Week 2 means college gymnastics season is well and truly underway, with every team having competed in at least one meet. It also means we’ve entered into the uncanny valley, statistically speaking, where we have some data points but not quite enough to connect the dots. Shakeups headline Week 2’s rankings, as they likely will for at least a few more weeks, but with each meet we’re able to learn a bit more about who will and who won’t contend for titles this season.
Teams
- Oklahoma, 197.900
- California, 197.875
- Alabama, 197.225
- Kentucky, 197.475
- Michigan, 197.725
- Utah, 196.975
The Sooners continue to be the gold standard, improving on last week’s 197.850 and notching a decisive win at the weekend’s most prolific quad meet. Oklahoma continues to prove that it can put up a 9.900 routine from anybody, anywhere, anytime.
Excluded from the marquee matchup at the ESPN quad, California turned heads with its session-winning total just a quarter-tenth behind Oklahoma’s — good for the second-best score of the season so far. The Golden Bears look polished and (nearly) postseason-ready just two weeks in. Oklahoma remains the team to beat until proven otherwise, but Cal is…
