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Category: NCAA
Maile O’Keefe – Beam
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predicting NCAA Nationals
With all the upsets happening in American College basketball, we can dream of similar excitement in Gymnastics.
College Gym News ran a computer simulation to see who’s most likely to win NCAAs in 2021.
Florida is the heaviest favorite to make it to the final, followed by LSU, Oklahoma, Michigan and Utah.
Cal and Alabama’s chances are not insignificant, and the second qualifier out of the Athens regional (likely either Minnesota or Denver) will probably have around the same chance as well.
Finally, the model picked Florida as the champion in the most number of runs (45%), which is a lower total than in the 2020 simulation, but it is enough to consider the Gators the favorites for the title.
LSU is second at 19%, ahead of Oklahoma (13%) and Michigan (12%). …
College Gym News
#B1GUnited gymnast for equality
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Iowa’s last home meet
It’s terribly sad the University cancelled the program.
But the guys certainly went out with a bang.
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The eighth-ranked University of Iowa men’s gymnastics team shocked No. 4 Nebraska, 406.700-406.650, in the program’s final home meet inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Senior Bennet Huang won the all-around with a career-high 83.100. …
Coach JD Reive:
“I’m a little bit emotional, you could not have written a better Cinderella story ending. We were tied going into the final routine, which never happens; the probability of that is ridiculous.
“Bennet, who I’ve been working with for 15 years, it’s incredibly rewarding to watch him grow up and go through this, and to share all kinds of lasts with him has been pretty awesome.”
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Bungled Regionals draw
Spencer is even less impressed with NCAA incompetence than usual:
… #1, they screwed up the play-ins.
Last time we did this in 2019, they sensibly distributed the bottom-8-ranked qualifying teams into the play-in meets. …
This year, however, they did…a bad. They put #26 NC State in a play-in meet, whereas #29 Kent State does not have to participate in a play-in. …
Balance Beam Situation
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related – Jenna King – The Gymnastics Bracket Makes No Sense
GEORGIA REGIONAL
Thursday play-in
NC State v Western Michigan
Semifinal #1
[1] Florida
[4] Illinois
Central Michigan
Play-in Winner
Semifinal #2
[2] Minnesota
[3] Denver
Georgia
Oregon State
ALABAMA REGIONAL
Thursday play-in
Eastern Michigan v. Maryland
Semifinal #1
[1] Oklahoma
[4] Auburn
Missouri
Play-in Winner
Semifinal #2
[2] Alabama
[3] Arkansas
Iowa
Iowa State
UTAH REGIONAL
Thursday play-in
Temple v. Arizona
Semifinal #1
[1] LSU
[4] Kentucky
Utah State
Play-In Winner
Semifinal #2
[2] Utah
[3] Arizona State
Boise State
Southern Utah
WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL
Thursday play-in
Penn State v. West Virginia
Semifinal #1
[1] Michigan
[4] UCLA
Kent State
Play-In Winner
Semifinal #2
[2] Cal
[3] BYU
Ohio State
Towson
Here’s how Greg would FIX it. 5-up, 5-count.
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Shallon Olsen DTY
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Temple 196.500 to REGIONALS
A program record. By a LOT.
Finishing 36th they are through to a Regionals playoff.
Talk about hitting at the right time! Congratulations ladies.
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