Saturday, February 12, 2011

How the Nation's Top Gymnastics Teams Fared This Weekend

As promised, here is an overview of how the top collegiate women's gymnastics teams did this weekend. Boise State of course is #12 and edged San Jose State by less than half a point, 195.925-195.550.

GymInfo will soon be ranking the teams by something they call the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), which is akin to the BCS formula in football (although much more fair). For now, the teams are ranked by team average and it is that comparison I will focus on until the RQS takes hold.

Boise State came into this week #12 with a team average of 195.038. The score at San Jose will help them a bit--the Broncos' average is now 195.127. That probably won't be enough of a boost to raise them in the rankings, but we'll see if they fall. Here are some of the early results from around the nation this weekend.

#1 Florida travels to #4 Georgia this afternoon.
#2 Stanford downed Oregon State and UCLA with a great 196.475 score. They meet #8 Michigan and #9 Nebraska tomorrow.

#3 Utah was superb with a 196.975 last night.
#4 Georgia hosts #1 Florida.
#5 Oklahoma defeated Iowa State with a 197.225, the top score so far this weekend.
#6 Oregon State put up a 196.35 against Stanford. OSU is one team that Boise State must defeat at Regionals to make Nationals.
#7 Alabama scored 197.075 in its meet last night.
#8 Michigan and
#9 Nebraska face #2 Stanford.
#10 UCLA scored 196.3 in their meet last night. The Bruins are another team that Boise State must defeat in order to reach Nationals.
#11 Arkansas scored 195.325 in their meet against #19 LSU last night.
#12 Boise State edged San Jose State 195.925-195.550.
#13 Washington fell to #3 Utah and scored 195.475. The Broncos must also defeat Washington to reach Nationals.
#14 Kent State competes tonight in the MAC.
#15 Ohio State has a Big 10 meet tonight.
#16 Illinois-Champaign scored 195.4 last night.
#17 Minnesota has a meet slated tonight.
#18 Penn State scored 195.925 last night.
#19 LSU fell to #11 Arkansas and scored 194.875.

The current averages for the Top 15:
1. Florida 197.035
2. Stanford 196.636
3. Utah 196.300
4. Oklahoma 196.118
5. Georgia 195.950
6. Alabama 195.988
7. Oregon State 195.897
8. Michigan 195.635
9. Nebraska 195.438
10. UCLA 195.575
11. Arkansas 195.204
12. Boise State 195.127
13. Washington 195.058
14. Kent State 194.925
15. Ohio State 194.830

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