NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship
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This is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Men's Gymnastics champions, by division and year. All schools currently compete in one division, because only 17 schools sponsor men's gymnastics
teams. Only one of the 17 teams is not in Division I: Springfield College
(Division III).
The East Region has twelve teams: Illinois-Champaign (Big Ten), Illinois-Chicago (Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League
), Iowa (Big Ten), Michigan
(Big Ten), Minnesota-Twin Cities
(Big Ten), Ohio State (Big Ten), Penn State (Big Ten), Springfield (EIGL), Temple (EIGL), U.S. Military Academy (EIGL), U.S. Naval Academy (EIGL), and William and Mary (EIGL).
The West Region has five teams: California-Berkeley (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), Nebraska-Lincoln (MPSF), Oklahoma (MPSF), Stanford (MPSF), and U.S. Air Force Academy (MPSF).
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) Men's Gymnastics champions, by division and year. All schools currently compete in one division, because only 17 schools sponsor men's gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
teams. Only one of the 17 teams is not in Division I: Springfield College
Springfield College
Springfield College is a private, coeducational university located in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield College is most famous as the site where the sport of basketball was invented...
(Division III).
Regions
The teams are divided into two regions.The East Region has twelve teams: Illinois-Champaign (Big Ten), Illinois-Chicago (Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League
Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League
The Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which sponsors men’s gymnastics. It is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:*Army Black Knights*Navy Midshipmen...
), Iowa (Big Ten), Michigan
Michigan Wolverines men's gymnastics
The Michigan Wolverines men's gymnastics team represents the University of Michigan and competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Wolverines have won six NCAA championships, 15 Big Ten championships and have been invited to 31 NCAA tournaments. Since 1999, Michigan has finished in the Super Six at...
(Big Ten), Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's gymnastics
The Minnesota Golden Gophers represent the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in men's gymnastics. They are coached by Mike Burns. The Gophers have 21 Big Ten Conference titles, most recently in 1995. They were ranked second in the NCAA three times, most recently in 1990. Two Gophers have been...
(Big Ten), Ohio State (Big Ten), Penn State (Big Ten), Springfield (EIGL), Temple (EIGL), U.S. Military Academy (EIGL), U.S. Naval Academy (EIGL), and William and Mary (EIGL).
The West Region has five teams: California-Berkeley (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), Nebraska-Lincoln (MPSF), Oklahoma (MPSF), Stanford (MPSF), and U.S. Air Force Academy (MPSF).
Division I
| Year | Champion | Points | Runner-Up | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Chicago Chicago Maroons The Maroons are the intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Chicago. They are named after the color maroon, one of the school's colors. They compete in the NCAA's Division III. They are primarily members of the University Athletic Association and were co-founders of the Big Ten... |
22 | Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini The Fighting Illini are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports.... |
18 |
| 1939 | Illinois | 21 | Army Army Black Knights Army Black Knights is the name of the athletics teams of the United States Military Academy. They participate in NCAA Division I-A as a non-football member of the Patriot League, a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school, and a member of Atlantic Hockey, the Collegiate Sprint... |
17 |
| 1940 | Illinois (2) | 20 | Navy Navy Midshipmen The United States Naval Academy sponsors 30 varsity-sports teams and 12 club-sports teams . Both men's and women's teams are called Navy Midshipmen or "Mids"... Temple Temple Owls Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a very long-running athletic program. The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The current athletic director is Bill Bradshaw.... |
17 |
| 1941 | Illinois (3) | 68.5 | Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. The university fields both men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, golf, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Men's-specific sports include baseball, football, and... |
