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Oklahoma, Utah, UCLA, and Missouri will compete in the NCAA gymnastics national championship

April 18, 2025
Last night’s semifinal round of the NCAA women’s gymnastics championship ended in a stunning upset, clearing the way for a new national champ to be crowned during tomorrow’s 4 p.m. ET final, aka Four on the Floor, on ABC. Preemptive chills.
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Oklahoma, Utah, UCLA, and Missouri will compete in the NCAA gymnastics national championshipOklahoma, Utah, UCLA, and Missouri will compete in the NCAA gymnastics national championship
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The GIST: Last night’s semifinal round of the NCAA women’s gymnastics championship ended in a stunning upset, clearing the way for a new national champ to be crowned during tomorrow’s 4 p.m. ET final, aka Four on the Floor, on ABC. Preemptive chills.

Last night’s semifinals: The first semi was half dynasty, half upset. The No. 2 seed Oklahoma Sooners, who’ve won two of the last three ’ships, unsurprisingly led the quad with a decisive, redemptive win, but No. 7 Missouri squeaked past No. 3 Florida to reach the program’s first-ever natty thanks to comeback kid Helen Hu’s individual title–winning beam routine. Hugs all around.

  • But the second semi was a stunner: No. 4 Utah and No. 5 UCLA topped the reigning national champs, No. 1 LSU, by a confident margin to end the Tigers’ season in the semis. The upset also ended the career of the reigning all-around champ, LSU’s Haleigh Bryant. Holy moly.

Tomorrow’s championship: With the Tigers out of contention, the Sooners are the heavy favorites to win it all. But you can never count out the Utah Utes, who are competing in their fifth straight final, or UCLA, led on the floor and in the locker room by Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles.

  • Mizzou is the only finals first-timer, but if they can oust powerhouse Florida, why not the rest of the field?

The individuals: While the team trophy will be awarded tomorrow, five gymnasts have already earned individual championships: the aforementioned Hu on beam, Chiles on the uneven bars, LSU’s Kailin Chio on vault, and UCLA’s Brooklyn Moors on floor.

  • As for the sport’s highest individual honor? Meet your new all-around champion, Oklahoma’s Jordan Bowers, who bounced Olympic gold medalist and Oregon State senior Jade Carey to win the title. Queen.
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