NCAA women’s gymnastics championship field is set. How does Utah compare to the other contenders?

Utah’s Amelie Morgan performs her beam routine during NCAA regionals at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Utah’s Amelie Morgan performs her beam routine during NCAA regionals at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 5, 2025. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News

After 13 weeks of competition, 62 Division I women’s gymnastics teams have been whittled down to just eight.

They are, listed alphabetically:

  • Alabama
  • Florida
  • LSU
  • Michigan State
  • Missouri
  • Oklahoma
  • UCLA
  • Utah
The updated bracket for the 2025 NCAA women's gymnastics championships. | NCAA

One of those eight teams will end up the 2025 national champions. The rest will have to wait another year in hopes of hoisting the coveted trophy.

Who will win the title this year? Is there a clear favorite? Who are the contenders and pretenders? How does Utah compare to the other seven teams? Is this the year the Red Rocks finally break through and win their 10th NCAA national championship (11th national title all-time)?

Let’s break down the field.

The favorite(s)

Aleah Finnegan
LSU gymnast Aleah Finnegan competes on the floor against Arkansas during a meet on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ark. | Michael Woods

Any discussion about the remaining gymnastics teams should start with the No. 1-ranked LSU Tigers, who just so happen to be the reigning national champions. It should also quickly include the No. 2-ranked Oklahoma Sooners — the most recent dynasty in the sport.

LSU Tigers

  • Seed — No. 1
  • Regular season NQS — 198.115
  • Season-high score — 198.575
  • Event rankings — balance beam (No. 5); floor exercise (No. 3); uneven bars (No. 2); vault (No. 1)
  • 2025 All-Americans — Haleigh Bryant, Kailin Chio, Amari Drayton, Aleah Finnegan and Konnor McClain
  • Regionals scores — semifinals (198.100); final (198.050)

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