(GYM) Gymnastics 2024 - 2025

Final Rankings 2025 from Road to Nationals:

Standings

Of the 86 collegiate women's team gymnastics programs, the top 10 are the cream of the crop, 11-20 are good, and teams 21-86 are looking up wanting what the better programs deliver on a regular basis.

The SEC is the dominate conference with 6 of the top 10 and 9 of the top 20. I keep hearing rumors that Texas A&M is planning for an SEC program, but I've heard that for 2 years now.

1 Oklahoma
2 UCLA
3 Missouri
4 Utah
5 LSU
6 Michigan State
7 Florida
8 Alabama
9 California
10 Kentucky

Finished with 80% of my top 10 preseason predictions. Alabama and Kentucky replaced two of my top 10, Arkansas finsished 11 and Denver finished 12.

I only hit on one of the top 4, Oklahoma. My preseason top 4:

1. Florida
2. LSU
3. Oklahoma
4. California

Hopefully, I'll do better next season.

 

Good for the Gators to stay and watch what could have been:



Hopefully, watching OU celebrate will be motivation for the 2026 season.

After going on the road in 2025 to Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, and Oklahoma, these teams should be coming to Gainesville in 2026. The Gators should be going on the road to Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, and Missouri. That's schedule advantage Florida.

 

Way Too Early Top 10 Power Rankings for 2026:

Way Too Early Power Rankings for the 2026 Season - College Gym News

This is one writer's opinions at College Gym News. I don't put much significance to his rankings as he 100% failed to mention Skye Blakely. Unless the writer knows something I don't, Skye is returning plus she should be completely healed and competing all around.

1. Oklahoma
2025 Finish: No. 1
The defending national champion will feel the loss of two of the nation’s top gymnasts in Jordan Bowers, the 2025 NCAA all-around champion, and Audrey Davis. But the Sooners reload quickly, bringing in the nation’s top two recruits—Mackenzie Estep and Kamila Pawlak—who are projected to make immediate lineup impacts. Fellow five-star recruit Ella Murphy should also challenge for a vault spot. A key factor in making Oklahoma the early title favorite again is how much competition experience this year’s freshman class gained en route to the title. With Faith Torrez now the team’s undisputed star, she enters 2026 as the gymnast to beat.

2. Florida
2025 Finish: No. 7
After entering the postseason as the No. 3 seed, the Gators suffered a surprise semifinal exit that snapped their streak of team final appearances. The loss of Olympic alternate Leanne Wong is significant, but Florida gains another Olympic alternate in Kayla DiCello, who will return from injury. A healthy roster will be essential to ending the program’s decade-long title drought. Selena Harris-Miranda and Anya Pilgrim are expected to contend with Torrez for top all-around honors, and five-star recruits Jocelyn Sasson and Madelyn Dorbin are well-equipped to fill key lineup gaps.

3. LSU
2025 Finish: No. 5
The Tigers fell short in their attempt to defend their 2024 title, ending the season with a semifinal exit and saying goodbye to stars Haleigh Bryant and Aleah Finnegan. Replacing those routines is no small task, but LSU is bringing in a stacked freshman class with three five-star recruits—all ranked in the top 11. Bars standout Haley Mustari should be an immediate contributor while Nina Ballou and Elyse Wenner will vie for all-around roles. Kailin Chio and Konnor McClain can carry the Tigers far on their own but will benefit from that rookie support. LSU could also be active in the transfer portal.

4. UCLA
2025 Finish: No. 2
The biggest post-NCAAs development for the Bruins was Jordan Chiles confirming her return for her senior year, putting to rest any uncertainty about her status. Her return alone vaults UCLA back into title contention. The team will need to replace 10 key routines, but five-star U.S. elite Tiana Sumanasekera joins the roster in the fall and should immediately help fill some of those gaps. If the Bruins can stay healthy, they have everything they need to contend once again.

 

Amaya Thomas on the volleyball team was also pursuing medical school ambitions at one time. I don't know if her major is still in the medical field.

 

3 of the top 6, Cal got booted in regionals.

 

I really like the 2025 class:

Amelia Disidore - She is not only an elite gymnast, but she was also a senior national team member. Rated 4 stars at College Gym News, I'm thinking she has 5-star talent, underrated. Do you know if Amelia was injured? She just seemed to drop out of sight for a year.

Jocelyn Sasson - Is Jocelyn going to be a 3-event performer? I've not watched any video so don't know much more than she moved from a Seattle gym to Brandy Johnson's. UF has done extremely well with Seattle area gymnasts.

Maddy Dorbin - Glad to see she is an all arounder. Maybe Taylor Clark on steroids? I'll be looking for Taylor to add vault to her floor next.

Jayla Booker - She has glowed up in the last year showing exceptional talent in 3 events. If she can add a 1.5 vault, Jayla could grow into a talented all arounder.

As much as I really like the 2025 class, Ly Bui would have been in this class before she came early to UF, I love the 2026 class which I think is the best in the nation:

Dulcy Caylor
Kieryn Finnell
Jayla Hang
Simone Rose

All four are 5-star talents who compete nationally and internationally.

It's going to be exciting to watch the next few seasons. UF barring injuries will be the most talent laden team in the nation, just need to get the talent off paper and into performance reality.