Pre-National Championship Men's NCAA Rankings

Pre-National Championship Men's NCAA Rankings

Apr 9, 2013 by Anne Phillips
Pre-National Championship Men's NCAA Rankings
The 2013 Men's NCAA Season is coming to a close with the 2013 NCAA National Championships which will be held April 19-21 at Penn State University.

Penn State has maintained the #1 ranking for most of the season and appear to be the favorites to win the title in front of a home crowd. However, recent performances at Conference Championships prove that other teams, particularly Michigan and Oklahoma, are peaking at the right time. 

                              

Michigan is coming on strong with 2012 Olympian Sam Mikulak finally back in the all around. Mikulak led the Wolverines to the Big 10 Conference title, upsetting #1 Penn State. He delivered an NCAA record-setting 15.95 performance on parallel bars and won the all around competition ahead of teammate Adrian de los Angeles. Mikulak is distancing himself as the clear favorite for the 2013 National All Around crown. 

Oklahoma dominated the MPSF Conference Championships with a true team effort. They look ready to contend for another National Championship even without defending NCAA All Around Champion Jake Dalton who elected to go professional. 

Below are the latest men's Gyminfo NCAA rankings following the 2013 Conference Championships. 

Men's NCAA Team Rankings based on National Qualifying Average 
Updated April 8, 2013
Rank Team Name Team NQA Region Conference Ave High Home Meets Away Meets
1 Penn State 442.088 E Big 10 439.160   447.850 4 5
2 Oklahoma 438.662 W MPSF 436.320   443.350 3 6
3 Michigan 437.675 E Big 10 436.261   446.150 4 4
4 Stanford 432.225 W MPSF 429.828   438.600 4 4
5 Ohio State 431.575 E Big 10 431.956   439.200 3 4
6 Minnesota 430.612 E Big 10 427.245   435.450 4 6
7 Illinois 429.900 E Big 10 428.970   438.600 4 5
8 Iowa 426.150 E Big 10 423.740   428.450 4 5
9 California  424.725 W MPSF 422.156   428.650 3 5
10 Nebraska 423.350 W Big 10 422.772   427.700 3 5
11 Air Force Academy 422.687 W MPSF 417.831   431.250 4 8
12 William & Mary 416.087 E EIGL 413.790   420.500 2 7
13 Temple 413.287 E EIGL 408.695   421.300 2 7
14 Army 410.925 E EIGL 409.875   416.100 4 5
15 UIC 408.537 E EIGL 403.258   412.550 6 5


All Around Rankings
Sam Mikulak is absent from the all around rankings due to lack of all around scores. However, he scored a huge 89.85 to win the Big 10 all around crown which is the nation's top score this season. 

Rank First Name Last Name AA NQA Team Region Conference Ave High
1 Adrian de los Angeles 88.350 Michigan E Big 10 88.242   89.700
2 Eddie Penev 87.637 Stanford W MPSF 87.414   89.100
3 FELIX ARONOVICH 86.487 Penn State E Big 10 86.950   88.800
4 Javier Balboa 85.187 Iowa E Big 10 84.793   86.800
5 Alec Robin 84.737 Oklahoma W MPSF 85.040   86.600
6 Joey Peters 83.912 Illinois E Big 10 84.100   85.850
7 Yoshi Mori 83.762 Illinois E Big 10 83.350   86.800
8 Daniel Potemski 83.700 William & Mary E EIGL 83.693   85.650
9 Kip Webber 82.375 Army E EIGL 82.850   84.750
10 CJ Schaaf 82.137 Nebraska W Big 10 81.986   83.900


Floor Rankings - Top 10

Eddie Penev of Stanford (pictured above) has the best floor average in the country, but will face tough competition from Michigan's Stacey Ervin who has a huge difficulty score. Photo by Melissa Perenson. 

Rank First Name Last Name FX NQA Team Region Conference Ave High
1 Eddie Penev 15.812 Stanford W MPSF 15.721   16.050
2 Stacey Ervin 15.675 Michigan E Big 10 15.533   16.150
3 Jeffrey Langenstein 15.512 California W MPSF 15.344   15.700
4 Daniel Steiner 15.431 Ohio State E Big 10 15.197   15.750
5 Alec Robin 15.312 Oklahoma W MPSF 15.085   15.550
6 Alex Varga 15.275 Illinois E Big 10 14.827   15.400
7 Grant Perdue 15.200 Nebraska W Big 10 14.780   15.500
8 Vince Smurro 15.156 Illinois E Big 10 14.682   15.900
9 Syque Caesar 15.100 Michigan E Big 10 14.862   15.450
10 Adrian de los Angeles 15.037 Michigan E Big 10 14.933   15.450
- Presten Ellsworth 15.037 Oklahoma W MPSF 14.750   15.500


