University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Hold No. 6 National Ranking
2/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
Feb. 11, 2014
By Ben Gotz, Athletic Communications Student Assistant
MINNEAPOLIS - After their second-straight win, a 434.200 to 431.550 road win over Air Force last weekend, the Gophers held onto No. 6 in the GymInfo national rankings this week. Minnesota also moved up a place to the same spot in the coaches poll with an average score of 432.350.
The top five teams in both polls ahead of the Gophers are No. 1 Oklahoma (445.050), No. 2 Michigan (441.900), No. 3 Stanford (434.517), No. 4 Ohio State (434.100), and No. 5 Illinois (434.033).
No. 7 Penn State is one spot below the Gophers in both polls with an average score of 430.517.
Below are how the Gophers stack up against the national leaders in each event as a team and as individuals in the national rankings for the week of Feb. 10.
TEAM RANKINGS
Floor Exercise
1. Oklahoma - 75.850
3. Minnesota - 73.800
Pommel Horse
1. Oklahoma - 74.500
9. Minnesota - 70.017
Still Rings
1. Michigan - 74.833
5. Minnesota - 73.750
Vault
1. Oklahoma - 74.167
2. (T) Minnesota, Stanford & Michigan - 73.917
Parallel Bars
1. Oklahoma - 74.517
6. Minnesota - 71.883
High Bar
1. Oklahoma - 72.600
9. Minnesota - 70.400
TOP 20 INDIVIDUALS RANKINGS
Floor Exercise
1. Alec Robin, Oklahoma - 15.417
13. Sean Bauer, Minnesota - 15.000
Pommel Horse
1. Michael Newburger, Ohio State - 15.400
5. Ellis Mannon, Minnesota - 15.067
Still Rings
1. C.J. Maestas, Illinois - 16.000
15. Jack Metcalf, Minnesota - 14.917
Vault
1. Fred Hartville, Illinois - 15.233
7. Zach Chase, Minnesota - 15.067
Parallel Bars
1. Syque Caesar, Michigan - 15.500
6. (T) Matt Frey, Minnesota - 14.983
15. Steve Jaciuk, Minnesota - 14.833
High Bar
1. Jordan Valdez, Illinois - 15.450
All-Around
1. Akash Modi, Stanford - 88.867
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