If the first two weeks of the 2023 season established the immense potential of the nation’s best program, the third week exposed its vulnerability. Oklahoma and Auburn were the only top 10 teams to improve their Week 2 totals, while the other five teams were below 197. Importantly, this weekend highlighted the ever-increasing parity across rankings, conferences and divisions. Because historically many of the mid-level programs outperformed the higher-level teams.
Naturally, there will be some shuffling in the Power Rankings as teams experiment with lineups for their ideal six-man lineup. This week is no exception, with a mix of old and new faces. The third weekend of the competition could go a little further, but the lack of hard data early in the season (scores rarely tell the whole story, anyway) meant skill difficulty and competition I’m using other variables, such as force. Stakes — Consider when polishing your picks.
Note: These rankings define a competitive week as Monday through Sunday. Gymnasts who compete after Sunday will be considered in the following week’s power rankings.
Related: Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan Lead Women’s Gymnastics Week 2 Power Rankings
University Women’s Gymnastics Club Ranking
- Oklahoma, 197.925 last game
- Florida, 197.325
- Utah, 197.275
- Michigan, 196.975
- Auburn, 197.500
- UCLA, 196.900
Oklahoma got off to a spectacular start to their first home game of the season, posting 49.650 vault rotations to overtake Michigan State to become the top vault team in the nation. The Sooners were less dominant in the rotation after that, but avoided counting scores below 9.775 and were adamant that they were the winning team in 2023.
Florida went on to win their third straight season, but missed out on home electric energy by just scoring 197.325 against host team Alabama. Vault continues to be the Gators his albatross, averaging 49.250 so far, with only Trinity his Thomas surpassing his 9.900.
Despite a dominant performance in Oklahoma, Utah moved up to third place. Utes posted an impressive 49.525 for him on the vault, but struggled the rest of the event, including the beam. To the team’s credit, he walked away relatively unscathed despite having to count numerous sub-9.8 scores.
Michigan is one of the few teams able to challenge Oklahoma’s score in all four events (the operative word is “potentially”). After he posted a whopping 198.125 in Week 2, the Wolverines barely caught Big Ten opponent Michigan State in his triples due to unusually erratic performances on the vault and bar, and went on to win the final. In the target beam he fell short after scoring 48.925. Early season sub-49 beam his one of his scores is easily dismissed as a fluke, but the two start to look like a pattern.
Meanwhile, Auburn made the most of their first home match of 2023 and re-entered the power rankings with the SEC’s highest score of the week. The Tigers are not yet in the top 197, but he is one of the more consistent teams in the upper bracket.
🆕: Auburn’s Suni Lee led the Tigers through Arkansas with a stunning new floor routine.
The Bruins have held onto their No. 6 spot for now despite a lackluster game against Washington, but if they want to extend that streak, they’ll have to get into some kind of groove in the beam as soon as possible. you need to calm down. period strategy.
Go to: Michigan State defeated in-state rival University of Michigan for the first time since 2007 in front of a sold-out home arena. Wolverine opened the door slightly and the Spartan kicked the door off its hinges.
Women’s gymnastics vault ranking
- Sierra Brooks, Michigan, 9.900
- Jade Carey, Oregon, 9.975
- Hayley Bryant, LSU, 10.000
- Serena Harris, UCLA, 9.950
- Jordan Bowers, 9.950, Oklahoma
- Jaedyn Rucker, 9.975, Utah
Fans understandably question the validity of Carey’s scores in Weeks 2 and 3, but her Yurchenko Double Full remains one of the best vaults currently competing. I cannot deny it. But because her textbook block and her overall technique are consistently cleaner than Carrie’s, Brooks maintains her top spot despite her underrated shade of the week .
Week 3 is the charm of first grade Harris and third grade Bryant. Hoppy’s landing was the only one to ever maintain a low score in the 9.9s. Eliminate those deductions from the equation like this week and you’ll jump straight to the top of the class.
Bowers followed teammate Ally Stern’s 9.975 with Yurchenko posting a nearly-stuck sky-high of 1.5 to help the Sooners match Michigan’s season-high 49.650. In the next rotation, Utah’s Jaedyn Rucker showed Yurchenko why she is the current national champion by scoring her 1.5.
Honorable Mention: Although prone to twisting on the table, the Trinity Thomas vault remains perfect in the air.
Notable Freshmen: Michigan State’s Nicky Smith drilled a landing at 1.5 on Yurchenko to win 9.950 and her first college vault title.
Women’s Gymnastics Bar Ranking
- Lian Wong, Florida, 9.900
- Andy Lee, California, 9.950
- Jordan Childs, UCLA, 9.925
- Sunisa Lee, Auburn, 9.975
- Trinity Thomas, Florida, 9.925
- Natalie Wodick, Michigan, 9.800
Wong’s score reflects an unfortunate arched handstand towards the end of her set, but otherwise her execution was ludicrously meticulous. Passing her 2022 National champion Thomas is no easy task (especially with a decidedly less-than-perfect routine), but Wong has done just that.
Lee’s routine was her season’s best, despite, or perhaps because of, the additional pressure from the early lineup drop. There was no room for interpretation by the member.
Chile and Lee, 2020 Olympians, continue to display near-elite-level difficulty in precision and talent. Lee had some trouble finding his landing on dismount, but not this week. From start to finish, this was her best set of the season.
