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. Unsurprisingly, she won the event at the teams December preseason quad meet. The Sooners will have no shortage of competition from the usual suspects as well as some teams on the rise, setting the stage for another ultra-competitive season. Get Pac . Junior Elena Arenas hit a huge 9.925 routine to lead off on vault and earn a season high. Amy Van Deusen: I'll be the outlier and pick Oklahoma here. Honorable mention: Iowas Jerquavia Henderson has been a household name for a few years now thanks to her floor work and constantly pushing for a career-first 10.0. 14 It has stellar athletes and are highly competitive this year. Peszek: Florida. Our methodology is simple. Her scores have steadily trended up since her freshman year, and there's no reason to think this year will be any different. How close is Florida's Trinity Thomas to the NCAA's perfect 10 record? Projecting the NCAA men's hockey tournament field, College baseball 2023 Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list -- favorites, sleeper picks, Women's college hockey: Top players, key storylines, Frozen Four picks, Men's college hockey: Top teams, best players, Frozen Four picks, A dad's hunt for an Orioles prospect's unique baseball card. Bryant earned the first conference award for the Tigers this season as she was named SEC Co-Gymnast of the Week on January 24. Ashley Miles Greig: I have to be honest with this question and say definitely too many 10s have been given. Champion. Class of 2022 Signing Class Rankings. Gobourne closed out Auburns win over top 10 LSU with an assist and equal score from Lee, while many fans believe that it was Thomas floor that was the most perfect routine of her evening against Missouri. Honorable mention: Penn State is known for always having sneaky-good bars workers, and this year the honor is bestowed to Cassidy Rushlow. 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. 2022 Top Football Recruits in Ohio. Gators claim fifth-straight SEC Title with win over UK. Go to Gymnastics r/Gymnastics by zxcv-qwerty MICHIGAN Current NCAA rankings . Michigan looking for redemption, LSU overcoming injury to Kiya Johnson, California proving its time has come, UCLA's new coaching staff with something to prove it's going to be fun. Junior Haleigh Bryant and sophomore Aleah Finnegan both recorded perfect scores to lead the Tigers to victory. They just keep climbing, and that has to be our continued message. Last Time On The Floor 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. The semifinals and the national championship were televised on ESPN2 and ABC, respectively. Nearly all Division III championship finals are streamed live on ncaa.com. 6 LSU gymnastics team will face No. Honorable Mentions: UCLA sophomore Jordan Chiles is literally world-class on floor and has the hardware to prove it after winning bronze at the 2022 U.S. championships and later edging out Olympic gold medalist Carey for silver at Worlds. Team semifinal and individual competition will be conducted in two sessions Thursday, April 14, at 1 and 6 p.m. Eastern time. The womens gymnastics championships consists of eight teams, as well as four all-around competitors and 16 event specialists who were not members of a qualifying team. You're also not going to want to miss Michigan on vault, where five (!) Women - WCGA Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Tim Garrison and his staff do such an amazing job with the program and they have had a fantastic season so far. . KJ Johnson earned her first honor as she was named SEC Specialist of the Week on February 7 for her performance against Georgia. From Suni Lee to Olivia Dunne, gymnasts have more options than ever. Alabama finally showcased the talent it has on its roster, and if it keeps it up, it should be dangerous in the race for an SEC title and national championship. Learn how your comment data is processed. Even in such an exceptional field, Thomas was peerless: She scored a perfect 10 seven times, including four consecutively in the postseason. The consistency week after week is almost too good. 1: Oklahoma 2022 Finish: No. Jade Carey collected her sixth and seventh career perfect 10s on vault and floor in Oregon State's win this weekend. 2022 Fort Worth . The 2021 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships were held from April 16-17, 2021 at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. LSU began the competition on bars, scoring a 49.175 for the event. I'm going with Florida. You can tell it competes calmly and confidently even when there are mistakes. 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. Florida finally got over the crucial 198 benchmark this week for a new season best but didnt quite look as polished as its total might suggest. ANOTHER PERFECT 10 FOR TRINITY THOMAS @Gym_Trin Her second 10 of the night! Oregon State 13t. Michigans vault lineup was nothing short of dominant in 2022 thanks in no small part to the ever-consistent Wilson. 