University of Minnesota Athletics
'U' Ranked 15th in WCGA Preseason Poll
12/16/2025 4:00:00 PM | Gymnastics
Minnesota made the NCAA Regional Finals again last season
Pittsburgh, Pa. -- The University of Minnesota Women's Gymnastics team was picked as the No. 15 team in the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association Preseason Rankings, the organization announced today. Minnesota finished 15th in the final rankings last season after posting a 25-7 (8-1 B1G) regular season and finishing third at the Big Ten Championships.
Minnesota finished second in the Big Ten regular season standings and head coach Jenny Hansen was named North Central Region Coach of the Year after another outstanding season in charge. The team made the NCAA Regional Finals for the fourth time in the last five seasons (one of just two Big Ten teams to do so) and had an individual reach nationals for the second consecutive year.
The University of Oklahoma is the top women's gymnastics team heading into the 2026 season, as voted on by the members of the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association. Other Big Ten teams ranked in the top-15 include No. 4 UCLA, No. 6 Michigan State and No. 14 Michigan.Â
Ohio State (21), Iowa (22), Penn State (26), Nebraska (27), Maryland (28), Illinois (31), Washington (34) and Rutgers (36) all made the top 36.
The Gophers open their 2026 season on Friday, Jan. 2 at No. 5 Utah.
1: Oklahoma (1960 points) (39 first place votes)Â Â Â 19: Clemson (985 points
2: LSU (1859 points) (5 first place votes)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 20: California (880 points)
3: Florida (1804 points) (4 first place votes)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 21: Ohio State (871 points)Â
4: UCLA (1784 points) (4 first place votes)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 22: Iowa (779 points)
5: Utah (1751 points) (1 first place votes)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 23: North Carolina State (739 points)Â
6: Michigan State (1638 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 24: North Carolina (634 points)
7: Missouri (1589 points) (2 first place votes)Â Â Â Â Â Â 25: Arizona State (627 points)Â
8: Alabama (1518 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 26: Penn State (627 pointsÂ
9: Kentucky (1434 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 27: Nebraska (598 points)
10: Arkansas (1433 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 28: Maryland (567 points)
11: Auburn (1367 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 29: Southern Utah (532 points)
12: Georgia (1332 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30: BYU (443 points)
13: Stanford (1256 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31: Illinois (429 points)
14: Michigan (1200 points                     32: Boise State (354 points)Â
15: Minnesota (1199 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 33: Utah State (248 points)
16: Denver (1132 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 34: Washington (240 points)Â
17: Oregon State (1004 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 35: West Virginia (145 points)
18: Arizona (990 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 36: Rutgers (131 points)Â
Also receiving votes: Iowa State (120 points), Towson (94 points), Pittsburgh (63 points), UC Davis (61 points), Central Michigan (36 points), George Washington (36 points), San Jose State (32 points), Ball State (31 points), Kent State (29 points), Temple (11 points), Western Michigan (9 points), Pennsylvania (8 points), New Hampshire (7 points), Illinois State (5 points), Sacramento State (4 points), Texas Woman's (3 points), Air Force (1 points), Fisk (1 points) The WCGA is the advocate for women's collegiate gymnastics.Â
Minnesota finished second in the Big Ten regular season standings and head coach Jenny Hansen was named North Central Region Coach of the Year after another outstanding season in charge. The team made the NCAA Regional Finals for the fourth time in the last five seasons (one of just two Big Ten teams to do so) and had an individual reach nationals for the second consecutive year.
The University of Oklahoma is the top women's gymnastics team heading into the 2026 season, as voted on by the members of the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association. Other Big Ten teams ranked in the top-15 include No. 4 UCLA, No. 6 Michigan State and No. 14 Michigan.Â
Ohio State (21), Iowa (22), Penn State (26), Nebraska (27), Maryland (28), Illinois (31), Washington (34) and Rutgers (36) all made the top 36.
The Gophers open their 2026 season on Friday, Jan. 2 at No. 5 Utah.
1: Oklahoma (1960 points) (39 first place votes)Â Â Â 19: Clemson (985 points
2: LSU (1859 points) (5 first place votes)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 20: California (880 points)
3: Florida (1804 points) (4 first place votes)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 21: Ohio State (871 points)Â
4: UCLA (1784 points) (4 first place votes)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 22: Iowa (779 points)
5: Utah (1751 points) (1 first place votes)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 23: North Carolina State (739 points)Â
6: Michigan State (1638 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 24: North Carolina (634 points)
7: Missouri (1589 points) (2 first place votes)Â Â Â Â Â Â 25: Arizona State (627 points)Â
8: Alabama (1518 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 26: Penn State (627 pointsÂ
9: Kentucky (1434 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 27: Nebraska (598 points)
10: Arkansas (1433 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 28: Maryland (567 points)
11: Auburn (1367 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 29: Southern Utah (532 points)
12: Georgia (1332 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30: BYU (443 points)
13: Stanford (1256 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31: Illinois (429 points)
14: Michigan (1200 points                     32: Boise State (354 points)Â
15: Minnesota (1199 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 33: Utah State (248 points)
16: Denver (1132 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 34: Washington (240 points)Â
17: Oregon State (1004 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 35: West Virginia (145 points)
18: Arizona (990 points)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 36: Rutgers (131 points)Â
Also receiving votes: Iowa State (120 points), Towson (94 points), Pittsburgh (63 points), UC Davis (61 points), Central Michigan (36 points), George Washington (36 points), San Jose State (32 points), Ball State (31 points), Kent State (29 points), Temple (11 points), Western Michigan (9 points), Pennsylvania (8 points), New Hampshire (7 points), Illinois State (5 points), Sacramento State (4 points), Texas Woman's (3 points), Air Force (1 points), Fisk (1 points) The WCGA is the advocate for women's collegiate gymnastics.Â
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