Our NCAA AA Champion 2026 hadn’t done a full Floor routine until a week prior to Nationals.

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Our NCAA AA Champion 2026 hadn’t done a full Floor routine until a week prior to Nationals.

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10 years from now, THIS is what we’ll remember about the 2026 Nationals.
FX- Cooper Kim (Stanford)
PH- Brandon Dang (Illinois)
SR- Asher Cohen (Nebraska)
VT (tie)- Jun Iwai (Stanford), Tyler Flores (OU)
PB- Nathan Roman (OU)
HB- Kelton Christiansen (OU)
AA- Fred Richard (Michigan) by a country mile

Their 6th title over the past 10 years.
Congratulations.
It was a thriller, as usual in Men’s Gymnastics.

Wild finish.
FINAL
Oklahoma 198.1625
LSU 198.075
Florida 197.6875
Minnesota 197.375
Well, we’re going to debate this one. LSU had the more satisfying hit because they didn’t have to count a score like Fatta’s beam, and then you’re playing, were the overscores on LSU’s bars more than the overscores on Oklahoma’s floor?
And then you have to parse all the other events.
Balance Beam Situation LIVE blog
Minnesota the only team without a fall on Beam. The biggest winners of the day, I’m thinking. Those ladies should be very proud of their accomplishments this season.
Awesome.
UCLA’s Jordan Chiles was officially named the 2026 AAI Award winner, recognizing her as the most outstanding senior female gymnast in the nation.
Six teams advance to the Final.
Stanford qualified with the highest score — but other teams may have rested more gymnasts.
Anything can happen in the Final Saturday, April 18. The University of Illinois will host the event at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
| 1 | Oklahoma | 322.825 | |
| 2 | Ohio State | 320.294 | -2.531 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 320.059 | -2.766 |
| 4 | California | 312.026 (-1.0 ND) | |
| 5 | Greenville | 307.059 | -15.766 |
| 6 | Springfield | 306.426 | -16.399 |
| 1 | Stanford | 327.992 | |
| 2 | Michigan | 324.623 | -3.369 |
| 3 | Illinois | 319.658 | -8.334 |
| 4 | Penn State | 311.357 | -16.635 |
| 5 | Army | 308.593 | -19.399 |
| 6 | Navy | 306.726 | -21.266 |
2026 National semi-finals.
HOW do you beat a team that can stick this many vaults?
The Nissen-Emery Award is considered the Heisman Trophy of college gymnastics, honoring the top senior male gymnast for outstanding achievement, sportsmanship, and excellence.
Congratulations.

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