It’s not just the team title up for grabs at the NCAA Championships, winners will be crowned in the all-around and on all four events by the conclusion of the weekend in Fort Worth. Gone are the days of event finals, so title winners will be chosen following semifinals. With eight teams competing and many more individual qualifiers repping their universities, there are endless possibilities for champions. Between the Olympians, award winners, and returning All-Americans, it’s time to break down the favorite to take home each title.
Four all-arounders and 16 individual event specialists qualified to compete in Fort Worth. They will be split into the two semifinal sessions, with national champions determined at night’s end.
If you’re looking for the team breakdown, we already have that covered! Check out yesterday’s preview for an in-depth look at the top contenders vying for the national title.
Want to learn more about the postseason format? Our NCAA postseason guide has all the details.
All-Around
The Contenders
Jade Carey, Oregon State
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Starting Event: Bars
Rotating With: LSU
Relevant Stats: 39.775 NQS | 39.730 average | 39.925 season high
Why She’ll Win: The two-time Olympian leads the country in the all-around and has been at the top of the standings since mid-January. With a season-high three-quarters of a tenth away from perfection and an ideal rotation with the defending national champions, this all-around title could be hers to lose.
Why She Won’t Win: Despite her domination in the standings, Carey has only gotten tens on two events this year. Vault has been her weakest event, with more scores in the 9.800s this year than in previous years. She will end her final NCAA competition on vault, so she will likely need the best vault of her life to maintain the lead in an all-around field this deep.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: A victory for Carey would be a program first in the all-around for the Beavers and their first title since 1993 when Amy Durham scored a perfect 10 on floor.
Faith Torrez, Oklahoma
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Starting Event: Bars
Relevant Stats: 39.695 NQS | 39.623 average | 39.775 season high
Why She’ll Win: Torrez is as steady as it comes when she’s on. She has scored a perfect 10 in three consecutive meets–two on floor and one on beam–and her exquisite technique helps her scoring potential when she hits her routines.
Why She Won’t Win: Her scores have not been as consistent as in previous seasons, and she has struggled with wobbles and steps on her landings. Those mistakes cannot happen if she wants to challenge for the title.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Torrez would take home an individual title for the second year in a row after winning beam—alongside teammate Audrey Davis—at last year’s NCAA Championships.
Jordan Bowers, Oklahoma
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Starting Event: Bars
Relevant Stats: 39.695 NQS | 39.621 average | 39.900 season high
Why She’ll Win: In a lineup dominated by all-arounders, Bowers has been a machine for the Sooners this season. She steamrolled the competition in the regional final, firing off 10s on vault, bars, and floor to secure the Sooners’ trip to Fort Worth, and is just a beam 10 away from a gym slam heading into her final competition.
Why She Won’t Win: Though she just scored a perfect 10 on vault, it is an event that she has had struggles on this season, with an average just over a 9.850. A less-than-stellar vault in the afternoon session would make her path to the title challenging.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: As Bowers’ storied career comes to an end, an all-around title here would be her first individual national title.
Leanne Wong, Florida
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Starting Event: Beam
Relevant Stats: 39.695 NQS | 39.605 average | 39.750 season high
Why She’ll Win: Wong’s unique skills and difficulty make her a favorite for the title despite being in the afternoon session. She’s reached perfection on bars and floor this year and was a key routine in the Gators breaking the NCAA record on uneven bars at the SEC championships.
Why She Won’t Win: Beam has been her biggest struggle this year, with several routines having deductions due to form breaks or not connecting her skills. The Gators start on this event in semifinals, so she will need to start on a high note to maintain pace with other competitors.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: She would win Florida’s second straight individual title and the first in the all-around since Trinity Thomas in 2022.
Kailin Chio, LSU
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Starting Event: Bars
Relevant Stats: 39.670 NQS | 39.513 average | 39.800 season high
Why She’ll Win: Chio is the top freshman in the all-around heading into Fort Worth and has dominated her first year in NCAA, claiming SEC Freshman of the Year honors and securing her first perfect 10 of her young career on vault. Consistency is her key to success; her routines are nearly identical every time she competes and she can be relied on to hit in critical situations.
