Jan. 2, 2015
AUBURN, Ala. - No. 12 Auburn gymnastics has the strongest schedule in the nation when compared to the other Top 12 teams in 2015, according to the annual analysis from CollegeGymFans.com.
Among the top 12 teams' schedules, Auburn has a schedule difficulty index of 83 followed by No. 7 Georgia (76), No. 4 Alabama (70), No. 4 LSU (67), No. 1 Florida (63), No. 10 Stanford (42), No. 11 Oregon State (40), No. 6 Utah (37), No. 2 Oklahoma (36) and No. 8 Michigan (32).
"When you compete in the toughest gymnastics conference in the country, it's not surprising that you end up with a really tough strength of schedule," said Auburn two-time SEC Coach of the Year Jeff Graba. "For us to have the toughest schedule simply means that we have a brutal road ahead, but it should prepare us for a great postseason run if we handle it well. All in all, we are approaching this with excitement and determination."
CollegeGymFans.com calculates the schedule difficulty index by awarding 12 points to a team for scheduling the No. 1 team in the Preseason Coaches' poll, 11 points for scheduling No. 2 continuing down to one point for No. 12. No points are awarded for scheduling teams ranked below No. 12.
In CollegeGymFans.com strength of schedule for the Top 25 teams in the nation, Auburn is ranked third overall with its 83 schedule difficulty index. No. 13 Arkansas is ranked No. 1 with a schedule difficulty index of 106 followed by No. 22 Kentucky (87), Auburn, Georgia (76) and No. 4 Alabama (70) to round out the top five.
Auburn is ranked 12th nationally in the 2015 National Coaches Poll, the highest preseason ranking in school history after being ranked 13th each of the last two seasons.
Season ticket prices for Auburn's five home meets vs. No. 13 Arkansas on Jan. 23, Air Force on Jan. 30, No. 3 LSU on Feb. 13, No. 7 Georgia on Feb. 27 and North Carolina on March 13 are as follows:
Reserved Chairback Floor: $50
Reserved Chairback Premium: $40
Family Four Packs: $120
Faculty/Staff: $20
Auburn opens the season next Friday at North Carolina on Jan. 9.
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