With all but 12 teams’ seasons complete, we can take a look at the final standings for places 12-25. Some teams finished 2016 with a bang while others fizzled out. These rankings are based off of teams’ RQS plus their regional score. To view the full rankings, visit roadtonationals.com.
13. Michigan 14. Oregon State 15. Denver 16. Boise State 17. Eastern Michigan 18. Washington 19. Missouri 20. Arkansas 21. Arizona 22. Kentucky 23. Iowa 24. George Washington 25. Illinois The remaining places will determined after the conclusion of the national championships April 15-16.
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In the second-to-last regional analysis, we're taking a look at the Tuscaloosa competition. We'll dissect the matchups, look at who is most likely to advance and see if your picks in the 2016 NCAA gymnastics bracket challenge were smart or not.
It's hard to imagine Alabama not making it to NCAAs, especially since the competition's at home for the Crimson Tide. The team is still playing around with lineups, though, with some gymnasts competing on events at the conference championships for the first time. That's not typical of a major postseason meet, and you start to wonder if the Tide would have picked up its third-SEC championship in a row if it had just put up the best of the best. It's unclear whether Alabama will continue to explore depth at regionals or whether we'll finally see some solidified lineups. Or maybe the team is just waiting to pull out the big guns at nationals and just blow the competition away.
But in terms of advancing, the real excitement will come from California and Boise State. The Broncos have been quite consistent all season and fell out of the top 12 at the very end. While the team had nearly every competition in the 196s or 197s, California's highs were just higher, allowing the Golden Bears o jump ahead at the end. Boise is strongest on bars, lead by Krystine Jacobsen who is tied for the top spot in the uneven bars rankings with Oklahoma's McKenzie Wofford. So she's pretty good at the event. The Broncos also excel on floor, but Cal is better with Toni-Ann Williams and Zoe Draghi as the one-two punch in the lineup. Beam can be an issue for California at times but if the team hits, it'll be in a good position to advance. The Bears start on beam, so fans will get a good idea of where they stand after the very first rotation. As for individual all arounders looking to qualify to nationals, there are a number that can make the trip. If Cal advances as a team, Boise's Shani Remme or Sandra Collantes are capable of hitting a high enough score. Jacobsen could also qualify as a bars specialist and Maddie Krentz is capable of putting up a big score on floor along with Collantes. If Boise qualifies as a team and Cal is left at home, Toni-Ann Williams could make it if she competes in the all around. However, Williams will most likely miss nationals even if she qualifies because it is the same weekend as the 2016 Rio Olympic Test Event. She'll be attending in the hopes of qualifying to the Olympics to represent Jamaica. Draghi is also a star on beam and floor and could advance depending on what Alabama's lineups score. Kentucky has two strong all aroudners as well in Sidney Dukes and Alex Hyland, who both could see trips to Fort Worth. There's also Arizona State's Taylor Allex, who is a phenomenal vaulter and floor worker as well as West Virginia's Kirah Koshinski who is a regular season All-American on vault. The postseason is here! So at this point, we’re doing the power rankings mainly for fun because rankings are all but set and pretty accurate to boot. However, that still doesn’t mean we agree with everything. So this week Casey and Elizabeth rank the top 15 teams by holidays. Which team is like Christmas morning and which is Flag Day? As always, Let us know who you have in your top 16 and which holiday — major or minor — you think it resembles in the comments or on Twitter. And if you’re a traditionalist, you can check out the official rankings on Road to Nationals. Oklahoma - Valentine’s Day Heart eye emojis everywhere. OU is having an excellent year and have almost locked in their No. 1 ranking going into postseason. Florida - Black Friday The goal of Black Friday is to get the best deal at all costs, even if it means fighting an 80 year old grandma for a deal on a toaster. I feel that Florida will do anything to win again, and Bridget Sloan will fight you for it. LSU - Mardi Gras I mean, clearly. Alabama - Halloween We haven’t seen a full strength Bama yet this season. Their lineups have been different every week. We don’t know if we are going to get a treat from a 9.975 Kiana Winston, or tricked with a last minute freshman replacement. Utah - Easter Like an easter egg Utah has been easily broken this season… literally. Kari Lee torn achilles and now beam saviour Maddy Stover has an injured shoulder. They need that beam routine. Auburn - Diwali Auburn is still relatively new to the big girl session of SECs just like Diwali was a new thing to Michael Scott in The Office (we had to). We’re entering the last weekend of the regular season, and rankings are pretty accurate. However, that doesn’t mean we agree with everything. So this week Casey and Elizabeth rank the top 15 teams to the tune of Full House. Which team has it, Dude, and which is saying have mercy? As always, Let us know who you have in your top 15 and which Full House character you think it resembles in the comments or on Twitter. And if you’re a traditionalist, you can check out the official rankings on Road to Nationals. We are now into week two of RQS, but that doesn’t mean we agree with the rankings. RQS typically rewards those with a handful of high scores and not those who are consistent throughout. So this week Casey is our very own Abby Lee Miller and placed our top 15 teams into a Dance Moms pyramid. As always, Let us know who you have in your top 15 and where on Abby’s pyramid you think they belong in the comments or on Twitter. And if you’re a traditionalist, you can check out the official rankings on Road to Nationals. The Top Tier These are the teams that performed well last week and all season. If this was Dance Moms they would all be up for solos this week.
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