Why She Won’t Win: As a freshman, Chio could be subject to those jitters competing on the podium in Fort Worth for the first time. This could cause her to struggle with overrotating her landings as she has done a few times this year.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Chio would be the third Tiger in program history to capture an individual national title in the all-around and the third to win one as a freshman behind Kennedi Edney and reigning champion Haleigh Bryant.
The Underdogs
Grace McCallum, Utah
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Starting Event: Beam
Relevant Stats: 39.610 NQS | 39.550 average | 39.800 season high
Why She’ll Win: In a season full of ups and downs for Utah, McCallum has been a steady force in the all-around, consistently coming in with 9.900 or better on three events. She scored back-to-back 10s on bars in regionals, which is where Utah will end its semifinal competition, and has a 10 on beam this year.
Why She Won’t Win: McCallum has only gone above a 39.500 twice outside of the state of Utah. With others regularly scoring above that number, she will need the best meet of her season to challenge the other competitors in her session.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: This would be the first individual title of McCallum’s career and the seventh all-around title for the Red Rocks.
Joscelyn Roberson, Arkansas
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Starting Event: Beam
Rotating With: Utah
Relevant Stats: 39.450 NQS | 39.411 average | 39.525 season high
Why She’ll Win: Roberson has already been battle-tested this postseason, coming through a difficult regional in Pennsylvania to secure her first trip to nationals as a freshman. She starts on her two strongest events, potentially giving her the lead halfway through.
Why She Won’t Win: As a freshman, Roberson will be without her team in her first nationals competition. She is ranked lower than several of the top all-arounders, and her score ceiling isn’t as high as others in the mix for this title, typically staying around a 39.400 average.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: It would be Arkansas’s first all-around title and the third national title in program history.
Haleigh Bryant, LSU
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Starting Event: Bars
Relevant Stats: 39.695 average | 39.775 season high
Why She’ll Win: Bryant is the reigning NCAA all-around champion and a steady presence for LSU. She has scored below 9.800 one time all season and averages 9.900-plus on three events. While she hasn’t scored a 10 this season, she has earned a gym slam in her career and has the ability to replicate that success on the biggest stage.
Why She Won’t Win: An elbow injury in December kept her out of the all-around until mid-February, so while she has a lot of competitive experience, her reps this season have been limited which could be a disadvantage.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: This would be her third individual title and the first time the Tigers have taken home back-to-back titles in the all-around.
Selena Harris-Miranda, Florida
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Starting Event: Beam
Relevant Stats: 39.670 NQS | 39.547 average | 39.875 season high
Why She’ll Win: The UCLA transfer has been a huge asset for the Gators this season, particularly in the absence of Sloane Blakely and Kayla DiCello due to injuries. She has been a steady 9.900 plus contributor, with one fall all season. With the number of high scores she has this year coupled with the improvement on her technique and the number of 10s she’s gotten in her career thus far, she could sneak away with the title.
Why She Won’t Win: The one fall she had this season was on the beam and that is where Florida starts this meet. A rough beginning could end her all-around title hopes early on in the meet. Harris-Miranda also has issues with her handstands on bars from time to time, sometimes missing the 180 position at the top of the bar.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: She would win Florida’s seventh national title in the all-around.
Vault
The Contenders
Selena Harris-Miranda, Florida
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.965 NQS | 9.923 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Finishing on top of the regular-season vault rankings for the second year in a row—and at different schools—Harris-Miranda has a knack for sticking her Yurchenko one and a half like nobody else. She’s reached perfection on vault six times in her career, with two coming in 2025, meaning it simply boils down to the landing for Harris-Miranda’s title hopes.
Why She Won’t Win: At the end of Florida’s lineup, Harris-Miranda usually gets the green light to truly go for the stick. Should the Gators need a big hit for Four on the Floor qualifying, she may have to opt for a safer landing and take a step.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: A win here would be Florida’s first vault title since 2018 when Alex McMurtry took home the win.
