NCAA Week 11 Preview and Schedule

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Danielle Spencer, Arizona

We’ve somehow made it to the last week of “normal” competition in NCAA gymnastics, and what a season it’s been! With conference championships held next weekend, this week will mostly be a way for teams to step back, refocus, and prepare to end the regular season on a strong note, especially with regional seeding taking place at the conclusion of the conference meets, but there are still a number of big moments to keep an eye on beginning tonight.

The biggest isn’t a hugely competitive meet, but in spirit, it’s going to be the meet of the week because it’s Miss Val’s final meet at Pauley Pavilion, so you know UCLA is somehow going to surpass a 200 on Saturday when the number two team faces off against Utah State (No. 41). A ton of alums are flying in from all over the world to honor their former coach at this meet, and after earning a season-best 198.325 last week, the currently competing Bruins are ready to give it their all to send Miss Val off on a high note.

In terms of being the most exciting due to actual gymnastics, I’m here for Utah (No. 6) at Georgia (No. 8). As two of the most legendary NCAA programs in history, I’ve always enjoyed when they cross conferences to meet up in the regular season, and I fully expect this to be a blowout, especially as both programs have recently dropped in the rankings and are looking to regain some ground before the end of the season.

Top-ranked Oklahoma competed on Monday with a solid but low-key win, and they’ll hit the floor a second time tonight, hosting Alabama (No. 11). LSU (No. 4) also competes tonight, at Arizona (No. 31), and Denver (No. 5) will go on the road to conference rival Iowa State (No. 26), while fellow top-five program Florida (No. 3) has the week off.

I’m also excited to see Big Ten rivals Michigan (No. 7) and Minnesota (No. 9) compete against each other at a Missouri (No. 19) quad meet that will also feature top-ranked Division III program Centenary (No. 67), and Kentucky (No. 9) will also travel for a quad meet this weekend, meeting up with Boise State (No. 13) and Illinois State (No. 56) at Nebraska (No. 18).

The full schedule for week ten is below. All times listed are ET, the first team listed is the host team, and we’ll update any links as they are updated on each program’s schedule. Once the meet is finished, we’ll add the results. Enjoy!

MONDAY MARCH 11
7:30 pm Oklahoma 197.575, Iowa State 196.275 Results
WEDNESDAY MARCH 13
8:30 pm Arizona State 196.550, BYU 195.825, West Virginia 195,750 Results
FRIDAY MARCH 15
6:00 pm Eastern Michigan 196.025, Kent State 193.900 Results
6:30 pm Bowling Green 195.325, Western Michigan 194.075 Results
7:00 pm Central Michigan 196.250, Northern Illinois 195.275 Results
William & Mary 192.450, Pennsylvania 191.900 Results
7:30 pm Denver 197.225, Iowa State 195.925 Results
8:00 pm Auburn 196.825, Air Force 193.275 Results
Minnesota 196.900, Missouri 196.800, Michigan 196.800, Centenary 189.200 Results
Oklahoma 198.275, Alabama 197.250 Results
9:00 pm LSU 198.175, Arizona 196.225 Results
BYU 196.550, Southern Utah 195.925 Results
10:00 pm Oregon State 196.550, Iowa 195.425, North Carolina 191.750, Seattle Pacific 190.625 Results
Washington 196.975, Illinois 195.600, UC Davis 194.850, Yale 194.725 Results
SATURDAY MARCH 16
12:00 pm Bridgeport 194.425, Southern Conn. 192.100 Results
West Chester 193.300, Cornell 193.125 Results
4:00 pm Georgia 197.525, Utah 197.450 Results
7:00 pm Arkansas 196.525, Lindenwood 195.375, Texas Woman’s 192.175, S.E. Missouri 188.250 Results
UCLA 197.575, Utah State 194.850 Results
8:00 pm Nebraska 197.675, Kentucky 197.200, Illinois State 191.625 Results
SUNDAY MARCH 17
1:00 pm Brown 195.075, Bridgeport 194.825, Brown 194.075 Results
Rutgers 194.825, Cornell 193.000 Results
2:00 pm Michigan State 194.975, Ball State 194.850, UIC 194.325, Alaska 192.250 Results
Maryland 196.450, George Washington 196.025, New Hampshire 195.050, Towson 194.000, Pittsburgh 193.850 Results
West Virginia 196.425, Penn State 195.525, NC State 195.300, Ohio State 194.925 Results
5:00 pm California 197.575, Illinois 196.175, San Jose State 194.450, Sacramento State 192.100 Results

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