
Spirit Groups Advance at NDA/NCA National Championships
April 11, 2025 | General, Spirit Groups, Ladybirds
Cards are competing in Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --Â The 2025 NDA/NCA College Nationals are underway and will run April 10-12 in Daytona Beach, Florida at the Bandshell and Ocean Center. The most competitive spirit teams from around the country will come together for the last collegiate cheer and dance competition of the year.
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After preliminary rounds, the Cardinals will be represented by All-Girl, Large and Small Co-Ed and the Ladybirds.
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Louisville's All-Girl squad will head into the finals as the top seed. The Ladybirds were ranked second after prelims in the Hip Hop Division and sixth in the Team Division. The Louisville Large Co-Ed squad was second after prelims and the Small Co-Ed squad was seventh.
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Preliminaries
Advancing Teams
ALL GIRL (Div. 1A)
1. Louisville (94.5)
2. Oklahoma St. (93.53)
3. Mississippi St. (92.77)
4. South Carolina (92.97)
5. Missouri (92.57)
6. Â Kennessaw State (91.57)
7. Clemson (92.27)
8. Texas-San Antonio (90.33)
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LARGE CO-ED (Div. 1A)
Advancing Teams
1. Texas Tech (96.5)
2. Louisville (94.8)
3. Oklahoma St. (92.63)
4. South Carolina (88.23)
5. NC State (89.47)
6. New Mexico State (84.33)
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SMALL CO-ED (Div. 1A)
Advancing Teams
 1. Texas Tech (93.27)
2. NC State (92.57)
3. Sam Houston State (91.13)
4. Brigham Young (93.07)
5. Kennessaw State (90.93)
6. Kansas (90.73)
7. Louisville (90.93)
8. Iowa State (90.6)
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LADYBIRDS DANCE
HIP HOP (Div. 1A)
Advancing Teams
1. Boise (93.45)
2. Louisville (93.17)
3. Ohio State (92. 26)
4. Florida State (89.851)
5. Florida Atlantic (89.74)
6. Louisiana Tech (89.34)
7. Ball State (88.66)
8. West Virginia (87.97)
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LADYBIRDS DANCE
TEAM (Div. 1A)
1. Sam Houston State (93.93)
2. Iowa (97.78)
3. East Carolina (92.08)
4. South Florida (92.05)
5. Florida Atlantic (91.65)
6. Louisville (91.28)
7. West Virginia (89.88)
8.) NC State (89.225)
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After preliminary rounds, the Cardinals will be represented by All-Girl, Large and Small Co-Ed and the Ladybirds.
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Louisville's All-Girl squad will head into the finals as the top seed. The Ladybirds were ranked second after prelims in the Hip Hop Division and sixth in the Team Division. The Louisville Large Co-Ed squad was second after prelims and the Small Co-Ed squad was seventh.
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Preliminaries
Advancing Teams
ALL GIRL (Div. 1A)
1. Louisville (94.5)
2. Oklahoma St. (93.53)
3. Mississippi St. (92.77)
4. South Carolina (92.97)
5. Missouri (92.57)
6. Â Kennessaw State (91.57)
7. Clemson (92.27)
8. Texas-San Antonio (90.33)
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LARGE CO-ED (Div. 1A)
Advancing Teams
1. Texas Tech (96.5)
2. Louisville (94.8)
3. Oklahoma St. (92.63)
4. South Carolina (88.23)
5. NC State (89.47)
6. New Mexico State (84.33)
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SMALL CO-ED (Div. 1A)
Advancing Teams
 1. Texas Tech (93.27)
2. NC State (92.57)
3. Sam Houston State (91.13)
4. Brigham Young (93.07)
5. Kennessaw State (90.93)
6. Kansas (90.73)
7. Louisville (90.93)
8. Iowa State (90.6)
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LADYBIRDS DANCE
HIP HOP (Div. 1A)
Advancing Teams
1. Boise (93.45)
2. Louisville (93.17)
3. Ohio State (92. 26)
4. Florida State (89.851)
5. Florida Atlantic (89.74)
6. Louisiana Tech (89.34)
7. Ball State (88.66)
8. West Virginia (87.97)
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LADYBIRDS DANCE
TEAM (Div. 1A)
1. Sam Houston State (93.93)
2. Iowa (97.78)
3. East Carolina (92.08)
4. South Florida (92.05)
5. Florida Atlantic (91.65)
6. Louisville (91.28)
7. West Virginia (89.88)
8.) NC State (89.225)
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