The 2026 NCAA men’s gymnastics championship selections were announced April 7 on NCAA.com. Championship qualifiers begin Friday, April 17, followed by the championship finals on Saturday, April 18. The University of Illinois will host the event at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
2026 NCAA men’s gymnastics championships schedule
- Friday, April 17 — Championships qualifier
- Saturday, April 18 — Championships finals | Live results
- The top 3 scores from Session II will join Oklahoma, Ohio State, Nebraska | 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
NCAA men’s gymnastics championship history
The NC men’s gymnastics national championship dates back to 1938, skipping 1943-47 and 2020, with the first-ever championship trophy going to Chicago. Penn State and Oklahoma each hold 12 national titles, which makes them the winningest teams in championship history.
Below you can check out a list of all NC men’s gymnastics champs since 1938.
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Score | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan | Yuan Xiao | 332.224 | Stanford | 332.061 | Michigan |
| 2024 | Stanford | Thom Glielmi | 425.324 | Michigan | 419.689 | Ohio State |
| 2023 | Stanford | Thom Glielmi | 422.458 | Michigan | 419.889 | Penn State |
| 2022 | Stanford | Thom Glielmi | 423.628 | Oklahoma | 414.555 | Oklahoma |
| 2021 | Stanford | Thom Glielmi | 414.521 | Oklahoma | 411.591 | Minnesota |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Stanford | Thom Glielmi | 415.222 | Oklahoma | 414.556 | Illinois |
| 2018 | Oklahoma | Mark Williams | 414.858 | Minnesota | 411.923 | Chicago |
| 2017 | Oklahoma | Mark Williams | 431.95 | Ohio State | 423.70 | Army |
| 2016 | Oklahoma | Mark Williams | 443.400 | Stanford | 434.050 | Ohio State |
| 2015 | Oklahoma | Mark Williams | 447.050 | Stanford | 440.450 | Oklahoma |
| 2014 | Michigan | Kurt Golder | 445.050 | Oklahoma | 441.650 | Michigan |
| 2013 | Michigan | Kurt Golder | 443.200 | Oklahoma | 440.100 | Penn State |
| 2012 | Illinois | Justin Spring | 358.850 | Oklahoma | 357.450 | Oklahoma |
| 2011 | Stanford | Thom Glielmi | 363.450 | Oklahoma | 361.600 | Ohio State |
| 2010 | Michigan | Kurt Golder | 360.500 | Stanford | 359.800 | Army |
| 2009 | Stanford | Thom Glielmi | 362.800 | Michigan | 361.800 | Minnesota |
| 2008 | Oklahoma | Mark Williams | 363.200 | Stanford | 362.750 | Stanford |
| 2007 | Penn State | Randy Jepson | 221.000 | Oklahoma | 220.200 | Penn State |
| 2006 | Oklahoma | Mark Williams | 221.400 | Illinois | 220.975 | Oklahoma |
| 2005 | Oklahoma | Mark Williams | 225.675 | Ohio State | 225.450 | Army |
| 2004 | Penn State | Randy Jepson | 223.350 | Oklahoma | 222.300 | Illinois |
| 2003 | Oklahoma | Mark Williams | 222.600 | Ohio State | 220.700 | Temple |
| 2002 | Oklahoma | Mark Williams | 219.300 | Ohio State | 218.650 | Oklahoma |
| 2001 | Ohio State | Miles Avery | 218.125 | Oklahoma | 217.775 | Ohio State |
| 2000 | Penn State | Randy Jepson | 231.975 | Michigan | 231.850 | Iowa |
| 1999 | Michigan | Kurt Golder | 232.550 | Ohio State | 230.850 | Nebraska |
| 1998 | California | Barry Weiner | 231.200 | Iowa | 229.675 | Penn State |
| 1997 | California | Barry Weiner | 233.825 | Oklahoma | 232.725 | Iowa |
| 1996 | Ohio State | Peter Kormann | 232.150 | California | 231.775 | Stanford |
| 1995 | Stanford | Sadao Hamada | 232.400 | Nebraska | 231.525 | Ohio State |
| 1994 | Nebraska | Francis Allen | 288.250 | Stanford | 285.925 | Nebraska |
| 1993 | Stanford | Sadao Hamada | 276.500 | Nebraska | 275.500 | New Mexico |
| 1992 | Stanford | Sadao Hamada | 289.575 | Nebraska | 288.950 | Nebraska |
| 1991 | Oklahoma | Greg Buwick | 288.025 | Penn State | 285.500 | Penn State |
