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Women’s Gymnastics Rankings Revealed

12/10/2018 12:39:00 PM | Gymnastics

The University of Minnesota women's gymnastics team will begin the season ranked No. 23 in the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Preseason Poll. One of eight Big Ten teams to be ranked in the top 36, the Gophers face a strong schedule against conference foes for the upcoming season.

The Gophers open their season with an Intrasquad meet at Maturi Pavilion on Dec. 31 before traveling to Tempe, AZ to take on Arizona State on Jan. 4 for their first meet against a ranked team.

Minnesota will matchup against 12 nationally-ranked teams on the competition floor in 2019 as the team aims to improve upon their sixth-place finish in conference play last year. Their first Big Ten matchup will take place on Jan. 19 at No. 29 Iowa.

Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association Preseason Poll

1. UCLA (1,961 points) (20 first place votes) 
2. Oklahoma (1,959 points) (25 first place votes) 
3. Florida (1,946 points) (9 first place votes) 
4. LSU (1,891 points) (2 first place votes) 
5. Utah (1,783 points) 
6. Alabama (1,672 points) 
7. Georgia (1,585 points) (1 first place vote) 
8. California (1,526 points) 
9. Michigan (1,517 points) 
10. Kentucky (1,481 points) 
11. Nebraska (1,361 points) 
12. Arkansas (1,341 points) 

13. Denver (1,286 points) 
14. Auburn (1,281 points) 
15. Washington (1,253 points) 
16. Boise State (1,183 points) 
17. Oregon State (1,005 points) 
18. Ohio State (989 points) 
19. Missouri (912 points) 
20. Arizona State (862 points)

21. Stanford (831 points) 
22. Illinois (809 points)
23. Minnesota (798 points) 
24. BYU (749 points) 
25. North Carolina State (704 points) 
26. George Washington (611 points) 
27. Penn State (525 points) 
28. Iowa State (517 points) 
29. Iowa (442 points) 
30. Central Michigan (403 points) 
31. Maryland (403 points)
32. Southern Utah (364 points) 
33. Arizona (314 points) 
34. New Hampshire (280 points)
35. West Virginia (259 points) 
36. Pittsburgh (247 points)


Italics indicate teams Minnesota faces this season.
Special Olympics Clinic
Tuesday, December 23
Level Up - Team Bonding
Thursday, November 06
Signing the Block M
Tuesday, May 20
Mya Hooten: NCAA Floor Final
Friday, April 18