Updated April 18, 2026, 8:23 p.m. ET
The Florida Gators finished in third place at the 2026 Women’s Gymnastics Championship FinalOklahoma won the national title, with LSU finishing in second place.Florida stumbled on the vault in the third rotation, which dropped them to fourth place temporarily.A strong final rotation on the uneven bars moved the Gators up from fourth to third place.
The Florida Gators fell short of their national title aspirations on Saturday at the 2026 women’s NCAA Championship Finals, finishing in third place at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth behind the title-winning Oklahoma Sooners and LSU Tigers, but ahead of the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The first rotation had Florida on the balance beam, in which the team tallied a 49.3875 score — good enough for third place in the round — with Selena Harris-Miranda’s 9.9375 leading the way. The Gators followed that up with a 49.4500 on the floor exercise, thanks in part to Skye Blakely’s 9.9125, tying them for third in the second rotation.
The Orange and Blue stumbled in the third rotation on the vault, finishing fourth with a 49.2500 behind high scores from eMjae Frazier and Harris-Miranda (9.8750), and putting them in fourth place heading into the final round. A strong showing on the uneven bars in the fourth rotation, coming in second with a 49.4750 headlined by Blakely and Harris-Miranda’s 9.9500, was not enough to push them up the score card to the top, but did pull Florida out of last place.
Oklahoma took the trophy with a final score of 198.1625, followed by LSU (198.0750), Florida (197.6875) and Minnesota (197.3750). Below is a look at the scores and highlights from each rotation at Saturday’s women’s NCAA Championship Finals.
The final round of the championship sees Minnesota on the vault, Florida on the uneven bars, LSU on the balance beam and Oklahoma on the floor exercise. The Sooners take the rotation as well as the championship with a 49.6375, followed by the Gators (49.6000), LSU (49.4750) and Minnesota (49.2750), respectively.
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Florida’s fourth rotation rally pulled the Gators out of fourth place, but unfortunately wasn’t enough to move up to the top of the standings. With Oklahoma finishes first with a final score of 198.1625, followed by LSU (198.0750), Florida (197.6875) and Minnesota (197.3750).
Minnesota (Vault): 49.2750
Ava Stewart: 9.8375Sarah Moraw: 9.7750Teryn Crump: 9.8750Emma Slevin: 9.8500Gianna Gerdes: 9.9000Arianna Ostrum: 9.8125
Florida (Uneven Bars): 49.6000
eMjae Frazier: 9.9125Anya Pilgrim: 9.9000Skye Blakely: 9.9500Kayla DiCello: 9.8875Selena Harris-Miranda: 9.9500Riley McCusker: 9.8375
LSU (Balance Beam): 49.4750
Kylie Coen: 9.9125Lexi Zeiss: 9.2375Amari Drayton: 9.8750Kaliya Lincoln: 9.8375Konnor McClain: 9.9500Kailin Chio: 9.9000
Oklahoma (Floor Exercise): 49.6375
Ella Murphy: 9.8750Lily Pederson: 9.9375Keira Wells: 9.9000Elle Mueller: 9.9375Mackenzie Estep: 9.9125Faith Torrez: 9.9500 Florida falls into fourth place after flat third rotation
In the third rotation, Florida competes on the vault, while LSU is on the uneven bars, Oklahoma is on the balance beam and Minnesota on the floor exercise. This time around, the Tigers scored the highest with 49.6125, followed by the Sooners (49.4375), Golden Gophers (49.3875) and Gators (49.2500).
Overall, LSU (148.6000) is now in the lead, followed by Oklahoma (148.5250), Minnesota (148.1000) and Florida (148.0875), respectively.
Florida (Vault): 49.2500
Anya Pilgrim: 9.8250Skylar Draser: 9.8250eMjae Frazier: 9.8750Kayla DiCello: 9.8500Danie Ferris: 9.8000Selena Harris-Miranda: 9.8750
LSU (Uneven Bars): 49.6125
Lexi Zeiss: 9.9250Ashley Cowan: 9.9250Madison Ulrich: 9.8875Kailin Chio: 9.9000Courtney Blackson: 9.9125Konnor McClain: 9.9500
Oklahoma (Balance Beam): 49.4375
Addison Fatta: 9.7375Keira Wells: 9.0500Ella Murphy: 9.9375Lily Pederson: 9.9500Elle Mueller: 9.8625Faith Torrez: 9.9500
Minnesota: (Floor Exercise): 49.3875
Lacie Saltzmann: 9.7875Lacie Saltzmann: 9.8125Sophie Swartzmiller: 9.8625Leah Gonsiorowski: 9.9000Arianna Ostrum: 9.9000Jordyn Lyden: 9.9125 Florida remains in third place after two rotations
Florida performs its floor exercise for the second rotation, while LSU is on the vault, Oklahoma is on the uneven bars and Minnesota on the balance beam. In this round, Kailin Chio scored a 10 on the vault for the Tigers for a total score of 49.4750, but they trailed the Sooners (49.4875) by a hair; the Gators (49.4500) and Golden Gophers (49.4500) both tied for third place.
