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Michella Chester | NCAA.com | March 10, 2023

2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships: Dates, schedule, locations

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The 2023 women's gymnastics championships will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth Texas from April 13-15. 

Regional action will kick off March 29-April 2 before the remaining eight teams compete in the championship in Fort Worth, Texas at Dickies Arena. Here are the dates, schedule and locations for the 2023 women's gymnastics championship:

2023 WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS DATES AND SITES
Round City Venue Dates Host
Regional Denver Magness Arena March 29 - April 2 Denver
Regional Los Angeles Pauley Pavilion March 29 - April 2 UCLA
Regional Norman, Okla. Lloyd Noble Center March 29 - April 2 Oklahoma
Regional Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center March 29 - April 2 University of Pittsburgh and SportsPITTSBURGH
Championship Fort Worth, Texas Dickies Arena April 13 - 15 Texas Woman's and Knight Eady

The top 36 teams based on national qualifying score (NQS) will be selected for regional competition. The NCAA selection committee will identify the top 16 teams and seed them in the bracket. Teams 17-36 will be placed geographically at one of the four regional sites. All host teams stay home to compete, whether they are a top-16 seed or not. The top 12 all-around competitors and top 16 event specialists will be selected based on national qualifying scores and will be placed geographically, keeping individuals from the same team together.

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Regional sites will host first round, second round and regional final competition over a three-day period. The first round will consist of two teams, the second round will consist of eight teams and the regional final will consist of four teams. Regional competition will consist of nine teams, three all-around competitors and four individual specialists per event.

The National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships will consist of eight teams, four all-around competitors and 16 event specialists. The top two teams and the top all-around competitor (who is not on an advancing team) from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships. In addition, the top event specialist in each event (not on an advancing team or an all-arounder) advances to the national championship (in that event only).

Future dates and sites

2024 WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS DATES AND SITES
Round City Venue Dates Host
Regional Ann Arbor, Mich. Crisler Center TBA Michigan
Regional Berkeley, Calif. Haas Pavilion TBA California, Berkley
Regional Fayetteville, Ark. Barnhill Arena TBA Arkansas, Fayetteville
Regional Gainesville, Fla. Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center TBA Florida
Championship Fort Worth, Texas Dickies Arena TBA Texas Woman's and Knight Eady
2025 WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS DATES AND SITES
Round City Venue Dates Host
Regional Salt Lake City Jon M. Huntsman Center TBA

Utah

Regional Seattle Alaska Airlines Arena TBA Washington
Regional Tuscaloosa, Ala. Coleman Coliseum TBA Alabama
Regional University Park, Pa. Rec Hall TBA Pennsylvania State
Championship Fort Worth, Texas Dickies Arena TBA Texas Woman's and Knight Eady
2026 WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS DATES AND SITES
Round City Venue Dates Host
Regional Baton Rouge, La. Pete Maravich Assembly Center TBA Louisiana State
Regional Corvallis, Ore. Gill Coliseum TBA Oregon State
Regional Lexington, Ky. Memorial Coliseum TBA Kentucky
Regional Tempe, Ariz. Desert Financial Arena TBA Arizona State
Championship Fort Worth, Texas Dickies Arena TBA Texas Woman's and Knight Eady

Championship history

YEAR CHAMPION COACH POINTS RUNNER-UP POINTS HOST OR SITE
2022 Oklahoma K.J. Kindler 198.2000 Florida 198.0875 Fort Worth, Texas
2021 Michigan Beverly Plocki  198.25 Oklahoma 198.1625 Fort Worth, Texas
2020 Canceled due to Covid-19 -- -- -- -- --
2019 Oklahoma K.J. Kindler 198.3375 LSU 197.8250 Fort Worth, Texas
2018 UCLA Valorie Kondos Field 198.0750 Oklahoma 198.0375 St. Louis
2017 Oklahoma K.J. Kindler 198.3875 LSU 197.7375 St. Louis
2016 Oklahoma K.J. Kindler 197.675 LSU 197.450 Fort Worth, Texas
2015 Florida Rhonda Faehn 197.850 Utah 197.800 Fort Worth, Texas
2014 Florida, Oklahoma Rhonda Faehn, K.J. Kindler 198.175 LSU 197.600 Birmingham, Ala.
2013 Florida Rhonda Faehn 197.575 Oklahoma 197.375 UCLA
2012 Alabama Sarah Patterson 197.850 Florida 197.775 Georgia Tech
2011 Alabama Sarah Patterson 197.65 UCLA 197.375 Cleveland
2010 UCLA Valorie Kondos Field 197.725 Oklahoma 197.25 Florida
2009 Georgia Suzanne Yoculan 197.825 Alabama 197.575 Nebraska
2008 Georgia Suzanne Yoculan 197.45 Utah 197.125 Georgia
2007 Georgia Suzanne Yoculan 197.85 Utah 197.25 Utah
2006 Georgia Suzanne Yoculan 197.75 Utah 196.8 Oregon State
2005 Georgia Suzanne Yoculan 197.825 Alabama 197.4 Auburn
2004 UCLA Valorie Kondos Field 198.125 Georgia 197.2 UCLA
2003 UCLA Valorie Kondos Field 197.825 Alabama 197.275 Nebraska
2002 Alabama Sarah Patterson 197.575 Georgia 197.25 Alabama
2001 UCLA Valorie Kondos Field 197.575 Georgia 197.4 Georgia
2000 UCLA Valorie Kondos Field 197.3 Utah 196.875 Boise State
1999 Georgia Suzanne Yoculan 196.85 Michigan 196.55 Utah
1998 Georgia Suzanne Yoculan 197.725 Florida 196.35 UCLA
1997 UCLA Valorie Kondos Field 197.15 Arizona State 196.85 Florida
1996 Alabama Sarah Patterson 198.025 UCLA 197.475 Alabama
1995 Utah Greg Marsden 196.65 Alabama, Michigan 196.425, 196.425 Georgia
1994 Utah Greg Marsden 196.4 Alabama 196.35 Utah
1993 Georgia Suzanne Yoculan 198 Alabama 196.825 Oregon State
1992 Utah Greg Marsden 195.65 Georgia 194.6 Minnesota
1991 Alabama Sarah Patterson 195.125 Utah 194.375 Alabama
1990 Utah Greg Marsden 194.9 Alabama 194.575 Oregon State
1989 Georgia Suzanne Yoculan 192.65 UCLA 192.6 Georgia
1988 Alabama Sarah Patterson 190.05 Utah 189.5 Utah
1987 Georgia Suzanne Yoculan 187.9 Utah 187.55 Utah
1986 Utah Greg Marsden 186.95 Arizona State 186.7 Florida
1985 Utah Greg Marsden 188.35 Arizona State 186.6 Utah
1984 Utah Greg Marsden 186.05 UCLA 185.55 UCLA
1983 Utah Greg Marsden 184.65 Arizona State 183.3 Utah
1982 Utah Greg Marsden 148.6 Cal State Fullerton 144.1 Utah

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