Bart Conner: Each year there are more and more teams who have a legitimate chance to win -- which is great for the sport. Sure thing. LSU ranks second on vault, fourth on floor, seventh on bars and tenth on beam. Jade Carey collected her sixth and seventh career perfect 10s on vault and floor in Oregon State's win this weekend. Individual ratings are devised by combining "score points" with "video review points" for a total of 25 per event and 100 overall. NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY: All-time No. After a slow start to the season, her opening full-in is as ample as ever as shes been above 9.900 the last three weeks and hit 9.975 along the way. Sloan: Florida has been outstanding. Mitchell was named to the Albuquerque Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and to the UNM Alumni Lettermen's Hall of . Until it gives me a reason to change my opinion, I'm taking Oklahoma to win again. The only question is, can it keep this level of "perfection" through the end of the season? There is a delicate balance within collegiate rules to push the athletes but also not sacrifice the quality (and safety) of the gymnastics being performed. Who will win nationals? Oklahoma 3. Utahs McCallum was the definition of high risk/high reward in her freshman season. Her one and a half is dynamic off the table and hasnt scored under 9.875 to lead the way for the Cardinal. Shop official NCAA team and championship gear. They are confident, consistent and ready -- and because of their scoring potential in every spot in every lineup, if they hit, they win. Utah (2306 points) (8 first place votes) 5. Junior Sierra Ballard recorded a career high score of a 9.925 and Bryant added a 9.900. The Gators' performance at regionals shows that even on the road they can put up a great score. Leanne Wong's floor routine was on point @SECNetwork I @GatorsGym pic.twitter.com/oitU2pyxyN. This is Oklahoma's fifth national . 4. 2 days ago. Florida super senior Thomas gets the edge in Week 1 over newly minted world vault champion Carey, who only competed a Yurchenko full at Oregon States most recent intrasquad. 2022 Collegiate Gymnastics Rankings - Preseason Rankings courtesy of RoadToNationals.com . LATEST NEWS: Injury updates| Weekly award trackerFeature stories. Passion Blog #3 - Review of Week 6 in NCAA Gymnastics This last week of college gymnastics included numerous key head-to-head challenges that undoubtedly expressed which teams are either gaining or losing momentum heading into the final stretch before postseason. Consider donating to support our efforts throughout the year! The 2019 NCAA champion Wojcik is best known for her outstanding beam work, providing welcome poise and stability to a somewhat erratic Michigan beam lineup. Florida (2319 points) (16 first place votes) 3. Who are they picking to win it all at NCAA championships? Missouri also happens to have Helen Hu, one of the most creative and underrated gymnasts in the college ranks. BATON ROUGE - The No. Photo: UAA Communications photo by Hannah White. Missouris Schreiber tends to fly under the radaran occupational hazard of being in the same conference as some of the sports highest profile athletesbut is one of the most reliably stellar beam workers in the country: She hasnt scored below a 9.875 in nearly two years, and earned the Raleigh regional beam title and shares of second place at both the SEC and national championships in 2022. Freshman to Watch: Michigan State freshman Nikki Smith followed up her victory at last seasons prestigious Nastia Liukin Cup by winning the all-around, vault, bars and beam titles at the 2022 level 10 national championships. After earning two titles against the Crimson Tide, she now owns 20 titles on the year; two on bars, three on beam, one on floor and seven on vault and the all-around. Meanwhile, conference foe and perennial postseason threat Alabama is looking to rebound from a disappointing showing at nationals and a tumultuous offseason. After recording four straight perfect 10s in the Tigers last four meets, the sophomore now owns perfect scores on floor, vault, and beam and a career high of 9.925 on bars. The junior is tied at the top on vault and ranks in the top-25 on bars, beam and floor. Alicia Sacramone Quinn: I think the national championship trophy is going back to Gainesville! Brooks may not win the all-around every week, often outscored by teammates Abby Heiskell and Wojcik, but her consistent 39.600 to 39.700 totals shouldnt go unnoticed. Sophomore Tori Tatum earned a 9.875 in the third spot and senior Alyona Shchennikova added a 9.750. Can the Florida gymnastics team find redemption this year? And Natalie Wojcik on any event