Kailin Chio, LSU
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.955 NQS | 9.925 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Despite being in her rookie season, Chio has been extremely consistent on vault, falling below 9.900 just four times for her floaty Yurchenko one and a half. Chio’s comfortability with the vault allows her to minimize landing deductions, culminating in her first career perfect score just a few weeks ago in LSU’s final regular-season dual.
Why She Won’t Win: One of Chio’s sub-9.900s came in regional finals when going all out for a stick resulted in her worst landing and score of the season. With this being her first NCAA championship, she’s in need of a slight mindset shift in an environment she’s unfamiliar with.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: The freshman will be aiming for her first career NCAA individual title and would be the third Tiger to win vault in the last decade, joining teammate Haleigh Bryant (2021) and Kennedi Edney (2017, 2019).
Faith Torrez, Oklahoma
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.950 NQS | 9.885 average | 9.975 season high
Why She’ll Win: The Sooners have title contenders across every event, and their frontrunner for the vault title lies in the hands of Faith Torrez and her booming Yurchenko one and a half. She’s been as high as 9.975 in her career—doing so in back-to-back weeks this season—and should her teammates start a stick streak ahead of her, Torrez could be set up for her much-awaited perfect score on the event.
Why She Won’t Win: Anything can happen, which Torrez knows firsthand as she sat her vault in last year’s NCAA semifinal. That memory can be hard to forget.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: A vault title would be the Sooners’ first since 2023, when current student coach Olivia Trautman won the trophy.
The Underdogs
Makenna Smith, Utah
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.935 NQS | 9.896 average | 9.975 season high
Why She’ll Win: Ranked fourth in the NCAA, Smith’s Omelianchik was the Utes’ leading vault all season long with its explosive pop off the table. When she dials in on the landing, there are few deductions to take, which resulted in a near-perfect career-high on a stuck vault back in February.
Why She Won’t Win: Smith likely won’t get much scoring help from her teammates, as the Red Rocks have lacked explosive scoring potential outside of her on their lowest-ranked event.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: It would be an emotional vault win for Smith, who would be the Utes’ first vault champion since Jaedyn Rucker in 2022. Rucker announced a fifth-year and intended to try and win a second title herself this year, but was sidelined with a career-ending injury before the season opener.
Nikki Smith, Michigan State
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.935 NQS | 9.904 average | 9.950 season high
Why She’ll Win: There are two Smiths tied at fourth in the vault standings, with Nikki Smith a huge reason why the Spartans rank in the top five as a team on the event. She and fellow darkhorse vault contender Sage Kellerman help make this event Michigan State’s secret weapon, because when Smith sticks, she’s guaranteed a 9.95 or better on her stellar Yurchenko one and a half.
Why She Won’t Win: While Michigan State excelling at vault is a positive for team results, it also makes Smith getting overshadowed by her teammates a bigger possibility. When the Spartans are sticking, the 9.9s are frequent.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: After Smith’s strong showing as an individual on beam a year ago, Michigan State is still in search of its first NCAA gymnastics champion.
Haleigh Bryant, LSU
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.925 NQS | 9.925 average | 9.950 season high
Why She’ll Win: Vault is where Bryant first made a name for herself with her excellent front handspring pike half that won her the title in 2021. Her powerful block off the table gives her unmatched height, allowing for clean execution, with the landing truly the only place to find deductions. Plus, she has the nation’s top-ranked vault lineup ahead of her to set her up for a title-winning score.
Why She Won’t Win: A nagging elbow injury kept Bryant out of the vault lineup at the beginning of the season, and she hasn’t been at her prime since her return. Landings have been the issue, with this being the lone year of Bryant’s career where she hasn’t hit 10 on vault.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: A win here would bookend Bryant’s career with vault titles in her first and final seasons.
Bars
The Contenders
Audrey Davis, Oklahoma
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.960 NQS | 9.931 average | 9.975 season high
Why She’ll Win: Exceptional execution and consistency landed Davis atop the bars rankings to end the season. The Sooner has reached perfection on bars before and her routine is the centerpiece of their top-ranked lineup. If Oklahoma continues to hit bars like it has all season, she will be set up for a huge score by those who compete before her.
