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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">FYI on the below! The A&T Bears earned the No. 1 spot for all three Championship Rankings this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tickets for the Championship are available
<a href="https://fightingfalcons.com/sports/2022/8/26/hometownticketing.aspx">here</a>. Credential information has yet to be released.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Madelon <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Associate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="color:black">chris.thomas thencata.org <chris.thomas@thencata.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 2:04</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: Subject: </b>NCATA Unveils Third Set of 2024 Championship Rankings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">The National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) today unveiled its final set of championship rankings following another
week of competition around the country. The 2024 NCATA Tournament bracket will be announced on Monday, April 15.</span><span style="color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">This year’s national championship will be hosted by Fairmont State at Joe Retton Arena and the Feaster Center. The eight-team, single-elimination tournament
will begin on Thursday, April 25 with four quarterfinal matchups. The semifinals are set for Friday evening, while the National Championship meet will be contested on Saturday evening. National event finals are scheduled for Sunday morning. The complete bracket
and additional event information will be announced in mid-April.</span><span style="color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">This week’s rankings saw no changes from last Wednesday’s release. The eight-time defending national champion Baylor Bears remain atop the rankings
with an 8-0 record this season. Quinnipiac, ranked No. 2 for the third-straight week, is also unbeaten at 6-0 on the season. Gannon checks-in at No. 3 with a 6-2 record, while Oregon (3-3) occupies the No. 4 spot. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (7-1)
rounded out the top five.</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE"> </span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">Azusa Pacific, 4-2 this season, begins the bottom half of this week’s ranking at No. 6, while Fairmont State (6-1) and Frostburg State (5-2) occupied
the No. 7 and No. 8 spots, respectively. Limestone (10-0) is ninth, followed by Augustana (6-2) at No. 10 to round out this week’s ranking.</span><span style="color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">The NCATA championships committee considers the overall performance of teams throughout the season thus far and utilized the following criteria to
consider team rankings: W/L record, strength of schedule, head-to-head competition, common opponents, average meet score (adjusted to remove high/low), average meet start value (adjusted to remove high/low), score differential (adjusted to remove high/low) and
the teams’ progression throughout the season.</span><span style="color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">The 2024 championship field and at-large qualifiers for event finals will be released on Monday, April 15.</span><span style="color:black"><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">NCATA Championship Rankings (Release #3 - April 10, 2024)</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">1. Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">2. Quinnipiac University</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">3. Gannon University</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">4. University of Oregon</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">5. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">6. Azusa Pacific University</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">7. Fairmont State University</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">8. Frostburg State University</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">9. Limestone University</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">10. Augustana University</span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE"> </span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">* The top 8 teams in final ranking will qualify for 2024 NCATA National Championships</span></i><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:#EFEEEE">** Results as of 4/7/24 considered in this week’s rankings</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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