is, simply put, gymnastics at its best. Thomas scored 39.825, too, which is a total shes bested in seasons past but is just reaching for the first time in 2023. Trailing Penn State by just over two points puts Navy in the upper echelon of NCAA gymnastics. Michigan 2. It seems robotic, focused and almost unbeatable. In a list that'll surely need many revisions throughout the offseason, here's a way too early ranking of next year's top 20 teams: No. olympics.com - Oklahoma, Jade Carey sit atop NCAA rankings ahead of week 9 of competition Plus, . On beam, Maile O'Keefe (Utah), Alisa Sheremeta (Missouri), Natalie Wojcik (Michigan), Sophia Groth (Auburn), Megan Skaggs (Florida), Ragan Smith (Oklahoma) and Lexy Ramler (Minnesota). 33 Boise State at No. She also recorded a career high of 9.925 on beam at Kentucky and 9.900 on bars against Florida. They can't be afraid to take them. Ashley Miles Greig: Florida, because each event has a lineup that can score 9.9 or better on every routine. The Sooners havent ranked lower than third at the end of the season since 2013, and its a fairly safe bet that theyll look ready to defend their national title straight out of the gate in 2023. The rookie was known for her confident beam work as an elite, and thatmuch to the delight of the Gatorshas successfully transferred to her collegiate career. Her 39.800 is also the second highest total of the season, giving the Tigers the perfect compliment to Bryant if she can keep it up. As we enter the last half of the season, we checked in with our experts: Who has been the most impressive? Rank Player Pos Ht / Wt Rating Team. Five stars are awarded to recruits that earn at least 78 points, with 4-star recruits earning between 63 . Freshman to Watch: Like Carey, Floridas Kayla DiCello has established herself as a top elite gymnast largely on the strength of her power events. Sierra Brooks, Michigan Thomas and Carey dominated the. Take a look at the top individuals and teams to watch heading into Week 1. Floor was arguably the most competitive event of 2022, with 11 gymnasts scoring at least one perfect 10 and a whopping 51 averaging 9.900 or higher. The junior from Athens, Georgia, won the SEC vault title in 2021 and owns a season-high score of 9.925 on the event. As always, were taking other variableslike skill difficulty and competitive stakesinto consideration when honing our picks. 2022 Top Football Recruits in Ohio. Teams who scored 198-mid already this season have an edge, but teams competing with the "nothing to lose, everything to gain" mindset could create an "all bets are off" dynamic, which is exciting for everyone. You can tell it competes calmly and confidently even when there are mistakes. Michigans vault lineup was nothing short of dominant in 2022 thanks in no small part to the ever-consistent Wilson. 2023 Gymnastics Standings; School School Conf MAC CPct. Women - WCGA Preseason Coaches Poll 1. She and Davis each earned a share of the bars silver at the 2022 national championships, and shes looked better than ever in the preseason so far. Team final: 1 p.m., ABC Bryant has recorded season highs of 9.975 on floor, 9.950 on bars and beam, and matched her career high 10 on vault against Missouri and Alabama. Johnson Clarke: I don't have a secret rooting interest in one team. LSU ranks second in the conference, only behind Florida. Among the uncommitted, two 5-star recruits are still looking for a college to call home, as well as six of the top . It was her sixth career perfect score; all of them being on vault. It has stellar athletes and are highly competitive this year. I'm an Alabama alum and know firsthand the championship tradition of excellence and desire to win that comes with being part of this program. The judges still havent given her a 10, but they also rarely give her less than a 9.950 either. After her career night against Alabama, she now owns highs of 9.975 on vault and 9.925 on floor. But my less-obvious crush is on 10-time national champion, Utah, the most consistently excellent team in NCAA gymnastics history and a squad full of stars poised to spoil Florida's weekend. That pushes her just over Lee this week, whose 10 on bars wasnt enough to capture the all-around title in front of a packed home crowd. After a heartbreaking finish to last season, it lost Kiya Johnson early this season, arguably its best all-arounder and one of the best in the country. The squad enters the 2023 season in good position, having lost only three routines from two gymnasts ( Carly Woodard, beam and floor; and Karrie Thomas, bars) from their 2022 winning team. Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune via Associated Press There was palpable excitement entering the 2022 college gymnastics season, and for good reason. After announcing that this will be her final season competing for Auburn before making a full-time return to elite, Lee has been teasing unreal combinations in training but stuck to a clean and comparatively simple set at the Tigers preview meet. The NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is a tournament to determine the NCAA Division III national champion. In their final season as an NCAA team, Minnesota rallied to place fifth in the country behind yet another standout performance from Shane Wiskus. Home Away Neutral Streak; Ball State: Ball State: 4-0: 4-0: 1.000: 12-3: 12-3: W11.800: 5-0 Note: For the purpose of these rankings, we define competitive weeks as Monday through Sunday. She earned a perfect score on four occasions (twice on . Both gymnasts looked betterand healthierthan ever at the Tigers Gymnastics 101 preview in December. Western Michigan 18. Roethlisberger: With the right to change my opinion, I've got Oklahoma, Florida, Utah and I'm gonna get crazy and pick an underdog, Alabama. The first Gator to win SEC gymnast of the year twice and the owner of 10 "perfect 10" scores this season -- and at least one on every event -- Thomas is a human highlight reel. A native of Dallas, Texas, KJ Johnson has shown out on floor and vault, where she owns season high scores of 9.950. Bryant moved her career total to seven on vault. . What routines should we be sure to see? Jade Carey collected her sixth and seventh career perfect 10s on vault and floor in Oregon State's win this weekend. I think it will be extremely close, but if Florida is on, they are tough to beat. 5 days ago. Registering a username and password on USA Gymnastics gives you access to new and upcoming features within our website. In her first career appearance on beam, Jeffrey scored a 9.900. The most significant development for the Utes is the unknown injury status of Grace McCallum, whose absence would drastically change the outlook of their season. I've also been proud of LSU, since it seems like it's had to overcome the most this season with injuries and still seems to put up good lineups! We have gymnasts getting an extra "COVID" year which means more great routines are sticking around longer. Florida is peaking exactly at the right time. The junior tallied another perfect score on vault at Alabama, moving her career total to seven after her second 10.00 this year. After hanging with Oklahoma to the last routine of the meet and hitting 198 in the process, the Crimson Tide makes its debut in the power rankings. U.S. women's gymnastics is the best in the world, and that is showing itself more and more in the collegiate level as well. Emails Academic Award Winners Bruins in the Pros Coach John R. Wooden Downloadable Schedules Events Schedule Hall of Fame NCAA Championships Olympic History Online Store Camps Home Baseball Basketball . LSU is undefeated against George Washington as they hold a 9-0-0 record over the Colonials and are 6-0-0 in the regular season. Previously, Olympic stars like Suni Lee had to choose between cashing in on the lucrative endorsement deals that come with Olympic success, or competing in college. That being said, I think there's about 10 teams that we should not be surprised to see in the finals. BATON ROUGE The No. Florida has always been a top contender, but they have never had as much talent, depth and experience as they have this year. Bryant earned the first conference award for the Tigers this season as she was named SEC Co-Gymnast of the Week on January 24. Finnegan has recorded four perfect scores in four consecutive weeks to find perfection in all of February. Honorable mention: Sparked by her perfect vault, Finnegan was able to beat the reigning Olympic all-around champion in the all-around while on the roadan incredible feat. Roenigk: Any Trinity Thomas routine! It's going to come down to which team has the magic to get the job done that day. Funeral arrangements have not been announced yet. 9 Alabama with a season high road score of 197.975-197.925 last Friday night in Coleman Coliseum. John Roethlisberger: Probably too many. 6 Auburn took the second spot of the session, earning a berth in the team finals. The junior is undeniably one of the best performers in the NCAA but was still honing the technical elements of her routine as of Decembers Meet the Bruins. The official Gymnastics page for the UCLA Bruins. Cowan made her collegiate debut at Auburn where she scored a 9.775 on bars, while Wilson made her debut on beam against Utah and recently debuted on vault, where she earned a 9.875. Gymnastics Weekly News: Oklahoma, Jade Carey sit atop NCAA