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The latest from the all-important NCAA women’s gymnastics rankings

January 31, 2024
Unlike other sports’ subjective polling, gymnastics rankings are especially telling: They’re based on score averages throughout the season, meaning squads compete against opponents and their past selves at every meet.
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The latest from the all-important NCAA women’s gymnastics rankingsThe latest from the all-important NCAA women’s gymnastics rankings
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The GIST: Unlike other sports’ subjective polling, gymnastics rankings are especially telling: They’re based on score averages throughout the season, meaning squads compete against opponents and their past selves at every meet. Here’s how the standings settled on Monday:

Who’s up: Kentucky’s Friday victory set a program record and tied No. 2 Cal for the weekend’s top team score, catapulting them from No. 7 to No. 3 — a huge jump in this sport.

  • On a similar upswing? Powerhouse UCLA, who set aside their shockingly inconsistent season start and vaulted from No. 15 to No. 11 by wiping the mat with Washington on Saturday.

Who’s down: Despite grad student Sierra Brooks’ dazzling performances, Michigan’s troubles continued on Saturday with an uncharacteristically mid 196.900 team score against Nebraska, dropping the Wolverines from No. 10 to No. 13.

  • TL;DR? There are no nights off on these mats.
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