Florida 2021 NCAA Gymnastics Championships Top Seed

Florida competes at April 1-3 NCAA Athens Regional

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida claims the top overall seed for the 2021 NCAA Gymnastics Championships.

The Gators head to Athens, Ga., for April 1-3 NCAA Regional Gymnastics Championships. The NCAA Gymnastics Committee revealed the fields for the four NCAA Region Championship sites Monday afternoon.

This is the second 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 16-17 in Ft. Worth, Texas<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ncaa.com_championships_gymnastics-2Dwomen_nc&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=prOQLgT_uSU_UaWbvDOyas6-7gaJkR2VZSzbvFAgxyU&s=B_Nawf7TVr3reFwGvEk1qU83QBfju5Z4rxYhZEOflic&e= >.

The nine-team field for the NCAA Athens Gymnastics Regional includes:

* No. 1 Florida
* No. 8 Minnesota
* No. 9 Denver
* No. 16 Illinois-Champaign
* No. 18 Georgia
* No. 24. Oregon State
* No. 25 Central Michigan
* No. 26 North Carolina State
* No. 35 Western Michigan

April 1 – Opening Round at 3 p.m. ET

Starting Event

School

Vault

NC State

Bars

Western Michigan

April 2 – Semifinal I at 1 p.m. ET

Vault

Oregon State

Bars

Denver

Beam

Minnesota

Floor

Georgia

April 2 – Semifinal II at 7 p.m. ET

Vault

NC State/Western Michigan

Bars

Illinois

Beam

Florida

Floor

Central Michigan

April 3 – Final at 7 p.m. ET

Vault

Semi 2 Winner

Bars

Semi 1 Winner

Beam

Semi 1 Runner-up

Floor

Semi 2 Runner-up

NCAA Regional Competition Info:
For the seventh consecutive season, the seeding determined at the time of regional selections will be maintained throughout the championships. Florida was also the No. 1 seed for the first season of maintained seeding (2014).

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 first time, the four NCAA regional semifinal and final competitions are available live on ESPN3 with coverage of every gymnast and apparatus.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__espnpressroom.com_us_press-2Dreleases_2021_03_2021-2Dncaa-2Dnational-2Dcollegiate-2Dwomens-2Dgymnastics-2Dchampionships-2Dto-2Dmake-2Dbroadcast-2Ddebut-2Don-2Dabc_&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=prOQLgT_uSU_UaWbvDOyas6-7gaJkR2VZSzbvFAgxyU&s=0_KC1ZRbLWTI8y43x-dgL_TNkhKF84TZvE3tqkXx8po&e= >

Gators in NCAA Regional Competition:
Florida has advanced to the NCAA Championships 36 times in the meet’s 38-year history, missing only the 2000 and 2019 events.

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

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 16. The NCAA Championship final makes its debut on ABC at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 17.

2021 NCAA Gymnastics Regional Fields (with national seed)

Athens Regional (Host: University of Georgia)

Florida

Minnesota

Denver

16.

Illinois-Champaign

18.

Georgia

24.

Oregon State