For college gymnastics fans who have trouble following scoring because of byes or sitting through a day’s worth of gymnastics at the NCAA regional and national events, take heart: things are about to change.
Beginning with the 2018-19 season, the formats for the regional and national NCAA events will be streamlined to hopefully make the postseason easier to follow and more TV-friendly.
Since only eight teams will advance in this model, down from the 12 used in the current Super Six, the NCAA Championships will feature sessions of four teams each in the semifinals and then the finals, cutting down the length of the sessions by as much as 90 minutes.