Operation Hall of 10s

This season, I have been updating and expanding the Hall of 10s (always available at the top of the page) with the goal of including names, dates, and apparatuses for every 10 ever scored in NCAA gymnastics.

It currently includes 873 scores of 10.0 dating from Kelly Garrison in 1988 to Elizabeth Price in 2018, but it’s definitely not the complete account of every 10.0 ever scored. I’m missing exact dates for a number of 10s from the mid-90s (because apparently the internet was invented 7 days ago, and before that we didn’t have calendars and told time by the wind).

Plus, most of the Jenny Hansen 10s don’t appear at all in the list because I’m missing years for them (I currently have dates for just six of the twenty-one vault 10s and none of the six floor 10s). No matter. She’s not the most 10-ed NCAA gymnast of all time or anything (oh wait, yes she is). Information is also pretty sparse for those schools that don’t have programs anymore, since they’re weirdly not super concerned about maintaining records because of the whole not-existing thing.

So, I think we can do better if we work together. I know we have a lot of the original fans out there, so take a look at the list and let me know if you have information that isn’t included so that this can become a more complete Hall of 10s.

As we have it now, you may be interested to know (if you’re a trash nerd like me), that the 10-iest day in the history of college gymnastics came on March 12, 2004, when twelve separate 10.000s were awarded (five to Arizona State alone). Disclaimer: 2004 is not a role model.

Plus, a scavenger hunt: Can you find the only athlete in NCAA history who has scored a 10.000 for two different schools?

Best Routine of Week 2 Poll

Your instructions
1. Vote for the best routine
2. Don’t get upset when this inevitably devolves into a twitter popularity contest. It’s not that important.

Criteria
1. Only routines scoring 9.925+ will be included in the poll (this week had enough 9.950s to limit the poll to 9.950+)
2. There must be video available of that routine so that the voters can, you know, watch it.
3. Each gymnast may appear only once per week. The higher score (or my discretion in the event of a tie) is used.

 1st 2nd 3rd
Week 1 Price (Stanford) – UB Lee (UCLA) – UB Finnegan (LSU) – UB

1. Mollie Korth (Kentucky) – Vault


2. Sienna Crouse (Nebraska) – Vault


3. Elizabeth Price (Stanford) – Vault


4. Brenna Dowell (Oklahoma) – Vault


5. Kyla Ross (UCLA) – Bars


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Week 2 Rankings

**Note: These rankings will differ from the official week 2 rankings because it seemed silly for me not to include the Oklahoma/Georgia meet that has already taken place, since this is going up a day late.

Oklahoma will not, however, have an official ranking until week 3, and LSU remains the official #1 for week 2.


 1. Oklahoma Sooners

Average: 197.550
Previous ranking: N/A

Oklahoma typically makes a point of starting the season with a level of preparation that evades most other teams, and 2018 is proving no exception. The Sooners had some mistakes and a few lineups that don’t look fully settled, but the 9.9s we know are still 9.9s and Anastasia Webb seems destined to be the all-arounder who makes up for lost routines from last season.


2. LSU Tigers

Average: 197.200
Previous ranking: 1

Taking the win over Florida at Florida will mean more than the score of 197.250, which LSU will expect to drop before we get to the end of the season. The Tigers’ second meet brought a more complete performance than the first, particularly with three hit 10.0 vaults appearing instead of just the one. Floor is the only event LSU lost to Florida and the one lineup that still appears in the most flux. We haven’t seen the postseason six yet.


3. Utah Utes

Average: 196.988
Previous ranking: 2

Utah fell to UCLA on Sunday, but by repeating a score around the 197 mark, kept its ranking fairly steady. The Utes did not expose many weaknesses in the Reno quad meet—for the most part another complete performance—though the question of beam composition will loom large. Utah (and the other teams) were given a few 9.9 start values for routines that are typically evaluated more charitably, but these things can happen when relying on front-to-back or dance combinations for significant value.
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Monday Live Blog – January 15, 2018

Monday, January 15 Scores Stream
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – Oklahoma @ Georgia LINK SEC+
5:00 ET/2:00 PT – Lindenwood @ SEMO LINK

Oklahoma finally gets in on this whole “NCAA gymnastics season” nonsense with a visit to Georgia. Oklahoma needs to score 197.225 to move into 1st place in the rankings. Last season, Oklahoma opened with a 197.725. Continue reading Monday Live Blog – January 15, 2018