NCAA 2017 Winter Champs

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The only qualifiers yet to be determined is for the men's gymnastics championships on April 11.


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Men's DI Basketball Championship game is set for Monday and will feature Gonzaga vs. North Carolina.


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Women's DI Basketball Championship game is set for tomorrow (Sunday) and will feature Mississippi State vs. South Carolina.


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South Carolina is your Women's Basketball National Champion! They downed Mississippi State 67-55 in an all-SEC championship game. This is the first title in the history of South Carolina's program.


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After losing last year at the buzzer, North Carolina prevailed this time around against Gonzaga, who was making their first ever trip to the title game, 71-65. This was the 6th national title in UNC program history, and the third in the Roy Williams era, and their first title since 2009.


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It was the top seed, Denver, that claimed the national title last night at the United Center in Chicago over Minnesota-Duluth, winning 3-2. This is the 8th overall program title for Denver and their first one since 2005.


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The men's gymnastics national championship field has been announced. The following teams have qualified:

#1 Oklahoma
#2 Stanford
#3 Ohio State
#4 Illinois
#5 Minnesota
#6 Penn State
#7 Nebraska
#8 Iowa
#9 California
#10 Air Force
#11 Michigan
#12 Navy

The following link is the press release, and also the individual qualifiers:

http://www.ncaa.com/news/gymnastics-men ... mpionships


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In women's gymnastics this weekend, Oklahoma repeated as back-to-back national champions. Oklahoma scored a team total of 198.2875, followed by LSU with 197.7375 and Florida with 197.700. This is their third championship in program history all coming since 2014.


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In the bowling championship, McKendree claimed the national title for the first time in program history. The McKendree women are also the first Division II program to claim the national title in bowling. McKendree was also #1 after qualifying. Their championship run included:

vs. #8 Sam Houston State - W 4-1
vs. #4 Nebraska - W 4-2
vs. #8 Sam Houston State - W 4-3
vs. #4 Nebraska - W 4-0


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The final winter title will be decided this weekend, men's gymnastics.


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In the final NCAA winter championship, Oklahoma claimed the national title in men's gymnastics for a third consecutive year. Not only was it their third straight, but they finished undefeated for the third straight year. This was also their 11th title in program history. The Sooners racked up a score of 431.950, followed by runner-up Ohio State with a score of 423.700 and rounding out the top 3 was Illinois with a score of 422.100.


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National title by conference:

ACC: 2 (Men's Basketball, Fencing)
Big Ten: 1 (Wrestling)
Big XII: 4 (Men's and Women's Gymnastics, Rifle, Men's Swimming)
Pac 12: 3 (Skiing, Women's Swimming, Women's Indoor Track)
SEC: 2 (Women's Basketball, Men's Indoor Track)
Others: 3 (Bowling, Men's and Women's Ice Hockey)


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