Week 8: Gymnastics Athletes of the Week. WEEKLY COVERAGE: The Mount | The Dismount WORK IT @RaenaWorley 9.950 on https://t.co/dCyi0yx1xS https://t.co/uBnoCb1WZ4#WeAreUK | #Team49 pic.twitter.com/9KTEkNJgbm. We asked our experts to weigh in. Auburn can improve its NQS by topping a 197.200 on Friday at Kentucky. 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. Careys other two floor scores in 2023 are 9.825 and 10.000, as she flexes her power and endurance with chest-up landings on the most difficult tumbling in the nation. I would not be surprised for it to be in the mix and have an opportunity to have historic success in the postseason. Ashley Miles Greig: I have to be honest with this question and say definitely too many 10s have been given. It hasn't had many of those situations this year -- which is a good and bad thing, in my opinion. ESPN2 | https://t.co/n79LucvHMl pic.twitter.com/ntLgfCv0U3. 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. 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. 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. LATEST NEWS: Injury updates| Weekly award trackerFeature stories. 1-ranked University of Michigan women's gymnastics team swept the event titles and tied a program record on floor exercise to earn a 197.950-196.275 victory over Arizona State on Saturday (Jan. 15) at Crisler Center. Maine: Just one? 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. If any other gymnast can challenge the phenomenal hit rates of Thomas and Carey, it's Worley. BATON ROUGE - The No. Sierra Brooks, Michigan 5. Davis has come so close to perfection so many times in the past two seasons, but her double front half out often left the door open for the judges interpretation. The sophomore now owns two career perfect scores on floor and four in her career. The SEC always gets involved with anything high-scoring, and Thomas and Gobournes routines were more than worthy. I do, however, want to make it the worst kept secret that I'm inwardly rooting for everyone to meet the moment and hit some incredibly memorable routines! 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 . Nearly all Division III championship finals are streamed live on ncaa.com. Welcome to the Perfect club Jocelyn Moore#ThatsaW I @MizzouGym pic.twitter.com/I75sKs0N2C. Auburn continues to surprise the field; Michigan falls to fourth. In addition, the top all-around competitor and the top finisher on each event from each regional have also advanced to the national championships. Registering a username and password on USA Gymnastics gives you access to new and upcoming features within our website. 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). Conference Honors 7 California, No. Home Away Neutral Streak; Ball State: Ball State: 4-0: 4-0: 1.000: 12-3: 12-3: W11.800: 5-0 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. Auburn 7. Ashley Miles Greig: Florida, because each event has a lineup that can score 9.9 or better on every routine. You can tell it competes calmly and confidently even when there are mistakes. Freshman to watch: While Bruin Selena Harris has been the freshman of the year thus far, DiCellos gigantic weekend starts to make it a competition. Sloan: I will always love my Gators it is in my blood. 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. . 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. Michigan 2. November 18, 2021 Jenna King Data, Elite, Featured, NCAA WAG, Recruiting. LSU ranks second in the conference, only behind Florida. Oklahoma's season best score leads this week's women's college gymnastics power rankings, while Florida and Utah bounce Michigan from the top 3. It doesn't mean it will win NCAA championships, but from the first meet until now, it has been dominant. I think Florida will win the team title. 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. The championships, hosted by Texas Woman's University and Knight Eady, will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, April 14-16. Baker: The first 10 for not only Moore, but the Missouri program as well, is pretty iconic. 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. It's better this year. On the move: Auburn got a huge home win over LSU while improving its season high to 197.750, yet week by week keeps falling down the list of season best totals as only Sunisa Lee and Derrian Gobourne are bringing in the big scores. 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. Honorable mention: Although she scored a 10.0 on beam this week, Thomas routine wasnt perfect, as she took a step on her dismount that was noticeable to everyone but the judges in attendanceeven warranting shade from Thomas herself on social media. As always, were taking other variableslike skill difficulty and competitive stakesinto consideration when honing our picks. Miles Greig: Oklahoma. The top two teams from each semifinal will advance to the championship final competition Saturday, April 16, at 1 p.m. Eastern time. The judges still havent given her a 10, but they also rarely give her less than a 9.950 either. 