Her consistent excellence has produced a strong NQS and gives her a deserved. They've been heating up and look like they have the swagger and confidence to get the job done this year. 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. Aleah Finnegan with ANOTHER Perfect 10 on floor @LSUgym I @SECNetwork pic.twitter.com/psuNMp6JNI. 3. OKeefe remains the queen of the hill on beam. However, that's also been true the last several years when the Gators have repeatedly come up short. 14 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. The Tigers put up a 49.675 on vault to tie for the second highest score in program history overall and on the road. 1 Gymnasts Lost: Emma LaPinta, Karrie Thomas, Carly Woodard Postseason Routines Lost: 2 2022 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 1 overall? Michigan, who still has most of the talent from its 2021 NCAA championship on its roster, will be out for revenge after a shaky semifinal spoiled the Wolverines shot at a repeat. 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. Ohio State 196.025, Rutgers 195.750 - Jan. 30, 2022 Penn 194.425, Yale 194.200 - Jan. 30, 2022 Rhode Island College 183.500, Springfield 180.100 - Jan. 30, 2022 San Jose State 195.725, Sacramento State 192.325 - Jan. 30, 2022 Texas Woman's 191.575, Centenary 186.575 - Jan. 30, 2022 UCLA 196.400, Arizona 195.125 - Jan. 30, 2022 1. 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). Against Missouri, she earned a perfect 10.00 on vault and scores of 9.900+ on all four events. 7 California, No. I think LSU is a surprise, but not the way some might think. She set a new career high against the Crimson Tide to become only the sixth gymnast in program history to record an all-around score of 39.800 or higher. It's hard to imagine either gymnast improving on their record-breaking 2022 seasons, but we're sure they'll find a way. Michigan State 16. Arkansas 15. Alabama 10. Johnson also recorded a career high 9.875 in only her third beam appearance against Florida. That being said, I think there's about 10 teams that we should not be surprised to see in the finals. News NCAA Rankings Awards 2022 Awards Program Nissen Emery All Americans Gymnast of the Week Honor Coach Honor Coach Certificate Honorary Lifetime Members CGA Presidents National Coach . Our experts weigh in with predictions, the top routines in NCAA gymnastics -- and on the huge number of perfect 10s seen this season. 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. Freshman to Watch: There were only 51 vault scores of 9.9-plus during the 2022 level 10 season, and five of those belong to UCLAs Selena Harristhe No. Roenigk: Any Trinity Thomas routine! 5 Auburn at No. 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. 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). Auburn had a rock solid vault rotation, scoring a 49.350, capped off by Drew Watson's 9.925 and Sara Hubbard's 9.900. She was one of five Wolverines to notch a perfect 10 and hasnt scored below 9.8375 since 2021. 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. Tim Garrison and his staff do such an amazing job with the program and they have had a fantastic season so far. Shes been able to control her lunges lately and finds her way into the floor rankings as the Sooners floor totals surge. Despite Chiles 10, Hooten remains in the top spot thanks to her perfect score the prior weekend and nearly repeating in the notoriously tight-scoring Big Ten. Tickets for the Podium Challenge inside the Raising Canes River Center can be found onTicketmasterand also through the River Center box office. Both should anchor lineups and pull in top-10 averagesif not a few perfect 10sall season long. Derrian Gobourne on floor is so much fun. The junior from Athens, Georgia, won the SEC vault title in 2021 and owns a season-high score of 9.925 on the event. Auburn 7. On the road, Missouris Jocelyn Moore drilled her landing for a 9.925 that couldve been a 10 in a meet thats since become infamous for its questionable scoring. Bryant anchored with a team-high 9.925 to send the team to the second rotation. Brooks went all out for the stick to follow up her perfect vault, but her under rotation and subsequent shuffle back, unfortunately, ended her 9.900 or better streak that started last April at regionals. Rankings courtesy of RoadToNationals.com. Sloan: Missouri. Gymnastics on YouTube 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Suni Lee dazzles on beam to help Auburn reach regional finals, Complete updates of the 2022 NC women's gymnastics championships, Click or tap here for rotation order at the championships, Click or tap here for the semifinal bracket, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. After her career night against Alabama, she now owns highs of 9.975 on vault and 9.925 on floor. In the final rotation, Arenas continued to show poise for the Tigers and led off with a 9.850. Roethlisberger: Lee's bar routine. Florida vs. Oklahoma. Oklahoma