Category: NCAA

2026 NCAA Preseason Coaches Poll

Defending national champion Oklahoma will start its 2026 campaign at the top of the rankings, securing the No. 1 spot in the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) preseason coaches poll released Tuesday.

The Sooners’ top spot marks the fourth consecutive year the program has earned the No. 1 preseason ranking from the WCGA. Oklahoma received 39 of the 55 first-place votes and 1,960 total points in the annual poll.

The announcement follows College Gym News’ preseason poll, released on Nov. 28, which also projected Oklahoma as the nation’s top team. …

College Gym News

Oklahoma (1960 points, 39 first-place votes)

LSU (1859 points, 5 first-place votes)

Florida (1804 points, 4 first-place votes)

UCLA (1784 points, 4 first-place votes)

Utah (1751 points, 1 first-place vote)

Michigan State (1638 points)

Missouri (1589 points, 2 first-place votes)

Alabama (1518 points)

Kentucky (1434 points)

Arkansas (1433 points)