It’s almost time for the NCAA gymnastics postseason! We know where each of the top 36 teams in the country will travel to compete for a chance at advancing to nationals, and 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 Berkeley regional. Thursday will feature No. 33 Southern Utah and No. 35 San Jose State in round one. Friday we jump into round two action with No. 6 Denver, No. 11 UCLA, No. 22 Arizona State, and No. 28 Washington competing in the afternoon session and No. 3 California, No. 14 Auburn, No. 19 Stanford, and the winner of round one in the evening session. Two teams from each of these Friday competitions will advance to the regional final on Sunday, where the top two from that meet make it to nationals.
There are also a handful of individuals that will compete on Friday in both of the round two meets. Simply put, the top all-arounder and event specialists qualify to nationals. To determine those gymnasts, combine Friday’s individual event and all-around results, wait until Sunday’s meet concludes, take out all the gymnasts from the two qualifying teams, and take the top…
