The 2025 season is officially underway, with Week 1 giving all the drama we’ve come to know from our sport. From what we could see (shoutout to SID live streams), Oklahoma wasted no time reclaiming dominance while LSU proved its depth is legit, as it was without arguably the nation’s best gymnast. As expected, the SEC is prevalent in the top eight, but the rest of the Power Four made it clear they also bring legitimate contenders to the table.
1. Oklahoma
Oklahoma employed the heavy all-arounder strategy in the opening weekend, with rookies Lily Pederson and Addison Fatta getting the green light on four events alongside veterans Audrey Davis, Faith Torrez, and Jordan Bowers. And they did so swimmingly, as the Sooners top the rankings after week one by several tenths. Following up the best-ever regular season in NCAA women’s gymnastics history by stats, the revenge tour is off to a hot start with Oklahoma looking to do anything to erase last season’s national semifinal from fans’ memories and get the dynasty back on track. With seemingly plenty of more depth for head coach KJ Kindler to flex throughout the season, an eighth championship is well within reach.
2. LSU
The reigning champs did not disappoint in their season debut; the Tigers rolled to an easy win…
