Friday, January 24	Scores	Stream
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – Western Michigan @ Eastern Michigan	LINK	ESPN3
6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT – Rutgers @ [9] Michigan	LINK	BTN+ FLO
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – [12] Kentucky @ [19] Arkansas	LINK	SECN
7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – [8] LSU @ [2] Florida	LINK	ESPN2
7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – UW-Stout @ Winona State		FREE
7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – Gustavus Adolphus @ Hamline
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – [20] Missouri @ [14] Auburn	LINK	SEC+
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – Northern Illinois @ Illinois State	LINK
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – Arizona State @ [5] Utah		FREE
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – [15] BYU @ Southern Utah	LINK	FREE
10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT – George Washington, Sacramento State, Alaska @ UC Davis	LINK	FREE
Saturday, January 25	Scores	Stream
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Rhode Island @ Yale		ESPN+
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Oregon State @ [22] Arizona		FREE
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Iowa @ Penn State	LINK	BTN
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – [11] Maryland, [23] Central Michigan @ Ohio State	LINK	BTN+ FLO
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Towson @ NC State		ACCNX
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Pittsburgh @ North Carolina
5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – UW-Whitewater @ UW-Eau Claire
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – [17] Illinois @ [7] Minnesota	LINK	BTN+ FLO
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Cortland @ Centenary
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – Metroplex Challenge [1] Oklahoma, [4] Denver, [5] Alabama, [18] Georgia		FLO
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – Utah State @ Air Force		FREE
Sunday, January 26	Scores	Stream
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Bowling Green, UW-La Crosse, SEMO @ Ball State
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Rutgers @ Penn		ESPN+
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Bridgeport, Rhode Island @ Brown	LINK
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Cornell, Brockport, Springfield @ Southern Connecticut	LINK	FREE
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Ithaca, West Chester @ Ursinus		FREE
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – [16] Nebraska @ Michigan State	LINK	BTN+ FLO
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – New Hampshire, Temple @ West Virginia	LINK	FREE
3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT – Lindenwood, Kent State, UW-Oshkosh @ TWU
5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – [10] Cal @ [24] Washington	LINK	P12N
5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – [21] Boise State, Seattle Pacific @ San Jose State	LINK
Monday, January 27	Scores	Stream
10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT – [3] UCLA @ [25] Stanford		FREE

Links will continue to be added as they become available.

#13 Iowa State is idle this week.

Meets on Monday are not included as part of week 4 for ranking purposes, but I include them here because I won’t post links again until after they’re done.

Continue reading NCAA Week 4 – Schedule and Links →

Thursday, January 16	Scores	Stream
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Penn State @ [10] Nebraska		ESPN2
Friday, January 17	Scores	Stream
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – UW-Eau Claire @ Gustavus Adolphus	LINK	FREE
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – [2] Florida @ [19] Missouri	LINK	SECN
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – NC State, Lindenwood, North Carolina @ [11] Kentucky	LINK	SEC+
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Cornell, West Chester, William & Mary @ Towson	LINK	FREE
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – UW-Stout, UW-Whitewater @ UW-Oshkosh		FREE
7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – [24] West Virginia @ [12] Iowa State	LINK	ISU ($)
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – [3] Denver @ Arkansas	LINK	SEC+
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – Western Michigan @ Northern Illinois	LINK	NIU ($)
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – SEMO @ Illinois State	LINK	ESPN3
8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT – [20] Auburn @ [7] LSU	LINK	SECN
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – [1] Oklahoma @ [9] Alabama	LINK	ESPN2
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – UC Davis @ Arizona State	LINK	FREE
10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT – [21] Arizona, Oregon State @ Sacramento State	LINK	FREE
10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT – Air Force @ Seattle Pacific	LINK	FREE
Saturday, January 18	Scores	Stream
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Ithaca, Springfield @ Brockport		FREE
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – [6] Minnesota, Bowling Green, Ursinus @ Rutgers	LINK	BTN+ FLO
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – [16] Michigan @ [13] Illinois	LINK	BTN+ FLO
5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – UW-La Crosse @ Hamline
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – San Jose State @ Alaska	LINK	FREE
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Ohio State @ Michigan State		BTN+ FLO
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Southern Utah @ New Hampshire	LINK	FREE
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Cortland, Southern Connecticut @ Temple	LINK	FREE
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – TWU @ Centenary
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – [5] UCLA, Utah State @ [15] BYU	LINK	BYUTV
Sunday, January 19	Scores	Stream
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Kent State, Cornell, Penn @ George Washington	LINK	FREE
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – [14] Central Michigan @ Eastern Michigan	LINK	ESPN3
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Yale, Brown, Rhode Island @ Bridgeport
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – Ball State @ Pittsburgh	LINK	ACCNX
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Iowa @ [8] Maryland	LINK*	BTN+ FLO
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – [25] Stanford @ [18] Cal		P12N
Monday, January 20	Scores	Stream
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – [12] Iowa State @ [17] Georgia	LINK	SEC+
2:30pm ET/11:30am PT – Arkansas @ [1] Oklahoma	LINK	FSN
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – [22] Boise State @ [23] Washington	LINK	FREE
Tuesday, January 21	Scores	Stream
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Winona State @ UW-Eau Claire

