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BREAKING: #NCAAgym unveils major 2026 rule changethe National Qualifying Score (NQS) formula is getting an overhaul.

https://collegegymnews.com/2025/11/26/breaking-major-changes-coming-to-national-qualifying-score-in-2026/

In an email distributed to head coaches and administrators, the National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Committee has announced that three previously proposed rule changes have been approved by the Administrative Subcommittee of the NCAA Division I Cabinet to take effect for the 2026 season, which is due to start in early January.

Rule Change 1: Updated NQS Calculation
The updated National Qualifying Score (NQS) formula will take a minimum of nine meets into account, a significant departure from the previous formula that included exactly six meets no matter how many a team participated in during the season. A maximum of five scores from home meets may be counted; if a team competes in more than five home meets, then the five lowest scores will be retained, with all higher home scores being dropped. In addition, the scores from at least five away meets must be counted toward the minimum of nine. Once determining the meets that count toward NQS, the high and low scores will be dropped and the remaining scores averaged in order to obtain the final number used for rankings and postseason eligibility. The full details of the rule change, including example calculations, can be found on NCAA.org.

Rule Change 2: Neutral Site Meet Limitations
The NCAA has approved an earlier proposal to limit the number of neutral-site meets within 30 miles of a team's home campus that can be counted as away meets. If a team has more than one such meet on its schedule, only one will be counted as an away meet, with the excess being designated as home contests. However, conference championship meets are excluded from this policy. Note that teams will still be allowed to participate in multiple neutral-site meets within 30 miles of campus; this rule change only affects the number of those meets that will be allowed to be counted as away scores for the purposes of NQS calculation.

Rule Change 3: Number of Postseason Competitors
The number of athletes allowed on the floor for postseason competition has been raised to 20 to reflect the roster size limitations that went into effect this summer. The previous rule only allowed 15 competitors in each round of competition.
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