2016 NCAA women's gymnastics tournament explained

Event:2016 NCAA women's gymnastics tournament
Venue:Fort Worth Convention Center
Location:Fort Worth, Texas
Dates:April 15–16
Teams:12
Prev:2015 Fort Worth
Next:2017 St. Louis

The 2016 NCAA women's gymnastics tournament were held April 15–16, 2016, at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas.[1] The 2016 edition marks the second consecutive time the Championship has been held in Fort Worth; this only the second time it has been held in the state of Texas.[2] Following the 2016 championship, Fort Worth would be where the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship is held in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. The team competition was won by Oklahoma with a score 197.675.

Qualification and selection process

Selection process

The championship provides for a field of 36 teams determined based on their regional qualifying score and seeded by the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Committee. Additionally, 24 all-around competitors and 48 individual event specialists (12 on each piece) are eligible to advance to Regionals – as long as they're on a non-qualifying team.[3]

Regionals

As a result, six NCAA Regional competitions – all of which contain 6 teams, 4 all-around competitors and 2 individual event specialists per event (8 in total) – took place on April 2, 2016.[4] The selection show to announce the placements for teams and individuals will take place during the weekend of March 25–27, 2016.

Regional Championships

Based on their Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), the top 18 out of 36 teams are assigned to compete at one of the 6 NCAA regional championship locations.[5] The remaining 18 teams are divided into 3 groups, with the highest ranked teams receiving priority, and placed at a regional location based on location proximity. Gymnasts who competed as specialists were assigned to a location based on location proximity.

Tuscaloosa Regional

The Tuscaloosa Regional was held at the Coleman Coliseum, on the campus of the University of Alabama; it was hosted by the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team.[6] 1st - Alabama (197.125), 2nd - California (195.925), Boise State (195.750), Kentucky (195.725), West Virginia (194.250) and Bowling Green (193.850).[7]

Minneapolis Regional

The Minneapolis Regional was held at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion. The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's gymnastics team hosted the Florida Gators, Denver Pioneers, Missouri Tigers, BYU Cougars and Ohio State Buckeyes.[10] 1st - Florida (196.725), 2nd - Minnesota (196.175), Missouri (195.85), Denver (195.70), Ohio State (194.775) and Brigham Young (194.075).[11]

Ann Arbor Regional

The Ann Arbor Regional was held at the University of Michigan's Crisler Center. The Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team hosted Eastern Michigan, Penn State, New Hampshire, Auburn, and Stanford.[13] 1st - Auburn (196.525), 2nd - Stanford (196.525), Michigan (196.475), Eastern Michigan (196.250), Penn State (195.125), New Hampshire (193.900).[14]

Athens Regional

The Athens Regional was held at Stegeman Coliseum at the University of Georgia. The Georgia Gym Dogs hosted LSU, Oregon State, Arizona, George Washington, and Michigan State.[15] 1st - LSU (197.300), 2nd - Georgia (196.850), Oregon State (196.000), Arizona (195.900), George Washington (195.550) and Michigan State (195.350).[16]

Salt Lake City Regional

The Salt Lake City Regional was held at the University of Utah's Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Utah Red Rocks hosted Utah State, Southern Utah, Illinois, UCLA, and Washington.[17] 1st - Utah (197.125), 2nd - UCLA (196.375), Washington (195.825), Illinois (195.350), Utah State (195.025), Southern Utah (194.950)

Iowa City Regional

The Iowa City Regional will be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Iowa Hawkeyes women's gymnastics team will host Oklahoma, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kent State, and Central Michigan.[18] 1st - Oklahoma (197.575), 2nd - Nebraska (196.550), Arkansas (195.500), Iowa (195.450), Central Michigan (194.675) and Kent State (194.525).[19]

NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship

On April 15, 2016 top two finishers from the six regions competed to advance to the national team title meet on April 16, 2016. The top three finishers of each session form the Super Six Team.

