Oklahoma tops College Gym News preseason poll

Predicting NCAA final rankings in 2026.

Oklahoma (536 points, 11 first-place votes)
LSU (520 points, 1 first-place vote)
Florida (498 points, 2 first-place votes)
UCLA (496 points)
Utah (492 points)
Michigan State (451 points)
Alabama (447 points)
Missouri (436 points)
Arkansas (422 points)
Kentucky (385 points)

How does your ranking compare? What would you change? Share your top 36 with us in the comments or on social media. And keep an eye out for the official 2026 preseason coaches poll on Road to Nationals, which should be released soon.

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Texas State to add NCAA Gymnastics team

Great news.

 Texas State will add a women’s gymnastics program, as reported by local reporter Jakob Rodríguez.

The university will fund the team with at least $1.2 million annually beginning in FY2028, meaning the team could start as early as the 2028 season.

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Let’s hope this happens. Go Bobcats.

Amari Celestine – Floor

This went 9.975, which led Missouri to the highest team score in program HISTORY.

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Jade Carey – Floor

Sadly, Jade won’t be competing at USAG Nationals 2025.

Always the best tumbler, Jade evolved into quite an artistic gymnast during her College years.

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Japan ‘schooled’ the World at FISU

John Crumlish:

Japanese gymnasts continued to school the rest of the competition at the World University Games in Essen on Friday by capturing gold and silver in the men’s and women’s all-around finals.

Hashimoto Daiki and Kawakami Shohei finished first and second, respectively, in the men’s all-around final, mirrored later in the day by their female teammates Miyata Shoko and Okamura Mana, who placed first and second in the women’s all-around final. …

Japan’s ‘almost perfect’ Hashimoto Daiki and ‘pretty good’ Miyata Shoko are head of the class in World University Games all-around finals