AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn gymnastics team remains at No. 14 this week in the most recent RoadToNationals.com rankings with an NQS of 197.180.
The NQS rankings take 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.
Oklahoma remains at No. 1 with a 198.430. LSU moved up to No. 2 at 198.125, while California (198.055), Florida (197.820) and Utah (197.765) round out the top five. The rest of the Southeastern Conference is among the top 20 – Kentucky (No. 6), Alabama (No. 7), Arkansas (No. 12), Missouri (No. 13), and Georgia (No. 19).
Auburn's beam squad rose to seventh nationally with an NQS of 49.390. The floor squad is 16th at 49.430, while vault is 18th at 49.215. The bars team is 23rd with an NQS of 49.230.
Individually, fifth year Cassie Stevens moved up to 16th nationally with a 39.555 in the all-around, while also tying at 18th on vault (9.905).
Senior Olivia Hollingsworth holds the No. 27 spot in the all-around with a 39.405 in addition to being tied for 35th on floor (9.915). Senior Gabby McLaughlin is tied for 19th on beam with a 9.915.
Auburn continues competition on the road, traveling to Nashville for a neutral quad meet. The Tigers are set to compete in the Kidney Care Women's Gymnastics Championship at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on Saturday in the final session of the day at 7:15 p.m. CT. Auburn will take on SEC rival Kentucky, Ohio State and Fisk.
