2018 Season Predictions

The NCAA gymnastics season is just a week away! So to kick off the festivities, we decided to share our two cents on which teams we thought might win conference championships, which will make Super Six and more. Don’t agree? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

But first, meet our editors for 2018. Alicia will be covering ECAC and EAGL in 2018, Amy will focus on the Pac-12 and MAC, Caroline is in charge of the SEC and MRGC, Christina helps with the Big 12 and Pac-12, Elizabeth is our editor in chief, Emily HF is our MPSF expert, Emily M leads the charge for the Big 10 and MIC, Rebecca will help with DII and DIII and Tara will cover the Big 12.

National Champion

• Alicia: Oklahoma
• Amy: Florida
• Caroline: Florida
• Christina: Oklahoma
• Elizabeth: Oklahoma
• Emily HF: Florida
• Emily M: Oklahoma
• Rebecca: Florida
• Tara: Florida

Super Six (in order)

• Alicia: Oklahoma, Florida, UCLA, LSU, Alabama, Michigan
• Amy: Florida, Oklahoma, UCLA, LSU, Alabama, Michigan
• Caroline: Florida, Oklahoma, LSU, UCLA, Alabama, Utah
• Christina: Oklahoma, Florida, LSU, Alabama, UCLA, Michigan
• Elizabeth: Oklahoma, Florida, UCLA, LSU, Alabama, Utah
• Emily HF: Florida, Oklahoma, UCLA, LSU, Alabama, Nebraska
• Emily M: Oklahoma, Florida, LSU, UCLA, Alabama, Nebraska
• Rebecca: Florida, Oklahoma, UCLA, LSU, Alabama, Utah
• Tara: Florida, Oklahoma, LSU, UCLA, Alabama, Nebraska

2018 AAI Award

• Alicia: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Amy: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Caroline: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Christina: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Elizabeth: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Emily HF: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Emily M: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Rebecca: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Tara: Elizabeth Price, Stanford

2018 Honda Award

• Alicia: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Amy: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma
• Caroline: Kiana Winston, Alabama
• Christina: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma
• Elizabeth: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Emily HF: Kiana Winston, Alabama
• Emily M: Kiana Winston, Alabama
• Rebecca: Kiana Winston, Alabama
• Tara: Alex McMurtry, Florida

First Perfect 10

• Alicia: Mykayla Skinner, floor
• Amy: Maggie Nichols, vault
• Caroline: Mykayla Skinner, floor
• Christina: Maggie Nichols, vault
• Elizabeth: Kyla Ross, beam
• Emily HF: Kennedy Baker, floor
• Emily M: Peng Peng Lee, beam
• Rebecca: Kyla Ross, bars
• Tara: Mykayla Skinner, vault

First 198

• Alicia: Oklahoma
• Amy: Florida
• Caroline: Florida
• Christina: Florida
• Elizabeth: Oklahoma
• Emily HF: Florida
• Emily M: Florida
• Rebecca: Florida
• Tara: Florida

SEC Champion

• Alicia: Florida
• Amy: Florida
• Caroline: Florida
• Christina: Florida
• Elizabeth: Florida
• Emily HF: Florida
• Emily M: Florida
• Rebecca: Florida
• Tara: Florida

SEC Gymnast of the Year

• Alicia: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Amy: Kennedi Edney, LSU
• Caroline: Alex McMurtry, Florida
• Christina: Myia Hambrick, LSU
• Elizabeth: Sarah Finnegan, LSU
• Emily HF: Kennedy Baker, Florida
• Emily M: Kennedi Edney, LSU
• Rebecca: Myia Hambrick, LSU
• Tara: Alex McMurtry, Florida

SEC Freshman of the Year

• Alicia: Megan Skaggs, Florida
• Amy: Megan Skaggs, Florida
• Caroline: Alyssa Baumann, Florida
• Christina: Megan Skaggs, Florida
• Elizabeth: Alyssa Baumann, Florida
• Emily HF: Megan Skaggs, Florida
• Emily M: Alyssa Baumann, Florida
• Rebecca: Megan Skaggs, Florida
• Tara: Megan Skaggs, Florida

Pac-12 Champion

• Alicia: UCLA
• Amy: UCLA
• Caroline: UCLA
• Christina: UCLA
• Elizabeth: UCLA
• Emily HF: UCLA
• Emily M: UCLA
• Rebecca: UCLA
• Tara: UCLA

Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year

• Alicia: Mykayla Skinner, Utah
• Amy: Elizabeth Price, Stanford
• Caroline: Elizabeth Price, Stanford
• Christina: Mykayla Skinner, Utah
• Elizabeth: Kyla Ross, UCLA
• Emily HF: Elizabeth Price, Stanford
• Emily M: Elizabeth Price, Stanford
• Rebecca: Elizabeth Price, Stanford
• Tara: Elizabeth Price, Stanford

Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

• Alicia: Nia Dennis, UCLA
• Amy: Nia Dennis, UCLA
• Caroline: Nia Dennis, UCLA
• Christina: Kyla Bryant or Rachael Flam, Stanford
• Elizabeth: Nia Dennis, UCLA
• Emily HF: Nia Dennis, UCLA
• Emily M: Nia Dennis, UCLA
• Rebecca: Nia Dennis, UCLA
• Tara: Nia Dennis, UCLA

