NCAA 2025 NCAA Championships (April 17-19)

[Puffin]

Wow for Mizzou

Florida has looked shaky in recent weeks and it's caught up with them

 

[irichluck21]

Florida peaked at SEC

 

[cftmoonlight79]

I may not care all that much for KJ Kindler's choreo, but I can respect the attention to detail and the amount of work that goes into choreographing every second of a routine.

It's such a stark difference when compared to the absolute amateur hour garbage other teams like Alabama subject us to.

Yes! I like most of it, but it is heads and shoulders above many basic teams. Alabama is always lame.

 

[Sasha]

I don't get the gymternet hate for OU choreography. I think it's some of the best in the NCAA - which admittedly is not a high bar, but I don't understand why they get singled out the way they do.

 

[irichluck21]

So apparently tie breakers are now used for event final winners.

So we have:
AA: Bowers 39.7125
VT: Ferris 9.900
UB: Wong 9.9375 (wins tiebreak)
BB: Hu 9.9875
FX: Bowers 9.950

 

[Beamer]

Does Bowers beat Torrez on the FX tiebreak?

 

[dweiss324]

Helen Hu, clutch performance. What a dream.

On the other hand, Leanne Wong living a waking nightmare

 

[Laura722]

That UB score for Alyssa Arana was too high. Thankfully, that didn't make a difference.

I'm not surprised by Florida. They do well overall every season, but they have had enough subpar postseason outings that it has become a pattern, especially since it has been a decade since their last NCAA title.

 

[Laura722]

Does Bowers beat Torrez on the FX tiebreak?

I hope so, because Faith's floor was not as good as Jordan's, in my opinion.

 

[RedBirdie]

Bowers does hold the tiebreaker according to Spencer

 

[makam]

That UB score for Alyssa Arana was too high. Thankfully, that didn't make a difference.

I'm not surprised by Florida. They do well overall every season, but they have had enough subpar postseason outings that it has become a pattern, especially since it has been a decade since their last NCAA title.

Rhonda left a curse behind?

 

[Regionals]

I don't get the gymternet hate for OU choreography. I think it's some of the best in the NCAA - which admittedly is not a high bar, but I don't understand why they get singled out the way they do.

I think this a bit more complicated than it seems on the surface. Probably the biggest pool of haters are people who just abhor a dynasty when it’s not their team. So Patriots, Alabama football- that kind of deal. The dynasty haters loudly bandwagon with whatever other people are criticizing- in this case the choreography.

There are new to NCAA fans who just think OU choreography is weird and at times actually off-putting. But these folks think most NCAA choreography is terrible. I think at this point, scoring is the bigger issue for them, so choreography comes in as a secondary issue to criticize.

Then, there’s some of us who loved KJs choreography circa 2012-2017. This was Holly Vise, Laura Albright, Chayse Capps, Haley Scaman, Natalie Brown, AJ Jackson, and the beginning years of Maggie Nichols and Brenna Dowell.

Think a wide range of music genres for the gymnasts, but none of the “let’s cut 4 songs together” prevalent in college gymnastics. In that sense, it was a similar mindset to Val Kondos at UCLA in the 90’s.

Those routines are just completely superior to what she’s been doing in the 2020’s, IMO. I have no idea why the Ragan Smith years looked like that for choreography for the whole team.

This season does have 2 routines that finally point back to how she excelled as a choreographer IMO.

 

[irichluck21]

Rhonda left a curse behind?

Technically every legends team has the curse. No team has ever one a National championship after that coach has left.

Bama, Florida, UCLA, Utah, Georgia
Bama hasn't won since Sarah retired.
Georgia hasn't won since Suzanne retired.
Florida hasn't won since Rhonda resigned.
Utah hasn't won since Greg retired.
UCLA hasn't won since Val retired.

 

[irichluck21]

McGowan in on floor for UCLA!!

 

[irichluck21]

Doyle of MSU taks the lead on VT!!

 

[cftmoonlight79]

I know UCLA is revered on floor, but I'm not a fan of their choreo.

 

[RedBirdie]

Moors takes over the floor lead. 9.9625

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Just once it would have been nice to see Moors do a routine when she is happy. She always went with the pain and cry look.
KELLERMAN is a QUEEN! But you already know that

 

[RedBirdie]

Scores are crazy close, but MSU leads LSU for the second spot.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Beam being described as Joscelyn's speciality is...interesting.

Nice DLO dismount from Jade other than the leg separation.