CheerTheory’s 2026 Gym Ranking Based on Cheerleading Worlds Titles

The Cheerleading Worlds 2026 is complete, and 87 teams took home a medal from the most prestigious cheerleading competition in the world. More than 500 teams competed in 29 divisions at the 2026 event, and it was another incredible display of competitive cheerleading.

Two programs won their World Champion titles, and five won their first-ever Cheerleading Worlds medal. Ten teams maintained their winning streaks, 12 returned to the World Champion podium, and 7 won their first World Championship title.

For the first time, The California All Stars has the most total medals, with 88. Also, for the first time, Top Gun has the most World Champion cheerleading titles, with 35.

You can find the complete results, placements, and scores from The Cheerleading Worlds 2026 here.

CheerTheory’s annual gym ranking includes all medalists from The Cheerleading Worlds 2004-2026, including the IASF Virtual World Championships 2021. To calculate the annual weighted ranking, we award 5 points for first place, 3 for second place, and 1 for third place. Then we rank each program based on their weighted point value. See which teams and programs have won the most USASF and IASF Cheerleading Worlds medals, globes, and titles in the table below.

You can find a list of each team that has won a Cheerleading Worlds globe since 2004 here.

The Cheerleading Worlds Trials and Dance Worlds titles and medals are NOT included in this ranking.

Programs That Won Their First World Championship Title

Barcelona Bears
TR Cheer

Programs That Won Their First Cheerleading Worlds Medal

Alaska Athletics – Silver
TORNADO TEMUCO – Silver
North East Cheer – Bronze
Power Athletics – Maryland – Bronze
Toxic Cheer – Bronze

Teams That Maintained Their Winning Streak

Top Gun Double O – eight consecutive wins
Flyers All Starz Karma – eight consecutive wins
Top Gun TGLC – six consecutive wins
Rain Athletics Aqua – four consecutive wins
Cheer Extreme Code Black – three consecutive wins
Cheer Extreme SSX – three consecutive wins
MACS All Star Cheer Senior Starz – two consecutive wins
Cheer Extreme Senior Elite – two consecutive wins
The California All Stars Cali Coed – two consecutive wins
The California All Stars Glow – two consecutive wins

Teams That Returned to the Top Spot

ACE Athletics Rouge – first win since 2024
Central Jersey All Stars Team Gunz – first win since 2022
Flyers All Starz Phoenix – first win since 2023
GymTyme All Stars Gold – first win since 2022
GymTyme All Stars Chrome – first win since 2023
Infinity Allstars Royals – first win since 2019
New Jersey Spirit Explosion FAB5 – first win since 2022
Outlaws Allstars Kelly Girls – first win since 2021
Prodigy All Stars Midnight – first win since 2023
The California All Stars Lady Bullets – first win since 2013
Top Gun All Stars Lady Jags – first win since 2024
Unity Allstars Ruby – first win since 2024

Teams That Won Their First World Championship Title

Barcelona Bears Legacy
Cheer Sport Sharks Silky Sharks
Prodigy All Stars Twilight
Top Gun All Stars Toxic
Top Gun All Stars Legends
TR Cheer Beast
Unity Allstars Flame

Additional Firsts at The Cheerleading Worlds

Spain’s first World Champion title
The state of Alaska’s first Cheerleading Worlds medal
Canada’s first World Champion title in International Open Non-Tumbling 6
Canada’s first globe in the International U18 Non-Tumbling 6

