By Elizabeth Grimsley, Christina Marmet and Caroline Medley We’ve got the first two weekends of the 2017 collegiate gymnastics season under our belts! Doesn’t it feel nice to be back? The start of the season also means we can finally come up with realistic rankings rather than that thing that came out before the season started that most of the head coaches crafted up.
Rather than looking at last year’s results, we watched the meets from the past who weekends to get a sense of where teams stand relative to each other. From there we ranked teams we think should be in the top 10, based on our opinions of how they look. If you followed along with our power rankings last season, you’ll remember we typically had a theme to go along with our posts. However, for this first edition in 2017, we’re straight shooting. The themes will start the next round. If you’re a traditionalist or numbers freak, you can look at the Road to Nationals official rankings here.
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By Christina Marmet, Elizabeth Grimsley and Caroline Medley
There were a lot of unique leotards from a lot of different and not-the-typical teams. We saw some beautiful numbers from Missouri and LSU, as well as some… Interesting ones from the likes of BYU. The judging criteria is the same as always. But for a refresh: up to three points for design; two points for fabric, sparkle, etc.; and two points for school spirit; three points for overall appearance. After assigning points to each category, we’ll tally up the scores and average them with the previous week’s. So by the end of the season, we’ll know for sure which team has the best leotards (according to us) and which teams not so much. We want to know what you thought too (or if we forgot one of your favorites from this weekend)! Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter. And make sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the page to make your opinion heard in the fan vote, new this season.
By Elizabeth Grimsley The three-time defending Big 10 Champion Michigan was seected by league coaches to win the Big 10 Championship title in 2017. The Wolverines, ranked No. 7 in the preseason coaches poll, are followed by Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Penn State, Ohio Sttae, Michigan State, Maryland and Rutgers.
Whether you're doing research for your Fantasy Gym draft or are just a concerned NCAA gymnastics fan, catch up on which gymnasts suffered injuries during the 2016 preseason. Please note that this list may not include every gymnast with an injury or may include gymnasts that are back training but not yet 100 percent. Feel free to let us know in the comments or on social media if you have an update or comment.
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