(GYM) Final Women's Gymnastics Power Rankings

It’s time for the final individual power rankings! While some teams wrapped up their seasons at this past weekend’s conference championships, other teams used the meet to shore things up before heading into regionals.

These rankings will take a look at how the top gymnasts looked at their respective meets, ordered not necessarily by the NQS numbers themselves but by how the actual routines look in comparison to each other as the regular season wraps up. Let’s get to it.

All-Around
1. Jade Carey, Oregon State
2. Trinity Thomas, Florida
3. Abby Heiskell, Michigan
4. Sierra Brooks, Michigan
5. Leanne Wong, Florida
6. Raena Worley, Kentucky

Carey, who has been dominant all year, posted another big number at the Pac-12 championship Saturday night. She’ll cruise into regionals and nationals as the favorite for the all-around title—but not without some competition.

Thomas has been a sporadic all-around competitor at best in 2022, as Florida attempts to preserve her body and pace her to peak when it really counts. However, when she does compete all four, she does so better than just about anybody; she notched a 39.825 at SECs this weekend, higher than any other gymnast in the country across the conference championships.

Heiskell also impressed, earning herself a 39.700 and the Big Ten win. Brooks, Wong and Worley may not have posted the ginormous numbers or taken home titles, but each has been strong in the all-around in 2022 and right up at the top of the standings week in and week out. Wong in particular has come into her own in recent weeks and may be just the thing Floria needs to push for the national title.

Vault
1. Trinity Thomas, Florida
2. Jordan Bowers, Oklahoma
3. Sierra Brooks, Michigan
4. Haleigh Bryant, LSU
5. Ona Loper, Minnesota
6. Jocelyn Moore, Missouri

You’re going to see Thomas’ name a lot on this week’s power rankings because she’s a star on every single event. While in the past she’s had trouble absolutely nailing her vault landings, she flipped a switch in 2022. She’s a threat for a stick every time out, and it’s earned her a Gym Slam twice.

It seems like every year Oklahoma has a new star freshman making a name for themself in college gymnastics. This year’s edition is Bowers, who had her mistakes early on in the season but is shaping up to be a dominant force just in time for postseason. When she sticks her vault, the scores fly.

Brooks earned one of just one of three 10s across all the conference championships this weekend on any event with her perfect mark on vault.

Loper’s textbook form and ability to stick have earned her scores all year long, and Moore came to Birmingham and impressed at SECs, nailing a 9.950 for her efforts. She’s been part of a game-changing freshman class for the Tigers this year. Bryant had a fluke mistake on the event in her most recent outing, but she’s a national title threat every time she sets off down the vault runway and can’t be kept off the list.

Bars
1. Sunisa Lee, Auburn
2. Jade Carey, Oregon State
3. Audrey Davis, Oklahoma
4. Trinity Thomas, Florida
5. Grace McCallum, Utah
6. Emily Muhlenhaupt, Boise State

Lee elected to do her “easier” bar routine—versus the one with the Nabieva—at SECs this weekend because it was more likely to go 10. It turned out to be a good choice as the star freshman scored just that to provide a brightspot to an otherwise off day for herself and Auburn.

Carey scored lower than she has all year on bars at Pac-12s, tallying 9.925 rather than her typical 9.95-plus, but this small dip hardly keeps her out of the conversation for not only these power rankings but for the national title in a few weeks.

Davis and Thomas are similarly strong competitors and will almost certainly be on the podium at nationals while McCallum joined Lee with her own perfect 10 this weekend. Muhlenhaupt rounds out the top six with another strong performance at the MRGC championship.

Beam
1. Maile O’Keefe, Utah
2. Trinity Thomas, Florida
3. Cristal Isa, Utah
4. Sunisa Lee, Auburn
5. Ragan Smith, Oklahoma
6. Sophia Groth, Auburn

Some of the top beamers in the country struggled this week, with Lee and Smith both falling Saturday. However, their dominance for the majority of the season isn’t overshadowed by these surprising mistakes. It merely drops them a couple spots in the top six.

O’Keefe and Isa both contributed to a dominant Utah win in the Pac-12, thanks in part to their success on beam. The event has either been the Utes’ saving grace or their downfall this season, with it falling on the positive side at Pac-12s.

Groth rounds out the group. The Auburn freshman has been quietly excellent in 2022, overshadowed by the bigger name in her class yet just as valuable to her team’s success. She’s finally recognized for it in this week’s rankings.