Why She Won’t Win: Davis’ dismount has been the subject of much conversation throughout her career, as the cowboy leg position and staggered feet in the landing on her double front half out are built-in deductions only taken sometimes. It’s in the judges’ hands, and there are more of them in the postseason.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: As last year’s bars champion, Davis would be the first Oklahoma gymnast to take home back-to-back bars titles since Maggie Nichols did so in 2017 and 2018.
Grace McCallum, Utah
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.955 NQS | 9.925 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: McCallum has yet to receive a deduction on bars this postseason, with two 10s at regionals to take her season total on the event to three. A smooth swing combined with an often-stuck full-twisting double tuck dismount has been the recipe to success for McCallum thus far and should continue in Fort Worth.
Why She Won’t Win: Utah ends its semifinal on bars, meaning McCallum will then have to top the scores of LSU and UCLA’s bars workers before her, leaving no margin for error with a dismount step or toe flicker in her Van Leeuwen.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: It would be the first NCAA title for McCallum and first on bars for Utah since Maile O’Keefe in 2021.
Leanne Wong, Florida
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.955 NQS | 9.923 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Elite technique and consistency carried Wong to a two-way tie for second with McCallum in the bars rankings. Her score rarely dipped below 9.900 and she’s gone without a miss all season. Her perfect score this season was the highlight of an NCAA record-setting bars lineup at the SEC Championships, meaning Wong is more than capable of sticking out in a talented crowd.
Why She Won’t Win: Her work on the bars is typically flawless, but Wong is prone to the occasionally quick-step college salute out of her double layout dismount. In a race as tight as this, that can be the difference.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Like Davis, Wong won this title a season ago and is looking to defend her crown.
The Underdogs
Mara Titarsolej, Missouri
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.945 NQS | 9.915 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Titarsolej leads Missouri on its best event, and with her toe point and extension on her handstands, it’s well worth the wait to watch her compete. The specialist hasn’t dipped below 9.825 all year and is the back-to-back SEC uneven bars champion, cementing the win this season with a perfect 10.
Why She Won’t Win: Titarsolej at times mistimes her half pirouette on the low bar and doesn’t always finish on top of the bar. She also has the potential for a Bhardwaj instead of a Pak salto, and could potentially sacrifice cleanliness for difficulty.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: In her second straight nationals appearance, this time with her team at her side, Titarsolej would be Missouri’s first national champion.
Madelyn Williams, California
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Rotating With: UCLA
Relevant Stats: 9.945 NQS | 9.906 average | 9.950 season high
Why She’ll Win: Williams is on an impressive streak, with seven straight scores of 9.925 or higher, with six of those being a 9.950. Her routine is simple, but her cleanliness and execution make her a beautiful gymnast on this event.
Why She Won’t Win: Most of her deductions come on her dismount. While she has dialed in the landing in recent meets, she has had some issues on timing her double layout, leading to rotation issues.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: It has been four years since a California Golden Bear won the program’s first national title; Williams would be the second to achieve this feat.
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.940 NQS | 9.790 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Chiles’ difficulty in her routine makes her one to keep an eye on. Her piked Tkatchev to immediate Pak salto series is a huge boost at the end of UCLA’s lineup, earning her the first perfect 10 on bars of the 2025 season.
Why She Won’t Win: While she has a top-five NQS, her average is considerably lower than many of the top contenders. If she wants to claim the third individual title of her career, she will need to avoid the mistakes that plagued her in earlier routines this season.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Chiles would claim her second bars title in three seasons and the sixth in UCLA program history.
Beam
The Contenders
Jade Carey, Oregon State
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Rotating With: LSU
Relevant Stats: 9.975 NQS | 9.961 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Carey is the top gymnast in the country on this event and the favorite for this event. She scored 9.900 or higher all season and could be considered beam’s version of Audrey Davis with the number of 9.975s she’s scored.
Why She Won’t Win: Rotation order may not be in Carey’s favor in her hopes to win a title here. Rotating with LSU, she will have to follow the Tigers after they compete on their lowest ranked event.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: A victory here would be the first beam title for Oregon State since Joy Selig did it 1990.
