Eight teams, two stages and one last chance to make it to the final round of the national championship.

With the second-to-last round of the NCAA Women’s College Gymnastics Championship underway, the semifinal bracket is set as these teams travel to Fort Worth, Texas.

“I think our team is aware of the teams that are out there and that we’ve seen them,” LSU head coach Jay Clark said. “Certainly, there’s no way you’re not aware, but again, it’s not something that we really take into account in terms of the way we prepare.”

While LSU sits at No. 2 (197.825), it has had its fair share of struggles during its regional final. It snagged one of the final eight spots alongside Stanford (197.750) after an aggressive fight to the top in its home arena.

In addition to the Bayou Bengals and the Cardinal women, here’s a look at the other six teams that have punched their tickets to Texas as well.

No. 3 Florida and No. 6 Georgia

Joining the winners of the Baton Rouge regional to compete in yet another quad meet for the semifinal round of the national championship are another SEC duo, Florida and Georgia.

The Florida Gators clinched a 198.050 victory at the Tempe, Ariz., regional, marking their fifth straight 198 and above score of the season. The Gators are the only team in the nation to have hit this milestone this year, making them a team to fear in Fort Worth.

The fourth spot in this semifinal quad belongs to the Georgia Bulldogs, who flew home from Arizona with a 197.750, trailing Florida by 0.3 points. This will be the first time in seven years that the Bulldogs are heading back to the semifinal round of the competition.

As these teams contribute to the SEC takeover in what could be their last meet of the season, they will each be fighting for one of those top four spots in the national championship competition.

No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 UCLA, No. 9 Arkansas and No. 13 Minnesota

Decorating the other side of the bracket is a surprising lineup of teams following the Lexington, Ky., and Corvallis, Ore., regional final.

The SEC has managed to split this team lineup in half, with No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 9 Arkansas snagging two of the spots in the semifinal competition after scoring a 198.350 and a 197.450, respectively.

For the Oklahoma Sooners, this will be the 22nd year they make an appearance in Texas, and if you’ve been keeping up with them this season, you know that they won’t be going down without a fight.

Yet, for the Arkansas Razorbacks, the last time they were in Fort Worth was in 2024, and after a hard-fought 2026 season, they’re going to bring as much heat as they can to best the surrounding three teams.

One of those other three is, of course, the No. 4 UCLA Bruins, who went 197.725 at the Corvallis final. With seven national championship titles under their belt and securing second place in the national championship last year, the Bruins are undeniably hungry as they claw their way down to Fort Worth.

This will be senior and two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles’ last opportunity to secure a national championship team title with the Bruins, given that the gymnast will be graduating this year. So far, Chiles has secured 18 career tens with UCLA, with seven of those coming from this season.

However, much like LSU’s standout sophomore Kailin Chio, who is making purple and gold strides in the bayou, Chiles is one of 18 UCLA gymnasts, meaning that the Bruins’ competition can’t be all on her.

This mindset is something that must stay consistent as they battle both Oklahoma and Arkansas, as well as the fourth team in its quad meet, No. 13 Minnesota.

The Gophers trailed behind UCLA at the Corvallis regional with a 197.625, competing against No. 5 Alabama and No. 12 Utah, making them a surprising candidate to advance to the semifinal round of the competition.

Minnesota has yet to win a championship title. It last found itself in Texas in 2022, following its 2021 Big Ten Conference Championship title.

Given the Gopher’s lack of experience with the semifinal round, it’s unclear if they are likely to advance past Thursday’s competition; however, just like the other seven teams competing for those final spots, they intend to ‘keep on dancing’.

This intention is not only echoed by the other competing teams, but by Stanford’s head coach Tabitha Yim, who expressed her gratitude to not only fans but family who travelled to support the Cardinal, and who will likely travel to Texas to continue to do so.

“Sweet family, keep cheering on the Cardinal,” Yim said. “Trust me, we’re not done yet. Let’s keep dancing.”