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Suffolk University Policy Debate Team

Downtown Boston collegiate policy debate team ranked No. 23 in CEDA’s national Top 30 in spring 2026; its junior varsity pair won a CEDA national title in 2024.

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Suffolk University

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Suffolk reported a No. 23 CEDA national Top 30 ranking in spring 2026.

Season 2025-2026. Evidence dated 2026-04-03. Verified 2026-11-02.

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Suffolk’s competitive college policy debate team was re-established in fall 2022. The university reported that the team reached No. 23 in CEDA’s national Top 30 in spring 2026. In 2024, Suffolk’s junior varsity pair won the CEDA JV/Novice National Championship, the novice team finished ninth of 32, and the team received CEDA’s National Public Debate Award. Suffolk also hosted a CEDA Northeast regional tournament and the first intercollegiate Spanish-language policy debate tournament. The university lists Frank Irizarry as Director of Debate and a CEDA coach.

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Circuits and associations

  • Cross Examination Debate Association · Documented participation · 2025-2026Source

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Coaches and notable connections

Frank Irizarry

Senior Instructor, Advertising, Public Relations & Social Media; Director of Debate

Suffolk identifies Frank Irizarry as Director of Debate. His faculty profile lists him as a coach and member of the Cross Examination Debate Association.

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History and achievements

Suffolk says the current collegiate policy team was re-established in fall 2022; the university had last fielded a team in 1991.SourceSource

  • 2026 · CEDA national Top 30 rankings

    Reached No. 23 in CEDA’s national Top 30 rankings in spring 2026.

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  • 2024 · CEDA JV/Novice National Championship

    A junior varsity pair won the CEDA JV/Novice National Championship.

    Policy debate

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  • 2024 · CEDA JV/Novice National Championship

    The novice team finished ninth among 32 teams at the CEDA JV/Novice National Championship.

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  • 2024 · CEDA National Public Debate Award

    Received CEDA’s National Public Debate Award.

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