The National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) today announced its 2025 National Championship matchups and at-large event qualifiers following the completion of the 2025 regular season and conference championships slate over the weekend.
 
This year’s championship will be hosted by Augustana University at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls. The eight-team, single-elimination tournament will begin on Thursday, April 24 with four quarterfinal matchups. The semifinals are set for Friday evening, while the National Championship meet will be contested on Saturday evening at 5 p.m. National event finals are scheduled for Sunday morning at 10 a.m. (The full championship schedule is listed below)
 
The defending national champion Baylor Bears have earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and will meet No. 8 seed Limestone in the third quarterfinal of the day on Thursday, April 24 (at 4:30 p.m.). In the nightcap, fourth seed and host Augustana will take on fifth-seeded Fairmont State at 7 p.m.
 
Thursday’s quarterfinal round will begin with No. 3 seed Quinnipiac against No. 6 seed Iona at 10:30 a.m., followed by No. 2 Oregon versus No. 7 Mary Hardin-Baylor at 1:30 p.m. (All times CT)
 
Tickets for the 2025 NCATA National Championships are on sale now (Click here to purchase online). All meets will also be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
In addition to the announcement of the championship field, the NCATA also announced the at-large selections to event finals, which are set for 10 a.m. on Sunday morning to wrap up championship weekend. Click here for the complete list of at-large selections.
 
2025 NCATA National Championships Schedule
Elmen Center | Sioux Falls, S.D. (Augustana University, host)
View Bracket (PDF)
 
Quarterfinals (Thursday, April 24, 2025)
Meet #1: #3 Quinnipiac University vs. #6 Iona University – 10:30 a.m.
Meet #2: #2 University of Oregon vs. #7 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor – 1:30 p.m.
Meet #3: #1 Baylor University vs. #8 Limestone University – 4:30 p.m.
Meet #4: #4 Augustana University vs. #5 Fairmont State University – 7:00 p.m.
 
Semifinals (Friday, April 25, 2025)
Meet #5: Meet #1 Winner vs. Meet #2 Winner – 4:30 p.m.
Meet #6: Meet #3 Winner vs. Meet #4 Winner – 7:00 p.m.
 
Finals (Saturday, April 26, 2025)
Meet #7: Semifinal winners – 5:00 p.m.
 
Event Finals (Sunday, April 27, 2025) – 10:00 a.m.
 
(*All times CT)