Welcome to (your preview of) the big show! NCGA nationals has the storylines that Hollywood only wishes it could create. The top two teams, Brockport and Oshkosh, come into nationals with an understandable amount of swagger. Those programs have been cruising through the season, posting bigger and bigger scores as the weeks went on. Separating the two in SAS by only a quarter of a tenth, it’s Whitewater with the top score of the season, besting Brockport’s high of 194.325 by just over a tenth.
In this West-heavy nationals due to a new qualifying procedure this season, Brockport and Cortland will attempt to take home some titles for the East. Still, against strong and at times indomitable WIAC programs, the titles, both team and individual, will come down to the very last stick.
Team
Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m. ET | Free event live streams: Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor
Prediction: 37.4% Brockport, 34.23% Oshkosh, 25.09% La Crosse, 3.05% Whitewater, 0.21% Stout, 0.02% Cortland
The Contenders
Brockport
Why it’ll win: As close as the top two are, Brockport is ranked No. 1. The Golden Eagles aren’t just gold in name only. The team owns the season high as a team on bars and beam and is the top-ranked floor team based on SAS.
Why it won’t win: Beam has not been…