Floor
1. Nya Reed, Florida
2. Trinity Thomas, Florida
3. Mya Hooten, Minnesota
4. Gabby Wilson, Michigan
5. Sydney Soloski, Utah
6. Derrian Gobourne, Auburn

Twenty names could have easily rotated through the top six on floor this week and every single one of them would have made sense. Reed continued her streak of 9.9-plus routines while Thomas reentered the floor lineup, notching a near-perfect 9.975. In her six floor routines this season, she’s scored three perfect 10s and two 9.975s.

Similarly, both Hooten, Wilson and Gobourne have been perfect in 2022 and scored nearly as well this weekend. Soloski is the only gymnast on this list without a 10, but her ability to hit a near-perfect routine every time out is almost as impressive.

 

Wow you're right. She finished 5th in the NQS standings on Beam and on AA. I am very surprised they did not include her on either one.

 

The Trinity did not have enough AA meets to have a NQS ranking, so they probably based her AA power ranking on her performances. And knocked Rambler out of the top 6.

 

Does anybody know when they will be announcing the Regional selection tomorrow? It should be televised but I can't find it on ESPN's schedule.

 

Found it:
How to watch the 2022 NC women's gymnastics selection show

The 2022 NC women's gymnastics selection show will air on Tuesday, March 22, 2:30 p.m. ET. You can watch it live on NCAA.com.

When: Tuesday, March. 22 at 12:00 p.m. ET

I C/P'ed it and it gives both times- 12 noon and 2:30pm ET
Where: Live on NCAA.com

Regionals will begin Friday, March 30. The national championships will take place April 16-17 at Dickie's Arena in Fort Worth, TX.
2:30PM on NCAA.com

 

Hopefully using 4 judges per event that are picked by NCAA the Sooners won't receive their accustomed preferable home scoring treatment in the Norman Regionals.

 

I believe she had only 1 fall off Beam and struggled only 1 time on Floor the entire season. That's 42 routines. Check out her season scores here (select Megan Skaggs where it says Alyssa Baumann). They are mind-blowing! Her lowest score was 9.750 two times. The rest of her scores are 9.850 and higher!

 

My bad-No falls-zero, zilch, nada-on Beam!!

 

Clearly I have WAY too much time on my hands but here is my Regional Field picks:
Norman:
1. Oklahoma
8. Minnesota
9. California
16. Arizona State
18. Arkansas
24. Boise State
27. Southern Utah
Play-in:
29. Stanford vs 36. Western Michigan

Raleigh:
2. Florida
6. LSU
10. Kentucky
15. Denver
17. Ohio State
20. Maryland
23. Georgia
Play-in:
30. NC State vs 33 Towson

Auburn:
3. Michigan
7. Auburn
11. Missouri
14. UCLA
19. Illinois
25. Utah State
28. Iowa State
Play-in:
31. West Virginia vs 35. North Carolina

Seattle:
4. Utah
5. Alabama
12. Michigan State
13. Oregon State
21. BYU
22. Iowa
25. Washington
Play-in:
32. Arizona vs 34. San Jose State

 

Or:
Raleigh:
2. Florida
6. LSU
10. Kentucky
15. Denver
20. Maryland
23. Georgia
28. Iowa State
Play-in:
30. NC State vs 33 Towson

Auburn:
3. Michigan
7. Auburn
11. Missouri
14. UCLA
17. Ohio State
19. Illinois
25. Utah State

Play-in:
31. West Virginia vs 35. North Carolina

 

Why do I believe Florida ends up in Raleigh?
Because if we had scored 198.250 at the SECs, we would have been the top seed. #2 Oklahoma would still host and #3 Michigan would go to Auburn. So the committee has already looked at this scenario and has had time to come to the conclusion that this is a better solution.

 

So you believe we will end up in Auburn with Missouri and UCLA? You're probably right. But if we had ended up as top seed, then Michigan would've ended up where? Auburn:
3. Michigan
7. Auburn
11. Missouri
14. UCLA
and
1. Florida
6. LSU
10. Kentucky
15. Denver
So I don't think it's inconceivable we will end up in Raleigh, but improbable we do.
BTW, my updated picks for Raleigh and Auburn:

Raleigh, NC:
2. Florida
6. LSU
10. Kentucky
15. Denver
19. Illinois
20. Maryland
28. Iowa State
Play-in:
30. North Carolina State vs 33. Towson

Auburn, AL:
3. Michigan
7. Auburn
11. Missouri
14. UCLA
17. Ohio State
23. Georgia
25. Utah State
Play-in:
31. West Virginia vs 35. North Carolina

Now there's 3 SEC teams each in the two regionals, instead of 4 in one and two in the other