NCAA Championship (Super Six Finals)

Super Six finals was held on April 16, 2016, at 8 p.m. CT and broadcast live on ESPNU.

Individual Event Finals

All around
1 Katie Bailey
(Alabama)
Brandie Jay
(Georgia)		Bridget Sloan
(Florida)
Brittany Rogers
(Georgia) 		Bridget Sloan
(Florida)
Danusia Francis
(UCLA) 		Nina McGee
(Denver) 		Bridget Sloan
(Florida)
2 — — — Myia Hambrick
(LSU) 		Chayse Capps
(Oklahoma)
3 Ashleigh Gnat
(LSU)
Hollie Blanske
(Nebraska) 		McKenzie Wofford
(Oklahoma) 		Natalie Brown
(Oklahoma) 		AJ Jackson
(Oklahoma) 		Myia Hambrick
(LSU)
[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites | NCAA.com. www.ncaa.com. 1 September 2023.
  2. Web site: NC Women's Gymnastics Championship History | NCAA.com. www.ncaa.com. 1 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Women's college gymnastics championship: Road to the championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094921/http://www.ncaa.com/championships/gymnastics-women/nc/road-to-the-championship. 2016-03-04.
  4. Web site: Road to the Championships NCAA.com . 2016-03-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094921/http://www.ncaa.com/championships/gymnastics-women/nc/road-to-the-championship . 2016-03-04 .
  5. Web site: EBSCOhost Login. search.ebscohost.com. 1 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Rolltide.com – The Official Web Site of University of Alabama Athletics . www.rolltide.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080408102346/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-gym/sched/alab-w-gym-sched.html . 2008-04-08.
  7. https://www.ncaa.com/news/gymnastics-women/article/2016-04-02/alabama-gymnastics-advances-34th-consecutive-ncaa Alabama gymnastics advances to 34th consecutive NCAA championship
  8. Web site: EBSCOhost Login. search.ebscohost.com. 1 September 2023.
  9. Web site: EBSCOhost Login. search.ebscohost.com. 1 September 2023.
  10. Web site: Gophers Hosting NCAA Gymnastics Regionals This Weekend . Courtesy: University of Minnesota Sports Information . 29 March 2016 . KSTP.com . KSTP-TV, LLC . 2 April 2016 . 1 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401002244/http://kstp.com/sports/gophers-hosting-ncaa-gymnastics-regionals-this-weekend/4088912/ . dead .
  11. https://www.ncaa.com/news/gymnastics-women/article/2016-04-02/florida-gymnastics-wins-ncaa-minneapolis-regional Florida gymnastics wins NCAA Minneapolis Regional
  12. Web site: EBSCOhost Login. search.ebscohost.com. 1 September 2023.
  13. Web site: Michigan Ready for NCAA Ann Arbor Regional . no by-line . 30 March 2016 . MGoBlue . CBS Interactive . 2 April 2016 . 1 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401191522/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/033016aaa.html . dead .
  14. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/ncaa-regional-2016.html Results
  15. Web site: Gym Dogs host NCAA Regional: 3 things to know . Saavedra . Nicole . 2 April 2016 . OnlineAthens . Athens Banner-Herald . 2 April 2016.
  16. Jake Terry, LSU gymnastics wins fourth-straight NCAA Regional title, NCAA.com, April 2, 2016
  17. Web site: Gymnastics: Utah Welcomes Rivals For Major Regional Meet . Marquez . Chad . 31 March 2016 . The Daily Utah Chronicle . University Student Media . 2 April 2016.
  18. Web site: No. 19 Iowa Looks for a 'Great' Saturday . Miller . Darren . 1 April 2016 . HawkeyeSports.com . CBS Interactive . 2 April 2016 . 2 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402054339/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/040116aab.html . dead .
  19. Chelsey Kraft, Oklahoma gymnastics advances to NCAAs with Iowa City regional win, NCAA.com, April 2, 2016
  20. Web site: Event Results.

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