rankings ahead of week 9 of competition . Peszek: Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan and UCLA. Baker: Kentucky. After Jonathan Owens proposed to Simone Biles in February of 2022, the Olympic athlete has been busy planning and celebrating their upcoming . Rounding out the top four finishers in 2021 were Utah and Florida. Champion. Van Deusen: Oklahoma's Audrey Davis does one of my favorite bar routines in the NCAA -- with incredible height on her Jaeger (from inverts!) I can't predict who the winner is, but Florida's consistency plus their high score potential from every position in all four event lineups will be hard to beat if they're on. Shes keeping the Beavers alive in the Pac-12 race, and shes now matched the nation-leading all-around total twicean NCAA best. Peszek: Florida. Oklahoma was tested over the weekend, trailing Alabama heading into the final rotation of the Metroplex Challenge, but responded as a defending champion does by casually putting up a new season high on floor to post a third straight 198. Initial Class of 2023 Recruiting Class Rankings. Individual champions included Anastasia Webb (Oklahoma) in the all-around; Haleigh Bryant (LSU) and Anastasia Webb (Oklahoma) on vault; Maya Bordas (Cal) and Maile O'Keefe (Utah) on uneven bars; Luisa Blanco (Alabama) on balance beam; and Anastasia Webb (Oklahoma), Maile O'Keefe (Utah), and Lexi Graber (Alabama) on floor exercise. Utah The only program to qualify for every NCAA championship will like its chances again in 2023, losing only a trio of. Sophomore Aleah Finnegan also ranks amongst the top-25 gymnasts in the country as she placed at No. Alyssa Roenigk: Florida. Will new head coach Ashley Johnston and the second-ranked freshman class in the country be enough to help the Crimson Tide reclaim its status as one of the top two teams in the SEC? Like what you see? You're also not going to want to miss Michigan on vault, where five (!) Oklahoma continues to outpace everyone and dark horse UCLA has formally entered the race for second place in the women's college gymnastics power rankings. They've been heating up and look like they have the swagger and confidence to get the job done this year. 1 overall? Shes been shining on floor, but watch for her to improve on vault and beam soon as she settles more into collegiate competition. However, bars is where shes most likely to make an immediate impact for the Gators. All teams have excelled this season in ways that we as viewers knew was possible. The squad could lead a workshop in how to hit every handstand on bars and stick every dismount, and that is likely what is needed to win Saturday. Bryant struggled with plantar fasciitis last year, but her scores were among the best in the nation when she was able to compete in the all-around. Bryant anchored with a 9.975 as the Tigers earned a 49.575 in the third rotation. The championships, hosted by. 2022 Collegiate Gymnastics Rankings - Preseason. (Oklahoma, Florida, Utah, Auburn). 1 seeds and year-by-year results Kansas earned three 1 seeds in a row from 2016-2018, bumping their total up to 14, before a top seed in 2022 pushed KU to 15. The NCAA Women's Gymnastics NC official home. Weekly Rankings - National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Weekly Rankings All Around | Bars | Beam | Floor | Vault | Team ** to access Division III individual and team rankings, simply change "Regular Season" to "DIII Season" via the dropdown box at the top of the page. The sophomore earned a 9.875 on vault and matched her career high on floor with a 9.950 against the Bulldogs. 198.2500. As we anxiously await the official preseason coaches poll for 2022 on Road to Nationals and all the drama and laughs it will surely bring, we once again conducted our own to determine team rankings for the upcoming season in a similar vein to the AP Top 25 for college football. Utah 4. Learn how your comment data is processed. MORE FLOOR:Jessica Hutchinson scored a perfect 10 with parts of her mom's 1992 Olympic routine. USA Gymnastics is the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of gymnastics in the United States, consistent with the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act, the Bylaws of the United States Olympic Committee and the International Gymnastics Federation. There are definitely some key teams that come to mind first: Florida, Michigan, OU because they have been dominant the last couple years. Raena Worley, Kentucky 4. Back on floor this week meant a return to the all-around for Carey, and for the second time in as many performances, a clutch anchor routine to end Oregon States meet resulted in a tie against a higher-ranked opponent. I think