52.5 |
| 1942 | Illinois (4) | 39 | Penn State | 30 |
| 1943-1947 | not held | |||
| 1948 | Penn State | 55 | Temple | 25 |
| 1949 | Temple | 28 | Minnesota | 18 |
| 1950 | Illinois (5) | 26 | Temple | 25 |
| 1951 | Florida State Florida State Seminoles The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a... |
26 | Illinois Southern California USC Trojans The USC Trojans are the athletic teams representing the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy... |
23.5 |
| 1952 | Florida State (2) | 89.5 | Southern California | 75 |
| 1953 | Penn State (2) | 91.5 | Illinois | 68 |
| 1954 | Penn State (3) | 137 | Illinois | 68 |
| 1955 | Illinois (6) | 82 | Penn State | 69 |
| 1956 | Illinois (7) | 123.5 | Penn State | 67.5 |
| 1957 | Penn State (4) | 88.5 | Illinois | 80 |
| 1958 | Illinois (8) Michigan State Michigan State Spartans The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic team that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 25 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white... |
79 | none; shared title | — |
| 1959 | Penn State (5) | 152 | Illinois | 87.5 |
| 1960 | Penn State (6) | 112.5 | Southern California | 66.5 |
| 1961 | Penn State (7) | 88.5 | Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Salukis The Southern Illinois Salukis are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Illinois University. The nickname comes from the saluki, the royal dog of Egypt and the Persian greyhound, which ties into the fact that southern Illinois has had the nickname "Little Egypt" for just under 200... |
80.5 |
| 1962 | Southern California | 95.5 | Southern Illinois | 75 |
| 1963 | Michigan 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... |
129 | Southern Illinois | 73 |
| 1964 | Southern Illinois | 84.5 | Southern California | 69.5 |
| 1965 | Penn State (8) | 68.5 | Washington Washington Huskies Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The school is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The athletic program is made up of 9 men's sports and 10 women's sports Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The... |
51.5 |
| 1966 | Southern Illinois (2) | 187.200 | California California Golden Bears The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 29 varsity athletic programs and various club teams of the University of California, Berkeley... |
185.100 |
| 1967 | Southern Illinois (3) | 189.550 | Michigan | 187.400 |
| 1968 | California | 188.250 | Southern Illinois | 188.150 |
| 1969 | Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 24 sports, 11 for men and 13 for women. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and are members of the... |
161.175 | Penn State | 160.450 |
| 1970 | Michigan (2) | 164.150 | Iowa State Iowa State Cyclones The Iowa State Cyclones are the athletic teams of Iowa State University. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams in 12 sports.*Men's sports... |
164.050 |
| 1971 | Iowa State | 319.075 | Southern Illinois | 316.650 |
| 1972 | Southern Illinois (4) | 315.925 | Iowa State | 312.325 |
| 1973 | Iowa State (2) | 325.150 | Penn State | 323.025 |
| 1974 | Iowa State (3) | 328.675 | Arizona State | 324.900 |
| 1975 | California (2) | 437.325 | LSU LSU Tigers The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports . Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger... |
433.700 |
| 1976 | Penn State (9) | 432.075 | LSU | 425.125 |
| 1977 | Indiana State Indiana State Sycamores The Indiana State University Sycamores are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Indiana State University. They are members of the Missouri Valley Conference, joining in the 1977-78 academic year; past conference memberships include the Indiana College Athletic League , the Indiana Intercollegiate... Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,... |
434.475 | none; shared title | — |
| 1978 | Oklahoma (2) | 439.350 | Arizona State | 437.075 |
| 1979 | Nebraska 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... |
448.275 | Oklahoma | 446.625 |
| 1980 | Nebraska (2) | 563.300 | Iowa State | 557.650 |
| 1981 | Nebraska (3) | 284.600 | Oklahoma | 281.950 |
| 1982 | Nebraska (4) | 285.500 | UCLA 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... |
281.050 |
| 1983 | Nebraska (5) | 287.800 | UCLA | 283.900 |
| 1984 | UCLA | 287.300 | Penn State | 281.250 |
| 1985 | Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports... |
285.350 | Nebraska | 284.550 |
| 1986 | Arizona State | 283.900 | Nebraska | 283.600 |
| 1987 | UCLA (2) | 285.300 | Nebraska | 284.750 |
| 1988 | Nebraska (6) | 288.150 | Illinois | 287.150 |
| 1989 | Illinois (9) | 283.400 | Nebraska | 282.300 |