has won three of the five most recent championships, and has shown a tradition of perfection in these huge moments. Editors Note: The following is an official press release courtesy of LSUs athletics department. She revels in big moments and is a joy to watch on floor. MORE FROM COLLEGEGYMNEWS.COM It was the first time since 2019 two 10s were recorded on the road. @OU_WGymnastics was PERFECT on these routines pic.twitter.com/ebApc32pYL. Minnesota 6. Junior Elena Arenas hit a huge 9.925 routine to lead off on vault and earn a season high. It hasn't had many of those situations this year -- which is a good and bad thing, in my opinion. Consistency is Careys key in constantly anchoring the Beavers lineup with huge numbers, as theyre currently ranked fourth in the nation on the event. Just like she did after the last time she rested floor, Carey notched a 9.975her third on the event this season. Bryant earned the first conference award for the Tigers this season as she was named SEC Co-Gymnast of the Week on January 24. The judges still havent given her a 10, but they also rarely give her less than a 9.950 either. After Jonathan Owens proposed to Simone Biles in February of 2022, the Olympic athlete has been busy planning and celebrating their upcoming . They are confident, consistent and ready -- and because of their scoring potential in every spot in every lineup, if they hit, they win. Pac-12 Network. Who will win nationals? Jade Carey collected her sixth and seventh career perfect 10s on vault and floor in Oregon State's win this weekend. Please check your email for a confirmation. After a battle with injury throughout her career, the senior is a staple in the beam lineup and owns a season-high of 9.900, which she scored back-to-back against Auburn and Florida. The duo automatically makes the Tigers a threat, but theyre still waiting on others to step up. 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. 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, Previewing the 2023 college baseball season: Teams and players to watch, key storylines, A dad's hunt for an Orioles prospect's unique baseball card. 1. 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. Impossible scores, unfortunate injuries, and perfect 10s highlighted the weekend, as were set for a major rankings shakeup next week once National Qualifying Scores are used instead of team averages. How close is Florida's Trinity Thomas to the NCAA's perfect 10 record? 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. Sure thing. Florida (2319 points) (16 first place votes) 3. It has had different lineups, different athletes and continued to have a high skill level. There are definitely some key teams that come to mind first: Florida, Michigan, OU because they have been dominant the last couple years. 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. Bryants career high all-around performance helped lead the Tigers to victory, as she scored a 39.800 and recorded her seventh win. 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 . It was her sixth career perfect score; all of them being on vault. 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. 1 on beam and have been all but unflappable on what often is the deciding event for the championship. It's been a wild NCAA gymnastics season so far. 2020 Collegiate Gymnastics Rankings - Preseason. 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? 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. Last weeks freshman to watch, DiCello, climbs into this weeks rankings after becoming the first freshman to earn a 10 this season, with the Gators now occupying half of the standings on bars. 12 in the all-around. Reigning NCAA beam champion Lee was quite literally hit or miss in her first collegiate season, but shes practically unbeatable when she does stay on. Part of me thinks it's almost been "too perfect" where if there was a mistake, I wonder if it could handle it. The Tigers own an overall record of 2-0-0 over California. It relies on more all-arounders than the average team, which has its pros and cons. 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. The Utes havent finished lower than fourth this decade, and now that sophomore McCallum has a year of experience under her belt, she may very well lead Utah to a top-two finish. Arenas could also appear in the all-around for the Tigers. Shes prone to the occasional miscue during the regular season but has an uncanny knack for pouring it on during the postseason. 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. National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championship (NCWWC) Executive Committee announces the success of over 40 programs meeting all their divisional rules allowing for the consideration of the . No problem. With two 197.975s and a 198.300 during that same period, Michigan has been a few landings away from mirroring the Sooners stat. Honorable Mention: Leanne Wong was somewhat lacking in consistency on bars during her freshman season at Florida, though her scoring ceiling was literally perfection. Aneight-time All-American,Bryant has embraced a larger role this season and has earned 20 titles in 2023, including six straight all-around titles. 