“Upset” was the word of the week—if your bracket is still intact, buy a lottery ticket. Oklahoma is still the team to beat heading toward the national championship, but where the rest of the field , will end up is anyone’s guess.
The Good
The Fayetteville final was one of the weekend’s most stacked competitions, as evidenced by the 197.400 from fourth-place finisher Minnesota.
No. 10 Arkansas has had its ups and downs this season but used the home crowd advantage to upend No. 7 Kentucky for the third time this season and advance to the national semifinal alongside No. 2 LSU. This will be the Razorbacks’ first trip to nationals under head coach Jordyn Wieber, who was brought to tears by the team’s record-setting performance.
In a week chock-full of upsets, none played out more dramatically than the Berkeley regional. Unseeded teams Arizona State and Stanford capitalized on mistakes from No. 11 UCLA and No. 14 Auburn, respectively, to advance to the final alongside host California and No. 6 Denver.
Cal was nothing short of sublime Sunday night, counting only one score below 9.850 en route to a 198.275 and a second consecutive trip to NCAAs.
While the Sun Devils put on another strong showing, it was ultimately the Cardinal who pulled off the…
