NCAA Gymnastics 2025 Season: Top Women’s Teams To Watch Out For

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The  collegiate competition this week is set to mark the start of the 2025 NCAA women’s gymnastics season on January 3.

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The event will witness Olympic medallists like Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles. Other Olympians such as Grace McCallum (Utah), Leanne Wong (Florida), a two-time Olympic alternate, and Joscelyn Roberson (Arkansas), a Paris reserve, are also expected to feature this season.

Women’s NCAA Gymnastics 2025 Season: Teams to watch out for

After claiming their first-ever NCAA Gymnastics team title last year, the Louisiana State University return to defend the crown with the help of Haleigh Bryant and Philippines’ Paris 2024 Olympian Aleah Finnegan.

2022 U.S. champion Konnor McClain, who is recovering from an Achilles tear, and newcomers Zoe Miller and Kaliya Lincoln, who were both part of Team USA at the 2023 Pan American Games are also part of the squad.

The holders will face tough competition from University of Oklahoma squad, which would be hungry to redeem themselves after suffering a shock meltdown at last year’s NCAA semi-finals Under coach K.J. Kindler, the Sooners have bagged six national crowns.

The other gymnasts who are expected to create waves are the national runners-up from the University of California at Berkeley, as the team continues to soar under co-head coaches Justin Howell and Liz Crandall-Howell.

Powerhouses like UCLA, Utah, and Florida, which boast Chiles, McCallum, and Wong, respectively, are also among the top teams to watch in the 2025 season.

University of Georgia, winner of 10 NCAA titles and University of Michigan, which have had underwhelming runs in recent times would be looking to leave their mark

Women’s NCAA Gymnastics 2025 Season: Week 1 Schedule 

All times are Eastern.

Friday 3 January

7pm – Ball State, Illinois State, and Southeast Missouri at Missouri
8:30pm – Iowa State at LSU
9pm – Utah State at Utah

Saturday 4 January

3pm – Cal, Oregon State, and UCLA (Pacific Coast Championship)
3pm – West Virginia at Temple
4pm – Western Michigan at Michigan State
5pm – Central Michigan at Minnesota
6:45pm – Auburn, BYU, Nebraska, and Oklahoma (Music City Championship)
9:30pm – Arizona, Rutgers, Southern Utah, and Wilberforce (Pacific Coast Championship)

Sunday 5 January

2pm – New Hampshire and Penn at Penn State
5pm – UC Davis and UW-Oshkosh at Sacramento State
5pm – Michigan at Denver

Women’s NCAA Gymnastics 2025 Season: How to watch Week 1

Fans in the United States can watch more than 100 hours of live women’s NCAA gymnastics action during the 2025 season across ESPN platforms, including this weekend’s competitions. 

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