Big 10 Champion

• Alicia: Michigan
• Amy: Michigan
• Caroline: Nebraska
• Christina: Michigan
• Elizabeth: Michigan
• Emily HF: Nebraska
• Emily M: Michigan
• Rebecca: Michigan
• Tara: Michigan

Big 10 Gymnast of the Year

• Alicia: Briannah Tsang, Penn State
• Amy: Alexis Mattern, Ohio State
• Caroline: Briannah Tsang, Penn State
• Christina: Olivia Karas, Michigan
• Elizabeth: Olivia Karas, Michigan
• Emily HF: Olivia Karas, Michigan
• Emily M: Olivia Karas, Michigan
• Rebecca: Olivia Karas, Michigan
• Tara: Olivia Karas, Michigan

Big 10 Freshman of the Year

• Alicia: Sydney Townsend, Michigan
• Amy: Lea Mitchell, Michigan State
• Caroline: Lexy Ramler, Minnesota
• Christina: Lexy Ramler, Minnesota
• Elizabeth: Lexy Ramler, Minnesota
• Emily HF: Ona Loper, Minnesota
• Emily M: Lauren Bridgens, Penn State
• Rebecca: Lauren Bridgens, Penn State
• Tara: Lea Mitchell, Michigan State

Big 12 Champion

• Alicia: Oklahoma
• Amy: Oklahoma
• Caroline: Oklahoma
• Christina: Oklahoma
• Elizabeth: Oklahoma
• Emily HF: Oklahoma
• Emily M: Oklahoma
• Rebecca: Oklahoma
• Tara: Oklahoma

Big 12 Gymnast of the Year

• Alicia: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma
• Amy: Haylee Young, Iowa State
• Caroline: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma
• Christina: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma
• Elizabeth: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma
• Emily HF: Maddie Karr, Denver
• Emily M: Maddie Karr, Denver
• Rebecca: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma
• Tara: Maggie Nichols, Oklahoma

Big 12 Freshman of the Year

• Alicia: Lynnzee Brown, Denver
• Amy: Anastasia Webb, Oklahoma  
• Caroline: Lynnzee Brown, Denver
• Christina: Anastasia Webb, Oklahoma
• Elizabeth: Lynnzee Brown, Denver
• Emily HF: Lynnzee Brown, Denver
• Emily M: Lynnzee Brown, Denver
• Rebecca: Lynnzee Brown, Denver
• Tara: Lynnzee Brown, Denver

EAGL Champion

• Alicia: George Washington
• Amy: George Washington
• Caroline: George Washington
• Christina: George Washington
• Elizabeth: George Washington
• Emily HF: George Washington
• Emily M: Pittsburgh
• Rebecca: George Washington
• Tara: George Washington

MRGC Champion

• Alicia: Boise State
• Amy: Boise State
• Caroline: Boise State
• Christina: Boise State
• Elizabeth: Boise State
• Emily HF: Boise State
• Emily M: Boise State
• Rebecca: Southern Utah
• Tara: Boise State

MPSF Champion

• Alicia: Sacramento State
• Amy: Sacramento State
• Caroline: UC Davis
• Christina: Sacramento State
• Elizabeth: San Jose State
• Emily HF: UC Davis
• Emily M: UC Davis
• Rebecca: San Jose State
• Tara: UC Davis

MIC Champion

• Alicia: Lindenwood
• Amy: Lindenwood
• Caroline: Lindenwood
• Christina: Lindenwood
• Elizabeth: Lindenwood
• Emily HF: Lindenwood
• Emily M: Lindenwood
• Rebecca: Lindenwood
• Tara: Lindenwood

MAC Champion

• Alicia: Central Michigan
• Amy: Bowling Green
• Caroline: Central Michigan
• Christina: Central Michigan
• Elizabeth: Central Michigan
• Emily HF: Kent State
• Emily M: Bowling Green
• Rebecca: Bowling Green
• Tara: Central Michigan

ECAC Champion

• Alicia: Yale
• Amy: Yale
• Caroline: Cornell
• Christina: Temple
• Elizabeth: Yale
• Emily HF: Cornell
• Emily M: Cornell
• Rebecca: Yale
• Tara: Yale

USAG National Champion

• Alicia: Lindenwood
• Amy: Lindenwood
• Caroline: TWU
• Christina: TWU
• Elizabeth: TWU
• Emily HF: Lindenwood
• Emily M: TWU
• Rebecca: Lindenwood
• Tara: Lindenwood

NCGA National Champion

• Alicia: UW-Whitewater
• Amy: Brockport
• Caroline: Brockport
• Christina: UW-Whitewater
• Elizabeth: UW-Whitewater
• Emily HF: UW-Whitewater
• Emily M: UW-Whitewater
• Rebecca: UW-Whitewater
• Tara: UW-Whitewater

Who all do you think will take home championship titles and postseason awards in 2018? Let us know in the comments or on social media.

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Article by the editors at NCAA Gym News