Links will continue to be added as they become available.

#4 Utah is idle this week.

Meets on Monday and Tuesday are not included as part of week 3 for ranking purposes, but I include them here because I won’t post links again until after they’re done.

*The password is “TERPS” because it’s password protected for some reason.

Continue reading NCAA Week 3 – Schedule and Links →

Thursday, January 9	Scores	Stream
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – Nebraska @ Southern Utah	LINK	FREE
7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – Winona State @ Gustavus Adolphus	LINK	FREE
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – Lindenwood, Temple @ [6] Illinois	LINK	BTN+ FLO
Friday, January 10	Scores	Stream
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – [8] Missouri @ [10] Kentucky	LINK	SECN
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT –UW-Whitewater @ Hamline
6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT –Washington, TWU @ Michigan	LINK	BTN+ FLO
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Arkansas @ Florida	LINK	SEC+
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – UW-La Crosse @ UW-Oshkosh
7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – [7] LSU @ [12] Georgia	LINK	SECN
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – Alabama @ [16] Auburn	LINK	SECN
11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT – [22] SEMO, UW-Eau Claire @ Alaska		FREE
Saturday, January 11	Scores	Stream
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – [18] New Hampshire @ Pittsburgh	LINK	ACCNX
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – Central Michigan, [25] Illinois State @ [20] Michigan State	LINK	BTN+ FLO
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – West Virginia @ [17] Penn State	LINK	BTN+ FLO
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – NC State @ Ohio State		BTN+ FLO
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Seattle Pacific, Centenary @ [15] Oregon State	LINK	FREE
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Iowa State, Rutgers, [11] Western Michigan @ [13] Arizona	LINK	FREE
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Eastern Michigan @ Bowling Green	LINK
5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – Air Force, Ball State @ [19] Iowa		BTN+ FLO
6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT – [1] Oklahoma @ [14] Arizona State	LINK	ESPNU
7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – Maryland, George Washington, West Chester @ Boston, MA
9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – Best of Utah ([4] Utah, Southern Utah, BYU, Utah State)	LINK
Sunday, January 12	Scores	Stream
12:00pm ET/9:00am PT – Brockport @ Rhode Island		FREE
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Northern Illinois @ Kent State	LINK	FREE
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Towson @ Penn	LINK	ESPN+
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Cortland @ Ursinus		FREE
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Yale, Brown, Southern Connecticut @ Springfield		FREE
2:00pm ET/11:00am PT – William & Mary @ North Carolina	LINK	ACCNX
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Minnesota @ [2] Denver	LINK	DU ($)
5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – [5] Cal, [9] Stanford, San Jose State, [22] Sacramento State @ [21] UC Davis	LINK	FREE
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – Boise State @ [3] UCLA	LINK	P12N
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – [22] SEMO @ Alaska	LINK	FREE

Links will continue to be added as they become available.

Friday delivers the first SEC rush of the season, with all 8 teams competing within a 4.5 hour period. Oklahoma and Utah get going in the later meets on Saturday, and Denver and UCLA on Sunday. So a nice spread.

