It’s almost time for the NCAA gymnastics postseason again! We know where each of the top 36 teams in the country will travel to compete for a chance at advancing to nationals. In the days leading up to the championships, we’ll preview and analyze each of the four regionals, discussing which teams have a chance of moving on each day and which individuals could qualify as well.
First up is the Norman regional. Wednesday will feature No. 30 N.C. State and No. 34 Ball State in round one. Thursday we jump into round two action with No. 8 Alabama, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 22 Illinois, and No. 25 Iowa competing in the afternoon session and No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 16 Ohio State, No. 17 Arkansas and the winner of round one in the evening session. Two teams from each of these Thursday competitions will advance to the regional final on Saturday where the top two from that meet make it to nationals.
A handful of individuals will compete on Thursday in both of the round two meets. Simply put, the top all-arounder and event specialists qualify for nationals. To determine those gymnasts, combine Thursday’s individual event and all-around results, wait until Saturday’s meet concludes, remove all the gymnasts from the two qualifying teams, and take the top individual on each event and…
