Women's NCAA Preseason Poll Released

Women's NCAA Preseason Poll Released

Dec 12, 2013 by Jennifer Teitell
Women's NCAA Preseason Poll Released

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#1 Florida
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Defending NCAA champion Florida tops the 2014 preseason poll released by GymInfo this morning. This is first time the Gators open a season at No. 1 since the poll’s inception in 1992.

In 2013, Florida claimed their first NCAA Championship and also won both Southeastern Conference and NCAA Regional team titles. Four Gator All-Americans return this season, including the last two NCAA all-around champions – sophomore Bridget Sloan and junior Kytra Hunter. Also returning are 2013 NCAA uneven bars champion Alaina Johnson and 2013 NCAA uneven bars and balance beam finalist Mackenzie Caquatto.
via Florida Gymnastics



#2 Alabama
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The University of Alabama is coming off an NCAA-best 22nd top-3 national finish and returns six All-Americans to its lineup this season, including 2013 NCAA vault champion Diandra Milliner and seven-time All-American Kim Jacob. There are six All-Americans among the returners as well as nine gymnasts that were part of the Tide's 2012 NCAA Championship and five that were part of both the 2011 and 2012 national title teams.
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#3 Oklahoma 
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Oklahoma's preseason ranking is the highest standing in program history, surpassing the previous best of No. 4 achieved in 2011, 2012 and 2013. This season's poll marks the fourth consecutive year that the Sooners have been ranked in the top five nationally to begin the season. OU returns 21 of 24 routines from last season's squad that placed second at  2013 NCAA Championships.
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2014 Pre-Season Coaches Poll,
via Gyminfo

Rank Team Name Total First Place Votes
1 Florida 755 21
2 Alabama 739 0
3 Oklahoma 728 7
4 UCLA 648 1
5 L.S.U. 636 0
6 Utah 596 2
7 Michigan 570 0
8 Georgia 552 0
9 Stanford 508 0
10 Nebraska 472 0
11 Arkansas 440 0
12 Oregon State 438 0
13 Auburn 426 0
14 Minnesota 360 0
15 Penn State 251 0
16 Illinois-Champaign 236 0
17 Arizona 224 0
18 Denver 220 0
19 Ohio State 209 0
20 Washington 201 0
21 Kentucky 198 0
22 California 152 0
23 Boise State 135 0
24 Maryland 103 0
25 Arizona State 74 0


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