CheerTheory’s 2026 Weighted Gym Ranking Based on The Cheerleading Worlds Titles

Rank	Gym Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Weighted
1	The California All Stars	31	38	19	88	288
2	Cheer Athletics	32	28	25	85	269
3	Top Gun All Stars	35	20	14	69	249
4	Cheer Extreme Allstars	25	26	22	73	225
5	GymTyme Allstars	31	6	10	47	183
6	The Stingray All Stars	17	21	21	59	169
7	Flyers Allstarz	21	11	10	42	148
8	Cheer Sport Sharks	12	15	6	33	111
9	Spirit of Texas	9	16	7	32	100
10	World Cup All Stars	9	6	8	23	71
11	Unity Allstars	9	6	4	19	67
12	Brandon All Stars	8	7	5	20	66
13	Twist & Shout	5	7	8	20	54
14	Central Jersey All Stars	6	4	5	15	47
15	Maryland Twisters	6	3	7	16	46
15	Woodlands Elite	2	10	6	18	46
17	CheerForce	6	3	6	15	45
18	East Celebrity Elite	4	5	7	16	42
19	ACE Athletics	4	4	9	17	41
19	ICE Allstars	5	3	7	15	41
21	Prodigy All Stars	5	2	5	12	36
22	Vancouver Allstars	3	4	5	12	32
23	Rockstar Cheer	2	5	6	13	31
24	Mac's All Star Cheer	3	2	2	7	23
24	South Coast Cheer	4	1	0	5	23
26	Viqueens	1	5	2	8	22
27	Outlaws Allstars	3	2	0	5	21
27	Rain Athletics	4	0	1	5	21
29	Cheer Express	2	3	1	6	20
30	Cheer Force Wolfpack	2	3	0	5	19
31	Southern Cross Cheerleading Australia	2	2	2	6	18
32	Georgia Allstars	2	2	1	5	17
32	Stars Vipers	0	5	2	7	17
34	University Cheer Force	3	0	1	4	16
35	TR Cheer	1	3	1	5	15
36	Louisiana Cheer Force	1	2	3	6	14
37	New Jersey Spirit Explosion	2	1	0	3	13
38	Cheer Central Suns	2	0	1	3	11
38	Extreme All Stars	1	2	0	3	11
40	Bangkok University	2	0	0	2	10
40	CheerVille Athletics	1	1	2	4	10
40	FAME Allstars	1	1	2	4	10
40	Infinity Allstars	2	0	0	2	10
40	Maine Stars	1	1	2	4	10
40	Miami Elite	2	0	0	2	10
40	Tribe Cheer	0	3	1	4	10
47	Ace Cheer Company	1	1	1	3	9
47	Coventry Dynamite	0	1	6	7	9
47	KC Cheer	1	1	1	3	9
47	UPAC	1	1	1	3	9
51	All Star Cheerleaders New Zealand	1	0	3	4	8
51	Evolution of Dance	1	1	0	2	8
51	Famous Superstars	1	1	0	2	8
51	Fierce	1	1	0	2	8
51	Pacific Coast Magic	1	0	3	4	8
51	Pure Allstars	1	1	0	2	8
51	Rising Stars / Team UK	0	2	2	4	8
51	South Elite Allstars	1	1	0	2	8
59	Diamonds All Stars	0	2	1	3	7
59	Elite Cheer	0	2	1	3	7
59	Kentucky Elite	1	0	2	3	7
59	OC All Stars	0	2	1	3	7
59	Pirates Athletics	0	2	1	3	7
59	Raglan Coast Cheer	0	2	1	3	7
59	Star Athletics	0	2	1	3	7
66	A-List Athletics	1	0	1	2	6
66	Barcelona Bears	1	0	1	2	6
66	Champion Cheer	0	2	0	2	6
66	Stealth All Stars	1	0	1	2	6
66	University Cheer	1	0	1	2	6
66	Vizion	0	2	0	2	6
72	ATA	1	0	0	1	5
72	Bigair Cheer Elite	1	0	0	1	5
72	Charlotte Allstars	0	1	2	3	5
72	Encore Cheer Company	1	0	0	1	5
72	Flip Factory	1	0	0	1	5
72	Green Bay Elite	0	1	2	3	5
72	Hero All Stars	1	0	0	1	5
72	Indiana Ultimate	1	0	0	1	5
72	Inspire Athletics	1	0	0	1	5
72	Melbourne Cheer Academy	1	0	0	1	5
