Special report on the Florida Gators gymnastics team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators head to Corvallis, Ore., for April 5-6 NCAA Regional Gymnastics Championships. The NCAA Gymnastics Committee revealed the fields for the four NCAA Region Championship sites Monday afternoon.
2019 marks the start of a new regional championships format.
* Nine teams compete at four regional sites:
* Regional First Round – Lowest two seeded teams at each site compete to advance to Day 2 eight-team regional competition
* Regional Semifinal Round – Eight teams compete, split into two four-team semifinals. Top two teams in each semifinal advance to Day 3 regional final
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The field for the NCAA Corvallis Gymnastics Regional includes No. 4 Florida, No. 5 Denver, No. 12 Boise State, No. 15 Oregon State, No. 18 Washington, No. 24 Southern Utah, No. 25 Stanford, No. 32 Iowa and No. 33 Arizona.
First Round – April 4
April 4 – Opening Round at 6 p.m. ET
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Iowa
Arizona
April 5 – Semifinal Session I at 5 p.m. ET
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Denver
Southern Utah
Boise State
Washington
Semifinal Session II at 10 p.m. ET
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Florida
Iowa/Arizona
Oregon State
Stanford
April 6 – Regional Final at 10 p.m. ET
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Session 2 Runner-up
Session 1 Runner-up
Session 2 Winner
Session 1 Winner
NCAA Regional Competition Info:
Of the nine teams at the Corvallis Regional, Florida and Washington advanced to the 2018 NCAA Championships. Five teams among the field look to return to NCAA Championship action – Arizona (2002 – last appearance), Denver (2017), Iowa (2004), Oregon State (2015) and Stanford (2016). Boise State and Southern Utah seeks their first NCAA Championships’ berth.
For the sixth consecutive season, the seeding determined at the time of regional selections will be maintained throughout the championships. 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.
Tickets:
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Ticket Prices (All Sessions):
Adult General
$27
Reserved
$42
Senior/Youth General Admission
$21
Gators in 2018 NCAA Regional Competition:
Florida earned its 2018 NCAA Championships’ berth by winning the NCAA University Park Regional with the nation’s second-highest region total. Florida’s 197.725 took the program’s seventh consecutive regional title and Washington took the second spot (196.275) to advance to St. Louis, Mo., for the 2018 NCAA Championships.
First Season of Fantastic Four Format:
The NCAA Super Six format to determine the national team champion was used from 1993-2018.
A new format is in play for 2019.
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.
2019 NCAA Gymnastics Regional Fields (with national rank)
Corvallis Regional (Corvallis, Ore.)
4.
Florida
5.
Denver
12.
Boise State
15.
Oregon State
18.
Washington
24.
Southern Utah
25.
Stanford
32.
Iowa
33.
Arizona
Ann Arbor Regional (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
2.
UCLA
7.
Michigan
10.
Alabama
14.
Nebraska
23.
Penn State
26.
Ohio State
27.
West Virginia
29.
Illinois-Champaign
30.
Central Michigan
Athens Regional (Athens, Ga.)
1.
Oklahoma
8.
Georgia
9.
Kentucky
15.
California
19.
Missouri
22.
Iowa State
28.
Maryland
31.
NC State
34.
New Hampshire
Baton Rouge Regional (Baton Rouge, La.)
3.
LSU
6.
Utah
11.
Minnesota
13.
Auburn
17.
BYU
20.
Arkansas
21
Arizona State
35
George Washington
36
Lindenwood