Continue reading NCAA Week 2 – Schedule and Links →

Friday, January 3	Scores	Stream
7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – [8] Georgia, [11] Oregon State, Iowa, Bridgeport @ Critique Classic
8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – [12] Kentucky @ [5] Utah	LINK	P12N
8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT – Arizona @ [2] LSU	LINK	SEC+
Saturday, January 4	Scores	Stream
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – [7] Denver, [13] Auburn, [21] Arizona State, [25] Penn State @ Collegiate Challenge		FLO
5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – Illinois, SEMO @ [16] Missouri	LINK	SEC+
6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – New Hampshire @ Illinois State	LINK	FREE
9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT – [1] Oklahoma, [4] UCLA, [9] Cal, [22] Stanford @ Collegiate Challenge		FLO
Sunday, January 5	Scores	Stream
1:00pm ET/10:00am PT – Michigan State @ Western Michigan	LINK
5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – UC Davis @ Sacramento State	LINK
Monday, January 6	Scores	Stream
7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – [15] Nebraska @ [23] BYU	LINK	BYUTV
Tuesday, January 7	Scores	Stream
4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Cortland @ Brockport

Links will continue to be added as they become available because I think everyone might still be hungover at this point. NYE is no excuse for not having your links together in a timely fashion.

*The meets on Monday and Tuesday will not count as part of week 1 for ranking purposes, but I include them here because I won’t post links again until after those meets have passed.

#3 Florida, #6 Michigan, #10 Alabama, #14 Minnesota, #17 Washington, #18 Boise State, #19 Arkansas, #20 Iowa State, and #24 Ohio State are idle this week.

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Meets marked SEC+ 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 and can also be streamed online at the link provided for those who have a log-in from a participating TV provider subscription. The Pac-12 Network provides an international subscription for those outside the US. Otherwise you’re probably left looking for last-minute bootleg streams, which do appear but can be finicky. That also applies if you are without the subscriptions listed above.

Meets marked FLO may be streamed through a paid subscription to FloGymnastics ($30/month).

Meets marked BYUTV will be on broadcast TV on the BYU Network or streamed for free at the link provided after making a profile and logging in.

Meets marked FREE are free at the link provided.

Soon, I’ll post the full schedule for all the teams and all the meets, but we’re still waiting on a few too many schools to get it together, so I’m waiting until the schedule is a little more complete to put up the whole thing.

So for the moment, it’s highlight time—a brief rundown of the biggest meets of the season and when they’re happening.

Some impressions:

• Neutral location quad meets are all the rage. Anyone who’s anyone has at least one (and probably seven) obscurely named large-group meets on the schedule this year. The season-opening Critique Classic is a highly appropriate way to begin the season, helping everyone remember how good we are at critiquing things and what important work it is that truly needs to be commemorated with its own meet. #TheRealHeroes
• The “This Was Where Ohashi’s Viral Routine Happened” Challenge has expanded to two sessions this year, and the Metroplex field gives it a good argument for the best meet of the year.
• Aside from those group meets, lots of teams are skipping out on the first weekend of the year and waiting until the 10th-12th to start competing, which is fairly normal. The closer the first weekend of the season moves to New Year’s, the fewer teams opt to compete.
• Nebraska has two separate ESPN2 meets on Thursdays this year—January 16 against Penn State and January 30 against Michigan. Go ahead on Nebraska? The UCLA/Utah meet on February 23 will also be an ESPN2 joint.

WEEK 1

Friday, January 3

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Critique Classic (Georgia, Oregon State, Iowa, Bridgeport)

Saturday, January 4

4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Collegiate Challenge Session 1 (Denver, Auburn, Penn State, Arizona State)

9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT – Collegiate Challenge Session 2 (Oklahoma, UCLA, Cal, Stanford)

WEEK 2

Friday, January 10

7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – LSU @ Georgia

9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – Alabama @ Auburn

Saturday, January 11

9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – Best of Utah (Utah, Southern Utah, BYU, Utah State) @ West Valley City, UT

Sunday, January 12

4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Minnesota @ Denver

5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT – NorCal Classic (Cal, Stanford, San Jose State, Sacramento State @ UC Davis)

WEEK 3

Thursday, January 16

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Penn State @ Nebraska

Friday, January 17

8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT – Auburn @ LSU

9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT – Oklahoma @ Alabama

Sunday, January 19

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Stanford @ Cal

WEEK 4

Friday, January 24

7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – LSU @ Florida

Saturday, January 25

8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – Metroplex Challenge (Oklahoma, Denver, Georgia, Alabama)

