Yippee and hooray and whatnot. The selection-show-that-could-have-been-an-email (and was also almost completely secret until the last second this year for some reason) has now revealed all of the “geographical” and individual regionals placements, so we know everyone who is competing at each regional in less than two weeks time. Continue reading The 2023 Regionals Draw Is Here! →

And so we arrive at nationals. Three more competitions to decide the 2021 champion. Friday will bring us both of the national semifinals, from which the top 2 teams at each advance to Saturday’s team final, which will be live on free TV in the US for the very first time. So take that, hockey and golf.

Let’s get to the schedule. In addition to TV broadcasts, each competition will have the four-event view and specific event streams on ESPN3. I always use the four-event stream because it’s best for live blogging, but I know that’s too much stimulation for a lot of people.

Friday, April 16	Scores	Stream
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Semifinal I [1] Florida [4] Michigan [5] Cal [8] Minnesota	LINK	ESPN2 4-event VT UB BB FX Spanish
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – Semifinal II [1] Oklahoma [3] LSU [6] Utah [7] Alabama	LINK	ESPN2 4-event VT UB BB FX Spanish
Saturday, April 17	Scores	Stream
3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT – Team Final	LINK	ABC ESPN3 4-event VT UB BB FX Spanish

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The team final on ABC will be broadcast live on TV for anyone in the US. There will also be access on ESPN3 for those who have been able to watch ESPN3 competitions in the past.

The semifinals on ESPN2 will be broadcast live on TV and can also be streamed online at the link provided for those who have a log-in from a TV provider subscription that gets ESPN2, which is all of them.

All remaining streams will be on ESPN3 and may be streamed on WatchESPN for those who have a log-in from an internet service provider.

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Here is the rotation order for the semifinals and individual athlete assignments. All the individual titles are awarded on Friday based on scores at the semifinals only.

Let’s begin this week’s preparation for regionals with the schedule and links—and a format refresher thrown in for luck. And necessity. Most of the scoring links aren’t a thing yet, but I’ll add them once they are.

Part 1: Play-ins

Competition begins on Thursday with the much-maligned (but also I secretly enjoy them) play-in meets, where the two lowest-ranked teams at each regional site compete to see who gets to join the seven other teams at Actual Regionals, and who is eliminated.

Thursday, April 1	Scores	Stream
3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT – Georgia Play-in [26] NC State vs. [35] Western Michigan	LINK	FREE
3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT – West Virginia Play-in [33] Penn State vs. [35] West Virginia	LINK	ESPN3
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT –  Alabama Play-in [31] Eastern Michigan vs. [32] Maryland	LINK	ESPN3
5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT –  Utah Play-in [30] Temple vs. [34] Arizona	LINK	ESPN3

Part 2: Regional Semifinals

After the elimination of one team, the remaining eight teams at each regional site compete in two regional semifinals, both on Friday. The top two teams from each semifinal advance to the next day, while the two losing teams are eliminated, taking us from 32 teams to 16 teams.

Friday, April 2	Scores	Stream
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT –  Georgia Semifinal #1 [8] Minnesota [9] Denver [18] Georgia [24] Oregon State	LINK	ESPN3
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT –  West Virginia Semifinal #1 [5] Cal [12] BYU [27] Ohio State [28] Towson	LINK	ESPN3
2:00pm ET/11:00pm PT –  Alabama Semifinal #1 [7] Alabama [10] Arkansas [19] Iowa [20] Iowa State	LINK	ESPN3
3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT –  Utah Semifinal #1 [6] Utah [11] Arizona State [17] Boise State [21] Southern Utah	LINK	ESPN3
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT –  Georgia Semifinal #2 [1] Florida [16] Illinois [25] Central Michigan [26] NC State	LINK	ESPN3
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT –  West Virginia Semifinal #2 [4] Michigan [13] UCLA [29] Kent State [35] West Virginia	LINK	ESPN3
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT –   Alabama Semifinal #2 [1] Oklahoma [15] Auburn [23] Missouri [32] Maryland	LINK	ESPN3
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT –   Utah Semifinal #2 [3] LSU [14] Kentucky [22] Utah State [34] Arizona	LINK	ESPN3

The regional semifinal day can get to be a lot (though not nearly as bad as it used to be in the previous format), so I’ve included the half-hourly schedule breakdown with team-by-team rotations if you need to plan which terrifying beam rotations you need to watch at which time.

