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NCAA women’s gymnastics: Week 6 Power Rankings & meets to watch


Patricia Duffy Fiske

Patricia Duffy

Founder, Gymnastics Now

1. Oklahoma (+1)

Oklahoma moves back into my top spot this week after an impressive overall win at the Metroplex Challenge, holding off a hot Alabama team and Utah.

2. Michigan (-1)

49+ across the board but a season low on vault was balanced out by season highs on beam and floor. As Hannah mentioned, the Wolverines’ home beam scores seem to be a bit inflated, in particular. National Qualifying Score (NQS) should tell a better story there going forward.

3. Florida (+1)

Florida finally eclipsed the 198 mark against Missouri, but it wasn’t without controversy. Namely, a clearly undeserved 10 from Trinity Thomas (she said so herself, people), and some overall questionable scoring that made me retract any previous statements about their home scoring being reasonable among the top teams in the country. Still, it’s a milestone that should be recognized.

4. Alabama (+2)

Last week, I questioned whether Alabama’s win over Auburn and season-high performance was a one-off or a sign of building momentum. I think Metroplex was another feather in the Tide’s cap, hitting that 198 mark on the road and putting up one of the best vault rotations of the year with their season-high 49.525.

5. Utah (-2)

Utah went sub-198 at Metroplex, finishing third behind Oklahoma and Alabama after Grace McCallum went down on vault with what has been confirmed as a hyper-extended right knee. No timetable on her return, if she even returns this season. That’s a huge blow to the Utes’ momentum and scoring potential.

6. Auburn (-1)

The Tigers earned a season-high 197.750 against LSU. Auburn actually does have reasonable home scoring, and it showed in their win against the Bayou Bengals. I firmly believe a 198 is within reach, but resting athletes will likely be the priority these next few weeks ahead of the postseason.

7. UCLA (-)

Besides their one sub-197 performance against Washington in late January, the Bruins have been relatively consistent as a whole, but vault has been questionable as of late. Now that they seem to have found somewhat of a rhythm on beam, they need to focus on tightening up their vault landings and putting together a complete performance if they want to go 198+ and really contend in the postseason.

8. California (-)

I think this UCLA-Cal matchup this weekend is going to be a great teller of what’s to come for both of these teams, especially the Golden Bears, who are certainly in contention for the NCAA semifinals.

9. LSU (+1)

LSU put up a valiant fight against Auburn on the road to go 197.5 – the Tigers’ fifth-straight 197+. New athletes are being rotated into lineups, developing some depth, and I’ve heard whisperings that some injured team members, including Olivia Dunne, may make their return to lineups soon. That bodes well for LSU as we enter the latter half of the season.

10. Denver (unranked)

If for no other reason, I put Denver back in my top 10 this week thanks to the return of Lynnzee Brown to the all-around. There’s plenty of room for improvement there, but it’s a promising developments for the Pioneers as they look to surpass that 197.500 mark in the coming weeks.

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