72	PACE Phoneix Allstarz	1	0	0	1	5
72	Pack Athletics	1	0	0	1	5
72	Rebels Cheerleading Athletics	1	0	0	1	5
72	South Jersey Storm	0	1	2	3	5
86	Cyclones	0	1	1	2	4
86	East Coast Allstars	0	1	1	2	4
86	Fire All Stars	0	1	1	2	4
86	Infinity Titans	0	1	1	2	4
86	Perfect Storm Athletics	0	1	1	2	4
86	Platinum Athletics	0	1	1	2	4
86	Pro Spirit	0	1	1	2	4
86	Texas Lonestar Cheer Company	0	1	1	2	4
86	Ultimate Cheer Lubbock	0	1	1	2	4
95	Alaska Athletics	0	1	0	1	3
95	Austin Cheer Factory	0	1	0	1	3
95	BCA Club Deportivo	0	1	0	1	3
95	California Pride	0	1	0	1	3
95	Cheer St Louis	0	0	3	3	3
95	East Midlands Cheerleading Academy	0	1	0	1	3
95	Flipping Out Tumbling	0	1	0	1	3
95	Gothenburg Cheer One	0	0	3	3	3
95	Middle School of GuanXi University	0	1	0	1	3
95	Millennium All Stars	0	1	0	1	3
95	No 26 Middle School of Nanning China	0	1	0	1	3
95	Oxygen All Stars	0	1	0	1	3
95	PACE Empire	0	1	0	1	3
95	Paris Cheer	0	1	0	1	3
95	Platinum Elite All Star	0	1	0	1	3
95	Rival Athletics	0	1	0	1	3
95	RND Elite All Stars	0	1	0	1	3
95	Storm Cheer	0	1	0	1	3
95	The Atlanta Jayhawks	0	1	0	1	3
95	The Cheer Zone	0	1	0	1	3
95	Tigres UNAL Mexico	0	1	0	1	3
95	TORNADO TEMUCO	0	1	0	1	3
95	Twister All Star	0	1	0	1	3
95	X3 Cheer & Gymnastics Academy	0	1	0	1	3
95	Zodiac Allstars	0	1	0	1	3
120	American Cheer	0	0	2	2	2
120	Connect Cheer Northwest	0	0	2	2	2
120	Gymfinity Sports Academy	0	0	2	2	2
120	PCT	0	0	2	2	2
120	Pittsburgh Pride All Stars	0	0	2	2	2
120	Ultimate Athletics	0	0	2	2	2
120	Xtreme Cheer	0	0	2	2	2
127	All Star One	0	0	1	1	1
127	Arizona Element Elite	0	0	1	1	1
127	Basics Superstars	0	0	1	1	1
127	Black Widow Cheer Gym	0	0	1	1	1
127	Cheer Pride All Stars	0	0	1	1	1
127	Coyotes	0	0	1	1	1
127	Crimson Heat	0	0	1	1	1
127	Davis Allstar Gym Inc	0	0	1	1	1
127	Desert Storm	0	0	1	1	1
127	Elite Cheer Michigan	0	0	1	1	1
127	Extreme Cheer and Dance	0	0	1	1	1
127	Gold Star Galaxy Scotland	0	0	1	1	1
127	Guangzhou Sports University	0	0	1	1	1
127	Jaguars All Stars	0	0	1	1	1
127	JPAC Radiance	0	0	1	1	1
127	Kingston Elite All Star	0	0	1	1	1
127	Memphis Elite	0	0	1	1	1
127	North East Cheer	0	0	1	1	1
127	Oklahoma Twisters	0	0	1	1	1
127	Pennsylvania Elite Cheerleading	0	0	1	1	1
127	Power Athletics - Maryland	0	0	1	1	1
127	Prairie Fire Cheerleading	0	0	1	1	1
127	Pro Cheer Inc	0	0	1	1	1
127	SC Bayer	0	0	1	1	1
127	SCV All Stars	0	0	1	1	1
127	Sparks Cheerleading	0	0	1	1	1
127	TAI	0	0	1	1	1
127	Team Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1	1
127	TNT All Stars Cheerleading	0	0	1	1	1
127	Toxic Cheer	0	0	1	1	1
127	Uknight training center	0	0	1	1	1
127	United Cheer Berlin	0	0	1	1	1
127	Upper Merion All Stars	0	0	1	1	1
127	USA Starz	0	0	1	1	1
127	Vista Twisters	0	0	1	1	1
127	West Valley Thunder	0	0	1	1	1