All 8 Pac-12 women's gymnastics teams ranked in top 25 of WCGA Preseason Poll

SAN FRANCISCO - All 8 Pac-12 women's gymnastics team are ranked in the top 25 of the 2023 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Preseason Poll, released on Friday morning. The poll, which is voted on by Division I women's gymnastics coaches, features every Pac-12 program in the top 25 for the first time since 2014.

Utah, which finished third at the national championships and won its second consecutive Pac-12 title in 2022, is the Conference's top-ranked team, coming in at No. 3 with a pair of first-place votes. It is the Utes' highest preseason ranking since they were picked second overall the national poll in 2010.

Joining Utah in the top 10 is California at No. 8 and UCLA at No. 10. Oregon State checks in at No. 14, followed by Stanford at No. 17, Washington at No. 21, Arizona State at No. 24 and Arizona at No. 25. 

The 2023 season officially kicks off on Friday, January 6. 

Pac-12 women’s gymnastics returns to Pac-12 Networks this week with preseason events, beginning tonight with Utah’s “Red Rocks Preview” on Friday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT live on Pac-12 Network. UCLA hosts “Meet the Bruins” on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Insider.

Pac-12 Networks will air 22 women’s gymnastics clashes including the 2023 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships, presented by Sprouts, on Saturday, March 18. Tickets for the 2023 championship event are on sale now at Pac-12.com/tickets. The one-day, two-session event returns to the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah.

2023 WCGA PRESEASON COACHES POLL