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2026 ACC Gymnastics Championship Set to Begin Saturday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Gymnastics Championship is set for Saturday, March 21, at the First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.

No. 5 North Carolina and No. 6 Pitt will face off in a dual meet in Session I at 2:30 p.m. ET. The Tar Heels will start on vault while the Panthers will start on bars.

At 7 p.m. ET in Session II, No.1 Stanford will start on vault, No. 2 California will start on bars, No. 3 Clemson will start on beam and No. 4 NC State will start on beam to kick off the quad meet.

Both sessions of the ACC Championship will be streamed on ACC Network with Bart Conner, Bridget Sloan and Taylor Tannenbaum on the broadcast. Apparatus streams will be available for Session II on ACCNX and the ESPN App.

The All-Championship team will be comprised of the top six finishers in each event, as well as the top two finishers in the all-around and will be announced following the two sessions.

Single-session tickets are on sale now for the 2026 ACC Gymnastics Championship. Tickets may be purchased: HERE.
 
Rotation Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Session I – 2:30 p.m.
#5 North Carolina – Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor
#6 Pitt – Bars, Vault, Floor, Beam

Session II – 7 p.m.
#1 Stanford – Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor
#2 California – Bars, Beam, Floor, Vault
#3 Clemson – Beam, Floor, Vault, Bars
#4 NC State – Floor, Vault, Bars, Beam

Noting ACC Gymnastics
  • Stanford won the 2026 ACC Gymnastics Regular-Season Championship title on Friday, March 13, after a 6-0 run in league competition.
  • Five of the six ACC teams are ranked in the Road to Nationals Top 30, led by Stanford at No. 7. California sits at No. 14, Clemson at No. 15, NC State at No. 20 and North Carolina at No. 22. These rankings are based on the final NQS of the regular season.
  • Stanford’s Anna Roberts was named a finalist for the 2026 AAI Award, presented to the nation’s most outstanding senior women’s gymnast. Clemson’s Brie Clark and North Carolina’s Gwen Fink were named nominees for the award at the beginning of March.
  • Current Team Leaders in the ACC (Based on NQS):
    • Vault: North Carolina – 49.203
    • Bars: Stanford – 49.369 NQS
    • Beam: Stanford – 49.317 NQS
    • Floor: Stanford – 49.433 NQS
    • All-Around: Stanford – 197.267 NQS
  • Current Individual leaders in the ACC (Based on NQS):
    • Vault: Anna Roberts, Stanford - 9.910 NQS
    • Bars: Tonya Paulsson, California – 9.940 NQS
    • Beam: Anna Roberts, Stanford – 9.930 NQS
    • Floor: Brie Clark, Clemson – 9.945 NQS
    • All-Around: Anna Roberts, Stanford – 39.630 NQS
  • Twenty-seven student-athletes were named to the 2026 All-ACC Gymnastics Team, announced by the conference office on Monday, March 16. The All-ACC Team consists of the top six ranked ACC performers on each of the four events - vault, bars, beam and floor - along with the top two all-around scorers. All rankings are based on the National Qualifying Scores (NQS).
  • Reigning ACC Champion Stanford was voted the favorite to win the 2026 ACC Women's Gymnastics title, following a vote of the league's six head coaches. Clemson came in second, followed by reigning ACC regular-season champion California in third.