I mean, just look at those rankings. Michigan is probably (probably) going to run away with this one, but the ordering in the middle of this session could go literally any direction. You have to like Maryland, which has been really hot lately, but Iowa has the highest ceiling this year while Illinois has a ceiling that we haven’t really seen yet this year, so who knows what could happen if the Illini get hot. Penn State might look a step behind based on rankings, but the Nittany Lions have peak scores in the mid-196.000 range that are very competitive with hit meets from every other team here except Michigan.
Don’t forget that seeding—and session assignment—at the Big Ten Championships is determined by head to head within the conference, not by NQS. Figuring that out is way above my pay grade, so just go ahead and follow managing editor Emily Minehart on Twitter, because she actually keeps track of the standings and will update you once we know something concrete.
Rotation 1: Michigan VT, Maryland UB, Illinois BB, Penn State FX
LeBlanc (UMD): Pike Jaeger, flexed feet, to nice steady overshoot. Slightly sketchy cast handstand, DLO with a hop back. 9.8
Wojcik (UM): Big leg sep on the table on her one and a half, medium-large hop forward. 9.825
Knight…
