The postseason has at long last arrived.

Only six programs have ever won a national championship in the 39 years that women’s gymnastics has been an NCAA-sanctioned sport, but competing as one of the final four teams remains the goal of almost every program.

And with conference championships taking place across the country this weekend, now is as good a time as any to look at which teams are national title contenders this year.

As a reminder, over the last decade, every single national champion has finished the regular season ranked in the top six nationally on every event (balance beam, floor exercise, uneven bars and vault), per Road to Nationals.

Additionally, every champion, save one, has had at least one gymnast ranked in the top 10 in the all-around come season’s end, if not more. The lone exception — Alabama in 2012 — had gymnasts ranked in the top 10 on individual events.

Contenders

Oklahoma Sooners

Richard W. Rodriguez, Associated Press

National ranking: 1

National qualifying score: 197.944

• Season high: 198.225
• Season low: 195.850

Top gymnast: Anastasia Webb

• Ranked No. 3 in the all-around, Webb has been particularly elite on beam and vault, events where she is ranked No. 2 in the nation.

The reigning national champion, Oklahoma (18-0) was hit and miss at times early in the season. Recently, though, the Sooners have come into their own, with three scores of 197.800 or better in their last four meets. The Sooners have also reached heights that no other team, save Florida, has, showing an upper level that warrants consideration as one of the premier title contenders.

Oklahoma is a top five team on every event: vault (No. 1), beam (No. 2), floor (No. 4) and bars (No. 5).

On an individual level, Oklahoma has some of the country’s best gymnasts, including Webb, but also Evy Schoepfer and Allie Stern, a duo ranked No. 1 and No. 11 on vault, as well as Audrey Davis and Katherine Levasseur, gymnasts who are ranked No. 5 and No. 7 on bars, respectively.

Title contender? Since basically 2013, Oklahoma has been a national title contender. Most years, it has been the championship favorite even. Heading into conference championship weekend, the Sooners are probably co-favorites with Florida, and maybe the most feared team in the country.

Florida Gators

Jeff Roberson, Associated Press

National ranking: 1

National qualifying score: 197.944

• Season high: 198.275
• Season low: 197.250

Top gymnast: Trinity Thomas

• No. 1 in the all-around with an average score of 39.788, Thomas has the single highest all-around score this season: a 39.900. She is the top-ranked gymnast in the country on both bars and floor, while also coming in at No. 5 on vault and No. 7 on beam.

Florida (8-0) has been the top-ranked team in the country every week this season, whether all by itself, or more recently sharing the honor with Oklahoma. The Gators have the single highest meet score this season, a 198.275 earned in a win over Auburn and haven’t scored below a 197.425 since the second week of the season, against Georgia on Jan. 15.

Florida is the No. 1 team in the country on three event: bars, beam and floor, and No. 3 on vault.

When it comes to individual gymnasts, the Gators are led by Thomas, a Tokyo Olympics hopeful, but also Ellie Lazzari, ranked No. 4 on beam, as well as Alyssa Baumann and Nya Reed, who are tied for No. 6 on floor.

Title contender? After what can only be described as a dominant regular season — the Gators won the SEC regular season championship — Florida is a sure-fire national title contender and co-favorites with Oklahoma. The Gators last won the NCAA championship in 2015, a drought that could very well come to an end in April.

Michigan Wolverines

Rick Osentoski, Associated Press

National ranking: 3

National qualifying score: 197.788

• Season high: 198.100
• Season low: 195.850

Top gymnast: Natalie Wojcik

• Wojcik is ranked No. 6 in the all-around, thanks to her prowess on beam and bars, events where she is ranked No. 4 and No. 5.

For much of the season, Michigan (10-1) was playing from behind after having two meets postponed and another two canceled. Now that NQS has taken over in the rankings, however, the Wolverines are where they’ve belonged all season, among the nation’s elite. Michigan might be the hottest team in the country, having scored above a 198 in consecutive meets to close out the regular season, something no other team managed.

The Wolverines are ranked No. 1 in the country on vault, No. 3 on bars and No. 4 on beam. The only event on which Michigan isn’t one of the top 5 team is floor, where it is ranked No. 10.

Aside from Wojcik, the Wolverines have led by Sierra Brooks, ranked No. 4 on vault and No. 13 in the all-around.

Title contender? After one of the more unique regular seasons, Michigan has established itself as one of the nation’s elite. What the Wolverines pulled off to close out the regular season was unprecedented this year and puts Michigan squarely in the title race.

LSU Tigers

John Amis, Associated Press

National ranking: 4

Season average score: 197.700

• Season high: 198.050
• Season low: 196.550

Top gymnast: Haleigh Bryant

• Bryant is ranked No. 8 in the all-around and has starred on both floor and vault, where she is ranked No. 3 and No. 6.

The Tigers were one of the youngest teams in the country a season ago, but have put it all together this season. LSU (5-3) has scored above a 197 in all but two meets this year and closed out the regular season with a 197.875 in the victory over Missouri.

The Tigers are currently ranked No. 4 on both floor and vault and No. 5 on bars and beam and are one of only three teams ranked in the top 5 on every event.

They also have some of the most recognizable gymnasts in the country, such as Kiya Johnson, who is ranked No. 11 on vault, and the duo of Sami Durante and Alyona Shchennikova, who are tied for No. 10 on bars.