Overall, the standings have not changed, with Oklahoma still leading the way, followed by LSU, Florida and Minnesota, respectively.
LSU (Vault): 49.4750
Lexi Zeiss: 9.8375Konnor McClain: 9.8875Victoria Roberts: 9.8750Kliya Lincoln: 9.8000Amari Drayton: 9.8750Kailin Chio: 10.000
Oklahoma (Uneven Bars): 49.4875
Lily Pederson: 9.8500Ella Murphy: 9.9125Mackenzie Estep: 9.9375Hannah Scheible: 9.8625Caitlin Smith: 9.9000Faith Torrez: 9.8750
Minnesota (Balance Beam): 49.4500
Arianna Ostrum: 9.8875Ava Sterwart: 9.9000Sarah Moraw: 9.8500Brookly Rowray: 9.9125Lauren Pearl: 9.4375Jordyn Lyden: 9.9125
FLORIDA (Floor Exercise): 49.4500
Gabby Disidore: 9.8625Danie Ferris: 9.8750eMajae Frazier: 9.8875Skye Blakely: 9.9125Kayla DiCello: 9.8750Selena Harris-Miranda: 9.9000 Gators in third place after first rotation
Florida spent its first rotation on the balance beam, while Oklahoma was on the vault, Minnesota on the uneven bars and LSU on the floor exercise. The Sooners (49.6000) lead the way so far, followed by the Tigers (49.5125), Gators (49.3875) and the Golden Gophers (49.2625), respectively.
Selena Harris-Miranda’s 9.9375 paced the Orange and Blue for a team score of 49.3875 in the balance beam event.
Oklahoma (Vault): 49.6000
Elizabeth Blessey: 9.8375Keira Wells: 9.8875Hannah Scheible: 9.9625Faith Torrez: 9.9000Mackenzie Estep: 9.8625Lily Pederson: 9.9875
Minnesota (Uneven Bars): 49.2625
Gianna Gerdes: 9.8000Arianna Ostrum: 9.9000Reryn Crump: 9.7875Lacies Saltzmann: 9.8375Emma Slevin: 9.8875Jordyn Lyden: 9.8375
Florida (Balance Beam): 49.3875
Skylar Draser: 9.8375Skye Blakely: 9.9125eMjae Frazier: 9.800Kayla DiCello: 9.9000Selena Harris-Miranda: 9.9375Alyssa Arana: 9.1500
LSU (Floor Exercise): 49.5125
Emily Innes: 9.8250Nina Ballou: 9.8750Kylie Coen: 9.8625Amari Drayton: 9.9500Kailin Chio: 9.9000Laliya Lincoln: 9.9375 Florida Gators are ready for action! Pre-meet look at the Florida Gators’ outfitsStream gymnastics championship final with Fubo (with free trial)When is the Gymnastics NCAA Championship Final?Date: Saturday, April 18Start time: 4 p.m. ETWhat channel is the NCAA National Championship Final?Channel: ABCStream: Fubo (with free trial)
The Florida at Gymnastics NCAA Championship Finals start at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 18, and will be broadcast on ABC. Olympians Aly Raisman, Samantha Peszek and John Roethlisberger call the action with Taylor Davis providing sideline reports from Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Streaming options include Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Semifinal I
TeamVaultBarsBeamFloorTotalFlorida^49.22549.662549.462549.4375197.7875LSU^49.47549.187549.25049.525197.4375Georgia49.32549.15049.25049.5375197.2625Stanford48.87549.287549.52549.250196.9375
Semifinal II
TeamVaultBarsBeamFloorTotalOklahoma^49.75049.47549.537549.5375198.300Minnesota^49.25049.387549.387549.4375197.4625UCLA48.97549.262549.487549.5500197.275Arkansas49.37549.20049.087549.300196.9625
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