WEEK 5

Thursday, January 30

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Michigan @ Nebraska

Friday, January 31

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Florida @ Kentucky

8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT – Alabama @ LSU

WEEK 6

Friday, February 7

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Denver, Iowa State @ Florida

Saturday, February 8

2:30pm ET/11:30am PT – LSU, Arizona State @ Oregon State

3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT – Utah @ Cal

WEEK 7

Friday, February 14

8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – GQ Invite (LSU, Missouri, Iowa St, Lindenwood)

8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT – Florida @ Auburn

Saturday, February 15

3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT – Oregon State @ Utah

Sunday, February 16

3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT – Kentucky @ LSU

6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – Cal @ Stanford

7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT – Nebraska @ Minnesota

WEEK 8

Friday, February 21

6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – Alabama @ Florida

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Big Five (Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State, Rutgers)

8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – Oklahoma v. Stanford @ Oklahoma City, OK

Saturday, February 22

4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Oregon State @ Cal

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Big Five (Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State, Maryland, Michigan State)

Sunday, February 23

6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT – Utah @ UCLA

WEEK 9

Friday, February 28

7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT – Florida @ Georgia

8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT – Kentucky @ Alabama

Saturday, February 29

12:30pm ET/9:30am PT – Denver @ Oklahoma

4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – UCLA @ Oregon State

Sunday, March 1

WEEK 10

Friday, March 6

8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT – Michigan @ Oklahoma

Saturday, March 7

8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT – Georgia @ Alabama

Sunday, March 8

4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT – Cal @ UCLA

WEEK 11

Friday, March 13

8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – Alabama v. Auburn @ Brimingham, AL

Saturday, March 14

3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT – Oklahoma @ Minnesota

8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT – Denver @ Nebraska

WEEK 12

Saturday, March 21

TBD – Big Ten Championship (Columbus, OH)

TBD – Pac-12 Championship (West Valley City, UT)

TBD – SEC Championship (Duluth, GA)

7:00 ET/4:00 PT – Big 12 Championship (Morgantown, WV)

MEET WEEK 14 – March 30-April 5

Thursday, April 2

TBD –  Penn State Regional Play-in

TBD –  Oklahoma Regional Play-in

TBD –  Denver Regional Play-in

TBD –  UCLA Regional Play-in

Friday, April 3

TBD –  Penn State Regional Semifinal #1

TBD –  Oklahoma Regional Semifinal #1

TBD – Denver Regional Semifinal #1

TBD –  UCLA Regional Semifinal #1

TBD –  Penn State Regional Semifinal #2

TBD –  Oklahoma Regional Semifinal #2

TBD –  Denver Regional Semifinal #2

TBD –  UCLA Regional Semifinal #2

Saturday, April 4

TBD –  Penn State Regional Final

TBD –  Oklahoma Regional Final

TBD –  Denver Regional Final

TBD –  UCLA Regional Final

MEET WEEK 15 – April 6-April 12

Friday, April 10

TBD – USAG Championship Semifinal 1

TBD – USAG Championship Semifinal 2

Saturday, April 11

TBD – USAG Championship Team Final

Sunday, April 12

TBD – USAG Championship Event Finals

MEET WEEK 15 – April 13-April 19

Friday, April 17

TBD – National Semifinal #1

TBD – National Semifinal #2

Saturday, April 18

TBD – National Championship

Let this be the repository of all the information you could possibly need for each of this week’s regional competitions.

Beginning with the links and viewing instructions. And remember, don’t shoot the messenger.