| 1990 | Nebraska | Francis Allen | 287.400 | Minnesota | 287.300 | Minnesota |
| 1989 | Illinois | Yoshi Hayasaki | 283.400 | Nebraska | 282.300 | Nebraska |
| 1988 | Nebraska | Francis Allen | 288.150 | Illinois | 287.150 | Nebraska |
| 1987 | UCLA | Art Shurlock | 285.300 | Nebraska | 284.750 | UCLA |
| 1986 | Arizona State | Don Robinson | 283.900 | Nebraska | 283.600 | Nebraska |
| 1985 | Ohio State | Michael Wilson | 285.350 | Nebraska | 284.550 | Nebraska |
| 1984 | UCLA | Art Shurlock | 287.300 | Penn State | 281.250 | UCLA |
| 1983 | Nebraska | Francis Allen | 287.800 | UCLA | 283.900 | Penn State |
| 1982 | Nebraska | Francis Allen | 285.500 | UCLA | 281.050 | Nebraska |
| 1981 | Nebraska | Francis Allen | 284.600 | Oklahoma | 281.950 | Nebraska |
| 1980 | Nebraska | Francis Allen | 563.300 | Iowa state | 557.650 | Nebraska |
| 1979 | Nebraska | Francis Allen | 338.275 | Oklahoma | 446.625 | LSU |
| 1978 | Oklahoma | Paul Ziert | 439.350 | Arizona state | 437.075 | Oregon |
| 1977 | Indiana State/Oklahoma | Roger Counsil/Paul Ziert | 434.475 | Arizona State | ||
| 1976 | Penn State | Gene Wettstone | 432.075 | LSU | 425.125 | Temple |
| 1975 | California | Hal Frey | 437.325 | LSU | 433.700 | Indiana State |
| 1974 | Iowa State | Ed Gagnier | 328.675 | Arizona State | 324.900 | Penn State |
| 1973 | Iowa State | Ed Gagnier | 325.150 | Penn State | 323.025 | Oregon |
| 1972 | Souther Illinois | Bill Meade | 315.925 | Iowa State | 312.325 | Iowa State |
| 1971 | Iowa State | Ed Gagnier | 319.075 | Southern Illinois | 316.650 | Michigan |
| 1970 | Michigan | Newton Loken | 164.150 | Iowa State | 164.050 | Temple |
| 1969 | Iowa | Mike Jacobson | 161.175 | Penn State | 160.450 | Washington |
| 1968 | California | Hal Frey | 188.250 | Southern Illinois | 188.150 | Arizona |
| 1967 | Southern Illinois | Bill Meade | 189.550 | Michigan | 187.400 | Southern Illinois |
| 1966 | Southern Illinois | Bill Meade | 187.200 | California | 185.100 | Penn State |
| 1965 | Penn State | Gene Wettstone | 68.5 | Washington | 51.5 | Southern Illinois |
| 1964 | Southern Illinois | Bill Meade | 84.5 | Southern California | 69.5 | Cal State Los Angeles |
| 1963 | Michigan | Newton Loken | 129 | Southern Illinois | 73 | Pittsburgh |
| 1962 | Southern California | Jack Beckner | 95.5 | Southern Illinois | 75 | New Mexico |
| 1961 | Penn State | Gene Wettstone | 88.5 | Southern Illinois | 80.5 | Illinois |
| 1960 | Penn State | Gene Wettstone | 112.5 | Southern California | 65.5 | Penn State |
| 1959 | Penn State | Gene Wettstone | 152 | Illinois | 87.5 | California |
| 1958 | Michigan State/Illinois | George Szypula/Charley Pond | 79 | Michigan State | ||
| 1957 | Penn State | Gene Wettstone | 88.5 | Illinois | 80 | Navy |
| 1956 | Illinois | Charley Pond | 123.5 | Penn State | 67.5 | North Carolina |
| 1955 | Illinois | Charley Pond | 82 | Penn State | 69 | UCLA |
| 1954 | Penn State | Gene Wettstone | 137 | Illinois | 68 | Illinois |
| 1953 | Penn State | Gene Wettstone | 91.5 | Illinois | 68 | Syracuse |
| 1952 | Florida State | Hartley Price | 89.5 | Southern California | 75 | Colorado |
| 1951 | Florida State | Hartley Price | 26 | Illinois/Southern California | 23.5 | Michigan |
| 1950 | Illinois | Charley Pond | 26 | Temple | 25 | Army |
| 1949 | Temple | Max Younger | 28 | Minnesota | 18 | California |
| 1948 | Penn State | Gene Wettstone | 55 | Temple | 34.5 | Chicago |
| 1942 | Illinois | Hartley Price | 39 | Penn State | 30 | Navy |
| 1941 | Illinois | Hartley Price | 69 | Minnesota | 52.5 | Chicago |
| 1940 | Illinois | Hartley Price | 20 | Navy/Temple | 17 | Chicago |
| 1939 | Illinois | Hartley Price | 21 | Army | 17 | Chicago |
| 1938 | Chicago | Don Hoffer | 22 | Illinois | 18 | Chicago |
No meets were held from 1943 to 1947
