The Utah gymnastics team opened at No. 5 Monday in the first Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) poll of the season.
UCLA was picked to defend its NCAA title followed by Oklahoma, Florida, LSU and the Utes. Not so coincidentally, that was the final order of finish at last spring’s NCAA women’s gymnastics championships.
Utah has finished fifth at nationals for the last two seasons as Super Six finalists. The NCAA Championship moves to a four-team format this season. Utah’s last top-four finish was in 2015 when the Utes finished second to Florida by five hundredths of a point.