GAINESVILLE, Fla. – 2026 NCAA Gymnastics Regional action is next for No. 3 seed Florida.
Florida is the No. 3 overall seed for the 2026 NCAA Gymnastics Championships. The Gators head to Tempe, Ariz., for April 1-4 NCAA Regional Gymnastics Championships. Competition begins for the Gators in the April 2 Tempe Regional evening session.
The NCAA Gymnastics Committee revealed the fields for the four NCAA Region Championship sites today at noon on ESPNU.
This is the sixth year for the following regional championships format:
Nine teams compete at four regional sites:
Regional First Round – Lowest two seeded teams at each site compete to advance to regional semifinal
Regional Second Round – Eight teams compete, split into two four-team sessions. Top two teams in each second round session advance to regional final
Regional Final – Four teams compete, with top two teams advancing to NCAA Championships, set for April 16-18 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Florida’s competed in every NCAA Regional since the first season in 1982. NCAA Regional action has sent the Gators to 21 different sites since 1985 (UF played host to the 1982, ’83 and ’84 events) and 2026 marks the second time UF competes regionals in the state of Arizona. Florida’s first regional competition in the Grand Canyon State came in 2004 at Tucson.
The nine-team field for the NCAA Tempe Gymnastics Regional:
No. 3 Florida
No. 6 Georgia
No. 11 Michigan State
No. 14 California
No. 24 BYU
No. 28 Southern Utah
No. 20 Penn State
No. 32 Arizona State
No. 33 Arizona
NCAA Regional Competition Info:
For the 12th consecutive season, the seeding determined at the time of regional selections will be maintained throughout the championships. Florida was also the No. 3 seed in 2025, 2017, 1985 and 1982.
Standard bracketing procedures will be followed with teams seeded 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 16 placed on the left side of the bracket and teams seeded 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 and 15 placed on the right side of the bracket.
For the sixth straight season, the four NCAA regional second round and final competitions are available live on ESPN+ with coverage of every gymnast and apparatus. For the fourth straight year, regional competition has staggered start dates, with the Baton Rouge and Tempe sites beginning first round action on April 1 and the Lexington and Corvallis sites starting competition on April 2. The staggered dates allow fans to watch the action instead of having to choose between four video streams on a single day.
Tickets:
Tickets are on sale now for the NCAA Tempe Regional.
Ticket Prices
Adult (Single Session)
$25.00
Youth/Student
$10.00
Senior/Junior
$10.00
All-Session
$65.00
Gators in NCAA Regional Competition:
Florida has advanced to the NCAA Championships 41 times, missing only the 2000 and 2019 events.
The Gators won 22 NCAA Regional Championships – 1982, ’84, ’85, ’87, ’97, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’21, ’22, ’24 and ’25.
Four on the Floor Format:
At the national championship site, the eight-team field compete in two four-team semifinals. The top two teams in each semifinal advance to the NCAA team final.
ESPN2 airs both NCAA Semifinals on April 16. The NCAA Championship makes its fifth consecutive appearance on ABC at 4 p.m. ET on April 18.
2026 NCAA Gymnastics Regional Fields (with national seed)
Lexington Regional (Host: Kentucky)
1.
Oklahoma
8.
Missouri
9.
Arkansas
16.
Kentucky
18.
Ohio State
22.
North Carolina State
27.
Maryland
31.
Central Michigan
36.
Rutgers
Baton Rouge Regional (Host: Louisiana State)
2.
Louisiana State
7.
Stanford
10.
Michigan
15.
Clemson
17.
Auburn
22.
North Carolina
26.
Utah State
30.
Air Force
34.
Nebraska
Tempe Regional (Host: Arizona State)
3.
Florida
6.
Georgia
11.
Michigan State
14.
California
20.
Penn State
24.
BYU
28.
Southern Utah
32.
Arizona State
33.
Arizona
Corvallis Regional (Host: Oregon State)
4.
UCLA
5.
Alabama
12.
Utah
13.
Minnesota
19.
Iowa
23.
Denver
25.
Oregon State
29.
San Jose State
35.
Washington
