Florida Selected To Play Host to 2028 NCAA Gymnastics Regional
Leanne Wong (above) and the Gator gymnasts won the 2024 NCAA Gainesville Regional. The NCAA announced today that regional competition is returning to the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in 2028.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Florida Selected To Play Host to 2028 NCAA Gymnastics Regional

NCAA Regional Gymnastics competition returns to Gainesville in 2028.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Collegiate regional championship gymnastics competition returns to the University of Florida. The Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center plays host to the NCAA Gymnastics Regional Championships in 2028.
 
Today's reveal was part of the NCAA championship bid process, spanning 90 championships across a two-year cycle. The regional sites for 2027 and 2028 NCAA gymnastics competition were part of today's announcement. Fort Worth, Texas remains as the site for the 2027 NCAA Championships, with the 2028 final site to be announced at a later date.
 
This will be the 15th NCAA Regional held in the O'Connell Center. Florida almost doubled any other regional site with a three-day attendance total of 15,693 in 2024. Nine teams will vie for a top-two regional finish to advance to the 2028 NCAA Championships. UF won the last five NCAA Regional titles held in Gainesville (2005, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2024).
 
"This is terrific news that NCAA Regional action is returning to Gainesville in 2028," Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland said. "It was a great experience for our team to play host to regionals this past season and Gator fans turned out with almost double the attendance of any other region site. This is an opportunity for gymnastics fans to cheer some of the nation's top gymnasts as they compete for a national championship berth."
 
Upcoming NCAA Gymnastics Regional & Championship Sites
Year Regional Sites NCAA Championships (Host)
2027   Dickies Arena, Ft. Worth, Texas (Texas Woman's University)
  Arkansas  
  Denver  
  Georgia  
  NC State  
     
2028   TBA
  Auburn  
  Florida  
  Michigan  
  Utah  
 
The regional and national championship sites for 2025 and 2026 NCAA Gymnastics competition were announced previously:
 
2025 April 3-5 Dickies Arena, Ft. Worth, Texas (Texas Woman's University)
  Alabama  
  Penn State  
  Utah  
  Washington  
     
2026 April 2-4 Dickies Arena, Ft. Worth, Texas (Texas Woman's University)
  Arizona State  
  Kentucky  
  Louisiana State  
  Oregon State  
 
 
 
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