CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The 2026 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships regional selections were announced on Monday, March 23, by the NCAA, with No. 7 Stanford, No. 14 California, No. 15 Clemson, No. 21 NC State and No. 22 North Carolina all part of the 36-team field.
The top 36 teams based on their national qualifying score (NQS) were selected for regional competition. The committee named the top 16 teams and seeded them in the bracket, while teams 17-36 were placed geographically at one of the four regional sites. Seeding determined at the time of selections will be maintained through the championship. Nine teams will compete at each of the four regional sites.
Clemson, North Carolina and Stanford will all head to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the Baton Rouge Regional. In the second round, No. 7-seed Stanford will compete in a quad meet against No. 10-seed Michigan, North Carolina and Utah State. No. 15-seed Clemson will compete against No. 2-seed and host LSU, Auburn and the winner of Air Force versus Nebraska matchup, which takes place in the first round. The Baton Rouge Regional begins on Wednesday, April 1, with the regional final set for Saturday, April 4.
Pitt had three gymnasts qualify as event specialists in the Baton Rouge Regional, as Camryn Chiu, Hallie Copperwheat and Jaime Pratt all head to Baton Rouge to compete on bars.
No. 14-seed California heads to Tempe, Arizona, for a quad meet against No. 3-seed Florida, Penn State and the winner of Arizona State versus Arizona, who are set to compete in the first round. The Tempe Regional begins on Wednesday, April 1, with the regional final set for Saturday, April 4.
NC State will travel to Lexington, Kentucky, for the Lexington Regional, taking on No. 8-seed Missouri, No. 9-seed Arkansas and Maryland in a quad meet. The Lexington regionals will be conducted Thursday through Sunday, April 2-5.
The top two teams from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships. In addition, the top all-around competitor and top event specialist from round two at each regional (who is not on a team advancing to the nationals) will advance to the national championships. Event specialist qualifiers will only compete in the events they qualified for.
The 2026 national championship will take place from April 16-18 at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Final ACC Regular Season NQS and Standings by Team
7. Stanford – 197.248
14. California – 196.716
15. Clemson – 196.686
21. NC State - 196.452
22. North Carolina - 196.393
38. Pitt - 195.300
Baton Rouge Regional (LSU)
Teams
Air Force
Auburn
Clemson
*LSU
Michigan
Nebraska
North Carolina
Stanford
Utah State
Individual Event Specialists
Uneven Bars – Camryn Chiu, Pittsburgh
Uneven Bars – Hallie Copperwheat, Pittsburgh
Uneven Bars – Jaime Pratt, Pittsburgh
Lexington Regional (Kentucky)
Teams
Arkansas
Central Michigan
*Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
NC State
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Rutgers
Tempe Regional (Arizona State)
Teams
Arizona
*Arizona State
Brigham Young
California
Florida
Georgia
Michigan State
Penn State
Southern Utah