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. In 2022, she's scored over 9.900 six times, including two 9.975s, and many believe a 10 is only a matter of time. Johnson also recorded a career high 9.875 in only her third beam appearance against Florida. In the fifth spot, Finnegan had another perfect routine to mark her second on floor for the year and take the win. 3 Tennessee suspends baseball coach Vitello, FSU AD: Lagging ACC revenue 'has to change', Huskers volleyball set for outdoors to spike crowd, Road to the men's Frozen Four: Conference tournaments at a glance, College softball rankings: The top 25 teams in the NCAA this week, Previewing the 2023 college softball season: Players you need to watch, key storylines and WCWS predictions. And then what about perennial powerhouse Oklahoma -- or Utah, who has qualified for more NCAA championships than anyone else? 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. Johnson Clarke: Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan, and oh my gosh, it's truly up for grabs for whichever teams get hot and stay hot. Shes been shining on floor, but watch for her to improve on vault and beam soon as she settles more into collegiate competition. If any other gymnast can challenge the phenomenal hit rates of Thomas and Carey, it's Worley. 1 overall? . Florida, the three-time defending SEC regular-season champion, placed second in the poll with 16 first-place votes and 2,319 total points. Johnson Clarke: Oh, gosh, I can't pick just one. D'Arcy Maine: Florida's unbelievable depth should be the difference-maker and give the Gators their first NCAA team title since 2015, but this is college gymnastics we're talking about so we should probably expect the unexpected. The senior owns season highs of 9.925 on vault, 9.875 on bars, 9.800 on beam and 9.925 on floor. 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. Oklahoma (2317 points) (6 first place votes) 4. 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! Here's what they had to say. of the Wolverines have scored a 10.0 this season. Ashley Miles Greig: Florida, because each event has a lineup that can score 9.9 or better on every routine. Consider donating to support our efforts throughout the year! The Southeastern Conference announces Weekly Honors for Week 8 of the 2022-23 gymnastics season. College Gym News was founded in 2015 by Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Grimsley. I think it surprised itself last year, but this year it has surprised itself by the confidence it has . Please check your email for a confirmation. 2023 MLB draft rankings 1.0: Which SEC slugger is No. 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. 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. 2022 Collegiate Gymnastics Rankings - Preseason. Also, they have Trinity Thomas! Household names like Trinity Thomas, Sunisa Lee and Jordan Chiles are set to return along with dynamic freshmen and key returners who will surely have a say in how 2023 shakes out. Roethlisberger: I watched California in the opening week of the season and immediately thought this is an NCAA-qualifying team. Required fields are marked *. 20 Iowa, LIVE BLOG: No. 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. 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. She also recorded a career high of 9.925 on beam at Kentucky and 9.900 on bars against Florida. Sure thing. Registering a username and password on USA Gymnastics gives you access to new and upcoming features within our website. Drew Allar Medina (Medina, OH) QB. A native of Dallas, Texas, KJ Johnson has shown out on floor and vault, where she owns season high scores of 9.950. Top247 247Sports Composite. Now that the majority of commits have signed, its time for our signing class rankings! 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. It doesn't mean it will win NCAA championships, but from the first meet until now, it has been dominant. Shes been able to control her lunges lately and finds her way into the floor rankings as the Sooners floor totals surge. Most recently, Finnegan recorded her second perfect score on floor this year and fourth in her career last Friday at Alabama. Editor . Freshman to Watch: Former elite Faith Torrez snagged five scores over 9.900 in her final level 10 season, including two perfect 10sa rarity in club competition. Clinching beam routine for 2022 NCAA gymnastics champion Oklahoma 2. by Frank Mercogliano. 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. Freshman to watch: Alabamas Gabby Gladieux also has a gigantic full-in to start her routine, as the newbies new career-high 9.950 was instrumental in helping get the Crimson Tide to 198. Winning score. LSU 9. Miles Greig: Kentucky is a sneaky good team. After nearly accomplishing it a few weeks ago but just missing out, Wojcik earned her first perfect 10 on beam since 2021 and finds herself back in the rankings this week because of it. 2020 Collegiate Gymnastics Rankings - Preseason. For my fellow list/ranking lovers, here are the current NQS rankings (not week 8 official rankings; these include yesterday's meets which are part of week 9). Sacramone Quinn: I'd love to see Minnesota win a national title and become members of the exclusive national championship club. But you can't not consider Auburn, Alabama, Missouri, and Minnesota to be in the running. Jade Carey collected her sixth and seventh career perfect 10s on vault and floor in Oregon State's win this weekend. It has it all. CSUN's Merren, East Bay's Smith win CalHOPE, New NCAA president readies for NIL, legal issues, Tennessee coach Vitello to return after suspension, No. It seems robotic, focused and almost unbeatable. 