| 3 | 2 Dana Chatterjee, Eyitayo Ajibaibi | 1 SMU/DAL Daddy Daiyam's Darlings Layth Abou Ezzeddine, Pavak Khurana | 4 Brianne Johnston, Navodit Pratap Singh | Jon FrontainⒸ , Alyssa Wells , Jeanne D'Arc Zawadi Jon Frontain (chair) Alyssa Wells (panellist) Jeanne D'Arc Zawadi (panellist, SMU) |
| 2 Maeve Hurly, Meghan Runge | 4 | 3 Alison Uppal, Jonah Leibu | 1 Samuel Akinsola, Yasir Dhamadawi | Varshi VenkateshⒸ , Henry Howe , John Pearce Varshi Venkatesh (chair, SMU) Henry Howe (panellist) John Pearce (panellist, DAL) |
| 3 DAL The former or the ladder? | 2 Hwiseong Ahn, Jerjis Kapra | 1 Keefer Hamilton, Mohammed Abbas | 4 Eldon MacDonald, Jimmy O'Gavin | Yankun LiⒸ , Aryaan Rajwani , Patrick Inkpen , Rishita Mishra Yankun Li (chair) Aryaan Rajwani (panellist, SMU) Patrick Inkpen (panellist, SMU) Rishita Mishra (panellist, SMU) |
| 4 Brendan McGinty, Nate Bilsky | 2 Harsh Bhatia, Justin Hancock | 1 Alex Springgay-Daubeny, Jack Brown | 3 Simon Arsenault, Tyler Hutchinson | Joey KaramⒸ , Graham Muise , Krishna Thaker Joey Karam (chair) Graham Muise (panellist, DAL) Krishna Thaker (panellist, UPEI) |