2014 NCEA Championships Begin Today, Click Here For LIVE Feed

Information courtesy of NCEA

The nation’s top-12 teams will vie for the 2014 National Collegiate Equestrian Association National Championship, set to take place April 17-19 at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, Texas.

Beginning with the 2014 championship, the top-12 overall teams (Western and Hunt Seat combined) are invited to compete. The NCEA Selection Committee determines and invites these teams based on a number of factors throughout the season.

The top-four seeds in the NCEA Championship each receive first-round byes in the 12-team format. The top-four seeds to this year’s event include Southeastern Conference Champion South Carolina, Big 12 Conference Champion Oklahoma State, SEC runner-up Georgia and SEC third-place team Auburn.

Auburn is the defending NCEA Overall National Champion. Oklahoma State won the 2013 NCEA Western Championship and Auburn won the 2013 NCEA Hunt Seat Championship.

Click here to view the LIVE Hunt Seat stream.

Click here to view the LIVE Western stream.

2014 NCEA Opening-Round Match-Ups

(5) Kansas State vs. (12) Texas A&M (winner faces (4) Auburn)

(6) Baylor vs. (11) UT-Martin (winner faces (3) Georgia)

(7) New Mexico State vs. (10) SMU (winner faces (2) Oklahoma State)

(8) Fresno State vs. (9) TCU (winner faces (1) South Carolina)

Seeding For 2014 NCEA Championship

1. South Carolina

2. Oklahoma State

3. Georgia

4. Auburn

5. Kansas State

6. Baylor

7. New Mexico State

8. Fresno State

9. TCU

10. SMU

11. UT-Martin

12. Texas A&M

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, April 16

6:30 pm Opening Ceremony Extraco Coliseum/Creative Arts Building

Thursday, April 17: First Round

8:30 am Reining (Brackets A, B, C, D) – Extraco Coliseum

Equitation on the Flat (Brackets A, B, C, D) – Extraco Covered Arena

1:00 pm NCEA Fan Fest – Extraco Show Pavilion Vendor Alley

2:00 pm Equitation over Fences (Brackets A, B, C, D) – Extraco Show Pavilion

2:00 pm Horsemanship (Brackets A, B, C, D) – Extraco Coliseum

Friday, April 18: Quarterfinals

8:30 am Reining (Brackets E, F, G, H) – Extraco Coliseum

Equitation on the Flat (Brackets E, F, G, H) – Extraco Covered Arena

1:00 pm NCEA Fan Fest – Extraco Show Pavilion Vendor Alley

2:00 pm Equitation over Fences (Brackets E, F, G, H) – Extraco Show Pavilion

Horsemanship (Brackets E, F, G, H) – Extraco Coliseum

Saturday, April 19: Semi-Finals / Championship

8:30 am Reining Semi-finals (Brackets I, J) – Extraco Coliseum

Equitation on the Flat Semi-finals (Brackets I, J) – Extraco Covered Arena

11:00 am Equitation over Fences Semi-finals(Brackets I, J) – Extraco Show Pavilion

Horsemanship Semi-finals (Brackets I, J) – Extraco Coliseum

1:00 pm NCEA CHAMPIONSHIP STARTING LINEUPS – Extraco Coliseum

1:30 pm Equitation on the Flat Championship – Extraco Covered Arena

2:30 pm Horsemanship Championship – Extraco Coliseum

3:15 pm Equitation over Fences Championship – Extraco Show Pavilion

4:15 pm Reining Championship – Extraco Coliseum

5:30 pm CROWNING OF NCEA CHAMPION – Extraco Coliseum