LSU is a surprise, but not the way some might think. LSU won their fourth competition against the Crimson Tide in the teams last five meetings inside Coleman Coliseum. In the fifth spot, Finnegan had another perfect routine to mark her second on floor for the year and take the win. Fans can follow the Tigers on the teams social media channels @LSUgym onInstagramandTwitterandwww.Facebook.com/lsugym. Finnegans 10 on floor marked her fourth straight in as many meets, making her the only LSU gymnast to record such an accomplishment. If you're reading this, you've likely already seen Nya Reed's perfect-score-earning floor routine filled with powerful tumbling including a double layout in her opening pass, TikTok-worthy choreography and all the music from my throwback playlist (DMX! March 3, 2023 1:27 pm CT. Editor's Note: The following is an official press release courtesy of LSU's athletics department. Sloan: Florida, Oklahoma, California, UCLA. For the first time in weeks, an SEC rival swap gives us a new team in the power rankings as Week 6 of NCAA gymnastics brought more excitement and drama. Missy Elliot!) So far there are about 100 verbal commitments in this class, so we can finally start to look at how the classes . Finnegan competed in the all-around for the first time in the teams season opener at Utah and now owns a career high score of 39.800 after her career night at Auburn. Florida 5. For a full list of who signed, see our tracker. 20 Iowa, LIVE BLOG: No. Kennedy Baker: I am team 10. Junior Elena Arenas hit a huge 9.925 routine to lead off on vault and earn a season high. The semifinals and the national championship were televised on ESPN2 and ABC, respectively. Against Missouri, she earned a perfect 10.00 on vault and scores of 9.900+ on all four events. Leanne Wong, Florida. It seems we have more elite-level gymnasts (and Olympians and world team members) still competing in their prime. But you can't not consider Auburn, Alabama, Missouri, and Minnesota to be in the running. Carey reigned her landing in the best while the rest of the bunchs bigger hops were noticeable in their scores. Her finesse has been pivotal in the Wolverines beam turnaround the last few weeksan event that likes to bite Michigan at the most inopportune times. 15 Arizona State, LIVE BLOG: No. Which 16 teams should you buy or fade ahead of March Madness? Thomas rebounded from an iffy beam record in 2021 to be absolutely unflappable last year with only one score below 9.900. The Tigers got a massive win at home on Friday night. Oklahoma and Florida immediately set the tone, with two of the highest opening meet scores ever (197.925 and 197.75, respectively) -- and the level of gymnastics -- and scores -- have only gotten higher. California 11. The senior swung a career high 9.975 in a tight win over Nebraska, and with a previous high of 9.950, it was no fluke. The shouldve-been 9.950 wasnt enough to earn a spot in the rankings this week, but it doesnt detract from the fact Thomas is one of the best beam workers in the country.PERFECT s: Career perfect 10 leaders in women's gymnastics. This is a tough question -- I have so many, actually! We cant overstate just how good the Kentucky senior is: Shes competed as an all-arounder in all but three meets during her collegiate career and has only fallen once. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 2023 NCAA women's gymnastics preseason preview, Last week's women's gymnastics power rankings, Career perfect 10 leaders in women's gymnastics, Jessica Hutchinson scored a perfect 10 with parts of her mom's 1992 Olympic routine, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Week 8: Gymnastics Athletes of the Week. 4 on beam, No. The Red Rocks finished the regular season ranked No. Chase Brock scored a career high 9.975 in the third spot and freshman Bryce Wilson followed with a 9.875 in her first career appearance in the event. A consistent bars leadoff, Alexis Jeffrey owns a career high of 9.925 on bars and made her beam and floor debuts in Tuscaloosa. But I ultimately want each team and the individuals to be able to look back at this moment and say, "I left it all on the floor. 