Alabama Gymnastics Still Ranked No. 2 Nationally
2/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
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A new ranking system left the nation's top-2 gymnastics teams the same, but scrambled the middle of the top-10 a bit.
The rankings, determined now by the regional qualifying score (RQS), again has UCLA and Alabama first and second respectively, but drops last week's No. 3, Utah, down two spots, leapfrogging Nebraska from fifth to third. Last week's No. 4, Georgia, flip flops with Arizona State, which was seventh last week. Florida remains No. 6 while Stanford, Oregon State and Michigan remain eighth, ninth and 10th respectively.
RQS is the formula that determines which teams receive bids to the six NCAA Regional Championships in April. The regional score is figured by taking a team's top three road scores adding them to its next three highest scores, either home or away, and dropping the highest score. That number is then divided by five. Alabama's RQS is 197.100.
Part of Alabama's high ranking comes from a string of 197-plus road scores during the Tide's opening four-meet road stretch. Now, after competing away from the state of Alabama for six of the first eight meets of the season, the Crimson Tide will now compete exclusively within the state's boundaries for the next six meets, including the next three in Coleman Coliseum, staring with a meet against No. 11 ranked Auburn.
The Tide, which had three athletes in last week's all-around rankings, including junior Jeana Rice at No. 2, had no one this week, because no one on the Alabama roster has competed in the all-around for the pre-requisite six meets.
Rice is ranked No. 2 on the uneven bars, No. 4 on the vault and No. 10 on the balance beam. Senior Kristin Sterner is ranked 21st on the beam.
Tickets for the Tide's three remaining home meets are on sale through the Alabama Ticket Office (205.348.2262) or online at www.rolltide.com.
24 February 2003 - by Regional Qualifying Average
Rank Team RQS Region Ave High
1 UCLA 197.980 W 197.267 198.575
2 Alabama 197.100 C 196.937 197.400
3 Nebraska 197.035 SC 196.892 198.025
4 Arizona State 196.870 SC 196.671 198.150
5 Utah 196.800 NC 196.879 197.825
6 Florida 196.770 SE 196.757 197.475
7 Georgia 196.750 SE 196.903 197.875
8 Stanford 196.430 W 196.407 197.450
9 Oregon State 196.200 W 196.072 197.025
10 Michigan 196.085 NE 195.756 197.025
11 Auburn 195.680 C 195.425 196.650
12 Washington 195.615 W 195.472 197.000
13 Denver 195.505 NC 195.454 196.475
14 Ohio State 195.490 C 194.744 196.050
15 L.S.U. 195.445 C 195.379 196.625
16 Iowa State 195.225 NC 194.954 196.550
17 Arizona 195.200 SC 195.239 196.175
18 Penn State 195.155 NE 195.064 195.875
19 Oklahoma 195.040 SC 195.307 196.600
20 Iowa 194.845 NC 195.129 196.550
21 Kent State 194.775 C 194.825 196.450
22 Utah State 194.730 NC 194.550 196.150
23 Minnesota 194.530 NC 194.829 196.400
24 Central Michigan 194.500 C 194.450 195.450
25 California 194.445 W 194.521 196.475
