University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Drop One Place to No. 6
3/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Gymnastics
March 4, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS - After a tough loss on the road against Penn State, the Gophers dropped one place in the national rankings to No. 6. The Gophers remained No. 6 in the coaches poll.
No. 1 Oklahoma (445.050), No. 2 Stanford (442.017), No. 3 Michigan (441.900), No. 4 Ohio State (440.050) and No. 5 Penn State (436.050) make up the top five. This is the first time since Jan. 20 that Michigan has not been ranked No. 2, with Stanford now edging out the Wolverines' average by .117 points.
The Gophers have a three-meet average of 435.600, which is ahead of No. 7 Illinois (434.033), No. 8 Air Force (432.983), No. 9 Iowa (432.017) and No. 10 California (428.667) to round out the top 10.
Below is 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 March 3.
TEAM RANKINGS
Floor Exercise
1. Oklahoma - 76.200
5. Minnesota - 74.183
Pommel Horse
1. Oklahoma - 74.500
8. Minnesota - 71.133
Still Rings
1. Oklahoma - 75.150
8. Minnesota - 73.750
Vault
1. Stanford - 74.300
4. (T) Michigan, Ohio State and Minnesota - 73.917
Parallel Bars
1. Oklahoma - 74.517
5. Minnesota - 73.067
High Bar
1. Ohio State - 73.950
2. Minnesota - 72.017
TOP 20 INDIVIDUALS RANKINGS
Floor Exercise
1. Alec Robin, Oklahoma - 15.467
12. Sean Bauer, Minnesota - 15.200
19. (T) Zach Liebler, Minnesota & Tristian Rivera, Michigan - 15.100
Pommel Horse
1. Michael Newburger, Ohio State - 15.667
3. Ellis Mannon, Minnesota - 15.233
12. Paul Montague, Jr., Minnesota - 14.950
Still Rings
1. Landon Funiciello, William & Mary - 16.083
Vault
1. Tristan Duverglas, Penn State - 15.350
4. Zack Chase, Minnesota - 15.217
Parallel Bars
1. Akash Modi, Stanford - 15.633
6. Matt Frey, Minnesota - 15.133
8. Steve Jaciuk, Minnesota & Nick Hunter, Michigan - 15.067
High Bar
1. Jordan Valdez, Illinois - 15.450
13. Steve Jaciuk, Minnesota - 14.850
18. Daniel DiBenedetto - 14.767
All-Around
1. Akash Modi, Stanford - 89.933
12. Ellis Mannon, Minnesota - 84.967
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