Best Cheer Gyms in Kentucky
Kentucky's top all-star cheer programs, ranked by 2025-26 banners and podium finishes.
The best cheer gyms in Kentucky earned their spots on the mat: these rankings come from real 2025-26 season results, where banners are first-place finishes in finals and podiums are top-three finishes. GymTyme All-Stars of Louisville leads the state at #1 with 56 banners, backed by seven Cheerleading Worlds titles, and nine more programs round out the top 10.
All-star cheer in Kentucky stretches well beyond one city. Ranked programs compete out of Louisville, Shepherdsville, Cynthiana, Nicholasville, Bowling Green, Lexington, and Murray, covering everything from beginner L1 teams to elite L6 and L7 rosters. Here is how the ten ranked Kentucky gyms stack up this season.
Map of the Top Cheer Gyms in Kentucky
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2025-26 Kentucky Cheer Gym Rankings
| Rank | Gym | City | Banners | Podiums | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GYGymTyme All-Stars | Louisville | 56 | 96 | 19 |
| 2 | BUBullitt Athletics | Shepherdsville | 26 | 35 | 8 |
| 3 | HCHCA Gems | Cynthiana | 25 | 41 | 8 |
| 4 | OFOff Main All Stars | Nicholasville | 20 | 56 | 10 |
| 5 | KEKentucky Pride All-Stars | Allen County | 15 | 27 | 7 |
| 6 | UNUniversal Athletics | Murray | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 7 | CHCheerVille BG | Bowling Green | 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 8 | PRPremier Athletics-Kentucky | Erlanger | 10 | 22 | 10 |
| 9 | CHCheer Athletics - Lexington | Lexington | 8 | 24 | 9 |
| 10 | SOSouth Central Athletics | Somerset | 5 | 20 | 5 |
The Top 10 Cheer Gyms in Kentucky
1. GymTyme All-Stars
GymTyme All-Stars of Louisville sits at #1 in Kentucky with 56 banners and 96 podium finishes in 2025-26. The program fields 19 teams spanning L1 through L7 and owns 7 Cheerleading Worlds titles, the only Worlds hardware among the state's ranked gyms. It is the deepest and most decorated program in Kentucky by a wide margin.
2. Bullitt Athletics
Bullitt Athletics of Shepherdsville ranks #2 with 26 banners and 35 podiums this season. The gym runs 8 teams competing from L1 up through L6. Its banner-to-podium ratio is one of the strongest in the state, converting most top-three finishes into outright wins.
3. HCA Gems
HCA Gems of Cynthiana takes #3 in Kentucky with 25 banners and 41 podium finishes. The program fields 8 teams across L1 through L5 and capped the season as 2026 D2 Summit champions, with 17 D2 Summit finals appearances in program history. It is a small-town gym producing national-event results.
4. Off Main All Stars
Off Main All Stars of Nicholasville holds #4 with 20 banners and 56 podiums, the second-highest podium total in the state. Its 10 teams compete from L1.1 through L6. The roster puts teams in the top three at a high rate even when it does not take the banner.
5. Kentucky Pride All-Stars
Kentucky Pride All-Stars, based in Allen County, ranks #5 with 15 banners and 27 podium finishes in 2025-26. The program runs 7 teams concentrated in the L1 through L3 range. It is a focused lower-level program that wins consistently within that lane.
6. Universal Athletics
Universal Athletics of Murray comes in at #6 with 12 banners and 20 podiums. The gym fields 8 teams covering L1 through L6 and offers programs for all ages. It is the westernmost ranked program in Kentucky this season.
7. CheerVille BG
CheerVille BG of Bowling Green ranks #7 with 11 banners and 20 podium finishes. Its 7 teams compete at L1, L1.1, L2, and L4.2. The program keeps a tight level range and converts more than half of its podiums into wins.
8. Premier Athletics-Kentucky
Premier Athletics-Kentucky of Erlanger holds #8 with 10 banners and 22 podiums in 2025-26. The program fields 10 teams from L1 through L4, one of the larger rosters in the ranking. Depth across the lower and mid levels defines its season.
9. Cheer Athletics - Lexington
Cheer Athletics - Lexington ranks #9 with 8 banners and 24 podium finishes. The Lexington location runs 9 teams competing from L1.1 through L6. Its podium count outpaces several gyms ranked above it, even with fewer outright wins.
10. South Central Athletics
South Central Athletics of Somerset rounds out the top 10 with 5 banners and 20 podium finishes. The program fields 5 teams across L1.1 through L4. It is the smallest ranked roster in Kentucky but reached the podium 20 times this season.
Other All-Star Cheer Gyms in Kentucky
Beyond the ranked programs above, FullOut tracks these Kentucky all-star gyms.
How These Rankings Work
FullOut ranks Kentucky cheer gyms using real competition results, not reputation or reviews. A banner is a first-place finish in a finals round. A podium is a top-three finish. Every banner and podium earned by a gym's teams counts toward its ranking: banners order the list, and podiums break ties.
These rankings cover All Star Cheer divisions (Levels 1 through 7) during the 2025-26 season, which runs July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Results come from publicly available scoresheets and live results in FullOut's competition database, which tracks thousands of events across the country.
A gym's ranking reflects how often its teams won, not how big the program is. Team counts and levels are shown for context.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best cheer gym in Kentucky?
GymTyme All-Stars in Louisville tops FullOut's 2025-26 rankings for Kentucky, with 56 event titles and 96 podium finishes across the season.
How many all-star cheer gyms are in Kentucky?
FullOut tracks 123 all-star cheer programs in Kentucky. 10 of them earned at least one podium finish during the 2025-26 season.
How are Kentucky cheer gym rankings calculated?
Rankings count banners (first-place finishes in finals rounds) and podiums (top-three finishes) earned by each gym's teams in All Star Cheer Levels 1 through 7 during the 2025-26 season (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026), using publicly available competition results in FullOut's database. Banners rank first; podiums break ties.
Which Kentucky cheer gyms won the most banners in 2025-26?
GymTyme All-Stars (56), Bullitt Athletics (26), HCA Gems (25) led Kentucky in banners during the 2025-26 season.