Utah gymnastics: Utes fifth in preseason poll
Utah's gymnastics team, which finished fifth in 2012, was picked to finish fifth again in 2013 in the coaches' preseason poll.
The Utes received one first-place vote and a total of 568 points.
Defending champion Alabama was picked first with 689 points followed by UCLA (645), Florida (644) and Oklahoma (622).
Stanford, Nebraska, LSU, Oregon State and Michigan round out the Top 10.
Utah opens its season at UCLA on Jan. 12.
The home opener is Jan. 12 against No. 9 Oregon State, West Virginia and SUU.
Other Pac-12 teams joining Utah, Oregon State, UCLA and Stanford in the rankings were No. 17 Washington and No. 19 Denver.
Utah will host a sneak preview for fans Friday in the Huntsman Center at 7 p.m. —
2013 preseason gymnastics poll
Rank Team Points
No.1 Alabama 689
No. 2 UCLA 645
No. 3 Florida 644
No. 4 Oklahoma 622
No. 5 Utah 568
No. 6 Stanford 542
No. 7 Nebraska 495
No. 8 LSU 481
No. 9 Oregon State 442
No. 10 Michigan 438
No. 11 Georgia 435
No. 12 Arkansas 421
No. 13 Auburn 302
No. 14 Ohio State 279
No. 15 Boise State 258
No. 16 Penn State 242
No. 17 Washington 212
No. 18 Illinois 192
No. 19 Arizona 183
No. 20 Denver 140
No. 21 Missouri 139
No. 22 North Carolina St. 129
No. 23 Minnesota 123
No. 24 West Virginia 115
No. 25 Kentucky 101