Alabama Cheerleading Wins Third All-Girl Division National Title

Alabama cheerleading is bringing home another trophy to Titletown. On Sunday evening, the team won its third UCA Division 1A All-Girl national title at the 2022 UCA & UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship.

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The Crimson Tide previously won the division in 2015 and 2020 after starting competitions in 2014. To bring home the trophy, the team edged out Western Kentucky by four-tenths of a point, 91.7-91.3. The co-ed squad also finished as runner-up behind national champions USF. Overall, this is the program's sixth national title, with the co-ed winning titles in 1984, 2011 and 2015.

The co-ed's second-place finish is the third time in the last six years, previously placing in 2020 and 2017. Alabama did not compete in the 2021 championship. The Alabama Dance Team placed in the top 10 to advance to the Division 1A Jazz Finals and finished sixth place overall.

The three-day competition took place at ESPN's Wide World of Sports in Orlando on January 14-16, with teams from across the country at all different levels participating in the event. Teams were judged on stunting, tumbling skills, crowd-leading abilities and overall performance. Check out the final results below:

All-Girl Division 1A Results:

1. Alabama - 91.7
2. Western Kentucky - 91.3
3. Ole Miss - 86.7
4. Oklahoma - 86.5
5. South Florida - 86
6. Temple - 85
7. San Diego State - 84.6
8. University of Colorado Boulder - 79
9. UAB - 77

Cheer Division 1A Results:

1. USF - 93.9
2. Alabama  - 93.1
3. Ohio State - 92.1
4. Oklahoma - 92
5. UCF - 87.7
6. LSU - 86.4
7. Tennessee - 82.8
8. Kentucky - 82.1
9. Rutgers - 77.3
10. Michigan State - 76.7
11. Ole Miss - 75.25

Jazz Division 1A Results:

1. Ohio State - 96.7971
2. Minnesota - 96. 1304
3. Tennessee - 94.9275
4. Texas Tech - 94.3333
5. Florida State - 93.6667
6. Alabama - 92.7971
7. Washington State - 92.3188
8. LSU - 91.058
9. Michigan - 90.8551
10. University of Colorado Boulder - 90.1304
11. Ole Miss - 89.7971
12. Penn State - 89.6232
13. Michigan State - 88.3188
14.  Iowa - 88.3043

It has been a rough few weeks for Alabama Athletics past couple of weeks. The Tide lost to Georgia in the CFP national championship. Basketball is on a three-game losing streak and gymnastics have lost two close matchups against the No. 3 Florida Gators and No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners. The Spirit Squad certainly cheered up athletics this weekend with a national title; now, maybe they can give the other teams a boost of confidence.