The University of Cincinnati is hosting the
​2025 American Mock Trial Association's
​Opening Round Championship Tournament

Cincinnati ORCS - March 15-16, 2025

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The University of Cincinnati is pleased be hosting the 2023 American Mock Trial Association's Opening Round Championship Tournament. A list of teams that will be participating at this year’s Opening Round Championship Tournament, will be posted as teams qualify. 

Location and Parking:
The Cincinnati Opening Round Championship Tournament will be held at the Carl H. Lindner College of Business on the University of Cincinnati campus. The College of Business is located at 2906 Woodside Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45221. There is ample garage and street parking around the College of Business. We recommend that all judges and competitors park in Campus Green garage directly across the street from the College of Business located at 2935 Campus Green Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45221. Be careful when parking at meters as some are free on weekends and some are still running, even on Sundays. 

Schedule:
The schedule for this year’s tournament is as follows:

Saturday, March 15, 2025:
  • 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. -- Team Check In
  • 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. -- Opening Ceremony
  • 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. -- Captains Meeting/Judges Meeting
  • 9:30 - 12:30 p.m. -- Round One
  • 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. -- Lunch
  • 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. -- Captains Meeting/Judges Meeting
  • 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. -- Round Two
Sunday, March 16, 2025:
  • 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. -- Captains Meeting/Judges Meeting
  • 9:30 - 12:30 p.m. -- Round Three
  • 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. -- Lunch
  • 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. -- Captains Meeting/Judges Meeting
  • 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. -- Round Four
  • 6:00 p.m. -- Awards Ceremony

Travel Information:
Cincinnati is easily accessible from Interstates 71, 74 and 75. In addition, for any teams which may require airline travel, the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is your best bet. There are three hotels within walking distance of the College of Business: The Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn, and The Graduate.

Competing Teams:
TBD

AMTA Representatives:
TBD

Further Information:
Should you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]. 
​As the date of the tournament draws closer, you will receive email updates and further information. 

We at the University of Cincinnati look forward to seeing you all in March!

Interested in Judging?

We are looking for volunteers to judge the Cincinnati Opening Round Championship Tournament! 
Parking, breakfast and lunch will be provided all weekend! 

If you are interested in judging, please take a few seconds and click here to register for as many rounds as you would like.

If you know a colleague, friend, spouse, etc. who might also like to judge, please pass the information along to them. We can never have too many judges! 

We truly appreciate the time and effort put forth by those who volunteer to judge and so do the future lawyers who compete in these events!