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. LSU defeated No. It has had different lineups, different athletes and continued to have a high skill level. No problem. You have teams who are back and ready to win another championship and you have teams who are hungry to win their first. Peszek: Thomas on everything, Gobourne on floor, Audrey Davis on bars and Sophia Groth on beam. In the offseason, she won the elite national bars title and helped the U.S. win the team gold medal at the world championships, both of which bode well for her 2023 prospects. Towsons Isabella Minervini stood out again amongst the mid-major programs as she tied fellow NCAA newcomer Natalia Pawlak of Pittsburgh with a matching 9.950 in the same quad meet. What routines should we be sure to see? 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. LSU ranks second in the conference, only behind Florida. 16 Missouri. Just like she did after the last time she rested floor, Carey notched a 9.975her third on the event this season. 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. Johnson Clarke: If only because I have to pick, it would be Suni Lee on bars. Since then, the site has transformed into a one-stop-shop for college gymnastics news, from recruiting analysis to meet coverage at the NCAA national championships thanks to the hard work of 15-plus contributors. Bryant and Finnegan are expected to be mainstays in the all-around as the team prepares for their first quad-meet of the season. They are breaking records, and continuing to improve. Floor is where the freshman should stand out most, where shell immediately threaten for 9.9s whether she opts for the double layout or the piked full-in she competed in her level 10 career. We calculated these rankings with a formula that uses a gymnasts total points from our recruit ratings system, as well as other metrics largely based on USA Gymnastics level 10 scores for unrated gymnasts. The junior from Athens, Georgia, won the SEC vault title in 2021 and owns a season-high score of 9.925 on the event. BATON ROUGE - The sixth-ranked LSU gymnastics team has been selected as the second seed in the Raleigh Regional and will compete for a spot in the 2022 NCAA Gymnastics Championships March 31 and . Junior Sierra Ballard recorded a career high score of a 9.925 and Bryant added a 9.900. 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). College Gym News was founded in 2015 by Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Grimsley. She and the Gators were excellent, but Utah was the beam team to beat with OKeefe and her three perfect 10s leading the charge. Despite its lower start value, UCLA junior Campbells Yurchenko full is consistently excellent: Shes never scored below 9.800 in her career and scored below 9.900 just once last season. Both should anchor lineups and pull in top-10 averagesif not a few perfect 10sall season long. Roenigk: Any Trinity Thomas routine! 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. Also, Kentucky has always been a team that is close to breaking the barrier between good and great. 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. Listen. November 18, 2021 Jenna King Data, Elite, Featured, NCAA WAG, Recruiting. The duo automatically makes the Tigers a threat, but theyre still waiting on others to step up. The squad also climbed the event rankings to place in the top-10 in all four events for the first time this season. Thomas scored 39.825, too, which is a total shes bested in seasons past but is just reaching for the first time in 2023. They can't be afraid to take them. The NCAA Women's Gymnastics NC official home. 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. Baker: Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Michigan. The national signing period opened last week, and we saw over 200 gymnasts sign National Letters of Intent or hold ceremonial signings to reaffirm their commitment to their college programs of choice. If her routine at the Gators December Hype Night is any indication, shes gunning for a repeat. KaiRivers provides experience and leadership within the team. Since then, the site has transformed into a one-stop-shop for college gymnastics news, from recruiting analysis to meet coverage at the NCAA national championships thanks to the hard work of 15-plus contributors. ESPYS 2022 - Best MMA Fighter. 1 overall? 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. 3 on floor, No. It's really tough mentally to repeat the success it had last season, even though it has all returning routines. Bars was Thomas weakest event in 2022, relatively speaking, which is to say she had more than one score under 9.900 and only scored one perfect 10 en route to winning the national title. 