FORT WORTH, Texas – And then there were four. Florida, LSU, Oklahoma and Minnesota each have a chance Saturday to win the NCAA gymnastics team title (4 p.m. ET; ABC).
Will Oklahoma win its fourth title in five years? Or will Florida or LSU sneak into the top spot? Could Minnesota surprise everyone?
We'll have all the action here, live from Fort Worth.
Does it bode well for the Gators?
Florida, where school legend Tim Tebow narrated his introduction video, opens the meet today on the balance beam. And, in fun news for Gator fans, the team started in that event during two of its three previous national championships. Will history repeat itself today? Let's find out.
The teams are ready
Warmups are almost complete in Fort Worth, with less than an hour until kickoff. The gymnasts look locked in, with tons of stuck landings on display.
This team >>>
Let's compete for a championship 🏆#GeauxTigres | #ClearPath pic.twitter.com/MaIZli3Dpb
– LSU Gymnastics (@LSUgym) April 18, 2026
Born ready ‼️#Team52 | #AnchoredDown pic.twitter.com/gouuCAHevH
— Minnesota Women's Gym (@GopherWGym) April 18, 2026
out to the show pic.twitter.com/DkXt1B51dC
– Gators Gymnastics (@GatorsGym) April 18, 2026
🔒♾️ pic.twitter.com/EsoyzGmSYZ
— Oklahoma Women's Gymnasium (@OU_WGymnastics) April 18, 2026
Rotation orders have been established.
Oklahoma will start on vault, Minnesota on bars, Florida on beam and LSU on floor.
The early advantage may lie with Oklahoma. The Sooners started on vault in the semifinals and shot to 49.75 and the early lead. It will be difficult to replicate that near-perfect performance, but they will have momentum on their side.
THIS OKLAHOMA VAULT LINE IS UNREAL 🤯
What a rotation for the Sooners 👏 pic.twitter.com/GJlo0k1URX
-ESPN (@espn) April 17, 2026
Expert Perspective: Aly Raisman
Aly Raisman previews the final four teams ahead of the NCAA Gymnastics National Championships 🏆
Watch the best teams in the country compete tomorrow at 4 pm ET on ABC 🍿 pic.twitter.com/LsEfzU0whG
— espnW (@espnW) April 17, 2026
History at play
Georgia has won the most national titles overall, with 10, and had a streak of five straight titles from 2005 to 2009, while Utah dominated from the 1980s to the mid-1990s and has nine titles in total, the last coming in 1995. However, neither team will compete on Saturday.
No. 1-ranked Oklahoma is the defending champion in Fort Worth and has dominated in recent years, except for a problem in 2024, when the team was defeated in the semifinals. The Sooners could be primed to win another title, but they'll have to get past 2024 champion LSU and No. 3 seed Florida. The Gators haven't won since 2015, but they won the SEC title in March.
The full breakdown of national titles:
Georgia: 10 (1987, 1989, 1993, 1998-99, 2005-09)
Utah: 9 (1982-86, 1990, 1992, 1994-95)
UCLA: 7 (1997, 2000-01, 2003-2004, 2010, 2018)
Oklahoma: 7 (2014) [tied]2016-17, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)
Alabama: 6 (1988, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2011-12)
Florida: 3 (2013, 2014) [tied]2015)
Michigan: 1 (2021)
LSU: 1 (2024)
