Stanford is back on top, and Ohio State competed the second highest total team difficulty in the nation for the second week in a row. Michigan still a question mark while resting Olympians. William and Mary rising.
Men’s Gymnastics Ramblings
Category: NCAA
Men’s NCAA top scores week 2
We all start to understand a GOOD SCORE under the new FIG rules ➙ 8 skills counting rather than 10.
Neutral Deductions – 2025 NCAA Week 2 Recap
Oklahoma still #1 – week 3
| 1 | Oklahoma | 197.758 |
| 2 | LSU | 197.500 |
| 3 | Florida | 197.063 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 197.000 |
| 5 | Utah | 196.958 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 196.900 |
| 7 | UCLA | 196.783 |
| 8 | California | 196.775 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 196.592 |
| 10 | Alabama | 196.563 |
Rutgers coach Umme Salim-Beasley on paid leave
Rutgers head gymnastics coach Umme Salim-Beasley has been placed on paid administrative leave after an external investigation found that she “lost control” of her program and at times “presided over a divided and dysfunctional organization,” all while having an undisclosed relationship with former athletic director Pat Hobbs that violated University policy …
Rutgers places embattled gymnastics coach on leave after damning investigation
Public records reveal more insight into ongoing Hobbs, Salim-Beasley investigation
Helen Hu – the BEAM QUEEN
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Simone at Georgia
Simone made a celebrity appearance at Georgia’s win over Boise State.
197.500 MSU vs Michigan 196.975
The NEW Michigan rivalry normal?
GymCastic on Bluesky
@GymCoaching on Twitter is no longer posting nor commenting. Owner / dictator Musk has gotten increasingly dangerous. We are boycotting X.
If YOU are trying to quit Twitter, as well, follow GymCastic on Bluesky, instead.
So far, Bluesky seems the best gymternet alternative.
Here’s their wrap-up of week 2 WAG NCAA.
Men’s NCAA Coaches interviewed on 2025
Wow. The College coaches have widely diverging opinions on the changes put into place for 2025.
Inside Gymnastics – Christy Sandmaier:
The 2025 men’s NCAA season will see not only a new Code of Points in play but also changes to the format of men’s college meets. The head-to-head dual meet format, first introduced in 2021, is now optional, rather than required, but the more major shifts are going from 5-up, 5-count on each event, to 4-up, 4-count, with a new maximum of 12 competing athletes per team, down from 15 in past seasons. …
Inside asked all 15 NCAA men’s gymnastics head coaches for their opinion on these significant shifts in competitive format, and how they feel the new rules will help, or hurt, the sport, and received a wide range of thoughtful, interesting answers…
NCAA Coaches Address Changes in College Men’s Gymnastics
Yuan Xiao, University of Michigan, wonders if MAG NCAA might yet be forced to 3-up, 3-count in the future.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 