What is a good team score in an NCAA regular season gymnastics meet?

In NCAA women's gymnastics, a team score of 197.000 or higher is considered excellent and typically places teams in national championship contention. Scores between 196.000-196.999 are strong competitive performances, while anything above 198.000 represents elite-level execution. The scoring system uses a 10.0 scale per event, with six gymnasts competing and five scores counting toward the team total across vault, bars, beam, and floor.

How does the NCAA gymnastics 6 up 5 count format work?

NCAA gymnastics uses a '6 up, 5 count' format where six gymnasts from each team compete on each apparatus (vault, bars, beam, floor), but only the top five scores count toward the team total. This format rewards depth and consistency. The highest possible team score is 200.000 (50.000 per event × 4 events), though in practice, scores above 198.500 are extremely rare.

What is considered an elite-level individual score in NCAA gymnastics?

An individual event score of 9.900 or higher is considered elite in NCAA gymnastics. Perfect 10.000 scores, while celebrated, are relatively rare and indicate flawless execution. Scores of 9.950-9.975 are exceptional and typically place gymnasts among national leaders. For all-around competition, totals above 39.500 (across all four events) are elite-level performances.

How are NCAA gymnastics rankings determined during the regular season?

NCAA gymnastics rankings use the National Qualifying Score (NQS) system. NQS is calculated by averaging a team's top six scores after dropping the highest score (to remove outliers). This system rewards consistency across the season. Rankings are updated weekly by Road To Nationals and become critical in March for determining regional and national championship seeding.

Nebraska at UCLA — Jan 17, 2026 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Results | GIGA Event Radar

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NCAA Women’s Gymnastics • January 17, 2026

Host: UCLA

Rank		VT SV	UB SV	BB SV	FX SV	AA
1	UCLA	49.2500	49.3250	49.6250	49.1250	197.3250
	Ciena Alipio			9.9750	9.8750
	Madisyn Anyimi	9.7500
	Jordan Chiles	10.0000	9.9000	9.9750	9.8000	39.6750
	Riley Jenkins	9.7250
	Nola Matthews		9.8250	9.7750
	Katelyn Rosen	9.8000	9.8500	9.9000	9.6250	39.1750
	Ashlee Sullivan	9.9000	9.9000		9.8750
	Tiana Sumanasekera	9.8000	9.8250	9.9000	9.8750	39.4000
	Mika Webster-Longin		9.8500	9.8750	9.7000
2	Nebraska	48.6750	49.0500	48.9000	48.6250	195.2500
	Reese Baechle	9.8000			9.6500
	Olivia Burns		9.7500	9.0750
	Allie Gard			9.7500	9.7000
	Karys Griffin	9.6750	9.6000
	Lauren Homecillo			9.8250	9.8500
	Whitney Jencks	9.6750	9.8500	9.7250	9.7000	38.9500
	Nya Kraus		9.7750	9.8250	9.6500
	Payton Pech	9.7500
	Molly Peterson		9.8750
	Tegan Shaver	9.7500
	Isabel Sikon	9.7000	9.8000	9.7750	9.7250	39.0000

Notes:

Event scoring based on 10.0 scale
Gymnast routines with <10.0 start value indicated below apparatus score
6 gymnasts compete, 5 scores count toward team total • AA total shown for gymnasts competing 4 events

As available, exhibition scores delineated from competition scores comprising team totals

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