The National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) today announced its 2026 National Championship bracket and at-large event qualifiers following the completion of the 2026 regular season, conference championships and invitational slate over the weekend.
 
This year’s championship will be hosted by Azusa Pacific University at the Felix Events Center in Azusa, California. The eight-team, single-elimination tournament will begin on Thursday, April 23 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 Duquesne in the final quarterfinal of the day on Thursday, April 23 (at 7 p.m.). The evening session will begin with fourth-seeded Fairmont State taking on fifth-seeded Augustana at 4:30 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 Gannon at 1:30 p.m. (All times PT)
 
Tickets for the 2026 NCATA National Championships are on sale now (Click here to purchase online). All meets will also be streamed live on ESPN+.

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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.
 
At-large qualifiers are listed below the 2026 National Championships schedule.
 
2026 NCATA National Championships Schedule
Felix Events Center | Azusa, Calif. (Azusa Pacific, host)
View Bracket (PDF)
 
Quarterfinals (Thursday, April 23, 2026)
Meet #1: #3 Quinnipiac vs. #6 Iona – 10:30 a.m.
Meet #2: #2 Oregon vs. #7 Gannon – 1:30 p.m.
Meet #3: #4 Fairmont State vs. #5 Augustana – 4:30 p.m.
Meet #4: #1 Baylor vs. #8 Duquesne – 7 p.m.
 
Semifinals (Friday, April 24, 2026)
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 25, 2026)
Meet #7: Semifinal winners – 5:00 p.m.
 
Event Finals (Sunday, April 26, 2026) – 10:00 a.m.
(*All times PT)
 
2026 NCATA Event Finals | At-large Qualifiers
Acro Heat #1 – Lander
Acro Heat #2 – Hawaii Pacific
Acro Heat #3 – UMHB
Pyramid Heat #1 – Saint Leo
Pyramid Heat #2 – Saint Leo
Pyramid Heat #3 – Saint Leo
Toss Heat #1 – Glenville State
Toss Heat #2 – UMHB
Toss Heat #3 – Hawaii Pacific
Tumbling Heat #1 – Coker
Tumbling Heat #2 – Azusa Pacific
Tumbling Heat #3 – Hawaii Pacific
Tumbling Heat #4 – Saint Leo
Tumbling Heat #5 – Hawaii Pacific
Tumbling Heat #6 – Glenville State