(GYM) Gymnastics 2025 - 2026

Kaylee isn't in the portal yet. College Gym News has a good list of those in the portal and those who have transferred to new schools:

Tracking 2026 Season Transfers - College Gym News

eMjae is on the list showing California to Florida.

If Kaylee wants to perform, she will have to transfer injury or not in my opinion. UF is just too talented and deep to give her anything more than occasional performances on the floor presuming she is healthy.

The problem as I understand it is the transfer portal closed for this cycle. She can go, but she won't be performing anywhere in the 2026 season if she leaves UF:

Transfer Portal Dates for NCAA DI Athletes Considering a Transfer

For Division I Winter Sport athletes, those Transfer Portal windows are closed except for a few sports. Those are:

• Men’s Basketball – May 11
• Women’s Basketball – May 11
• Women’s Bowling – May 28
• Fencing – May 13
• Men’s Gymnastics – June 3
• Women’s Gymnastics – May 19
• Men’s Ice Hockey – May 18

 

Kaylee could have entered the portal without announcing as no announcement is required. She could be contacting only schools she is interested in rather than giving the green light for any interested coaching staff to contact her.

If she is in the portal, it could be as simple as CJR advised Kaylee at the end of the season interviews that she has a roster/scholarship slot, but her chances of performing will be few. If Kaylee stays or leaves for better chances to be on the floor performing regularly, all is good.

Kaylee is a well thought of Gator fan favorite and life-long Gator regularly attending Gator camps so there is zero chance she is being pushed out.

 

Still Way Too Early 2026 Power Rankings:

Still Way Too Early Power Rankings for the 2026 Season - College Gym News

Brandis Hefner has had a snarky attitude towards UF in most everything he contributes on College Gym News. For a change, I don't disagree his top 4 power assessment:

1. Florida
Last Ranking: No. 2

For the second year in a row, the Gators have snagged arguably the top gymnast in the portal, convincing former California star eMjae Frazier to finish her career on the other side of the country in a move that mirrors Selena Harris-Miranda’s from a year ago. Harris-Miranda has worked out well for Florida, who now has a second top-20 all-arounder from a season ago in Frazier to help replace the key routines from Leanne Wong. Add that to the return of Kayla DiCello, a healthier Skye Blakely, and five-star recruits who just performed well at their final level 10 nationals, and the Gators have all the pieces they need to bounce back from the early end to their 2025 campaign.

2. LSU
Last Ranking: No. 3

It has been a positive offseason thus far for the Tigers, who got strong performances from their incoming class at level 10 nationals and picked up one of the top transfer portal targets in Madison Ulrich from Denver. Her all-around potential will be critical in filling the big lineup holes left by the departing class, with five-star recruit Nina Ballou’s all-around and floor wins at nationals helping her make a case to be a four-eventer as a rookie, too. Other than another surgery to former elite Zoe Miller, who missed her freshman season due to injury, the offseason has been plenty positive for LSU.

3. Oklahoma
Last Ranking: No. 1

The KJ Kindler era has largely been defined by her ability to recruit the top level 10 gymnasts, with this year’s current No. 1 recruit, Mackenzie Estep, the next in line to star for the Sooners. She capped off her level 10 career with a pair of titles at nationals, finishing on top of the bars podium and earning a perfect 10 on a booming Yurchenko one and a half to take that event win. While Estep already looks lineup-ready on several events, Oklahoma slides a bit in the rankings as fellow SEC schools are adding more experience through the portal, with experience something that often plays a role in giving teams an edge while building for a new season.

4. UCLA
Last Ranking: No. 4

A commitment switch went UCLA’s way for its major storyline of the offseason, as four-star recruit Ashlee Sullivan announced she’ll be joining the Bruins in the fall instead of Michigan. That gives UCLA a trio of U.S. elites in their large incoming class, with Nola Matthews and five-star Tiana Sumanasekera leading the charge. The Bruins have momentum from their runner-up finish and are on track to maintain it for another run at a finals appearance.

I like UCLA a ton coming into the 2026 season. It would not surprise me to see the Gators and Bruins fighting it out for 1 & 2 come the national finals.

LSU and Oklahoma are 6 or one and half a dozen of the other. Both had big losses that will be hard to replace.

 

All 9 SEC Women's Gymnastics Teams will be participating in the 2026 SEC Tournament Championship:

SEC Gymnastics Championships to include all 9 schools moving forward - Gymnastics Now

The 2025 Southeastern Conference Spring Meetings concluded Thursday, with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey addressing several topics, including conference athletic directors approving including all nine SEC schools that sponsor gymnastics to participate in the SEC Gymnastics Championships starting in 2026.

After a season that saw the Razorbacks beat LSU and Florida – teams ranked No. 2 in the nation at the time of competition – during the regular season, Arkansas still ended up as the ninth-place team in the SEC by National Qualifying Score (NQS) and was subsequently eliminated from competing at the conference championship meet. This, despite being the No. 16 team in the country at the time (the Razorbacks would finish No. 12 overall after the NCAA tournament). The team also lost out on an away meet score to potentially include in its NQS, which could’ve impacted postseason seeding.