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. NCAA gymnastics experts weigh in -- Who will win the 2022 national championship? Previous Next. There are some notable exceptions, though, including Selena Harris, our top rated athlete. Her artistry and flexibility absolutely deserve to be on display on network television on Saturday. College-wise, Florida stands out as the team with the highest number of top recruits: Four 5-star gymnasts will join the Gators in 2022. Western Michigan 18. Apr 16, 2022 The Oklahoma women's gymnastics team took a late lead at Saturday's NCAA championship finals, and they ended up winning the national title. As happy as I am for the gymnasts in the moment, it minimizes the "specialness" of perfect and near-perfect performances and scores. It's been close, so this isn't exactly breaking news, but it has a nice combination of young talent and veterans. Others: Haleigh Bryant's vault, like Lee's bars, is one of the best vaults ever done in collegiate gymnastics (I know I've said that twice now). Baker: Missouri. Thomas and Carey dominated the all-around rankings last year, and 2023 is shaping up to be more of the same. Miles Greig: Jocelyn Moore finally getting that perfect 10 on vault! Derrian Gobourne on floor is so much fun. Honorable Mention: Its not yet clear when or even if we can expect to see Olympic champion Lee in the all-around this season (she stuck to bars and beam only at the Auburn preview meet, and recent training video on vault has been sparse). Alyssa Roenigk breaks down how the sport has been changed. I could absolutely see Utah quietly hitting routine after routine and ultimately claiming the weekend's biggest prize. An impressive early season showing out of 391.45 launched Navy one spot over Cal in the rankings this week. MORE FLOOR:Jessica Hutchinson scored a perfect 10 with parts of her mom's 1992 Olympic routine. NCAA gymnastics 2023: Who has surprised this season? That opened the door for movement in the power rankings this weekend, with her teammate Wilson taking advantage with her Yurchenko one and a half thats the most recent highlight of the Wolverines nation-leading vault squad. Your email address will not be published. Abby Heiskell, Michigan 4. 1. Tatum scored a 9.875 in her first ever collegiate routine and recorded a career high 9.900 against Missouri, which she matched again against Florida and Alabama. Sacramone Quinn: Kiya Johnson (LSU) on vault, Cally Nixon (Kentucky) on bars, Adeline Kenlin (Iowa) on beam and Jordan Chiles (UCLA) on floor. Utah 4. BATON ROUGE The No. All-Around 1. 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! The sophomore now owns highs of 9.900 on beam and 9.750 on floor. 2023 Gymnastics Standings; School School Conf MAC CPct. However, if both keep scoring at this rate, it may be Chiles unmatched ability to engage a crowd that gets her to the top position. Van Deusen: Oklahoma's Audrey Davis does one of my favorite bar routines in the NCAA -- with incredible height on her Jaeger (from inverts!) Bridget Sloan: I think there have been some gifts thrown in there, but most of the 10s I have seen do seem deserving. Steadily climbing and building its scores, I think it could be the ones to watch in the postseason fight. It hasn't had many of those situations this year -- which is a good and bad thing, in my opinion. This is the NCAAs way of allowing teams to separate themselves from fluke performances while negating any home scoring inflation. 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). Carey reigned her landing in the best while the rest of the bunchs bigger hops were noticeable in their scores. 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? Now that her dismount is looking even better than ever, expect that door to slam shut in 2023. Florida vs. Oklahoma. A consistent bars leadoff, Alexis Jeffrey owns a career high of 9.925 on bars and made her beam and floor debuts in Tuscaloosa. The team is more dynamic than last year and not finished yet. ESPN2 | https://t.co/n79LucvHMl pic.twitter.com/ntLgfCv0U3. 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. I think it is going to be a toss-up between Oklahoma and Florida for who comes out on top. Trinity Thomas, on floor as well, is about as good as it gets. I do think judges need to be a little more critical, especially when it comes to taking .05 deductions. Nguyens power and difficulty on vault and floor have her set up to be a fixture on at least two events for the Cardinal. There are so many really special "can't-miss" routines, but I am really looking forward to seeing Minnesota's Mya Hooten's floor routine in person. Arenas could also appear in the all-around for the Tigers. Her teammate Groth is also excellent, earning a remarkable eight 9.950s and two All-America honors in her freshman campaign. Overall, it was a lower-scoring week for the usual leaders on vault, with stuck landings evading most and no one pushing perfection. Were taking it one step at a time and only letting ourselves define us. Michigan 2. Grace McCallum, Utah 5. Both Alabama and LSU have also proven that you can never count them out. Oklahoma and Florida immediately set the tone, with two of the highest opening meet scores ever (197.925 and . 1 recruit in the class of 2022. Missy Elliot!) Lee helped elevate Auburn from a nationals bubble team to a championship contender in just one season and is sure to keep the Tigers in the hunt for the title in her final NCAA campaign. Reigning champion Oklahoma is, once again, stacked with talent and seeking a repeat title.