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Utah Gymnastics Starts at No. 5 in WCGA Preseason Poll
12/16/2025 3:10 PM | Gymnastics
Red Rocks enter 2026 ranked in the top-five nationally for the ninth consecutive season
Pittsburgh, PA— Utah Gymnastics enters 2026 as the nation's fifth-ranked team according to the results of the WCGA Preseason Poll, after finishing fourth place last season in the National Championship behind Oklahoma (1), UCLA (2), and Missouri (3).
This is the ninth consecutive season Utah will begin the year ranked in the top-five nationally.
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Utah is one of six teams to earn at least one first-place vote, with the Utes totaling 1751 points and one first-place vote in the poll.
Ahead of Utah in the top four spots were Oklahoma (1960 pts; 39 first place votes), LSU (1859 pts; 5 first place votes), Florida (1804 pts; 4 first place votes), and UCLA (1784 pts; 4 first place votes).
Behind the Red Rocks, in the sixth through 10th spots, respectively, are Michigan State (1638 pts), Missouri (1589 pts; 2 first place votes), Alabama (1518 pts), Kentucky (1434 pts), and Arkansas (1433 pts).
The Red Rocks will face eight top-25 teams throughout the 2026 regular season in Oklahoma (1), LSU (2), UCLA (4), Minnesota (15), Denver (16), Arizona (18), Iowa (22), and Arizona State (25); three of which are Big 12 foes (Denver, Arizona, and ASU). Â
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2026 WCGA TOP-25 PRESEASON RANKINGS
1: Oklahoma (1960 points) (39 first place votes)
2: LSU (1859 points) (5 first place votes)
3: Florida (1804 points) (4 first place votes)
4: UCLA (1784 points) (4 first place votes)
5: Utah (1751 points) (1 first place votes)
6: Michigan State (1638 points)
7: Missouri (1589 points) (2 first place votes)
8: Alabama (1518 points)
9: Kentucky (1434 points)
10: Arkansas (1433 points)
11: Auburn (1367 points)
12: Georgia (1332 points)
13: Stanford (1256 points)
14: Michigan (1200 points)
15: Minnesota (1199 points)
16: Denver (1132 points)
17: Oregon State (1004 points)
18: Arizona (990 points)
19: Clemson (985 points)
20: California (880 points)
21: Ohio State (871 points)
22: Iowa (779 points)
23: North Carolina State (739 points)
24: North Carolina (634 points)
25: Arizona State (627 points)
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UP NEXT
Utah Gymnastics will bring in the New Year at the Huntsman Center against the Big 10 on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, against No. 15 Minnesota and No. 22 Iowa at 7 p.m. MT.
Fans that can't attend in person can stream the meet on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE RED ROCKS
For an inside look at the Utah Gymnastics program, including tournament, roster and news updates, fans can follow the Red Rocks on social media (Twitter: @UtahGymnastics |Instagram: @utahgymnastics).
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TODAY – UTAH 360
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This is the ninth consecutive season Utah will begin the year ranked in the top-five nationally.
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Utah is one of six teams to earn at least one first-place vote, with the Utes totaling 1751 points and one first-place vote in the poll.
Ahead of Utah in the top four spots were Oklahoma (1960 pts; 39 first place votes), LSU (1859 pts; 5 first place votes), Florida (1804 pts; 4 first place votes), and UCLA (1784 pts; 4 first place votes).
Behind the Red Rocks, in the sixth through 10th spots, respectively, are Michigan State (1638 pts), Missouri (1589 pts; 2 first place votes), Alabama (1518 pts), Kentucky (1434 pts), and Arkansas (1433 pts).
The Red Rocks will face eight top-25 teams throughout the 2026 regular season in Oklahoma (1), LSU (2), UCLA (4), Minnesota (15), Denver (16), Arizona (18), Iowa (22), and Arizona State (25); three of which are Big 12 foes (Denver, Arizona, and ASU). Â
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2026 WCGA TOP-25 PRESEASON RANKINGS
1: Oklahoma (1960 points) (39 first place votes)
2: LSU (1859 points) (5 first place votes)
3: Florida (1804 points) (4 first place votes)
4: UCLA (1784 points) (4 first place votes)
5: Utah (1751 points) (1 first place votes)
6: Michigan State (1638 points)
7: Missouri (1589 points) (2 first place votes)
8: Alabama (1518 points)
9: Kentucky (1434 points)
10: Arkansas (1433 points)
11: Auburn (1367 points)
12: Georgia (1332 points)
13: Stanford (1256 points)
14: Michigan (1200 points)
15: Minnesota (1199 points)
16: Denver (1132 points)
17: Oregon State (1004 points)
18: Arizona (990 points)
19: Clemson (985 points)
20: California (880 points)
21: Ohio State (871 points)
22: Iowa (779 points)
23: North Carolina State (739 points)
24: North Carolina (634 points)
25: Arizona State (627 points)
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UP NEXT
Utah Gymnastics will bring in the New Year at the Huntsman Center against the Big 10 on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, against No. 15 Minnesota and No. 22 Iowa at 7 p.m. MT.
Fans that can't attend in person can stream the meet on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE RED ROCKS
For an inside look at the Utah Gymnastics program, including tournament, roster and news updates, fans can follow the Red Rocks on social media (Twitter: @UtahGymnastics |Instagram: @utahgymnastics).
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TODAY – UTAH 360
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