NCAA 2026 Week 12: Conference Championships March 20-21

[irichluck21]

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Favorite time of the year, conference championships.

Can't wait to see which bubble teams make it to regionals and who is eliminated.

 

[irichluck21]

Rutgers did their job and won their session, now it is down to them and Pitt for the final regionals spot.
Illinois held off Nebraska to finish 3rd in the session, but not a good season to finish out of regionals for the first time in I can't recall how long. Hopefully this is just a gap year under first year HC Josh Nilsson.
Washington held onto 2nd but didn't need the score to clinch regionals.

None of the event scores should hold up. Maybe Emily Leese's 9.950 on floor but we shall see.


Rutgers can only wait and hope. Pitt needs just a 195.650 to knock out Rutgers and take spot 36.

Based on the first Big Ten session results, Arizona, Air Force, Central Michigan, and Washington are safely into regionals. Air Force made regionals for the first time in 24 years, last in 2002.

 

[blake]

I think I read on BBS or somewhere else that 2003 was the last time Illinois missed regionals.

 

[irichluck21]

 

[RedBirdie]

No one impressing so far.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Anyone know the start events for night sessions of Big10 and SEC? I have 4 former gymnasts in those and I'm so proud

 

[RedBirdie]

SEC evening starts:
Oklahoma VT
LSU UB
Florida BB
Alabama FX

 

[RedBirdie]

Big Ten evening session starts:
Minnesota VT
Michigan State UB
UCLA BB
Michigan FX

 

[RedBirdie]

Pitt was the only team that could pass Rutgers for the 36th spot, and they basically had a meltdown. Rutgers gets in, the top 36 is set, all the remains is what the final rankings are.

 

[RedBirdie]

Scores were tight, and now in the 4th rotation of SEC session 1, the judges seemingly went "wait, this is the SEC! UNLEASH THE SCORES!"

 

[RedBirdie]

According the Sam P, the theme of Roberson's floor routine is "a thief at a masquerade." Um, sure, okay. Nothing about the music, choreography, or EMOTE FACE, has anything to do with that theme.

 

[RedBirdie]

Strong meet from Kentucky. Given how their season started, this was a win for them.

 

[irichluck21]

Kentucky moves into 16th and now will be seeded at their home regional.

 

[Laura722]

Ostrum! That was beautiful. Love Quincy Walters on floor.

 

[RedBirdie]

Alipio off beam!

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Big 10 is a great competition sonfar! Everyone within 5 tenths at the halfway mark.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

This Chiles routine is not my favorite choreo from her. It also did not deserve a 10, slight movement on her last pass. But hey, it's a name thing

 

[RedBirdie]

No idea what's going on the Jahzara Ranger's beam score. Took forever to come up, now it's disappeared, and Michigan has a .1 ND from their team total.

 

[RedBirdie]

Per CGN

Padurariu (Utah) – Doesn’t catch her Maloney – they’re gonna count Glynn’s score now. Carly comes up and talks to a distressed-appearing Ana. I think she might not go again. Yep, she’s done.

5.2 was her score.

 

[RedBirdie]

Now they've lowered Padurariu's score to 4.95. Nothing like kicking someone when they're down, right?