2025 National Tournament
Congratulations to our 2025 Science Olympiad National Tournament Champions Sierra Vista Middle School from Irvine, California and first-time national champs Seven Lakes High School from Katy, Texas!
Official Winner Photo for Sierra Vista Middle School
Official Winner Photo for Seven Lakes High School
Opening Ceremony video > SOTV YouTube channel
Closing Ceremony video > SOTV YouTube channel
Official Final Results Press Release - May 27, 2025
Final Results of the 2025 National Tournament
Final Results by Team Number - Division B - 2025 National Tournament
Final Results by Team Number - Division C - 2025 National Tournament
Final Results by Rank Order - Division B - 2025 National Tournament
Final Results by Rank Order - Division C - 2025 National Tournament
Final Top 6 places by Event Division B - 2025 National Tournament
Final Top 6 places by Event Division C - 2025 National Tournament
All overall Top 10 Team Winner Photos, Spirit Awards, and Corteva Team Enterprise Awards - Zip File, Copyright Kendra Cremin for Science Olympiad
Individual Event Medalist Photos Div. B AgSci to Meteorology - Copyright Humiston Studios, LLC for Science Olympiad - Zip File
Individual Event Medalist Photos Div. B Metric Mastery to Write It Do It - Copyright Humiston Studios, LLC for Science Olympiad - Zip File
Individual Event Medalist Photos Div. C AirTraj to ExpDesign - Copyright Humiston Studios, LLC for Science Olympiad - Zip File
Individual Event Medalist Photos Div. C Forensics to Write It Do It - Copyright Humiston Studios, LLC for Science Olympiad - Zip File
Parade of States Photos in Zip Files in Alphabetical Groups: AL to GA, HI to MI, MN to OH, OK to WY - Copyright Kendra Cremin for Science Olympiad
The Science Olympiad National Tournament is the pinnacle of achievement for 120 of the country's best Science Olympiad teams and our Global Ambassador Team from Japan, representing more than 2,000 students. For the 41st Annual Science Olympiad National Tournament, we are proud to return to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on May 23-24, 2025, in Lincoln, Nebraska - UNL hosted the big event in 2015, too!
National Tournament Info/Forms for Attending Teams
University of Nebraska-Lincoln National Tournament Website
2025 National Tournament Digital Program
National Pre-Event Media release - May 19, 2025
2025 National Tournament State Team Numbers
STEM Expo Exhibitors and Programs
Printable 2025 National Tournament Congratulations Letter
Keynote Speaker Announcement - UNL Alum & Professor, US Olympic Champion bobsledder, Curt Tomasevicz
National Tournament Scholarships & Awards
2025 Science Olympiad $50K Founders' Scholarships - To honor the founders of the national Science Olympiad organization, Dr. Gerard and Sharon Putz and Jack Cairns, Science Olympiad will award five outstanding high school seniors with $10,000 college scholarships. Past winner info on our Scholarships page > 2025 application opens Monday, February 17 and closes Monday, April 14, 2025. Open to any high school senior on a registered 2024-2025 season Science Olympiad Div. C team in the US. Winners announced May 8, 2025!
2025 Science Olympiad Awards and Prizes - Science Olympiad is grateful to our sponsors and partners, who support the achievement of our Science Olympiad competitors by awarding fantastic prizes, cash scholarships and awards. Winners list
2025 Spirit Awards - The Science Olympiad Spirit Awards are among the highest honors given to teams and recognize students and coaches that have a positive attitude, exemplify teamwork, have respect for the rules and their fellow competitors, and exhibit sportsmanlike conduct. One (1) Division B team and one (1) Division C team attending the 2025 National Tournament each will be presented with $2,000 checks to be used toward furthering the school’s Science Olympiad program. Teams will be chosen by their work exhibiting the 3C’s of Science Olympiad during the academic year (Character and Citizenship in the Community) plus their on-site sportsmanship during the tournament. Winners announced live during the Awards Ceremony on May 24, 2025! Sponsored by the Science Olympiad USA Foundation with support from the Million Dollar Roundtable Foundation.
2025 Coaching Excellence Award - The Coaching Excellence Award will be awarded to six (6) coaches, with two (2) winners receiving free registration for the in-person 2025 Science Olympiad Event Build Clinic in Illinois, and four (4) winners receiving free registration for the 2025 Virtual Event Bootcamp. The Event Build Clinic and the Virtual Event Bootcamp both allow coaches to get the most up-to-date information and in-depth explanations about the 46 Division B and Division C events for the 2026 season from Science Olympiad National Rules Committee Chairs and top National Event Supervisors and staff. Nominate a coach or nominate yourself to receive this award! Announced on May 13!
Scoring Process
At the conclusion of the Science Olympiad National Tournament Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 24, 2025, on this page, we will distribute copies of the final scores for the tournament. A team's head coach has one hour from the end of the Awards Ceremony to submit compelling evidence of a scoring inconsistency using this Team Ranking Inquiry Form (this will be a live link the night of the 2025 National Tournament Awards Ceremony). If the evidence is verified, the appropriate points, medals and trophies will be awarded for that team only. Thinking that your team "did better" than scores reflect is not considered compelling evidence. Teams will not be asked to return awards or relinquish any points. Scores for the 2025 Science Olympiad National Tournament are not official until they are posted on the Science Olympiad website as Official Results. For more information about Scoring please see our Policies page.
Global Ambassador Team From Japan
In 2009, Board Members Dr. Gerard Putz and Jim Woodland traveled to Tokyo, Japan, to present Science Olympiad concepts to Japanese education officials from the Ministry of Education (MEXT) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) at "Science Agora." A partnership between Science Olympiad and JST was born, founded on a shared passion for making science competition fun and exciting for all students. In March 2025, JST hosted its 14th Annual Japan High School Science Championships (JHSSC), a competition styled after the US-based Science Olympiad. Each year, the Grand Prize for winning the JHSSC is a trip to the US to participate in the Science Olympiad National Tournament. Please join us in welcoming the newest JHSSC champs from Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa Secondary School as the 2025 Global Ambassador Team from Japan! As at the 2012-2024 National Tournaments, Japanese students will join American peers in activities, march in the Parade of States and participate as guests in selected Science Olympiad test, lab and build events. See you in Nebraska!
