Buckeyes Ranked Third in CGA Preseason Poll – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/1/2014 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
Dec. 1, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s gymnastics team was ranked third in the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released Sunday.
Oklahoma earned seven of 17 first-place votes as the No. 1-ranked team in the preseason poll. Defending national champion Michigan was ranked second, followed by the Buckeyes, Stanford and Illinois. Ohio State received one first-place vote in the preseason rankings.
The Buckeyes are the second-highest ranked Big Ten team in the poll at No. 3 behind the Wolverines. Illinois was ranked No. 5, while Penn State (No. 6), Minnesota (No. 7), Iowa (No. 9) and Nebraska (No. 10) also featured in the Top 10.
Ohio State returns three All-Americans and 11 letterwinners from a team that finished fifth at the 2014 NCAA Championships, the highest finish for the Buckeyes at the national championships since 2005.
OSU opens the 2014-15 campaign with the Scarlet and Gray Exhibition Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at Steelwood Athletic Training Facility. The regular season begins Jan. 17 with a trip to the Windy City Invitational in Chicago.
CGA Preseason Rankings
1. Oklahoma (326 points, 7 first place votes)
2. Michigan (318 points, 4 first place votes)
3. Ohio State (292 points, 1 first place vote)
4. Stanford (291 points, 2 first place votes)
5. Illinois (269 points, 2 first place votes)
6. Penn State (256 points, 1 first place vote)
7. Minnesota (232 points)
8. California (213 points)
9. Iowa (211 points)
10. Nebraska (191 points)
11. Air Force (187 points)
12. Army (145 points)
13. William & Mary (142 points)
14. Navy (104 points)
15. Arizona State (93 points)
16. UIC (90 points)
17. Springfield College (84 points)
18. Temple (65 points)
19. Brockport (26 points)
20. Washington (21 points)
Also receiving votes: SC United (14 points)
