AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn gymnastics team remains at No. 9 in this week's RoadToNationals.com NQS rankings, having a NQS of 197.460.
The NQS rankings takes the top six scores, dropping the highest before adding the next five and finding the average. Three of the five scores added together must be on the road.
This week's top teams have not changed much as Oklahoma continues to hold the top spot (198.210). Michigan moved up to No. 2 (197.950), while Florida (197.920) and Utah (197.805) are Nos. 3 and 4. UCLA rounds out the top five with a 197.795 NQS.
The rest of the Southeastern Conference is among the top 20 – LSU (No. 6), Alabama (No. 8), Kentucky (No. 12), Arkansas (No. 16), Missouri (No. 17) and Georgia (No. 18).
Auburn ranks tied for sixth on vault with a 49.350. The team is tied for ninth on bars (49.365), 10th on floor (49.440) and 13th on beam (49.290).
Individually, sophomore Sunisa Lee is third on bars with a 9.965 NQS. She is seventh in the all-around (39.655).
Fifth year Derrian Gobourne is tied for 11th on floor with a 9.940 NQS. Senior Cassie Stevens ranks 16th in the all-around with a 39.510.
The Tigers close out the regular season at home in Neville Arena, hosting Penn State on March 10. The two squads will go head-to-head at 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ and the meet will be Auburn's Alumni Meet and the Tigers will honor eight student-athletes after the contest.