| 1990 | Nebraska (7) | 287.400 | Minnesota | 287.300 |
| 1991 | Oklahoma (3) | 288.025 | Penn State | 285.500 |
| 1992 | Stanford 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... |
289.575 | Nebraska | 288.950 |
| 1993 | Stanford (2) | 276.500 | Nebraska | 275.500 |
| 1994 | Nebraska (8) | 288.250 | Stanford | 285.925 |
| 1995 | Stanford (3) | 232.400 | Nebraska | 231.525 |
| 1996 | Ohio State (2) | 232.150 | California | 231.775 |
| 1997 | California (3) | 233.825 | Oklahoma | 232.725 |
| 1998 | California (4) | 231.200 | Iowa | 229.675 |
| 1999 | Michigan (3) | 232.500 | Ohio State | 230.850 |
| 2000 | Penn State (10) | 231.975 | Michigan | 231.850 |
| 2001 | Ohio State (3) | 218.125 | Oklahoma | 217.775 |
| 2002 | Oklahoma (4) | 219.300 | Ohio State | 218.650 |
| 2003 | Oklahoma (5) | 222.600 | Ohio State | 220.700 |
| 2004 | Penn State (11) | 223.350 | Oklahoma | 222.300 |
| 2005 | Oklahoma (6) | 225.675 | Ohio State | 225.450 |
| 2006 | Oklahoma (7) | 221.400 | Illinois | 220.975 |
| 2007 | Penn State (12) | 221.000 | Oklahoma | 220.200 |
| 2008 | Oklahoma (8) | 363.200 | Stanford | 362.750 |
| 2009 | Stanford (4) | 362.800 | Michigan | 361.500 |
| 2010 | Michigan (4) | 360.500 | Stanford | 359.800 |
| 2011 | Stanford (5) | 363.450 | Oklahoma | 361.600 |
Division II
| Year | Champion | Points | Runner-Up | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | San Fernando Valley State California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States.... |
179.400 | Springfield Springfield College Springfield College is a private, coeducational university located in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield College is most famous as the site where the sport of basketball was invented... |
178.050 |
| 1969 | San Fernando Valley State (2) | 151.800 | Southern Connecticut State Southern Connecticut State University Southern Connecticut State University is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut... |
145.075 |
| 1970 | Northwestern State Northwestern State University Northwestern State University, known as NSU, is a four-year public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.NSU was founded in 1884 as... |
160.250 | Southern Connecticut State | 159.300 |
| 1971 | Cal State Fullerton California State University, Fullerton California State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs... |
158.150 | Springfield | 156.987 |
| 1972 | Cal State Fullerton (2) | 160.550 | Southern Connecticut State | 153.050 |
| 1973 | Southern Connecticut State | 160.750 | Cal. State, Northridge California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States.... |
158.700 |
| 1974 | Cal State Fullerton (3) | 309.800 | Southern Connecticut State | 309.400 |
| 1975 | Southern Connecticut State (2) | 411.650 | Illinois-Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop... |
398.800 |
| 1976 | Southern Connecticut State (3) | 419.200 | Illinois-Chicago | 388.850 |
| 1977 | Springfield | 395.950 | Cal. State, Northridge | 381.250 |
| 1978 | Illinois-Chicago | 406.850 | Cal. State, Northridge | 400.400 |
| 1979 | Illinois-Chicago (2) | 418.550 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is a public university in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers both bachelor and master degrees... |
385.650 |
| 1980 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 260.550 | Cal. State, Chico California State University, Chico California State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the twenty-three-campus California State University system. It is located in Chico, California, about ninety miles north of Sacramento... |
256.050 |
| 1981 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh (2) | 209.500 | Springfield | 201.550 |
| 1982 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh (3) | 216.050 | East Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of the 14 state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . It is commonly referred to as ESU by its students and members of the community... |
211.200 |
| 1983 | East Stroudsburg | 258.650 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 257.850 |
| 1984 | East Stroudsburg (2) | 270.800 | Cortland State State University of New York at Cortland The State University of New York College at Cortland, also officially called SUNY Cortland or informally known as Cortland State, is a coeducational university located in Cortland, New York... |
246.350 |
See also
- NCAA Women's Gymnastics championshipNCAA Women's Gymnastics championshipThe 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...
- Pre-NCAA Gymnastics Champions
- List of gymnastics terms
External links
- NCAA men's gymnastics webpage