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NCAA recommending changes to format

Associated Press

Monday, June 29, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA women's gymnastics committee is recommending changes to the national championship format: It wants four teams to compete in the finals instead of the current six. According to a proposal disclosed last week, byes would be eliminated and the competition would be shortened, something the committee believes would make the event more appealing to fans and television. Thirty-six teams would still compete at regionals and 12 would still advance to the championship round. Ot ...

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