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 . I'm not ready to say they'll win it all, but I'll guarantee they will not go quietly this year. The Tigers have notched three weekly conference honors in 2023. Get Pac . Ten years after winning its first national championship, Florida will be in the thick of things yet again with a roster loaded with world-class talent. Oklahoma (2317 points) (6 first place votes) 4. 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. It's been a wild NCAA gymnastics season so far. Bruins On. 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. Funeral arrangements have not been announced yet. It's tough to have so many meets not go your way and still stay the course and believe in the potential of your team, and it seems like it did a great job at that. Full schedule| Live blogs Note: For the purpose of these rankings, we define competitive weeks as Monday through Sunday. 15 Arizona State, LIVE BLOG: No. NC Women's Gymnastics Rankings - College Gymnastics Association | NCAA.com View All Scores DI M Basketball live 7:31 2ND HALF AUBURN 66 2 ALA 58 live OKLA 25 11 KAN ST 34 live 4:18 2ND HALF. Gymnastics Weekly News: Oklahoma, Jade Carey sit atop NCAA rankings ahead of week 9 of competition . The sophomore earned a 9.875 on vault and matched her career high on floor with a 9.950 against the Bulldogs. Jade Carey collected her sixth and seventh career perfect 10s on vault and floor in Oregon State's win this weekend. 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. Class of 2022 Signing Class Rankings. CONTENT FROM COLLEGEGYMNEWS.COM Who are they picking to win it all at NCAA championships? Oklahoma's season best score leads this week's women's college gymnastics power rankings, while Florida and Utah bounce Michigan from the top 3. I think it will continue to surprise people in the second half of the season. And, of course, Auburn's Suni Lee on bars should always be appointment viewing. On Friday, if we're talking about Missouri, Alabama, Auburn and Minnesota instead of Florida, Oklahoma, Utah and Michigan, I will be surprised, not shocked. Week Eight Road To National Rankings (2/27/23), Sign up for the LSU Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, The Tigers moved up after a season-high scoring road win against No. Shop official NCAA team and championship gear. Maine: There's a valid argument for why it would be amazing for any of these eight programs to win, but I am a sucker for a good underdog story so I would love to watch Missouri shock the field. 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. 2023 MLB draft rankings 1.0: Which SEC slugger is No. She revels in big moments and is a joy to watch on floor. It's a 9.925 for the sophomore! 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. NCAA gymnastics 2023: Who has surprised this season? 39 Iowa State at No. All-Around 1. 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 . She also recorded a career high of 9.925 on beam at Kentucky and 9.900 on bars against Florida. An impressive early season showing out of 391.45 launched Navy one spot over Cal in the rankings this week. It's really tough mentally to repeat the success it had last season, even though it has all returning routines. 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. However, that's also been true the last several years when the Gators have repeatedly come up short. We have gymnasts getting an extra "COVID" year which means more great routines are sticking around longer. 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. Minnesota 6. Leanne Wong's floor routine was on point @SECNetwork I @GatorsGym pic.twitter.com/oitU2pyxyN. Trinity Thomas, Florida 3. In the final rotation, Arenas continued to show poise for the Tigers and led off with a 9.850. The Gator won the rookie race to the first 10.0 and now owns the top newbie total at 39.750, so watch for this battle over the next few weeks to see if DiCello can keep applying pressure. She will look to be the first gymnast in LSU history to earn a perfect score across all four events. by Frank Mercogliano. Roenigk: My rooting interest has to be loyalty to my alma mater, Florida. 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. The last time the two teams met was in 2018. 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. The sophomores first career perfect score came on floor against Georgia February 3rd, followed by a 10.00 on vault at Auburn. 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. 1 overall? Take a look at the top individuals and teams to watch heading into Week 1. It has it all. Women's gymnastics all-around rankings Jade Carey, Oregon State, 39.825 Jordan Chiles, UCLA, 39.825 Sunisa Lee, Auburn, 39.775 Trinity Thomas, Florida, 39.825 Jordan Bowers, Oklahoma, 39.750. Jade Carey collected her sixth and seventh career perfect 10s on vault and floor in Oregon State's win this weekend. 