The National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) today announced its 2022 National Championship field following the completion of the regular season and conference championship slate over the weekend.
 
This year’s championship will be hosted by the University of Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. The eight-team, single-elimination tournament will begin on Thursday, April 28 with four quarterfinal matchups. The semifinals are set for Friday evening, while the National Championship meet will be contested on Saturday evening. National individual event finals are scheduled for Saturday morning.
 
The defending national champion Baylor Bears have earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and will meet No. 8 seed Converse University in the 4:30 p.m. quarterfinal that will open Thursday's evening session in Eugene. In the 7 p.m. nightcap, fourth-seeded Quinnipiac will battle host and fifth-seeded Oregon to wrap up the quarterfinal round.
 
Thursday’s quarterfinal round will begin with No. 3 seed Gannon against No. 6 seed Limestone at 11 a.m., followed by No. 2 seed Azusa Pacific against No. 7 Fairmont State at 1:30 p.m.
 
Tickets for the 2022 NCATA National Championships are on sale now. Visit the link above to purchase tickets today. All meets will also be streamed live.
 
In addition to the announcement of the championship field, the NCATA also announced the at-large selections to individual event finals, which are set for 11 a.m. on Saturday morning – prior to the championship meet later that evening. Click here for the complete list of at-large selections
 
2022 NCATA National Tournament Schedule
Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Oregon)
 
Quarterfinals (Thursday, April 28, 2022)
Meet #1: #3 Gannon vs. #6 Limestone – 11 a.m. PT
Meet #2: #2 Azusa Pacific vs. #7 Fairmont State – 1:30 p.m. PT
Meet #3: #1 Baylor vs. #8 Converse – 4:30 p.m. PT
Meet #4: #4 Quinnipiac vs. #5 Oregon – 7 p.m. PT
 
Semifinals (Friday, April 29, 2022)
Meet #5: Gannon/Limestone vs. Azusa Pacific/Fairmont State – 4:30 p.m. PT
Meet #6: Baylor/Converse vs. Quinnipiac/Oregon – 7 p.m. PT
 
Event Finals (Saturday, April 30, 2022) – 11 a.m. PT
 
Finals (Saturday, April 30, 2022)
Meet #7: Semifinal winners – 7 p.m. PT