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Mizzou Gymnastics NCAA Championships Seed Revealed: The Buzz

The Tigers received their regional assignment and matchups as they look to improve on a third-place finish from a year ago
Brady Shanahan|
Apr 17, 2025; Fort Worth, TX, USA; The University of Missouri Tiger team celebrate after the announcement of the final team scores during the 2025 Women's National Gymnastics Semifinal at Dickies Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Apr 17, 2025; Fort Worth, TX, USA; The University of Missouri Tiger team celebrate after the announcement of the final team scores during the 2025 Women's National Gymnastics Semifinal at Dickies Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

The field for the 2026 NCAA Gymnastics Tournament was revealed on Monday night, with No. 8 Missouri matching its highest-ever seed in a regional. The Tigers enter the bracket as the eighth overall seed in the tournament and second in the Lexington regional.

The complete field of teams in the Lexington region are:

No. 1 Oklahoma
No. 8 Missouri
No. 9 Arkansas
No. 16 Kentucky
No. 18 Ohio State
No. 21 North Carolina State
No. 27 Maryland
No. 31 Central Michigan
No. 36 Rutgers

The Tigers kick off tournament competition at noon on April 3 at Historic Memorial Coliseum in Kentucky. Missouri's round one quad consists of the 9th-seeded Arkansas, as well as NC State and Maryland.

If the Tigers are among the two teams advancing in the bracket, they will compete against the two best qualifiers of the opposite quad in their region. Central Michigan and Rutgers will compete head-to-head in a dual meet with the winner advancing into the second quad of the Lexington regional. Rounding out the second quad are top overall seed Oklahoma, host school No. 16 Kentucky and Ohio State.

The Tigers have evolved into a gymnastics powerhouse over the past decade, with last season serving as a breakthrough for the program. A season ago, Missouri advanced to the NCAA Championship meet, competing in its first-ever Four on the Floor. Ultimately, Missouri placed third overall and set a program record for its best team finish.

For each of the past 11 seasons, the Tigers have been among the top-16 seeded teams in the field while finishing among the top-15 teams for five consecutive years. The Tigers will look to continue breaking new ground as competition begins in just over a week. All regional competitions will be available to watch on ESPN+.

The Buzz: March 24

  • Despite a season-ending loss to BYU in the second round of the WBIT, Missouri's Grace Slaughter continued to climb the school record books. With a strong outing on Monday, she has scored the fifth-most points in a single season in program history.
  • Men's basketball has offered 2029 forward out of St Louis, Majok Mayuen Ater.

Monday's Mizzou Results

Women's Basketball: Lost 93-75 to BYU in second round of WBIT - RECAP, Stats

Men's Golf: Day 2 of The Hootie and Bulls Bay at Awendaw, S.C. - Results

Tuesday's Mizzou Schedule

Baseball: vs. Illinois 6 p.m. in O'Fallon - Stats, Listen

Men's Golf: Day 3 of The Hootie and Bulls Bay at Awendaw, S.C.

Softball: vs. SIUE 5 p.m. in Edwardsville, Ill. on ESPN+ - Stats, Watch

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Brady Shanahan
BRADY SHANAHAN

Brady Shanahan is a journalism student at the University of Missouri, and covers baseball and softball for Missouri Tigers On SI. He's from the St. Louis area and has contributed to The Maneater student newspaper, Columbia Missourian, KOMU 8, and KCOU as a beat reporter.

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