| 2016 NCAA women's gymnastics tournament | |||||||
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| Venue | Fort Worth Convention Center | ||||||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||
| Dates | April 15–16 | ||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The2016 NCAA women's gymnastics tournament were held April 15–16, 2016, at theFort Worth Convention Center inFort Worth, Texas.[1] The 2016 edition marks the second consecutive time the Championship has been held in Fort Worth; this only the second time it has been held in thestate of Texas.[2] Following the 2016 championship, Fort Worth would be where the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship is held in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023.[2] The team competition was won by Oklahoma with a score 197.675.
The championship provides for a field of 36 teams determined based on their regional qualifying score and seeded by the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Committee. Additionally, 24 all-around competitors and 48 individual event specialists (12 on each piece) are eligible to advance to Regionals – as long as they're on a non-qualifying team.[3]
As a result, six NCAA Regional competitions – all of which contain 6 teams, 4 all-around competitors and 2 individual event specialists per event (8 in total) – took place on April 2, 2016.[4] The selection show to announce the placements for teams and individuals will take place during the weekend of March 25–27, 2016.
Based on their Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), the top 18 out of 36 teams are assigned to compete at one of the 6 NCAA regional championship locations.[5] The remaining 18 teams are divided into 3 groups, with the highest ranked teams receiving priority, and placed at a regional location based on location proximity.[5] Gymnasts who competed as specialists were assigned to a location based on location proximity.[5]
The Tuscaloosa Regional was held at theColeman Coliseum, on the campus of theUniversity of Alabama; it was hosted by theAlabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team.[6]1st - Alabama (197.125),2nd - California (195.925), Boise State (195.750), Kentucky (195.725), West Virginia (194.250) and Bowling Green (193.850).[7]
The Minneapolis Regional was held at theUniversity of Minnesota Sports Pavilion. TheMinnesota Golden Gophers women's gymnastics team hosted theFlorida Gators,Denver Pioneers,Missouri Tigers,BYU Cougars andOhio State Buckeyes.[10]1st - Florida (196.725),2nd - Minnesota (196.175), Missouri (195.85), Denver (195.70), Ohio State (194.775) and Brigham Young (194.075).[11]
The Ann Arbor Regional was held at theUniversity of Michigan'sCrisler Center. TheMichigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team hostedEastern Michigan,Penn State,New Hampshire,Auburn, andStanford.[13]1st - Auburn (196.525),2nd - Stanford (196.525), Michigan (196.475), Eastern Michigan (196.250), Penn State (195.125), New Hampshire (193.900).[14]
The Athens Regional was held atStegeman Coliseum at theUniversity of Georgia. TheGeorgia Gym Dogs hostedLSU,Oregon State,Arizona,George Washington, andMichigan State.[15]1st - LSU (197.300),2nd - Georgia (196.850), Oregon State (196.000), Arizona (195.900), George Washington (195.550) and Michigan State (195.350).[16]
The Salt Lake City Regional was held at theUniversity of Utah'sJon M. Huntsman Center. TheUtah Red Rocks hostedUtah State,Southern Utah,Illinois,UCLA, andWashington.[17]1st - Utah (197.125),2nd - UCLA (196.375), Washington (195.825), Illinois (195.350), Utah State (195.025), Southern Utah (194.950)
The Iowa City Regional will be held atCarver-Hawkeye Arena. TheIowa Hawkeyes women's gymnastics team will hostOklahoma,Nebraska,Arkansas,Kent State, andCentral Michigan.[18]1st - Oklahoma (197.575),2nd - Nebraska (196.550), Arkansas (195.500), Iowa (195.450), Central Michigan (194.675) and Kent State (194.525).[19]
On April 15, 2016 top two finishers from the six regions competed to advance to the national team title meet on April 16, 2016. The top three finishers of each session form the Super Six Team.
Super Six finals was held on April 16, 2016, at 8 p.m. CT and broadcast live on ESPNU.
| # | Vault | Uneven bars | Balance beam | Floor exercise | All around |
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| 1 | Katie Bailey (Alabama) Brandie Jay (Georgia) | Bridget Sloan (Florida) Brittany Rogers (Georgia) | Bridget Sloan (Florida) Danusia Francis (UCLA) | Nina McGee (Denver) | Bridget Sloan (Florida) |
| 2 | — | — | — | Myia Hambrick (LSU) | Chayse Capps (Oklahoma) |
| 3 | Ashleigh Gnat (LSU) Hollie Blanske (Nebraska) | McKenzie Wofford (Oklahoma) | Natalie Brown (Oklahoma) | AJ Jackson (Oklahoma) | Myia Hambrick (LSU) |
