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IU Northwest will host its 25th annual regional tournament on Saturday, February 14, 2026! Registration and access to homerooms will start at 7:00 am CST. The first events will begin at 8:00 am, and the last events will end at 3:10 pm. The awards ceremony will start at 4:00 pm.
New this year - a GIS-powered campus map! This interactive map includes which events are being held in each building on campus, including event times and rooms. Please use this resource - and many thanks to Tournament Subdirector Joe Blockland for designing this useful tool!
15 Division B teams from 9 schools and 15 Division C teams from 12 schools have registered to compete in the tournament. The top 9 teams, not schools, will receive automatic bids for the state tournament being held at Northridge High School on March 28th. The 10th-12th place teams will receive an invitation for the wildcard tournament being held at Purdue University Northwest on March 14th. The top two teams from the wildcard tournament will receive bids to state.
Please use the buttons below to navigate to specific information about the tournament, including event schedules (under "Events") and assigned homerooms. If at any time you have questions or concerns, please reach out to the tournament director by email at iunsciol@iu.edu or by phone at 219-980-6718.
2025 IU Northwest
Regional Tournament Results
Congratulations to all our teams for an outstanding tournament! We hope everyone had a great time! The Steering Committee wishes to extend our best wishes to those teams who are advancing to the State Tournament on April 5, 2025 at Purdue University Northwest. Coaches of advancing teams will receive a letter via email with instructions.
The following 10 teams advanced to the State B Division Tournament (listed in order by rank):
- Westchester Middle School
- Wilbur Wright Middle School
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School
- Ben Franklin Middle School
- Kahler Middle School
- St. Paul Catholic School
- St. Patrick School
- St. Thomas More
- Discovery Charter School
- Hammond Academy of Science and Technology
The following 8 teams advanced to the State C Division Tournament (listed in order by rank):
- Lake Central High School
- John Adams High School
- Munster High School
- Valparaiso High School
- Chesterton High School
- Whiting High School
- Marian High School
- Highland High School
Full results for the tournament are available here:
Contact Us
Office Hours
Monday ‑ Friday: 8:00 a.m. ‑ 5:00 p.m
Phone Number
(219) 980-6724
Email Address
Mailing Address
Harold Olivey, PhD
IU Northwest Dept. of Biology
3400 Broadway
Hawthorn Hall 335
Gary, Indiana 46408