Title contender? When at their best, LSU can compete with any team in the country. The issue for the Tigers is they have been inconsistent at times this season, when it comes to reaching their higher end scores. Still, the potential to pull out a national championship win is there.

Hopefuls

California Bears

Jeff Roberson, Associated Press

National ranking: 5

National qualifying score: 197.575

• Season high: 198.050
• Season low: 195.750

Top gymnast: Nevaeh DeSouza

• Ranked No. 13 in the all-around, DeSouza is also ranked No. 14 on vault and has scored a 39.5250 or better in three consecutive meets.

Cal (7-1) started the season late and once the Bears did get going they were rusty to start, but no longer. Save for a loss at Utah on Feb. 26, Cal has rolled the competition and has posted its two best scores of the season, a 198.050 and a 197.600 in two of its last three meets.

The Bears have been shattering program records along the way too. Sunday, against Washington, Cal set a new program record on floor, a 49.575, two weeks after breaking the NCAA record on bars.

Cal is ranked No. 1 on bars, No. 7 vault, No. 9 on balance and No. 10 on floor, and DeSouza is one of many gymnasts who have had breakout seasons. Kyana George is ranked No. 18 in the all-around, while Nina Schank is the highest ranked Bear on any event, No. 8 on bars.

Title contender? The Bears have the makings of a title contender in many ways, as recent showings against Washington and UCLA attest, but they haven’t reached the same heights as Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan or LSU, at least not as consistently. Cal could make a run in the postseason, but is not a favorite to do so.

Utah Utes

Laura Seitz, Deseret News

National ranking: 6

National qualifying score: 197.469

• Season high: 197.575
• Season low: 196.550

Top gymnast: Maile O’Keefe

O’Keefe has been far and away the best Red Rock this season. She is ranked No. 1 in the country on beam — she has scored a 9.90 or better in all but one meet this year — and No. 9 in the all-around.

For much of the season, Utah (10-1) was in a class with the nation’s best, consistently ranked No. 2, No. 3 or No. 4 in the country, week in and week out. With the adoption of NQS, however, Utah has tailed off a bit, falling to its lowest ranking of the season heading into the postseason.

Much of that is due to the Red Rocks’ inability to reach the same scoring heights as other teams, though they have been as consistent as any program this year. Utah has scored a 197 or better in all but two meets this season and repeated as Pac-12 regular season champions.

Utah is ranked No. 3 on beam, the team’s best event, No. 6 on vault, No. 8 on floor and No. 16 on bars.

Individually, while O’Keefe is the standout, Abby Paulson has been elite — she is ranked No. 5 on beam — as has Sydney Soloski (No. 11 on floor) and Alexia Burch (No. 9 on vault).

Title contender? For a while it looked like Utah was indeed a genuine threat to take home the national championship this year. And while that remains a possibility — if contending teams make mistakes at nationals, Utah has shown it can capitalize — the Red Rocks are no longer one of the favorites.

Longshots

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Bruce Kluckhohn, Associated Press

National ranking: 7

National qualifying score: 197.344

• Season high: 197.625
• Season low: 195.000

Top gymnast: Lexy Ramler

• Ranked No. 2 in the all-around, Ramler has excelled on beam (ranked No. 1), bars (ranked No. 2) and vault (ranked No. 4).

Minnesota (6-3) has had moments of greatness this season, like in wins over Iowa, Rutgers and at the Big 5 meet, but the Gophers have also had their duds, in losses to Michigan, Iowa and most recently Illinois.

It has been that kind of a season for Minnesota, which seemingly could upset Michigan and win the Big Ten championships or forgettably finish third or fourth. Inconsistency has kept the Gophers from entering the conversation as one of nation’s elite, but Minnesota remains one of the better teams in the country.

Minnesota is ranked in the top 10 on every event: No. 5 on vault, No. 6 on floor and No. 8 on bars and beam.

In addition to Ramler, the Gophers boast standouts like Ona Loper (ranked No. 2 on vault and No. 6 on floor) and Mya Hooten (ranked No. 3 on floor).

Title contender? Minnesota is a legitimate threat to qualify for nationals, but a top-four finish seems to be just out of the Gophers’ reach. They could get hot and surprise, but at this point they just aren’t a genuine national title contender.

Alabama Crimson Tide

Jeff Roberson, Associated Press

National ranking: 8

National qualifying score: 197.319

• Season high: 197.725
• Season low: 195.775

Top gymnast: Luisa Blanco

• Blanco is ranked No. 5 in the all-around and has one of the highest single meet scores of the season: a 39.825. She is ranked No. 8 on beam.

Alabama (6-2) has a wealth of gymnastics tradition, and the team has been nothing if not solid this season. The Crimson Tide are ranked in the top 10 on three events: No. 6 on beam, No. 8 on vault, No. 9 on bars and is ranked No. 16 on floor.

The Crimson Tide have defeated all comers in the SEC, including LSU and Arkansas, save for Florida and Georgia.

Individually, Blanco has been great all season, but so too has Lexi Graber, who is ranked No. 6 floor. Makarri Doggette, meanwhile, is ranked No. 11 on bars.

Title contender? Not this year. Alabama has talent, but it simply hasn’t proven consistently capable of competing at the same level as the nation’s best teams. Of course, they Tide could surprise, but it isn’t to be expected.