DENVER – The University of Denver gymnastics team is ranked No. 10 in the 2024 preseason coaches' poll, which was released by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association on Friday.
 
Denver has now been ranked inside the top 10 in the preseason poll in four of the last five years and five of the last seven. DU's No. 10 ranking for 2024 matches the fourth-highest preseason ranking in program history.
 
Two-time reigning NCAA National Champion Oklahoma topped the poll while Florida, LSU and Utah round out the top four.
 
Denver is the second-highest ranked team in the Big 12 Conference, behind only No. 1 Oklahoma. Big 12 newcomer BYU sits third in the conference at No. 31, and West Virginia comes in at No. 34. Iowa State does not appear in the poll but received votes.
 
Eleven of Denver's opponents for the 2024 season appear in the top 36 including No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 5 UCLA, No. 19 Arizona State and No. 20 Stanford, all of which will compete in Denver's Magness Arena in January. Among DU's road meets for the year are top-15 competitions at No. 6 Michigan and No. 12 Missouri.
 
DU finished the 2023 season ranked No. 8 following its sixth team appearance at the NCAA National Championships and after winning its second NCAA Regional Championship, upsetting then-No. 3 Michigan, No. 6 LSU and No. 11 Oregon State in the NCAA Regional Final. Denver's No. 8 final ranking was its second-highest in program history for a completed season.
 
Denver returns 11 student-athletes from its 2023 roster including three WCGA All-Americans – seniors Jessica Hutchinson and Rosie Casali, and sophomore Kiley Rorich – as well as 2023 Big 12 vault champion, senior Rylie Mundell.
 
Fans can get their first look at the No. 10-ranked Denver team during the annual Crimson & Gold Intrasquad, set for Wednesday, December 20, at 7 p.m. in Magness Arena. Admission is free.
 
Season, single-meet and group tickets are all on sale for the 2024 Denver Gymnastics season and can be purchased at denverpioneers.com/tickets or by calling the box office at 303-871-4625.
 
2024 WCGA Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Oklahoma (1709 points) (36 first-place votes)
2. Florida (1634 points) (3 first-place votes)
3. LSU (1628 points) (5 first-place votes)
4. Utah (1516 points) (2 first-place votes)
5. UCLA (1499 points) (1 first-place vote)
6. Michigan (1466 points (1 first-place vote)
7. California (1465 points)
8. Alabama (1383 points)
9. Kentucky (1326 points)
10. DENVER (1273 points)
11. Michigan State (1240 points)
12. Missouri (1082 points)
13. Oregon State (1065 points)
14. Ohio State (1017 points)
15. Arkansas (999 points)
16. Georgia (980 points)
17. Auburn (940 points)
18. Minnesota (880 points)
19. Arizona State (873 points)
20. Stanford (796 points)
21. Washington (795 points)
22. Arizona (679 points)
23. Iowa (638 points)
24. Southern Utah (555 points)
25. Maryland (548 points)
26. Illinois (506 points)
27. Nebraska (445 points)
28. Penn State (429 points)
29. Boise State (393 points)
30. NC State (314 points)
31. BYU (311 points)
32. North Carolina (263 points)
33. Western Michigan (227 points)
34. West Virginia (220 points)
35. Clemson (148 points)
36. Towson (137 points)
 
TICKETS:
Tickets for the 2024 University of Denver gymnastics season are now on sale and can be purchased online, by calling 303-871-4625 or by visiting the Ritchie Center Box Office.
 
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