Records and rankings are the first things to fly out the window when Alabama and Georgia get together in gymnastics as they will next Saturday (March 15) at 7 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum.

Even so, the rankings still came out and both teams are ranked in the top-5 with Alabama at No. 3 and Georgia at No. 5.

Both squads are in a holding pattern, staying in the same ranking slot as last week. UCLA remains the nation's No. 1 team with Arizona State holding onto second. Nebraska stands between Alabama and the Lady Dogs in fourth place. Stanford is sixth, followed by Utah in seventh, Florida in eighth, Michigan in ninth. Oregon State rounds out the top-10.

Coming off its second highest floor exercise score of the season, Alabama is second on that event. The Tide is third on the uneven bars, fourth on the balance beam and seventh on the vault.

Tide junior Jeana Rice took over the No. 1 all-around spot after spending a good portion of the season ranked second. Her 39.630 regional qualifying score puts her over Kate Richardson and Onnie Willis, the nation's second and third ranked all-arounders, both from UCLA. Rice is also third on the vault, fifth on the uneven bars and eighth on the balance beam.

Senior Kristin Sterner goes into her last regular season home meet ranked 13th in the all-around. Sterner is 25th on the balance beam.

Tickets for this weekends regular season Coleman Coliseum finale are available through the Alabama Ticket Office (205.348.2262) or online at www.rolltide.com.

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