Thursday, April 4	Scores	Stream	Info
3:00 ET/12:00 PT Georgia Play-in [31] NC State [34] New Hampshire	LINK	ESPN3	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
3:00 ET/12:00 PT Michigan Play-in [29] Illinois [30] Central Michigan	LINK	FLO	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
4:00 ET/1:00 PT LSU Play-in [35] George Washington [36] Lindenwood	LINK	ESPN3	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
6:00 ET/3:00 PT Oregon St Play-in [32] Iowa [33] Arizona	LINK	FREE	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
Friday, April 5	Scores	Stream	Info
2:00 ET/11:00 PT Georgia Semifinal #1 [8] Georgia [9] Kentucky [19] Missouri [22] Iowa State	LINK	SEC+	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
2:00 ET/11:00 PT Michigan Semifinal #1 [7] Michigan [10] Alabama [23] Penn State {26] Ohio State	LINK	FLO	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
3:00 ET/12:00 PT LSU Semifinal #1 [6] Utah [11] Minnesota [17] BYU [20] Arkansas	LINK	SEC+	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
5:00 ET/2:00 PT Oregon State Semifinal #1 [5] Denver [12] Boise State [18] Washington [24] Southern Utah	LINK	FREE (main) FLO (events)	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
7:00 ET/4:00 PT Georgia Semifinal #2 [1] Oklahoma [15] Cal [28] Maryland Play-in winner	LINK	ESPN3	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
7:00 ET/4:00 PT Michigan Semifinal #2 [2] UCLA [14] Nebraska [27] West Virginia Play-in winner	LINK	FLO	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
8:00 ET/5:00 PT LSU Semifinal #2 [3] LSU [13] Auburn [21] Arizona State Play-in winner	LINK	SEC+	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
10:00 ET/7:00 PT Oregon State Semifinal #2 [4] Florida [16] Oregon State {25] Stanford Play-in winner	LINK	FREE (main) FLO (events)	Preview Rotations Projected Lineups/NQS
Saturday, April 6	Scores	Stream	Info
7:00 ET/4:00 PT Georgia Regional Final	LINK	SEC+	Preview Rotations** Projected Lineups/NQS
7:00 ET/4:00 PT Michigan Regional Final	LINK	FLO	Preview Rotations** Projected Lineups/NQS
8:00 ET/5:00 PT LSU Regional Final	LINK	SEC+	Preview Rotations** Projected Lineups/NQS
10:00 ET/7:00 PT Oregon St Regional Final	LINK	FREE (main) FLO (events)	Preview Rotations** Projected Lineups/NQS

• The Georgia and LSU regionals will be broadcast online on the WatchESPN platform, with the sessions involving SEC teams on SEC+ and the sessions not involving SEC teams in ESPN3. Access requires a log-in from your TV provider.
• The Oregon State regional sessions will have a main feed on the Pac-12 network website that is free to access and will bop around from team to team. Dedicated event feeds will be on FLO behind the paywall.
• The Michigan regional sessions will be exclusively on FLO behind the paywall.

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It’s getting rough out there. And by there, I mean Twitter. The news that the Michigan regional is exclusively on FLO has not gone over well—particularly because the NCAA used to enforce a rule that streams on services that are normally behind a subscription paywall had to be free for regionals. No more, apparently. It’s almost like the NCAA shortsightedly cares only about money in the immediate sense, and not so much the growth and exposure of women’s college gymnastics and fan access. Or something. Just spitballing here.

Among the reasons we were sold on the change in the postseason format was the desire to make these meets more broadcast friendly in order to improve exposure. (I was in it more for the increased number of rounds of competition and increased stakes that come with making it harder to advance to nationals, and also the elimination of those stupid-ass byes.) It’s a very noble and necessary goal, increasing exposure of the championship meets, and something had to be done about these unwieldy regionals that have been stuck in the purgatory of web streams even as TV exposure of the normal, random regular season meets grows every year.

It’s the most bizarre situation—an early-season February dual with Michigan and Nebraska is live on big ESPN even though it ultimately matters 0%, and then when the meets actually matter for elimination purposes, it’s like, “Here’s a fuzzy live stream of a 1/4 of a beam routine hosted by Shard Brockingdude, and he will call the gymnasts players.” We need to get these elimination regional meets to a much better state of exposure. Why isn’t the Oregon State regional on the Pac-12 Network like every other meet this season? Why aren’t the Georgia and LSU regionals on the SEC Network like every other meet this season? That’s where we need to go. Like soon. Like now. And I do think the new format makes it more likely to get there. And maybe selling to Flo and showing that there’s a market is a stepping stone on that path? I don’t know. But in the short run, it’s so bad and aggressively undermines the goal of more eyes and more visibility.

All I can offer you is a live blog.

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**We obviously don’t have the actual rotation order for the Saturday regionals yet because we don’t know who’s competing in them, but the rotation order will be as follows:
Vault – Semifinal #2 Runner-up
Bars – Semifinal #1 Runner-up
Beam – Semifinal #2 Winner
Floor – Semifinal #1 Winner

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With the new format, there are fewer meet conflicts than during regionals in past years when we often had five sessions going on at once, but Friday will still be pretty jammed. What I mean is, you’re still going to want a rotation schedule.