BATON ROUGE – The LSU gymnastics team held at fifth in the third week of the RoadToNationals.com rankings.
The Tigers own an average score of 196.825 after three meets. The Tigers are coming off a season-high team score of 197.425 against No. 3 Florida. This marks the 31st-straight week that LSU is ranked in the top-5.
National rankings are based on a team’s overall season average for the first few weeks of the season before switching to the regional qualifying score (RQS).
In addition to the team rankings, LSU is also third on bars, fifth on beam and floor, and eighth on vault.
Senior Sarah Finnegan is ranked fourth overall in the all-around with an average score of 39.617 and high of 39.700. Finnegan also ranks third on bars fifth on floor, and 13th on vault and beam.
The Tigers will face off against ninth-ranked Alabama at 8 p.m. CT Saturday in Tuscaloosa. The game will be televised on the SEC Network Friday.
Road To Nationals Gymnastics Top 25
January 22, 2019
Rank, Team, Points
1. Oklahoma, 197.625
2. UCLA, 197.475
3. Florida, 197.4
4. Utah, 197.192
5. LSU, 196.825
6. Georgia, 196.258
7. Denver, 196.225
8. Michigan, 196.017
9. Alabama, 195.942
10. Boise State, 195.9
11. Washington, 195.888
12. California, 195.863
13. Auburn, 195.783
14. Ohio State, 195.667
15. Missouri, 195.625
16. BYU, 195.525
17. Kentucky, 195.45
18. Nebraska, 195.367
19(t). Oregon State, 195.338
19(t). Arizona State, 195.338
21. Arkansas, 195.083
22. Minnesota, 195.075
23. Arizona, 195.042
24. Stanford, 194.913
25. Penn State, 194.817