2021 The (FREE!) October Surprise --- Top 50% Open IPDA Speaker Awards
| # | School | Speaker | High Low Points | Total Points | Two High Low Points | Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oral Roberts University | Jillisa Gary (she/they) | 59 | 116 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Moorpark College | Nicole Castro | 59 | 114 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Bowling Green State University | Mr. HUB | 57 | 114.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Mt. San Antonio College | Janell Contreras | 57 | 113 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Mercer University | Chirayu Salgarkar | 56 | 112 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Ben Chen | 56 | 110 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Mt. San Antonio College | Jonathan Acosta | 55 | 110 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Mercer University | Niyati Patel | 55 | 110 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Mt. San Antonio College | Edward Liu | 55 | 103 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Santiago Canyon College | Larissa Santos | 54.5 | 107.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Los Angeles City College | Jesus Delgadillo | 54 | 109 | 0 | 6 |