Auburn and Stanford advance

This was a thriller.

Third-seeded Stanford posted a 196.525 team score, finishing tied for first with Auburn in a tough Ann Arbor regional. With the score, Stanford will head to NCAA Championships for the ninth time in the past 10 years. The Cardinal put together a bars rotation that scored a 49.500, a feat hard to achieve with a four-judge scoring panel. …

Pac-12

1, Stanford 196.525
2, Auburn 196.525

3, Michigan 196.475
4, Eastern Michigan 196.250

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So proud of this team. First time ever NCAA Regional Champs!!! #WarEagle pic.twitter.com/VSOrDiGop0

— Coach Jeff Graba (@CoachJeffGraba) April 3, 2016

We're heading to Texas! Stanford qualifies to NCAA Championships for ninth time in past 10 years! #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/1lD6EEKzeE

— Stanford Gymnastics (@StanfordWGym) April 3, 2016

Congratulations to @StanfordWGym, who are always at their best in the post-season… when it counts! #BackThePac

— Greg Marsden (@Pac12Marz) April 3, 2016

Michigan put on an incredible last apparatus run – a team record 49.675 on Bars – to fall just short.

But Eastern Michigan University was even more impressive in their first Regional Championships ever. There was every chance they could have qualified to Championships. Congratulations to coach Jay Santos.