By Elizabeth Grimsley, Christina Marmet and Caroline Medley
Teams brought their A-game Saturday for the conference championships. Many that won’t be moving on to regionals debuted their last new leotards of the season, each packed with a ton of school spirit. The criteria is the same as always. But to refresh your memory: up to three points for design; two points for fabric, sparkle, etc.; and two points for school spirit; three points for overall appearance. After assigning points to each category, we’ll tally up the scores and average them with the previous week’s. So by the end of the season, we’ll know for sure which team has the best leotards (according to us) and which teams not so much. We want to know what you thought too (or if we forgot one of your favorites from this weekend)! Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter. And make sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the page to make your opinion heard in the fan vote, new this season.
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By Christina Marmet, Caroline Medley and Elizabeth Grimsley
Conference championship Saturday was a whirlwind of nearly 12 hours-straight gymnastics coverage. From program records, first-ever titles, surprising finishes and more, there was so much to digest and watch that we think you deserve a perfect 10 for yourself if you managed to catch it all. But if you’re human and didn’t have time for everything Saturday, we’ve got you covered. Read up on the exciting things you may have missed.
By Caroline Medley The regional placements were announced this afternoon by the NCAA. While many of the selections were expected, there were a few surprises in the bunch. But one thing's for sure: we are in for some greatly exciting matchups in two weeks.
To refresh your memory, the selection procedure for teams is as follows. To determine where each team goes, RQS scores and rankings are used. The Nos. 1, 12, and 13 teams are grouped together, Nos. 2, 11 and 14 travel to the same site, Nos. 3, 10 and 15 will compete against each other, Nos. 4, 9, and 16 will go to the same location, Nos. 5, 8 and 17 are in the same group, and Nos. 6, 7 and 18 are together. Then the remaining teams ranked No. 19-36 are evenly distributed throughout the six locations geographically. Individual all arounders and event specialists will also qualify to regionals with the top four all arounders not on a qualifying team in each region moving on and the top two on each event (not on a qualifying team and not competing as an all arounder) also making it. The top two teams from each regional will qualify to the national semifinals. In addition, the top two all arounders without a qualifying team and any event winners without a qualifying team will also advance to nationals. The regionals in Champaign, Fayetteville and Seattle will feed Semifinal 1 while those in Gainesville, Lincoln and Morgantown will feed into Semifinal 2. By Elizabeth Grimsley Now that all the conference championships have concluded, the top 36 teams that advance to regionals are set and regional selection is just around the corner. As a refresher, the regional selection is as follows:
To determine where each team goes, RQS scores and rankings are used. The Nos. 1, 12, and 13 teams are grouped together, Nos. 2, 11 and 14 travel to the same site, Nos. 3, 10 and 15 will compete against each other, Nos. 4, 9, and 16 will go to the same location, Nos. 5, 8 and 17 are in the same group, and Nos. 6, 7 and 18 are together. Then the remaining teams ranked No. 19-36 are evenly distributed throughout the six locations geographically. Individual all arounders and event specialists will also qualify to regionals with the top four all arounders not on a qualifying team in each region moving on and the top two on each event (not on a qualifying team and not competing as an all arounder) also making it. Also of note are regular season All-American awards which go to the top 8 on each event and the all around (first-team), as well as places 9-16 (second-team). Take a look at the rankings to see how the selection process may shape up at the selection show Monday at 4 p.m. ET. For the full standings, visit Road to Nationals.
By Elizabeth Grimsley, Caroline Medley, Christina Marmet
The conference championships are here! The conference championships are here! Not only will we get to watch some of the premiere matchups in the country with the “big four” conference championships, we’ll also get the opportunity to see the final regional outlook shape up as the final few spots will fill and solidify. With all DI championships being held Saturday, it’ll be a busy day, so buckle up and practice your multitasking. As always, find an updated injury report, previews of the upcoming meets, our predictions on the top matchups and all the links you could possibly need, so you can plan out exactly which meets you’ll be watching on which devices and when.
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