Olivia Dunne and her LSU teammates are crowned national champions for the first time in history after the Tigers beat California, Utah and Florida in thrilling final in Texas

LSU has been crowned national champions for the first time in the program's history after Olivia Dunne and her teammates won a thrilling final in Texas on Saturday.

The Tigers claimed the title with a 198.225 score, beating California (197.850), Utah (197.800) and Florida (197.4375). 

Konnor McClain scored a 9.9625 on the beam - one of five LSU gymnasts with a score of at least 9.95 in the final rotation - to help the Tigers close out the win.

Dunne, who wasn't involved in any of the rotations in the National Championship, took to Instagram as the team celebrated and hailed it the 'best day ever'.

The final was likely to be the last college gymnastics meet for Dunne, who has over 13million followers on TikTok and Instagram alone.

Olivia Dunne and LSU have been crowned national champions for the first time in their history

Dunne and LSU teammate Chase Brock kiss the trophy after their team's dramatic victory

The Tigers beat California, Utah and Florida to win the program's first-ever national title

Aleah Finnegan scored a 9.95 on beam to seal victory for LSU at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth

LSU, which finished fourth last year, trailed Utah by 0.037 points and led third-place California by 0.113 after three rotations but senior Sierra Ballard kicked off the fourth and final rotation with a career-high 9.950 - her only routine of the day. 

Savannah Schoenherr followed with a 9.3875 before McClain posted the best score of the day on the beam.

Kiya Johnson, Haleigh Bryant and Aleah Finnegan each scored 9.950 to help the Tigers to a program record on the beam with a with a 49.7625 and seal LSU's national championship with a total score of 198.2250.

Cal, which made its first appearance in the finals, finished second with 197.8500, 0.0500 ahead of third-place Utah. 

Florida, which was expected to have a rebuilding year without stars Trinity Thomas (graduation) and Kayla DiCello (training for the upcoming Paris Olympics), finished in fourth place.

Bryant, who won the individual all-around title on Thursday with a score of 39.7125, and Cal's eMjae Frazier matched that total on Saturday to tie for best individual score in the team finals.

Bryant posting a team-leading 9.9375 on the floor as LSU finished with 49.6125 to take the lead after Rotation 1. The Golden Bears were 0.1375 behind, led by Frazier's 9.9500 on the beam.

Dunne took to Instagram as the team celebrated and hailed it the 'best day ever'

Dunne's mirror selfie before what was likely her final college gymnastics meet on Saturday

Amelie Morgan, Maile O´Keefe and Grace McCallum scored at least a 9.9 on beam for Utah in Rotation 2 to move in front of Cal with 98.9125, 0.100 behind LSU.

All six Utah gymnasts scored a 9.9-plus on the floor, with Abby Paulson, Maile O'Keefe and Jaylene Gilstrap each recording a 9.925 in Rotation 3, helping the Red Rocks move past LSU into first place with 148.500, 0.037 ahead of the Tigers.

It remains to be seen where Dunne goes from here, now her college gymnastics career looks likely to be over. 

She has an annual NIL value of $3.7million, per On3, the highest of any gymnast and No 3 in college sports. 

Dunne's post-LSU possibilities are endless, with her brand deals opening up to bigger partnerships. 

Although there is no professional gymnastics league, Dunne's star power is undeniable. She could see a similar profit as Caitlin Clark. 

Clark had an NIL with Nike while at Iowa, and recently signed a reported eight-figure partnership with the company.