While the J.O. National Championships don't have anything to do with college gymnastics, it's fun to pretend they do! Many gymnasts who competed at nationals this year have already committed to colleges, and we took a look at where they finished this weekend to determine which college had the best competition.

Analyzing the number of gymnasts each college had competing, their scores, as well as their individual placement, we determined which college teams had the best showing at J.O.s. To be in these rankings, the NCAA teams must have had at least five commits competing. Below are the top five schools. (These total numbers may not be completely accurate due to the nature of undocumented verbal commitments).

1. Michigan

Michigan had 11 gymnasts competing, the most out of any school, and the average score for all of these gymnasts was a 37.9. Five of these gymnasts placed in the top four, making the J.O. National Team, and nine of these gymnasts placed in the top ten. Additionally, Michigan had a remarkable seven gymnasts who posted an all-around score above a 38.

Gymnast	Club	Class	Age Group	Score	Place
Abby Brenner	Metroplex	2018	Senior D	38.75	1st
Gabryel Wilson	Olympia	2019	Junior F	38.5	2nd
Carly Bauman	Chow's	2020	Junior D	38.45	2nd
Sierra Brooks	Aspire	2020	Junior E	38.375	3rd
Madison Mariani	Arizona Dynamics	2018	Senior D	38.35	4th Tie
Natalie Wojcik	Stallone	2018	Senior D	38.3	7th
Lauren Farley	WOGA	2017	Senior E	38.1	9th
Abby Heiskell	Southeastern	2018	Senior C	37.9	10th Tie
Alyssa Al-Ashari	Twistars	2020	Junior C	37.625	6th
Samantha Javanbakht	Capital	2017	Senior F	36.6	45
Alexis Stern	Infiniti	2017	Senior D	36.05	48

2. Alabama

Alabama came out of nationals with two national all-around titles and impressive overall results. With nine commits, Alabama had a 37.61 average, five scores above a 38, and seven scores above a 37. Five future Bama gymnasts also made the J.O. National Team, which was the final factor that bumped them to the second spot.

Gymnast	Club	Class	Age Group	Score	Place
Makarri Doggette	Buckeye	2019	Senior B	38.75	1st
Lexi Graber	Coast Elite	2017	Junior F	38.625	4th
Matilyn Wagilora	Olympia	2019	Junior F	38.575	1st
Luisa Blanco	WOGA	2020	Junior E	38.425	2nd
Alonza Klopfer	North Stars	2017	Senior E	38.375	4th
Kylie Dickson	AOGC	2017	Senior F	37.675	19th Tie
Griffin James	Gymstrada	2018	Senior B	37.45	21st Tie
Simone Banen	North Stars	2018	Senior C	35.4	52nd
Chase Brock	Gymnastix	2019	Junior C	35.225	54th

3. California

Cal's seven gymnasts had a notable 38.0 average with no gymnast posting below a 37 all-around. The team had one all-around co-champion and two J.O. National Team members.

Gymnast	Club	Class	Age Group	Score	Place
Kyana George	Metroplex	2017	Senior F	38.65	3rd
Milan Clausi	Olympus	2018	Senior C	38.425	1st Tie
Nina Schank	Head Over Heels	2017	Senior F	38.25	9th
Jamie Panchak	Airborne	2017	Senior E	38.075	10th Tie
Talitha Jones	Precision	2018	Senior A	37.875	6th
Nevaeh DeSouza	Dream Xtreme	2019	Junior F	37.4	14th
Andrea Li	Legacy Elite	2020	Junior E	37.375	23rd

4. Utah

Utah was close behind Cal with a 37.99 team average from their seven gymnasts. They finished with one all-around champion who was also the only gymnast who made the J.O. National Team. Six of their gymnasts placed in the top ten and the lowest placement was a still very respectable 21st place.

Gymnast	Club	Class	Age Group	Score	Place
Jillian Hoffman	SCEGA	2019	Junior E	38.5	1st
Lex Burch	Flips	2017	Senior D	38.125	10th Tie
Mikayla Magee	Pearland Elite	2018	Senior E	38.025	10th Tie
Adrienne Randall	SCEGA	2018	Senior C	38.05	6th
Amanda Cashman	Arena	2019	Junior E	38.0	6th
Hunter Dula	All American	2018	Junior E	37.775	10th Tie
Jaedyn Rucker	Desert Devils	2019	Junior E	37.4	21st Tie

5. Oregon State

Oregon State was at a slight disadvantage in our ranking with only five competitors but all of their gymnasts finished in the top 10 so they took our fifth spot (edging out Oklahoma by a narrow margin). OSU had a 37.95 average and three gymnasts on the J.O. National Team.

Gymnast	Club	Class	Age Group	Score	Place
Kaitlyn Yanish	Arizona Dynamics	2017	Senior E	38.6	2nd Tie
Madison Dagen	San Mateo	2018	Senior D	38.45	3rd
Sydney Gonzales	Wildfire	2020	Junior D	38.075	3rd
Jane Poniewas	Gymcats	2019	Senior A	37.35	9th
Kayla Bird	Arizona Dynamics	2019	Senior A	37.275	10th

Honorable Mentions

Arizona
Arkansas
Auburn
Denver
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Ohio State
Georgia
Iowa

Many top NCAA teams like Florida and UCLA have committed elite gymnasts who don't compete in level 10, and therefore weren't at nationals. As mentioned, to try to get a more balanced look, we only ranked teams with more than four gymnasts competing.

While LSU only had three gymnasts, two of them won the all-around in their age divisions and all of them scored about 38s. Haleigh Bryant and Kai Rivers won all-around and Bailey Ferrer placed third.

Another notable team is Stanford who also had three competitors. Rachael Flam won all-around, Lauren Navarro placed second, and Taylor Lawson placed 10th. Again, all three gymnasts posted scores above a 38.

View our master list of college-committed 2017 J.O. Nationals competitors here.

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These NCAA Teams Had The Best Showing at 2016 J.O. Nationals
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