1. Shes been able to control her lunges lately and finds her way into the floor rankings as the Sooners floor totals surge. CONTENT FROM COLLEGEGYMNEWS.COM 22 on vault and No. and an equally jaw-dropping dismount. It competes like it practices and makes it look so effortless. Freshman to Watch: Stanford enters the season with the top-ranked freshman class, and Taralyn Nguyen is a big reason why there will be a lot of eyes on The Farm this year. Miles Greig: Kentucky is a sneaky good team. This will be the first meeting between the two since 2018. They seem to have a chip on their shoulder and some grit to them that they didn't have last year despite all the talent they had. The sophomore now owns two career perfect scores on floor and four in her career. @OU_WGymnastics was PERFECT on these routines pic.twitter.com/ebApc32pYL. It's the best team in college gymnastics. Her intention to send a powerful message regarding racial inequity and social injustice through her music, choreography and performance while also showcasing great gymnastics makes it a "must-see" performance. It doesn't mean it will win NCAA championships, but from the first meet until now, it has been dominant. College Gym News is your place for everything you need to know about collegiate gymnastics. Gators claim fifth-straight SEC Title with win over UK. 22 Minnesota, Recruiting Roundup: November 2021 College Gym News, Initial Class of 2023 Recruiting Class Rankings College Gym News, 2022 Freshman Class Rankings - College Gym News, Brown, New Hampshire and Penn at Maryland, Bridgeport and Rhode Island College at Yale, Central Michigan and Pittsburgh at West Virginia, LIVE BLOG: No. Trinity Thomas, Florida 3. She and the Gators were excellent, but Utah was the beam team to beat with OKeefe and her three perfect 10s leading the charge. But do not miss her on vault, an event which she's called her least favorite for years and one that showcases a stellar athlete who consistently pushes herself to higher levels. Missouri 12. If she does end up on all four events, though, she can absolutely challenge for the top score. Now, under NIL, that is no longer an issue. Freshman to watch: Just one routine after scoring the first perfect mark of her career, DiCello nearly earned her second with a 9.975 that ultimately set up the 10.000 for Thomas. !#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/cgfx5HPzup. Chiles did the same on the west coast as the Bruins notched a new season best on bars, with just one judge disagreeing that her set was perfect. All eyes will be on fifth-year Thomas as she hopes to cement her status as one of the all-time greats with the only significant accolade missing from her rsum being an NCAA team title. Blanco and Worley were two of the top bar workers in the nation last year: Blanco with her execution and easy swing, and Worley with her toe point and always-stuck dismount. If any other gymnast can challenge the phenomenal hit rates of Thomas and Carey, it's Worley. However, the winning team will not be able to make any mistakes. One could argue it's the greatest bar routine ever competed in collegiate gymnastics (other than my sister, of course). I think naturally there are going to be more 10s because the level of gymnastics has improved significantly without that big of a code change. No problem for @audreydavis132. She revels in big moments and is a joy to watch on floor. It has had different lineups, different athletes and continued to have a high skill level. Building the most comprehensive source on the web. They just keep climbing, and that has to be our continued message. It was a career night for the Tigers as the team posted a season high road score of 197.975 to take down the Crimson Tide. LATEST NEWS: Injury updates| Weekly award trackerFeature stories. TRIN.0 @Gym_Trin's 6th 10.00 on beam! 25th 10.00 overall! https://t.co/UYlgubVNi2 #GoGators | #WeChomp pic.twitter.com/aTnkvhocR2. Another team coming off a strong 2022 postseason, Michigan State, is also worth keeping an eye on in the Big Ten and nationals race along with California from the Pac-12. Michigan. And, of course, Auburn's Suni Lee on bars should always be appointment viewing. Her second 10 in a row there was instrumental in helping Utah put up a competitive total despite losing McCallum unexpectedly. Thomas is the only NCAA gymnast currently on the U.S. national team and she left little doubt as to why during her remarkable 2020 campaign. 3 on floor, No. Postseason seeding in the NCAA Tournament is each team's National Qualifying Score . Oklahoma (2317 points) (6 first place votes) 4. Even in such an exceptional field, Thomas was peerless: She scored a perfect 10 seven times, including four consecutively in the postseason. Tori Tatum, a sophomore from Chanhassen, Minnesota, made her debut on bars against Oklahoma after suffering from an injury last year. I would not be surprised for it to be in the mix and have an opportunity to have historic success in the postseason. 14 She has my vote. That said, so much talent is spread across the eight teams that qualified for nationals, upsets feel inevitable (if you can even call them upsets this year).
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