AUBURN, Ala. – The first NQS rankings were released this week and Auburn comes in at No. 15 (196.400) following a win at Arkansas Friday.
"Now that NQS is starting, I think the rankings will slowly become more accurate," head coach Jeff Graba said. "We are excited to be No. 15 in this first set of rankings, but it really matters where we stand a couple weeks from now. This Friday will be important as we continually improve our ranking."
The Tigers return home for one last time in 2020, taking on Texas Woman's University Friday, Feb. 28. The two teams will face off at 7 p.m. CT and the meet will be Auburn's Senior Night.
The NQS rankings didn't shake up the Top 5 too much this week as Oklahoma and Florida still hold on to the top two spots. UCLA is third, Utah stands at fifth and LSU jumped up to No. 5.
The Tigers made a big jump on vault with the new rankings, coming in at sixth nationally with a 49.200 average. Junior Drew Watson stands at sixth in the event with a 9.910 NQS. The Tyler, Texas, product is coming off a career-high 9.975 at Arkansas. Sophomore Derrian Gobourne is 15th nationally on vault with a 9.880.
Auburn moved back up to No. 13 on beam at 49.135 and stands at No. 19 on bars (49.105).