GREENVILLE, S.C. – The first National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) national rankings were announced on Wednesday one month away from the national championships April 23-26. Two Conference Carolinas institutions were mentioned in the rankings.
Lander University is ranked 12th while Wingate University is ranked 14th. Lander is 5-1 overall and 5-2 in league meets while Wingate is 6-0 overall and in conference meets.
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.
Two more sets of regular season rankings will be released on April 1 and April 8. The 2026 championship field and at-large qualifiers for event finals will be released on Monday, April 13.
NCATA National Rankings (Regular Season Release #1 - March 26, 2025) - NCATA Release
- Baylor University
- University of Oregon
- Quinnipiac University
- Fairmont State University
- Iona University
- Augustana University
- Gannon University
- Saint Leo University
- Duquesne University
- Azusa Pacific University
- Glenville State University
- Lander University
- University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
- Wingate University
- Hawaii Pacific University
* The top 8 teams in final ranking will qualify for 2026 NCATA National Championships
** Results as of 3/22/26 considered in this week’s rankings
*** Next set of rankings will be released on Wednesday, April 1, 2026