Wojcik’s routine was clearly out of whack from the start, but she pulled through and recovered a usable score for the Wolverines. Consider this an outlier until proven otherwise.
Honorable Mention: LIU’s Mara Titarsolej posted three consecutive scores of 9.9 or higher. This made her competition outside of the Power Five even more impressive. Tital Solei appears to be on pace to repeat the individual qualifiers for the district qualifiers in 2023.
Notable Freshmen: Serena Harris interrupted her routine with a dismount to tie teammate Chile’s 9.925 to take a share of the event title.
Women’s Gymnastics Beam Ranking
- Maile O’Keeffe, Utah, 9.975
- Helen Hu, Missouri, 9.925
- Kara Eaker, Utah, 9.900
- Hayley Bryant, LSU, 9.900
- Kayla Disero, Florida, 9.925
- Mukawa Mia, Illinois, 9.925
Eaker is known for his supreme elegance on the beam, but his week three set was downright gritty after his fall. Anchor O’Keefe’s near-perfect routine not only ensured no falls, but Utah maintained his number one spot in the national event rankings.
Fu delivered a similar clutch routine bouncing off a fall on the bars to salvage what was threatening to be Missouri’s disastrous beam rotation.
LSU has endured a tough start to the season, both in schedule and injuries, but Bryant has handled adversity like a champion. It was an event.
Freshman Disello wasted no time in becoming an integral member of Florida’s highly competitive Beam lineup. He is the only gator to have multiple scores of 9.9 or higher on .
Takegawa, the Illini’s undisputed beam queen, sneaked into the final standings of the Power Rankings after hammering out a routine beauty that allowed her team to drop a 9.050 and clinch a narrow victory over Rutgers. .
Honorable Mention: There’s Clutch, and there’s Arkansas redshirt freshman Cami Weaver.
Notable Freshmen: Fisk freshman Aaliyah Reid Hammon won her share of event titles at the Tennessee Collegiate Eight Classic. In addition to picking up her first beam win in her fledgling program, her 9.925 is the Bulldogs’ best score in an event to date.
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Women’s gymnastics floor ranking
- Trinity Thomas, Florida, 9.950
- Delian Gobourne, Auburn, 9.950
- Che Campbell, UCLA, 9.925
- Jade Carey, Oregon, 9.975
- Sierra Brooks, Michigan, 9.950
- Mya Hooten, Minnesota, 9.950
Kim was unable to stay, ending Thomas’ two-season streak of five perfect 10 routines on the floor. Nevertheless, Thomas’ sublime technique and dramatic flair remain the gold standard for his routine on the NCAA floor.
Gobourne capped off Auburn’s home opener with his usual spectacular performance. She didn’t secure the first 10 of the season as she adjusted her foot slightly on her first and last pass, but still got the crowd to their feet.
Campbell finessed a slightly under-rotated tucked full-in on the opening pass and never looked back. Her undeniable charisma and her incredible ability to hit under pressure keep her in the top half of the rankings.
Carey may have fallen short of a perfect score, but this was definitely a better performance than last week’s routine, which scored a 10. Her first landing on Siribus was clearly more controlled, and her overall energy seemed more confident and striving.
Michigan’s floor rotation was a bright spot in a disappointing dual match against Michigan State, and Brooks’ routine was top notch. Huten, also a Big Ten gymnast, will make his first appearance in the 2023 Power His rankings for the first time this season with his routine not just good but great on the floor. She still doesn’t have full control over the power of the full shoved Furin, but once she does, I expect her to challenge the country’s top workers.
Honorable Mention: Sunisa Lee was waiting to unveil her new floor routine, choreographed by teammate Gabby McLaughlin, at the home opener in Auburn. Her bet paid off with her 9.975 and event her title.
Notable Freshmen: Faith Torres bounced back from last week’s disappointing step out of bounds to take his second floor title of his career with a 9.950.
Women’s gymnastics general ranking
- Trinity Thomas, Florida, 39.650
- Sunisa Lee, Auburn, 39.750
- Jade Carey, Oregon, 39.825
- Serena Harris, UCLA, 39.725
- Hayley Bryant, LSU, 39.750
- Lian Wong, Florida, 39.450
Thomas wasn’t the highest-scoring all-rounder of the week, but she’s definitely not upset, with nine consecutive totals of 39.650 or higher.
Lee continues to make the most of his farewell season by scoring 39.750 for the second time this year and wowing his home crowd with a dynamic new floor routine.
Carey has all but erased memory of his Week 1 performance thanks to a massive record of 39.825 and an individual title for Denver’s strong team.
Freshman Harris was the highest-rated recruit in her class, and she posted a 39.725 for the second year in a row, cementing her position as one of the NCAA’s top all-rounders.
Bryant led the beleaguered LSU Tigers to their first win of the season. She matched her career-high thanks to achieving her sixth perfect score on vault and tied for Lee for her second-highest overall score of the week.
Wong dropped to sixth after making small errors in all four events, but her previous 39.825 mark gives her the benefit of the doubt for the time being.
Honorable Mention: University of Oklahoma sophomore Jordan Bowers’ newfound confidence means she’s officially the Sooners’ newest all-around threat.
Notable Freshmen: Kayla DiCello is somewhat overshadowed by teammates Wong and Thomas and UCLA freshman Harris, but she has already established herself as one of the Gators’ top performers at all four events.
