1996 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship
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The 1996 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the fifteenth NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1995 was Utah
. The competition took place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
, hosted by the University of Alabama
in the Coleman Coliseum
. The 1996 Championship was won by host, Alabama and was their 3rd NCAA Title, setting a new NCAA record score of 198.025.
NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship
The NCAA introduced Women's Gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982. Since then, only four universities have claimed the overall Division I championship; Division II competition was discontinued in 1987. During the early years of competition, the University of Utah under the leadership of head...
involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the fifteenth NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1995 was Utah
Utah Red Rocks
The Utah Utes women's gymnastics team represents the University of Utah and competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes compete in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of the end of the 2011 season, the Red Rocks have won 10 Women's Gymnastics championships and been runner-up 8...
. The competition took place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...
, hosted by the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
in the Coleman Coliseum
Coleman Coliseum
Coleman Coliseum is a 15,316-seat multi-purpose arena in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is home to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball and gymnastics teams. It has also been home to the Alabama women's basketball and women's volleyball programs in the past.Before 1988, the building...
. The 1996 Championship was won by host, Alabama and was their 3rd NCAA Title, setting a new NCAA record score of 198.025.
Session 1
| Position | | Team | | | | | | | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Gym Dogs Georgia Gym Dogs The Georgia Gym Dogs women's gymnastics team represents the University of Georgia and competes in the Southeastern Conference . The Gym Dogs compete in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia and compete in NCAA Division I... |
49.400 | 49.175 | 49.025 | 48.800 | 196.400 |
| 2 | UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I... |
48.875 | 48.825 | 48.925 | 48.675 | 195.300 |
| 3 | Michigan Wolverines Michigan Wolverines The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which... |
49.475 | 48.125 | 48.125 | 48.250 | 193.975 |
| 4 | Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers The Nebraska Cornhuskers is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference... |
48.650 | 48.950 | 47.900 | 48.450 | 193.950 |
| 5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 48.250 | 48.425 | 47.800 | 48.225 | 192.700 |
| 6 | BYU Cougars BYU Cougars BYU Cougars is an American soccer team based in Provo, Utah, United States. The team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.... |
48.125 | 47.950 | 47.724 | 48.700 | 192.500 |
Session 2
| Position | | Team | | | | | | | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 49.550 | 48.775 | 48.475 | 49.525 | 196.325 |
| 2 | Utah Red Rocks Utah Red Rocks The Utah Utes women's gymnastics team represents the University of Utah and competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes compete in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of the end of the 2011 season, the Red Rocks have won 10 Women's Gymnastics championships and been runner-up 8... |
49.000 | 49.150 | 48.875 | 48.975 | 196.000 |
| 3 | Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Beavers The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers are part of the Pacific-12 Conference . Oregon State's mascot is Benny the Beaver... |
49.250 | 49.025 | 48.700 | 48.725 | 195.700 |
| 4 | Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats -Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah... |
48.775 | 49.400 | 47.900 | 49.050 | 195.125 |
| 5 | Florida Gators Florida Gators The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams... |
49.150 | 48.875 | 48.475 | 48.325 | 194.825 |
| 6 | Stanford Cardinal Stanford Cardinal The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.-Nickname and mascot history:Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams... |
48.500 | 48.475 | 48.475 | 48.575 | 194.025 |
Super Six
| Position | | Team | | | | | | | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 49.775 | 49.475 | 49.150 | 49.625 | 198.025 |
| 2 | UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I... |
49.450 | 49.250 | 49.500 | 49.275 | 197.475 |
| 3 | Georgia Gym Dogs Georgia Gym Dogs The Georgia Gym Dogs women's gymnastics team represents the University of Georgia and competes in the Southeastern Conference . The Gym Dogs compete in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia and compete in NCAA Division I... |
49.675 | 49.575 | 49.400 | 49.125 | 196.775 |
| 3 | Utah Red Rocks Utah Red Rocks The Utah Utes women's gymnastics team represents the University of Utah and competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Utes compete in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of the end of the 2011 season, the Red Rocks have won 10 Women's Gymnastics championships and been runner-up 8... |
49.250 | 49.200 | 49.150 | 49.175 | 196.775 |
| 5 | Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Beavers The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers are part of the Pacific-12 Conference . Oregon State's mascot is Benny the Beaver... |
49.475 | 49.175 | 48.925 | 48.950 | 196.525 |
| 6 | Michigan Wolverines Michigan Wolverines The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which... |
49.300 | 49.000 | 48.975 | 49.100 | 196.375 |