Utah gymnasts move up to No. 2 in the latest poll

The University of Utah's gymnastics team moved up to second from third, and freshman Kristina Baskett hit the all-around charts at No. 3 with a bullet on the third NCAA coaches' poll released Monday.

Georgia again is ranked No. 1 with its 195.833 season average, while Utah's 195.417 nudges No. 3 Alabama (195.392).

BYU (191.725) rates No. 27, Utah State (191.358) 31st and Southern Utah is not listed. USU and SUU visit Utah Friday night at 7.

In the all-around, Baskett, who made her four-event debut last Friday in the Huntsman Center, scoring 39.25, is third though she doesn't have a season average yet. Ute junior Nicolle Ford (39.237) ranks fifth.

Utah's vault team ranks second to Georgia, 49.167-49.142, its floor team ranks second to Georgia, 49.317-48.983, and the Utes (48.625) are third in beam and tied for 12th on bars. BYU (48.187) is tied for 22nd on bars.

NCAA women's gymnastics poll

    
            
            	    	
                
Jan. 23, by season average
    
            
            	    	
                
Rank		average	high 
    
            
            	    	
                
1. Georgia	195.883	196.125
    
            
            	    	
                
2. Utah		195.417	195.750
    
            
            	    	
                
3. Alabama	195.392	196.150
    
            
            	    	
                
4. Michigan	195.250	195.675
    
            
            	    	
                
5. Florida	194.700	195.900
    
            
            	    	
                
6. Stanford	194.650	194.950
    
            
            	    	
                
7. Penn State	194.637	194.875
    
            
            	    	
                
8. Oklahoma	194.625 195.925
    
            
            	    	
                
9. UCLA		194.575	196.075
    
            
            	    	
                
10. Missouri	194.458	195.575