Reece
2003 CBI NCT Penn Cohn, Ferrari, Kammerer, Onyisi
2002-03: 7 100
2003 Terrapin Maryland Maddipoti, Yaphe
2003 ACF Fall Iowa State Cohn, Ferrari, Koo, Reece
2003 Gateway WUSTL Devecka, McElroy, Press, Sun
2003 Illinois Open UIUC Ferrari, Maddipoti, Reece, Yaphe
2004 MLK Michigan Cohn, Maddipoti, Reece, Yaphe
2004 NAQT SCT D2 DePauw Kirkpatrick, Mason, Sagoff, Sun
2004 CBI RCT UW-Whitewater Abbasi, Gerson, Moriarty, Sagoff
2004 ACF Nationals Maryland Cohn, Maddipoti, Reece, Yaphe
2004 Late Spring Tournament Berkeley Cohn, Devecka, Kirkpatrick, Yaphe
2003-04: 9 109
2004 WIT XII Berkeley Kirkpatrick, Koo, Teitler, Yaphe
2004 Beaver Bonspiel XI MIT Cohn, Maddipoti, Teitler, Yaphe
2004 ACF Fall Illinois Yaphe
2004 ACF Fall D2 Illinois Kirkpatrick, Sagoff, Samelson, Sun
2005 NAQT SCT Case Western Abbasi, Koo, Teitler, Yaphe
2005 NAQT SCT D2 Case Western Kirkpatrick, Sagoff, Samelson, Sun
2005 ACF Nationals D2 Northwestern Abbasi, Arthur, Mahadevan, Samelson, Sun
2005 NAQT ICT D2 Tulane Arthur, Mahadevan, McElroy, Newtson, Samelson
2005 BLaST II Berkeley Ferrari, Koo, Sagoff, Teitler
2004-05: 9 118
2005 WIT XIII Berkeley Yaphe, Teitler
2005 Terrapin Maryland Teitler, Koo, Ferrari, Cohn
2005 Illinois Open* UIUC Yaphe, McElroy, Litvak*, Vinokurov*
2006 MLK Michigan Yaphe, Arthur, Abassi, Newtson
2006 ACF Regionals Chicago Yaphe, Sun, Sagoff
2006 NAQT SCT UIUC Teitler, Koo, Ferrari, Abassi
2006 ACF Nationals UG Michigan Samelson, Arthur, Mahadevan, Sun
2006 Early Fall Tournament Chicago Yaphe, Arthur, Mahadevan, Sagoff
2006 Illinois Open UIUC Teitler, Ferrari, Austin, Arthur
2006 WIT Berkeley Yaphe, Teitler, Koo
2007 MLK Michigan Yaphe, Austin, Arthur, Sun
2007 NAQT SCT Michigan Teitler, Koo, Arthur
2007 NAQT SCT D2 Michigan Benedik, Yang, Perkins, Seal
2007 ACF Regionals Chicago Yaphe, Ferrari, Esser, Sun
2007 Matt Cvijanovich Memorial Novice Tournament UIUC Katz, Benedik, Seal, Vonderheide
2007 ACF Nationals Vanderbilt Teitler, Ferrari, Koo, Austin
2007 NAQT ICT Minneapolis Teitler, Austin, Samelson, Koo
2007 ELVIS Madison Yaphe, Arthur, Arnold, Sagoff
2008 ACF Nationals Boston Teitler, Koo, Ferrari
2009 ICT Dallas Teitler, Koo, Seal, Jha
2009 ACF Nationals St. Louis Teitler, Koo, Arnold, Jha

*: Indicates a team not 100% composed of current University of Chicago students, but paid for by the University of Chicago team and playing under the Chicago name.

70+ people have been on tournament-winning Chicago teams.

Here is a list of all the players who have won a tournament as a member of a Chicago team:
(Listed in no particular order within each win level.)
Remember that this is, of course, not intended to represent how "good" a player is. It really doesn't.
Also: do not trust the "years" column.

Name Wins Years
Andrew Yaphe 38 8
John Sheahan 35 7
Mike Zarren 28 4
Ed Cohn 20 6
Steve Wang 17 6
Jeffrey Samuel Bennett 16 4
Peter Freeman 16 5 1/3
Susan Ferrari 15 6
Peter Onyisi 14 4
Matt Reece 14 4
Seth Teitler 13 3
John Edwards 12 4
Sendhil Revuluri 12 4
Sarah Bagby 11 4
Josh Boorstein 11 3
Rob Chenault 10 5
Alice Chou 10 7
Matthew Gealy 10 4
Erin McKean 10 4
Ryan Scranton 10 3
Selene Koo 10 4
Christian Edstrom 9 3
Bruce Arthur 9 3
Subash Maddipoti 8 3
Chris Zimpleman 7 3
Jared Sagoff 8 4
Ray Sun 8 4
Pericles Abbasi 6 4
Ben Fine 6 ?
Rob Getz 6 3
Nitin Pagedar 6 3
Anand Raman 6 4
Seth Samelson 6 3
Ken Hite 5 2
Paul Johnson 5 3
Christian Kammerer 5 4
Laura Kirkpatrick 5 2
Matt Kiefer 5 4
Rafi Laufer 5 4
Ben Recchie 5 3
Kannan Mahadevan 4 3
Sarah Bruce 4 2 2/3
Mitchell Szczepanczyk 4 1 1/3
Leah Williams 4 3
Sam Bretheim 3 1
Martin Devecka 3 2
Brian Georgiady 3 3
Hormuzd Katki 3 4
Kevin Klowden 3 4
Marc Lerner 3 4
Kathleen Moriarty 3 4
Peter Steffen 3 3
Mike Altman 2 4
Tim McElroy 3 3
Peter Austin 4 2
Amanda Butler 2 2
Loren Burte 2 2
Andy Dustin 2 3
Jim Gillespie 2 2
Ken LaSala 2 1
David Malman 2 3.5
David Rubin 2 2
Jeremiah Thompson 2 1
Sam Tobin-Hochstadt 2 1
Stephanie Walker 2 1
Jeremy Newtson 2 4
A Person 1 1
Steve Alper 1 1
Jason Arvey 1 1
William Baude 1 1
Jim Canbias 1 ?
Jeromy Cannon 1 1
Patrick Earnest 1 3
Nicholas R. Fossland 1 1
Chad Gerson 1 1
Jeff Good 1 4
Eugene Gorodetsky 1 1
Rob Greenspoon 1 4
Paul Hanselman 1 1
Chubbles (Chris Heaney) 1 1
Emily Hilligoss 1 1
Saul Hymes 1 1
Jon Mason 1 1
Ben Neale 1 1
John Podhoretz 1 1
Nicholas Poulos 1 1
David Press 1 1
Mike Sliczniak 1 3
Aaron Swan 1 1
Tom Terrell 1 1
Ben Wood 1 1
Adam Perkins 1 1
Chris Benedik 2 1
Yilei Yang 1 1
David Seal 2 1
Nolan Esser 1 2
Michael Arnold 1 1
Steven Katz 1 1
Lily Vonderheide 1 1

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