Helen Hu, Missouri
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.970 NQS | 9.919 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Fans would explode if Hu caps off her unexpected fifth year with a championship on this event. Hu’s beam routine following a fall cemented Missouri’s spot at nationals and continued her streak of 9.900-plus scores that began in mid-February.
Why She Won’t Win: Hu’s double front aerial series is beautiful, but she is guilty of having a slight leg bend throughout the series. While some dual judge panels might have overlooked it, six sets of eyes might not be able to.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Coming back to the sport after taking a year off and winning a national title on your only event would solidify Hu’s status as a legend of Missouri gymnastics.
Faith Torrez, Oklahoma
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.960 NQS | 9.917 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Torrez is the reigning co-champion of this event and scored the first beam 10 of her career at regionals. Her technique is impeccable from beginning to end as she competes with a high degree of difficulty, led by a side aerial layout series that she nails on a regular basis.
Why She Won’t Win: Competing in the afternoon semifinal doesn’t help Torrez’s chances to repeat, and because her flight series is so difficult, she has had some issues with balance checks throughout the season.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Torrez would be Oklahoma’s fourth gymnast to win back-to-back event titles and the first Sooner to win consecutive beam titles.
The Underdogs
Isabella Magnelli, Kentucky
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Rotating With: Michigan State
Relevant Stats: 9.935 NQS | 9.927 average | 9.975 season high
Why She’ll Win: Magnelli has been a star for the Wildcats her entire career, but her fifth year has without a doubt been her best. She has been steady in the back end of the beam lineup for Kentucky and scored below a 9.900 for the first time all year at the regional final. She moves through her routine at a quick pace and her confidence could be the key to winning the title in her third consecutive appearance at nationals.
Why She Won’t Win: Minor details are going to be key in winning this title. For Magnelli to upset the field, she will need to control her nerves and keep her arms and legs straight on her acro elements, something she has struggled with in the past.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Magnelli would be the first Wildcat since Jenny Hansen to win a national title.
Avery Neff, Utah
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.915 NQS | 9.914 average | 9.950 season high
Why She’ll Win: After an ankle injury that derailed her freshman campaign, Neff has fought her way back into lineups and has the second-highest NQS on this event behind McCallum. A reworked beam routine post injury has only helped her consistency; she’s scored 9.900 plus on beam since returning from her injury.
Why She Won’t Win: Competing at nationals as a freshman is always a nerve-wracking experience and while the former No. 1 recruit is no stranger to pressure, starting on beam won’t help the nerves. Unlike other competitors here, she has yet to score above a 9.950. It’s a small gap, but it could make all the difference in the final standings.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Neff would claim Utah’s 10th title on balance beam and the first since current student coach Maile O’Keefe won in 2023.
Emma Malabuyo, UCLA
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.935 NQS | 9.906 average | 9.975 season high
Why She’ll Win: The Filipina Olympian leads the Bruins on one of their best events. Her flexibility and extension throughout her routine shows elegance and confidence and it shows in her scores; she scored lower than 9.900 only twice all year and has five straight 9.900-plus scores heading into nationals.
Why She Won’t Win: Her skill set and routine composition lends itself to possible deductions, particularly on her wolf turn at the start. She’s had some balance issues on her front aerial as well.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: UCLA hasn’t had a champion on balance beam since 2018 when Christine Peng-Peng Lee took home the title. Malabuyo would be the 12th Bruin to reach the top of the podium.
Floor
The Contenders
Faith Torrez, Oklahoma
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.970 NQS | 9.950 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: No matter how you look at it— by average, NQS, high score, or most floor 10s—Torrez has been the best floor worker this season as she leads the nation in every statistic. Landings have been her forte, controlling her tumbling and leaps with precision to earn three perfect scores on floor this season, and she hasn’t been below 9.900 since the opening weekend of the year when she still went 9.875.
Why She Won’t Win: Torrez tends to pike down for the stuck landing on her first pass, and with a field full of double layouts to compare hers to, the judges may get nitpicky.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: A Sooner win on floor would mark the program’s first since 2021 when Anastasia Webb took home a share of the title.