Friday’s competition also serves to determine which individual qualifiers advance to nationals. On Friday, the top all-around gymnast who doesn’t end up making nationals with a team will nonetheless qualify as an individual, as will the top scorers on each apparatus who are not on an advancing team. (They compete only that particular apparatus at nationals.)

Part 3: Regional Finals

On Saturday, the remaining four teams at each regional site compete in a single session, with the top two teams advancing to nationals and the two losing teams eliminated, taking us from 16 teams down to the eight that make nationals.

Saturday, April 3	Scores	Stream
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT –   Georgia Regional Final	LINK	ESPN3
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT –   West Virginia Regional Final	LINK	ESPN3
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT –   Alabama Regional Final	LINK	ESPN3
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT –   Utah Regional Final	LINK	ESPN3

Thursday, March 18	Scores	Stream
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – Winona State @ UW-Oshkosh		FREE
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – Gustavus Adolphus @ UW-Eau Claire
Friday, March 19	Scores	Stream
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – MIC Championships @ #43 Illinois State #44 Lindenwood #46 TWU #48 SEMO #53 Centenary	LINK	ESPN+
Saturday, March 20	Scores	Stream
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Big Ten Championship Session #1 #26 Ohio State #31 Maryland #32 Penn State #36 Nebraska #42 Rutgers	LINK	BTN
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – EAGL Championship Session #1 #27 NC State #35 New Hampshire #40 North Carolina #49 George Washington	LINK	ESPN3
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – Big 12 Championship #1 Oklahoma #9 Denver #22 Iowa State @ #38 West Virginia	LINK	ESPN2
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – Pac-12 Championship Session #1 #24 Oregon State #37 Arizona #41 Washington #55 Stanford	LINK	P12N
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – MAC Championship #25 Central Michigan #28 Kent State #29 Eastern Michigan @ #33 Western Michigan #34 Ball State #45 Northern Illinois #50 Bowling Green	LINK	ESPN3
3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT – SEC Championship Session #1 #14 Kentucky #15 Auburn #16 Georgia #23 Missouri	LINK	SECN AA VT UB BB FX
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – San Jose State @ Air Force	LINK	FREE
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – Hamline @ UW-Stout	LINK	FREE
6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT – Big Ten Championship Session #2 #3 Michigan @ #7 Minnesota #16 Illinois #18 Iowa	LINK	BTN
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – EAGL Championship Session #1 #29 Towson #39 Temple @ #47 Pittsburgh #52 LIU	LINK	ESPN3
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – SEC Championship Session #2 #1 Florida #4 LSU #8 Alabama #9 Arkansas	LINK	SECN AA VT UB BB FX
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – Mountain Rim Championship #12 BYU #19 Boise State #20 Southern Utah @ #21 Utah State	LINK	FREE
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – Pac-12 Championship Session #2 #5 Cal #6 Utah #11 Arizona State #13 UCLA	LINK	P12N

#16 Georgia has withdrawn from the SEC Championship and #35 New Hampshire has withdrawn from the EAGL Championship due to COVID things.

So, it’s a lot. Just be thankful it’s not like last time, when the Birmingham and Doha World Cups were happening at the same time too.

Here is the annual composite conference championships schedule for Saturday for download:

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Meets marked ESPN2 will be broadcast live on TV and can also be streamed online at the link provided for those who have a log-in from a TV provider subscription. Which is all of them.

Meets marked SECN will be broadcast live on TV on the SEC Network and can also be streamed online at the link provided for those who have a log-in from a TV provider subscription—U-Verse, Spectrum, DirecTV, Dish, Xfinity, Verizon, Sling, Hulu, or YouTube TV.

The AA and apparatus streams for SEC Championships may be streamed on WatchESPN for those who have a log-in from a TV provider subscription—U-Verse, Spectrum, DirecTV, Dish, Xfinity, Verizon, Sling, Hulu, or YouTube TV.

Meets marked P12N will be broadcast live on TV on the Pac-12 Network and can also be streamed online at the link provided for those who have a log-in from a participating TV provider that carrier the Pac-12 Network. The Pac-12 Network also provides an international subscription option for those outside the US.

Meets marked BTN will be broadcast live on TV on the Big Ten Network and can also be streamed online at the link provided for those who have a log-in from a participating TV provider subscription that carries BTN.

Meets marked ESPN3 may be streamed on WatchESPN for those who have a log-in from a participating internet service provider, which is all of them.

Meets marked ESPN+ may be streamed through a paid subscription to the ESPN+ streaming service ($5/month).

Meets marked FREE are free at the link provided.