BATON ROUGE – The LSU gymnastics team improved its season average with a 194.475 score at Auburn, and the Tigers jumped one spot to No. 24 in the latest rankings released by GymInfo on Monday.
LSU (0-2) has a 193.913 season average after two meets to earn a spot in the top 25 for the 141st consecutive week, dating back to Feb. 26, 2001.
Last week against Auburn the Tigers improved on their season-opening score of 193.350 at Oregon State by more than one point, and LSU came away with a season-best event score of 49.000 on vault.
In the event rankings, LSU moved up four spots to No. 11 in the vault rankings with a 48.888 average after two meets.
Florida, LSU’s opponent in the home-opener Friday, maintained the top spot in the rankings with a 196.850 team average. The Gators are followed by Stanford at No. 2 with a 196.625 average, Oklahoma at No. 3 (195.825), Utah at No. 4 (195.800) and Georgia at No. 5 (195.688).
Oregon State checked in at No. 6 with a 195.567 average, followed by Michigan at No. 7 (195.300), UCLA at No. 8 (195.217), Nebraska at No. 9 (195.200) and North Carolina State at No. 10 (195.150).
LSU will take on Florida at 7 p.m. CT Friday in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Tickets are still on sale at www.lsutix.net or by calling the LSU Athletics Ticket Office at 225-578-2184.
GymInfo Top 25 – January 17, 2011
Rank Team Season Average
1. Florida 196.850
2. Stanford 196.625
3. Oklahoma 195.825
4. Utah 195.800
5. Georgia 195.688
6. Oregon State 195.567
7. Michigan 195.300
8. UCLA 195.217
9. Nebraska 195.200
10. NC State 195.150
t11. Kent State 195.125
t11. Alabama 195.125
13. Arkansas 194.913
14. Minnesota 194.625
15. Boise State 194.575
16. Ohio State 194.475
17. Iowa 194.325
t18. Washington 194.250
t18. West Virginia 194.250
20. Southern Utah 194.113
21. Iowa State 194.100
22. Illinois 194.063
23. Denver 193.963
24. LSU 193.913
25. North Carolina 193.900