Pommel Horse Rankings - Top 10

Rank First Name Last Name PH NQA Team Region Conference Ave High
1 CRAIG HERNANDEZ 15.281 Penn State E Big 10 15.007   15.750
2 Garrek Hojan-Clark 15.187 Army E EIGL 14.937   15.400
3 Ellis Mannon 15.075 Minnesota E Big 10 14.832   15.400
4 Michael Newburger 14.825 Ohio State E Big 10 14.900   15.500
5 PRESTON GALL 14.812 Penn State E Big 10 14.548   15.150
6 ADRIAN EVANS 14.775 Penn State E Big 10 14.677   15.300
- Sergey Resnick 14.775 Oklahoma W MPSF 14.600   15.100
8 Lukasz Adamzcyk 14.737 UIC E EIGL 13.977   14.950
- John Laing 14.737 Ohio State E Big 10 14.494   15.550
10 Takahiro Kawada 14.675 California W MPSF 14.742   15.250


Still Rings Rankings - Top 10


Rank First Name Last Name SR NQA Team Region Conference Ave High
1 Mike Wilner 15.637 Illinois E Big 10 15.445   15.900
2 Ryan Ponce 15.487 Springfield E EIGL 14.865   15.800
- Michael Squires 15.487 Oklahoma W MPSF 15.389   16.000
4 Landon Funiciello 15.462 William & Mary E EIGL 15.281   15.600
5 PARKER RAQUE 15.425 Penn State E Big 10 15.166   15.800
6 Steven Lacombe 15.387 California W MPSF 14.840   15.600
7 Matt Freeman 15.381 Michigan E Big 10 15.257   15.700
8 TREVOR HOWARD 15.375 Penn State E Big 10 15.220   15.800
9 Chris Stehl 15.300 Oklahoma W MPSF 15.250   15.600
10 Sam Mikulak 15.175 Michigan E Big 10 14.925   15.350


Vault Rankings - Top 10

Rank First Name Last Name V NQA Team Region Conference Ave High
1 Fred Hartville 15.337 Illinois E Big 10 14.843   15.550
2 Stacey Ervin 15.225 Michigan E Big 10 14.830   15.450
3 TRISTAN DUVERGLAS 15.212 Penn State E Big 10 15.019   15.350
4 TREVOR HOWARD 15.162 Penn State E Big 10 15.077   15.400
5 Grant Perdue 15.150 Nebraska W Big 10 14.727   15.300
6 Sean Senters 15.137 Stanford W MPSF 15.093   15.400
- Eddie Penev 15.137 Stanford W MPSF 14.836   15.600
8 Larry Mayer 15.050 Ohio State E Big 10 14.708   15.400
9 Neal Courter 15.025 William & Mary E EIGL 14.767   15.200
10 Alec Robin 14.987 Oklahoma W MPSF 14.675   15.500


Parallel Bars
 Rankings - Top 10

Rank First Name Last Name PB NQA Team Region Conference Ave High
1 Sam Mikulak 15.287 Michigan E Big 10 15.212   15.950
2 Syque Caesar 15.056 Michigan E Big 10 14.778   15.900
3 Adrian de los Angeles 15.050 Michigan E Big 10 14.861   15.750
4 Danny Berardini 15.012 Oklahoma W MPSF 14.855   15.350
5 FELIX ARONOVICH 14.987 Penn State E Big 10 14.800   15.300
6 TREVOR HOWARD 14.937 Penn State E Big 10 14.994   15.350
- Javier Balboa 14.937 Iowa E Big 10 14.667   15.500
8 Sam Chamberlain 14.831 Nebraska W Big 10 14.447   15.100
9 Steve Jaciuk 14.825 Minnesota E Big 10 14.636   15.450
- Cameron Foreman 14.825 Stanford W MPSF 14.679   15.600


High Bar Rankings - Top 10

Rank First Name Last Name HB NQA Team Region Conference Ave High
1 WASEF BURBAR 15.150 Penn State E Big 10 14.611   16.000
2 Steve Jaciuk 15.087 Minnesota E Big 10 14.504   15.350
3 MATT FELLEMAN 15.037 Penn State E Big 10 14.918   15.500
4 William Clement 14.875 Oklahoma W MPSF 14.445   15.100
5 Mitchell Landau 14.787 Iowa E Big 10 14.314   15.250
6 Sam Mikulak 14.775 Michigan E Big 10 13.129   15.700
7 Alec Robin 14.625 Oklahoma W MPSF 14.410   14.850
8 Eddie Penev 14.587 Stanford W MPSF 14.456   14.800
9 Nicholas Gaudlip 14.575 Air Force Academy W MPSF 13.646   15.050
- Danny DiBenedetto 14.575 Minnesota E Big 10 14.398   15.050
Click here for complete rankings on gyminfo.
 
Day one of the national championships will feature team qualification, as the NCAA event qualifier will be held at either 1 p.m. or 7 p.m. EDT. The Championships will feature the new 5-Up, 5-Count format for team competition so every routine counts!