Quotas are based on the number of member schools in each league that have registered prior to the fall deadline. Quotas are announced in the winter newsletter.
Standard Quotas - maximum entries per category:
26+ schools: 6
21-25 schools: 5
16-20 schools: 4
11-15 schools: 3
6-10 schools: 2
5 schools: 1
Small League Quotas:
2, 3, or 4 schools: 3, 4 or 5 total entries respectively; maximum 1 each event
1 school: 1 entry as an independent school for one year only
Quotas in effect for the 2006 Grand National Tournament were:
| 2 | Albany |
| 3 | Allentown |
| 5 | Altoona/Johnstown |
| 6 | Arlington |
| 5 | Atlanta |
| 2 | Austin |
| 6 | Baltimore |
| 1 | Beaumont |
| 6 | Biloxi |
| 6 | Boston |
| 6 | Brooklyn |
| 3 | Buffalo |
| 2 | Camden |
| 2 | Charlotte |
| 6 | Chicago |
| 2 | Cleveland |
| 4 | Detroit |
| 4 | Erie |
| 5 | Green Bay |
| 1 | Harrisburg |
| 6 | Houston/Galveston |
| 6 | Indianapolis |
| 6 | Jackson |
| 6 | Kansas City KS |
| 2 | Kansas City/SJ MO |
| 3 | La Crosse |
| 6 | Lafayette |
| 5 | Louisville |
| 6 | Miami |
| 5 | Milwaukee |
| 1 | Nashville |
| 6 | New Orleans |
| 6 | New York |
| 6 | Newark |
| 2 | Ogdensburg |
| 4 | Omaha |
| 5 | Orlando |
| 5 | Palm Beach |
| 2 | Paterson |
| 6 | Philadelphia |
| 4 | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | Portland |
| 4 | Providence |
| 6 | Richmond |
| 3 | Rochester |
| 5 | Rockville Centre |
| 4 | Sacramento |
| 6 | Salina |
| 3 | Salt Lake |
| 5 | San Jose |
| 2 | Santa Fe |
| 4 | Scranton |
| 1 | Seattle |
| 2 | St. Augustine |
| 6 | St. Petersburg |
| 2 | Syracuse |
| 5 | Washington |
| 4 | Wichita |
| 4 | Winona |
| 2 | Wheeling/Charlestown |
| 5 | Worcester |