Florida Gymnastics No. 3 in GymInfo Preseason Poll
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 | Gymnastics
The University of Florida gymnastics team is ranked No. 3 in the preseason poll released by GymInfo. This is the third consecutive year Florida has appeared among the top three teams in the preseason poll (2007: 3rd; 2008: 2nd). Florida has been ranked in the preseason top 10 each year since the poll's inception in 1992.
| Did You Know? |
| Florida is the nation's only team with its regular-season schedule just containing teams that appear on the 2009 GymInfo Preseason top-25. |
Four-time defending NCAA champion Georgia holds the top spot with 26 first-place votes. Rounding out the preseason top five are No. 2 Utah, No. 4 UCLA and No. 5 Stanford.
Every opponent Florida will face in the 2009 dual meet season ranks in the preseason top-25. Florida opens the 2009 season with a home meet versus No. 10 Oklahoma on Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
| 2009 GymInfo Coaches Poll – Preseason | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | Georgia^ | 814 | 26 |
| 2 | Utah^ | 770 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida | 742 |
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| 4 | UCLA | 699 | 4 |
| 5 | Stanford | 676 | |
| 6 | Alabama^ | 640 | |
| 7 | LSU^ | 634 | |
| 8 | Michigan^ | 579 | 1 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 526 | |
| 10 | Oklahoma^ | 525 | |
| 11 | Nebraska | 487 | |
| 12 | Arkansas^ | 467 | |
| 13 | Penn State | 382 | |
| 14 | Denver | 370 | |
| 15 | Auburn^ | 323 | |
| 16 | Illinois | 230 | |
| 17 | Michigan State^ | 228 | |
| 18 | Arizona | 218 | |
| 19 | Boise State | 216 | |
| - | Missouri | 216 | |
| 21 | Ohio State | 165 | |
| 22 | Minnesota | 135 | |
| 23 | West Virginia | 106 | |
| 24 | Arizona State | 95 | |
| 25 | Kentucky^ | 84 | |
| *-2009 University of Florida opponent | |||
Florida returns eight letterwinners from the 2008 squad that placed fourth at the NCAA Championships and tied for second at the Southeastern Conference Championships. Florida's 2009 roster includes three All-Americans - senior Corey Hartung and juniors Amanda Castillo and Melanie Sinclair.
