Navigating the NCAA Gymnastics Regional Schedule: A Comprehensive Guide
The NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships are a highly anticipated event, showcasing the athleticism and artistry of collegiate gymnasts. Understanding the regional schedule is crucial for fans, athletes, and coaches alike. This article provides a detailed overview of the NCAA Gymnastics Regional Schedule, format, and advancements.
Regional Structure and Selection
The championship provides for a field of 36 teams determined based on their National Qualifying Score (NQS). Four regionals consisting of 9 teams and approximately three all-around competitors (not on a qualifying team), and four individual specialists per event (not on a qualifying team) will be conducted at predetermined campus sites. The selection of teams for the NCAA Lexington Regional will be announced on March 23, 2026, during the NCAA Selection Show broadcast on ESPNU.
Competition Format
The regional competition consists of three rounds. The first round will consist of two teams, the second round will consist of eight teams and individuals, and the regional final will consist of four teams. At each regional, the top team in round one qualifies to round two; the top two teams in each session in round two qualify to the final round; and the top two teams in the final round qualify to the national championship. Individuals will compete in the second round at regionals. Scores achieved in the second round will be used to determine advancing individuals once the regional final is finished (to account for individuals on teams that are eliminated in the regional final) and then the top all-arounder (not on an advancing team) and top specialist for each event (not on an advancing team) will advance to the national championship, in that event only.
Rotation Order
Beginning with the 2026 championship season, all teams will select their competition rotation order based on their National Qualifying Score (NQS) rankings. The highest-ranked team in each session will have the first opportunity to select its starting event. The competition will continue to follow Olympic order (vault, uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise).
2025 Regionals: A Glimpse
The 2025 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships regionals are slated to begin on Wednesday, April 2. The 2025 NC Women’s Gymnastics Championships will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on April 16 and 18. All times Central and subject to change.
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For example, The University of Alabama will host California, Clemson, North Carolina and NC State in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the Tuscaloosa Regional. Clemson will take on Rutgers in a dual-meet as the lone ACC team in the first round. In the second round, No. 6 California and North Carolina will compete in a quad meet with No. 11 Alabama and Iowa, while NC State will take on No. 3 Florida, No.
Pitt’s Elizabeth Cesarone qualified as an individual event specialist on vault and will head to University Park, Pennsylvania, as the lone Panther in the University Park Regional.
Advancement to Nationals
The top two teams from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships. In addition, the top all-around competitor and top event specialist from round two at each regional (who is not on a team advancing to the nationals) will advance to the national championships.
Lexington Regional: A Specific Example
One example of a regional site is the Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, KY. All-session tickets will go on sale to the public on Wednesday, March 4 at 10:00 AM. Single session tickets will go on sale the week of March 23.
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