The gymnastics postseason is in full swing after the 2025 NCAA Regional Selection Show revealed which teams will face off for a spot in the national semifinals.
LSU snagged the SEC Championship over the weekend and overtook Oklahoma’s NQS; therefore, the Tigers were selected as the overall No. 1 seed and placed in the Pennsylvania region.
The first round of LSU’s region has two bottom-seeded teams, Maryland and West Virginia, duel for a place in the second round.
After that, the remaining postseason meets will be quads, meaning four teams compete head-to-head.
With eight teams left in a region, the second round is split into two quad meets, and the two highest-scoring teams from each move on to the regional final.
The Tigers will have new faces and old rivals in its division. LSU’s first meet will consist of No. 16 Arkansas, Michigan and the winner of Maryland and West Virginia’s first-round matchup. Whoever moves on will face the top two from the other second-round meet: Michigan State, Kentucky, Ohio State and Penn State.
The Tigers compete on Thursday, April 3, at 6 p.m. CT at Penn State.
Here’s a round-up of the competition for LSU’s first regional meet:
Arkansas
LSU has some unfinished business to take care of with the No. 16 seed.
Arkansas made noise last week after it was the only SEC team excluded from the championships. Head coach Jordyn Wieber sent a request to the NCAA committee for an extra regular season meet to improve the team’s NQS before regionals but was denied.
Now, the Razorbacks are stuck with the No. 1 seed, but that’s a battle they’ve won before.
In Week 4 of the regular season, LSU fumbled in Fayetteville 196.875-196.600. It led through the first three events but slipped on the beam following a rocky floor rotation.
Expectations were high for Arkansas, but one too many losses sent them to the bottom of the SEC. The Razorbacks are still a top-20 team and will look for a repeat upset at regionals.
Michigan
This Big 10 team finished fourth in their conference championships on Saturday and is unseeded in the NCAA.
Previously, Michigan suffered losses to the only two SEC teams they have faced: Oklahoma and Alabama. Considering the Tigers beat both teams twice, a similar result could be expected.
However, the Wolverines aren’t to be underestimated, as they’ve toppled three top-15 teams this season.
Like LSU, they’ve found fortune with the freshmen. Sophia Diaz and floor anchor Jahzara Ranger have each taken numerous event titles in their debut seasons.
Maryland v. West Virginia
Both teams will compete in this play-in meet to clinch the fourth and final spot in LSU’s second-round group. Each finishing at the bottom of their conference championships, the Terps and Mountaineers have one last shot at success in the postseason.
Ranked No. 36, West Virginia was the last team eligible for the tournament based on its NQS of 195.855. It must jump ahead of No. 31 Maryland with an NQS of 196.030.
Their showdown will take place on Tuesday, April 2, and the winner will meet LSU for the first time this season in the regional semifinal.