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 . In this formula, we only included gymnasts who were either announced as signees by their future school or whom we could confirm held ceremonial signings on or after National Signing Day. LSU head coach Jay Clark says that Bryant is healthy and anticipated to be a key four-eventer for the Tigers in 2023. Women - Division I 1. Even in such an exceptional field, Thomas was peerless: She scored a perfect 10 seven times, including four consecutively in the postseason. Michigan gymnasts react after defeating Minnesota at an NCAA college gymnastics event Monday, Jan 24, 2022, in Minneapolis. Reigning champion Oklahoma is, once again, stacked with talent and seeking a repeat title. Suni Lee and Trinity Thomas. Bridget Sloan: I think there have been some gifts thrown in there, but most of the 10s I have seen do seem deserving. Utah The only program to qualify for every NCAA championship will like its chances again in 2023, losing only a trio of. It has great coaches that know how to get the most out of their athletes and have them peak at the right time. 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. Raena Worley, Kentucky 4. This is Oklahoma's fifth national . Finnegans 10 on floor marked her fourth straight in as many meets, making her the only LSU gymnast to record such an accomplishment. 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. 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. She now owns three weekly conference honors in her career. It will be interesting to see if it can stay the course, continue to dominate and capture yet another title. 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 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. Florida also has proven this season that they are confident in the big moments. 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. #6: Louisville Cardinals - (2022 NCAA Rank: 6) The Cardinals bring back the vast majority of their points from last season, and proved they can show up when it counts, outscoring their NCAA. From baseball to gymnastics, here's how the LSU teams fared in the last week. This will be the first meeting between the two since 2018. Who will win nationals? 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. Missy Elliot!) With two 197.975s and a 198.300 during that same period, Michigan has been a few landings away from mirroring the Sooners stat. 2020 Collegiate Gymnastics Rankings - Preseason. Like most events last season, vault was frequently a battle between superstars Thomas and Carey: The former snagged three perfect 10s while the latter never scored below a 9.900 in the regular season. It had that record-breaking season in 2022 and have surpassed that so far in 2023. Junior Elena Arenas hit a huge 9.925 routine to lead off on vault and earn a season high. 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 I think it surprised itself last year, but this year it has surprised itself by the confidence it has. Carey reigned her landing in the best while the rest of the bunchs bigger hops were noticeable in their scores. 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. (Oklahoma, Florida, Utah, Auburn). 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. The Wolverines edged out the Oklahoma Sooners by 0.088 to capture the win. Kennedy Baker: I am team 10. Tori Tatum, a sophomore from Chanhassen, Minnesota, made her debut on bars against Oklahoma after suffering from an injury last year. Bryants career high all-around performance helped lead the Tigers to victory, as she scored a 39.800 and recorded her seventh win. Haleigh Bryant, LSU 6. Women. 6 LSU gymnastics team will face No. Her stability and reliability have been a driving force for Michigan across its last few successful seasons. 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. But aren't they fun? Team and individual qualifiers for the 2022 womens gymnastics championships are as follows: ROTATION ORDER: Click or tap here for rotation order at the championships. Top247 247Sports Composite. After coming off of a record-breaking fifth-place ranking last year, it has used that positive momentum to its advantage this year. You have teams who are back and ready to win another championship and you have teams who are hungry to win their first. The Tigers are making just their second NCAA championship appearance, and have been the ultimate spoiler thus far in the postseason -- helping eliminate higher-ranked LSU in the regional semifinals and then narrowly edging out UCLA in the regional final. Tickets for the Podium Challenge inside the Raising Canes River Center can be found onTicketmasterand also through the River Center box office. Postseason seeding in the NCAA Tournament is each team's National Qualifying Score . December 17, 2021 Jenna King Data, Featured, NCAA WAG, Recruiting. 2022 Fort Worth . LIVE BLOG: Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Meet With No. Trinity Thomas, on floor as well, is about as good as it gets.