Brooklyn Moors, UCLA
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.960 NQS | 9.948 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Not only does Moors have the tumbling to compete with the best, but she has the performance quality to set her apart—she’s a longtime fan-favorite for her engaging choreography and presence. Moors has been hitting her front double full punch front combination better than ever this season, earning her a long-awaited perfect score and helping her to an impressive season low of 9.900.
Why She Won’t Win: There’s no margin for error when your toughest competition is your teammates, as Moors helps make up the nation’s top-ranked floor lineup at UCLA. Who knows how the judges will be able to separate the Bruins’ sets if they all hit?
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Moors would join a long list of NCAA floor champions for UCLA, one that includes teammate Chiles after her victory in 2023.
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.970 NQS | 9.937 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: The Olympic floor medalist is electric on floor—the perfect display for her power and pizazz. Chiles tied Torrez in the rankings with the best NQS on floor this year and earned a pair of 10.0s to add to her resume, leading UCLA to the top of the standings on floor in NQS, average, and high score in 2025—a giant 49.8.
Why She Won’t Win: Like Moors, standing out amongst her fellow Bruins always presents an internal challenge. Chiles is also prone to a pike down on her opening double layout.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: While she wouldn’t earn back-to-back floor titles, it would be the second floor win of her career and third individual title overall.
The Underdogs
Gabby Gladieux, Alabama
Semifinal 1: Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Relevant Stats: 9.955 NQS | 9.929 average | 9.975 season high
Why She’ll Win: The Crimson Tides’ best odds at an individual title fall on Gladieux, who is Alabama’s highest-ranked gymnast on any event, sitting at fifth on floor. A 9.800 in Alabama’s regular-season finale was the only sub-9.9 for Gladieux on floor all season, with a booming full-in and bouncy Rudi to split jump capable of getting her on the podium.
Why She Won’t Win: Gladieux is often dinged by the judges for flexed feet in tumbling and in leaps. She’ll be one of the final floor routines of the opening session with no room for any execution errors knowing the score she’ll need to best heading into her routine.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Any title will be the first for the Crimson Tide since Luisa Blanco won beam and Lexi Graber took home a share of the floor title in 2021.
Creslyn Brose, Kentucky
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Rotating With: Michigan State
Relevant Stats: 9.930 NQS | 9.914 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Brose is similar to Moors in having a compelling enough performance quality to stand out from the field. While she did earn the first perfect score of her career this season, Brose’s consistency is where she shines, having scored no lower than 9.925 since mid-February. She also hit when it mattered most to earn herself a trip to Fort Worth.
Why She Won’t Win: This will be Brose’s NCAA Championship debut, and she will be without a full team of Wildcat teammates. Yes, teams are great at adopting the individual qualifiers, but there is no replacement for the momentum your team can give you.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: Kentucky is still searching for its first NCAA champion since 1995, when legend Jenny Hansen took home at least a share of every title aside from bars.
Mya Lauzon, California
Semifinal 2: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Rotating With: UCLA
Relevant Stats: 9.955 NQS | 9.940 average | 10.000 season high
Why She’ll Win: Finishing fifth in the rankings, Lauzon’s consistency has carried her all season with not a single miss or score below 9.9. Two multi-twist passes pose no issues for Lauzon as her landings are exact and she showcases stellar shapes in her leaps.
Why She Won’t Win: While her tumbling is intricate, Lauzon lacks the power and amplitude of the SEC and Big Ten stalwarts. Even with perfect execution, that can be the difference when others hit flawlessly.
Why It Would Be Cool If She Won: A title for Lauzon would make her the second NCAA champion in California history, joining Maya Bordas who won in 2021 on bars.
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Including Roberson in the AA list, and not Chio, Finnegan, Harris-Miranda, Chiles, Campbell, Nikki Smith, or Stephen is interesting. I know Roberson had a great Regionals, but she has had some issues on VT and bars this year. She is definitely an underdog for AA and I wouldn’t count her out, but I find it odd you left out so many other big names who have been just as good (and often better) in the AA than Roberson.
Also, Kellerman should be in the mix on Vault.