For the 2016 NCAA gymnastics season, the SEC Network will be taking on 22 nationally televised meets, including seven consecutive weeks scheduled for "Friday Night Heights" doubleheaders.

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SEC Network Expands Live Gymnastics Coverage for Second Straight Year

The 2016 gymnastics season vaults onto television screens nationwide, Friday, Jan. 15 with a doubleheader that begins with defending Southeastern Conference champions, Alabama, facing conference opponent Missouri at 7 p.m. ET, on SEC Network. This year's national television schedule includes 22 meets available on either ESPN2, ESPNU or SEC Network. After successfully producing 10 meets live on television for the first time last season, SEC Network expanded live coverage in the 2016 schedule to 15 meets including the SEC Gymnastics Championship. All 22 television meets will be streamed live on WatchESPN.

The SEC dominated the 2015 season with five teams listed in the nation's Top 10 rankings and the Florida Gators capturing the National title. The SEC holds 11 national titles since 2000.

Items of note in the 2016 SEC Gymnastics television schedule:

"Friday Night Heights": Fridays will continue to be must-watch television for gymnastics fans. SEC Network opens the schedule with back-to-back meets on Friday, Jan. 15, the first of seven consecutive weeks of live primetime doubleheaders on the network

Champions Tilt: The 2015 SEC Champions, Alabama, face the 2015 NCAA champions, Florida, on Friday, Jan. 29 on SEC Network

Rivals: Georgia at Alabama, gymnastics fiercest rivalry as documented in the SEC Storied film "Sarah and Suzanne," closes out SEC Network's Friday night gymnastics series Friday, Feb. 26

First Time Feats: Both sessions of the SEC Gymnastics Championships will be available live on a linear platform for the first time this year. It was previously aired in tape delay on ESPN2

But wait, there's more: SEC Network + events, additional school produced meets available exclusively via WatchESPN to SEC Network subscribers, will be released at a later date.





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