23 Washington and George Washington for a quad meet inside the Raising Cane's River Center in Baton Rouge on Friday, March 3, at 6 p.m. CT. 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. Mar Sloan: Helen Hu on bars and beam, Aleah Finnegan on everything and Lee on bars. The consistency week after week is almost too good. 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. 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. 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. 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. A second consecutive home meet gives the Wolverines an excellent opportunity to garner even more momentum with the Big Tens conference championship seeding meet on the horizon. LIVE BLOG: Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Meet With No. Miles Greig: Jocelyn Moore finally getting that perfect 10 on vault! Sloan: I will always love my Gators it is in my blood. WEEKLY COVERAGE: The Mount | The Dismount Your email address will not be published. Western Michigan 18. On bars, Audrey Davis (Oklahoma), Leanne Wong (Florida), Suni Lee (Auburn), Helen Hu (Missouri), Grace McCallum (Utah) and Shania Adama (Alabama). On floor, junior Sierra Ballard led off with a 9.850 followed by Jeffrey, who made her first appearance in the lineup for the Tigers and scored a 9.750. If she does end up on all four events, though, she can absolutely challenge for the top score. Leanne Wong's floor routine was on point @SECNetwork I @GatorsGym pic.twitter.com/oitU2pyxyN. Tori Tatum, a sophomore from Chanhassen, Minnesota, made her debut on bars against Oklahoma after suffering from an injury last year. 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. Class of 2022 Signing Class Rankings. Jade Carey, Oregon State 3. Also, they have Trinity Thomas! WEEKLY COVERAGE: The Mount | The Dismount If she sticks, it's a 10. I would not be surprised for it to be in the mix and have an opportunity to have historic success in the postseason. Bryant and Finnegan are expected to be mainstays in the all-around as the team prepares for their first quad-meet of the season. 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. Johnson Clarke: Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan, and oh my gosh, it's truly up for grabs for whichever teams get hot and stay hot. Listen. We asked our experts to weigh in. 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 . Champion. Johnson Clarke: If only because I have to pick, it would be Suni Lee on bars. Hooten, Carey, Wilson and Gobourne all scored multiple 10s while Hooten, Brooks, Carey and Wilson never scored below 9.900. Brock continued her career night and earned a career high with her 9.925 performance. Photo: UAA Communications photo by Hannah White. The championships, hosted by. Michigan 2. Individual ratings are devised by combining "score points" with "video review points" for a total of 25 per event and 100 overall. Sam Peszek: I think there have been the right amount of 10s, but some 10s were given and not deserved and other routines should have gotten a 10, but didn't. Auburn can improve its NQS by topping a 197.200 on Friday at Kentucky. To raise the profile of the sport of NCAA Men's Gymnastics by setting the standard for collegiate sports organizations and providing additional . LATEST NEWS: Injury updates| Weekly award trackerFeature stories. It's going to come down to which team has the magic to get the job done that day. 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. I also love to watch UCLA's Norah Flatley on floor. Note: For the purpose of these rankings, we define competitive weeks as Monday through Sunday. Roenigk: My rooting interest has to be loyalty to my alma mater, Florida. Peszek: Missouri. And I think it'll be a battle between Oklahoma and Florida. Utah The only program to qualify for every NCAA championship will like its chances again in 2023, losing only a trio of. The Wildcats missed the 2021 NCAA Tournament, and there was no NCAA Tournament in 2020, leaving a 2019 Elite Eight run as the program's last significant postseason success. Previous Next. Wiskus took second in the all-around in a competition that came down to the wire in Maturi Pavilion. 2023 Gymnastics Standings; School School Conf MAC CPct. 2023 MLB draft rankings 1.0: Which SEC slugger is No. @GatorsGym pic.twitter.com/Z1jfDfxJrQ. She has my vote. In their final season as an NCAA team, Minnesota rallied to place fifth in the country behind yet another standout performance from Shane Wiskus. Or will defending champion Michigan pull off the repeat? 39 Iowa State at No. 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. 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.