Florida Gators gymnastics is No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament

Special report on the Florida Gators gymnastics team:

GAINESVILLE, Fla.  – 2023 NCAA Gymnastics Regional action is next for No. 2 seed Florida.

Florida is the No. 2 overall seed for the 2023 NCAA Gymnastics Championships. The Gators head to Pittsburgh, Pa., for March 30-April 2 NCAA Regional Gymnastics Championships.

The NCAA Gymnastics Committee revealed the fields for the four NCAA Region Championship sites Monday afternoon.

This is the fourth year for the following regional championships format.

*   Nine teams compete at four regional sites:
*   Regional First Round – Lowest two seeded teams at each site compete to advance to regional semifinal
*   Regional Semifinal Round – Eight teams compete, split into two four-team semifinals. Top two teams in each semifinal advance to regional final
*   Regional Final – Four teams compete, with top two teams advancing to NCAA Championships, set for April 13-15 in Ft. Worth, Texas<https://www.ncaa.com/championships/gymnastics-women/nc/road-to-the-championship>.

The nine-team field for the NCAA Pittsburgh Gymnastics Regional:

*   No. 2 Florida
*   No. 7 California
*   No. 10 Michigan State
*   No. 15 Arizona State
*   No. 24 Maryland
*   No. 26 Western Michigan
*   No. 29 West Virginia
*   No. 31 Towson
*   No. 32 Penn State

March 30 – Opening Round at 2 p.m. ET

Starting Event

School

Vault

Towson

Bars

Penn State

March 31 – Second Round at 2 p.m. ET

Vault

West Virginia

Bars

Western Michigan

Beam

California

Floor

Michigan State

March 31 – Second Round at 7 p.m. ET

Vault

Towson/PSU

Bars

Maryland

Beam

Florida

Floor

Arizona State

April 2 – Final at 5 p.m. ET

Vault

Team NQS 2

Bars

Team NQS 1

Beam

Team NQS 4

Floor

Team NQS 3

NCAA Regional Competition Info:
For the ninth consecutive season, the seeding determined at the time of regional selections will be maintained throughout the championships. Florida was also the No. 2 seed in 2015, 2016 and 2022.

Standard bracketing procedures will be followed with teams seeded 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 16 placed on the left side of the bracket and teams seeded 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 and 15 placed on the right side of the bracket.

For the third consecutive season, the four NCAA regional semifinal and final competitions are available live on ESPN3 with coverage of every gymnast and apparatus.<https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2021/11/espn-features-more-than-60-hours-of-industry-leading-ncaa-gymnastics-coverage-in-2022-abc-to-broadcast-regular-season-action-for-the-first-time/> New this season is regional competition begins March 29 at Oklahoma and UCLA sites and March 30 at Pittsburgh and Denver. The staggered dates is to allow fans to watch the action instead of having to choose between four video streams on a single day.

Tickets:
Tickets are on sale now for the NCAA Pittsburgh Regional<https://pittsburghpanthers.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=GYMNCAA&linkID=pitt&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=>.

Ticket Prices (Single Session):

Adult  & Youth/Student

$12

Gators in NCAA Regional Competition:
Florida has advanced to the NCAA Championships 38 times in the meet’s 40-year history, missing only the 2000 and 2019 events.

The Gators won 20 NCAA Regional Championships – 1982, ’84, ’85, ’87, ’97, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’21 and ’22.

Fantastic Four Format:
At the national championship site, the eight-team field compete in two four-team semifinals. The top two teams in each semifinal advance to the NCAA team final.

ESPN2 airs both NCAA Semifinals on April 13. The NCAA Championship makes its third consecutive appearance on ABC at 4 p.m. ET on April 15.

2023 NCAA Gymnastics Regional Fields (with national seed)

Oklahoma Regional (Host: University of Oklahoma)

1.

Oklahoma

8.

Alabama

9.

Kentucky

16.

Ohio State

17.

Arkansas

22.

Illinois

25.

Iowa

30.

NC State

34.

Ball State

Pittsburgh Regional (Host: University of Pittsburgh)

2.

Florida

7.

California

10.

Michigan State

15.

Arizona State

24.

Maryland

26.

Western Michigan

29.

West Virginia

31.

Towson

32.

Penn State

Denver Regional (Host: University of Denver)

3.

Michigan

6.

LSU

11.

Oregon State

13.

Denver

18.

Minnesota

19.

Georgia

23.

Nebraska

28.

Arizona

35.

North Carolina

Los Angeles Regional (Host: UCLA)

4.

UCLA

5.

Utah

12.

Auburn

14.

Missouri

20.

Stanford

21.

Southern Utah

27.

Washington

33.

BYU

36.

Boise State

Andrew Spivey
Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.