The following 29 NCAA gymnasts were nominated for the 2021 AAI Award.
| Name | School |
| Lexi Graber | Alabama |
| Cairo Leonard-Baker | Arizona State |
| Sophia Carter | Arkansas |
| Meredith Sylvia | Auburn |
| Emily Muhlenhaupt | Boise State |
| Abbey Miner-Alder | BYU |
| Kyana George | Cal |
| Lynnzee Brown | Denver |
| Cortney Bezold | Eastern Michigan |
| Alyssa Baumann | Florida |
| Megan Skaggs | Florida |
| Marissa Oakley | Georgia |
| Nicole Biondi | Illinois |
| Clair Kaji | Iowa |
| Andrea Maldonado | Iowa State |
| Sami Durante | LSU |
| Audrey Barber | Maryland |
| Lauren Farley | Michigan |
| Lea Mitchell | Michigan State |
| Ona Loper | Minnesota |
| Lexy Ramler | Minnesota |
| Mia Lord | NIU |
| Jenna Swartzentruber | Ohio State |
| Anastasia Webb | Oklahoma |
| Belle Huang | Rutgers |
| Kyla Bryant | Stanford |
| Tori Edwards | Temple |
| Nia Dennis | UCLA |
| Sydney Soloski | Utah |
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