The 2011 Collegiate Gymnastics Gyminfo Preseason Coaches Poll is out! The defending national Champion Bruins overwhelmingly hold the top spot after losing only one senior, Anna Li, and reloading with an incredible freshman class in Sam Peszek, Olivia Courtney, Sydney Sawa, and Kassidy Kozai. Alabama is preseason #2, but they're a very young team with 7 freshmen! Don't be fooled though, with the likes of Sarah DeMeo and Kim Jacob it's a great freshman class. The Gators start out at #3 and National team members Mackenzie Caquatto and Kytra Hunter move to Gainesville on December 26th, just in time to add to the 2011 lineups, and the team looked great in their last intrasquad video. 

Here are 2011 Gyminfo Preseason rankings: 
Rank/Team/Points/1st Place Votes
1  UCLA            1035   32
2  Alabama          950    3
3  Florida             948    3
4  Oklahoma        881    2
5 Utah                  853    1
6 Stanford            818    1
7 Georgia            749 
8 Oregon State    702 
9 Michigan          696 
10 Nebraska        691 
11 Arkansas        648 
12 L.S.U.             647 
13 Missouri         479 
14 Penn State      456 
15 Auburn           415 
16 Denver           361 
17 Illinois            333 
18 Boise State     311 
19 Arizona          274 
20 Southern Utah 195 
21 Washington    191 
22 Iowa State      114 
23 Minnesota      109 
24 Kentucky       102 
25 Arizona State 100 



The 2011 UCLA Bruins. Photo from uclabruins.com


The 2010 College Gymnastics season will kick off on January 7th. It's already confirmed that gymnastike will provide video coverage of #16 Denver's season opener as they host #7 Georgia, BYU, and Air Force. We also plan to have gymnastike contributors out on the gym floor at meets across the nation that weekend, and throughout the entire season. 

Numerous college teams have been keeping you updated on their progress by uploading preseason videos to gymnastike. You can find all of the videos on this page: 
College Gymnastics Preseason 2010
Southern Utah has been posting weekly training videos to this page. They are going to be a team to watch this season! 

What do you think of these rankings?