University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
UCLA Gymnastics Ranked No. 4 in Preseason Poll
December 12, 2016 | Gymnastics
The UCLA Gymnastics team has been ranked No. 4 in the 2017 preseason coaches poll. The Bruins, who have been ranked in the preseason Top 10 every year since the rankings were established in 1998, received five first-place votes.
UCLA will face seven Top 36 teams in 2017, including three Top 10 squads in No. 1 Oklahoma on Jan. 15, No. 6 Utah on Feb. 18, and No. 10 California at home on Mar. 5.
Also on UCLA's schedule are home meets against No. 11 Stanford (Feb. 11), No. 17 Arkansas (Jan. 7), No. 18 Arizona (Feb. 25), No. 30 Utah State (Feb. 20) and a road contest at No. 13 Oregon State on Jan. 28.
Season and individual meet tickets are on sale now at the UCLA Central Ticket Office (310-UCLA-WIN) and online at uclabruins.com/tickets. The Bruins' season opener takes place Jan. 7 against Arkansas.
UCLA's roster is loaded with all-star gymnasts, including Olympic gold medalists Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross, All-Americans Christine Peng-Peng Lee and Angi Cipra, Pac-12 uneven bars co-champion JaNay Honest, and former USA National Team members Katelyn Ohashi, Hallie Mossett and Felicia Hano.
2017 Preseason Coaches National Poll
1. Oklahoma (47 first-place votes) - 2519 points
2. LSU (11) - 2412
3. Alabama (5) - 2336
4. UCLA (5) - 2328
5. Florida (2) - 2291
6. Utah (2) - 2246
7. Michigan - 1972
8. Auburn - 1918
9. Georgia - 1910
10. California - 1844
11. Stanford - 1839
12. Nebraska - 1765
13. Oregon State - 1601
14. Denver - 1433
15. Boise State - 1400
16. Minnesota - 1357
17. Arkansas - 1344
18. Arizona - 1330
19. Missouri - 1242
20. Washington - 1197
21. Kentucky - 1084
22. Iowa - 1019
23. Penn State - 1017
24. Illinois-Champaign - 947
25. George Washington - 837
26. Southern Utah - 789
27. Ohio State - 758
28. Michigan State - 550
29. West Virginia - 494
30. Utah State - 417
31. Central Michigan - 410
32. Kent State - 404
33. North Carolina State - 400
34. Eastern Michigan - 383
35. New Hampshire - 349
36. BYU - 316
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