Eight powerhouse programs punched their tickets to the NCAA gymnastics championships after dominating regional competition this weekend.
Top-ranked Oklahoma leads the field heading to Fort Worth after posting a 198.350 at the Lexington regional. The Sooners will defend their seventh national title alongside No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 UCLA, No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Stanford, No. 9 Arkansas, and No. 13 Minnesota.
Oklahoma captured last year's crown with 198.0125 points, topping UCLA, Missouri, and Utah in the finals.
The Golden Gophers delivered the weekend's biggest shock, edging No. 12 Utah in the regional finals with a 197.625 score. The result ended Utah's 49-year semifinal streak dating back to the competition's inception.
Individual performances lit up the regionals as athletes battled for championship berths. UCLA senior Jordan Chiles notched a perfect 10.0 on floor exercise while LSU sophomore Kailin Chio earned a flawless vault score.
Four all-around competitors secured individual qualification spots despite their teams falling short. Utah's Avery Neff, Michigan State's Nikki Smith, Ohio State's Tory Vetter, and Air Force's Maggie Slife will compete alongside the eight advancing teams.
Additional event specialists qualified across vault, bars, beam, and floor competitions. The list includes Iowa's Aurélie Tran, after the Canadian artistic gymnast posted a perfect 10.0 on bars at the Corvallis regional.
How to Watch the 2026 NCAA Gymnastics Championships
The gymnastics championships kick off April 16th, with team semifinals starting at 4:30 PM on ESPN2. Baton Rouge and Tempe regional qualifiers compete first, before Corvallis and Lexington teams take the floor.
The top two teams subsequently advance to Saturday's championship final at 4 PM ET, live on ABC.
