The Elite Eight of College Gymnastics

The postseason of college gymnastics continues next week with the Elite Eight. The remaining teams compete in the NCAA Semifinals in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 17 in hopes of advancing to the finals on April 19.

The No. 3 Gators made it out of the Tuscaloosa Regional after a seemingly easy semifinal and tighter final.

In the semifinal, Florida scored a 198.225, which was the second-highest score to come out of any region. The Gators managed to score a 197.7 in the final to advance to Fort Worth by just 0.125 over the third-place team, No. 6 California.

All-SEC Side of the Bracket

Going against the Gators in the semifinals are three other SEC teams.

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Oklahoma

After a season full of near-perfect scores, the Sooners received four 10s in their regional final. Senior Jordan Bowers contributed three of those, scoring the second-highest all-around score in the country this year (39.9).

Oklahoma ended the finals with a 198.45, the highest team score of any region.

Missouri

In arguably its best season in program history, the seven-seed Missouri advanced to the NCAA Championships by just a 0.1 margin over Auburn. The Tigers trailed the Sooners in the Washington Regional Finals by over a point.

Alabama

The Tide is a program that was not seeded to advance to this point of the season. The eleven-seed Alabama hosted the Tuscaloosa Regional and managed to outperform Cal by 0.1 after a strong floor rotation to end the night.

Session Two

LSU

The No. 1 Tigers made it through the Pennsylvania Regional with two of the higher scores out of the regions. A 198.1 and 198.05 helped the defending national champions make it back to the elite eight.

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Utah

The Utes have been to every NCAA Championship in the history college gymnastics, and this year is no different.

The host team of the Utah Regional scored a 197. 825 to advance to NCAAs. Senior Olympian Grace McCallum scored a perfect 10 on bars in both the semifinals and finals.

UCLA

The seven-time national champion Bruins advanced after a 197.625 in the Utah Regional Finals. Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles helped get her team back to the NCAA Semifinals for the first time since she was last on the team in 2023.

Michigan State

The Spartans scored a 198.0 in the regional final and were only 0.05 off of LSU’s first-place score, but they advanced comfortably over Kentucky by 0.375.

In the semifinals, senior Gabrielle Stephen outscored the Tiger gymnasts to win the regional all-around title. Her score of 39.75 included a 10.0 on vault, a 9.95 on bars and beam and a 9.9 on floor.

Up Next

Session one of the semifinals begins at 4:30 p.m. EST, and session two starts at 9 p.m.

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