Here's the lowdown on how the Tide muzzled the Hogs last Friday Night in Coleman Coliseum, 195.825 to 194.150. Another terrific crowd was on hand to cheer the team on to victory. Bama is now 11-1 and will be off this weekend (February 24^th) but back on the road again against LSU on March 3.

We have a brand spanking new Photo album (and a slide show) for the 2006 PennState/Arizona meet.

• Photo Album: 2006 Kentucky Meet
• Slide Show: 2006 Kentucky Meet

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Alabama senior gymnast Ashley Miles continues her stranglehold on the top spot in the national vault rankings.

The two-time NCAA vault champion has held down the nation's top spot all but one week of the season. She is also ranked third on the floor exercise. Freshmen Brittany Magee and Melanie Banville are also ranked in the top-25 on the floor exercise, coming in at No. 16 and 23 respectively. Magee is ranked eighth on the vault and 23rd on the balance beam. Sophomore Terin Humphrey is 10th on the uneven bars where Banville is 23rd.

The rankings are determined by the regional qualifying score, which takes a team's three highest road scores, its next three highest scores - home or away - drops the high score and averages the remaining five scores. The RQS will determine the teams that qualify to the six NCAA Regional sites.

We have a new "Chalk Talk" from Coach Patterson:

• Chalk talk - The Fun and Excitement of Alabama Gymnastics

Fans, now you can both read and hear the Bama vs Arkansas 'Postmeet Buzz'! We have created a special 'podcast' of The Buzz from last week's meet. You can check it out on the [ Bama vs Arkansas Postmeet Buzz ] page.

Roll Tide!

We have complete audio coverage for the Arkansas meet

• Complete Radio Broadcasts of the 2006 Meets.

The No. 3 Alabama Gymnastics team beat No. 21 Arkansas 195.825-194.150 in front of another stellar Coleman Coliseum crowd here tonight.

"I thought we got a lot of people out there," head coach Sarah Patterson said. "We are improving in some areas but especially in our depth. I'm going to go into the girls and say we need to look at our performance tonight, the things we did better and then watch the videotape and look at the score sheet and try to learn from what the judges gave us."

For the third time this season the Coliseum neared capacity when 13,579 fans poured in. It is the fifth largest crowd in school and the seventh largest nationally over the past decade. It marks the first time in school history that Alabama has had three crowds of 10,000-plus in a single season.

Attention, Medalist Club members! There will be no reception in the club lounge after tonight's meet with the Arkansas Gym'Backs. The next reception will be on 'Senior Night', after the meet with the Auburn GymTigers on March 17th.

However, the club lounge will be open before tonight's meet, as usual, for those with club lounge 'pre-meet hospitality' season passes.

It was another terrific, nail-biting competition that took place between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs this past weekend at Coleman Coliseum. The Dawgs grabbed the win by a whisker of UGA VI's muzzle, 196.625 to 196.575, which was not decided until the final routines from each team were thrown.

The No. 3 ranked Alabama Gymnastics team faces off against No. 21 Arkansas in Coleman Coliseum Friday (Feb. 17) in a series still in its infancy.

While Alabama is in its 32nd season of gymnastics competition, the Lady Razorback program is just four years old, having started with the 2003 season under co-head coaches Mark and Renee Cook. Their squad has made remarkable progress in a short time. They were fourth at last year's NCAA East Region Championships and fifth at the Southeastern Conference Championships.

While the Lady Razorbacks are only making their second trip to the Capstone, the first coming in 2004, the Cooks brought their previous team, Stanford, to Coleman Coliseum for the 2001 Super Six Challenge.

We have new complete audio coverage for the both the Kentucky and the UGA meets

• Complete Radio Broadcasts of the 2006 Meets.

Alabama gymnastics senior Ashley Miles remains the nation's No. 1 ranked vaulter this week, extending her lead over the rest of the field.

Miles, who won her sixth consecutive vault titles last Friday night against Georgia with a 9.925, has propelled Alabama's No. 2 ranked vault lineup. All her vaults have gone for 9.9 or better including three 9.95s and a 9.975, the nation's top vault score this season. The San Antonio, Texas native is also ranked second on the floor exercise, where she has scored 9.95 on her last three routines this season.

Alabama, ranked No. 3 nationally again this week, is gaining ground on No. 2 Utah, standing less than a tenth of a point in total season average behind the Utes. Georgia retains the No. 1 spot while No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Florida also holding on to their spots from a week ago. No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 7 Iowa State, No. 8 Nebraska, No. 9 UCLA and No. 10 Stanford round out the top-10.

We have a brand spanking new Photo album (and a slide show) for the 2006 PennState/Arizona meet.

• Photo Album: 2006 Power of Pink (Florida and Auburn meets)
• Slide Show: 2006 Power of Pink (Florida and Auburn meets)

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TUSCALOOSA, ALA - In a meet that went down to the very end in front of another huge Coleman Coliseum crown, the No. 3 ranked Alabama Gymnastics team came up just short of No. 1 Georgia, 196.625-196.575 here tonight.

Despite the cold, rainy weather outside, 14,263 fans were on hand making up the third largest crowd in Southeastern Conference history. It was also the eighth largest crowd in the history of collegiate gymnastics and the fourth largest of the past decade.

"I am thrilled we have created an environment that creates this kind of excitement," Alabama head coach Sarah Patterson said.

Another road trip, another successful outcome for the Alabama Crimson Tide Gymnastics Team, as they ventured into Wildcat territory in Lexington, Kentucky this past weekend. Bama brought home a 196.650 score, highest of the 2006 season, and maintained their #3 national ranking. Bama will return home to face their top rival, the Georgia Gymdogs for the sixth meet of the 2006 season on February 10th at Coleman Coliseum. In the meantime, here are some of the Alabama-Kentucky routine highlights and extraordinary photos that were taken of our favorite gymnasts...

We have a new "Chalk Talk" from Coach Patterson:

• Chalk talk - Thursday, February 09, 2006

It will be No. 3 Alabama hosting No. 1 Georgia this Friday night in Coleman Coliseum according to the latest national gymnastics rankings released today.

Both teams are undefeated coming into the weekend, with Alabama at 10-0 overall and 3-0 in Southeastern Conference competition, while Georgia is 8-0 and 3-0 in the SEC. Utah is at No. 2, Michigan is fourth and Florida is fifth.

Alabama has built its ranking on the road, competing away from home four of the season's first five weeks. The Tide's two highest scores of the season have come on the road, including season-best 196.650 last Friday at Kentucky. The Crimson Tide is second on the floor exercise and vault, third on the uneven bars and ninth on the balance beam.

LEXINGTON, KY -- The Alabama Gymnastics team scored a season-high 196.650 to beat Kentucky here in Memorial Coliseum tonight.

Alabama goes to 10-0-0 overall and 3-0-0 in Southeastern Conference competition while The Wildcats, scoring a 194.250, suffered their first loss of the season, falling to 7-1-0, 1-1-0 SEC. The Crimson Tide have been road warriors to open the season, with four of its first five meets this season coming away from home.

"One of the most important things about tonight is that we moved forward in many areas," head coach Sarah Patterson said. "I think the stage is for a great meet next Friday night against the No. 1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs. We're excited to return home and be back in front of the nation's best fans."

We have a brand spanking new Photo album (and a slide show) for the 2006 PennState/Arizona meet.

• Photo Album: 2006 PennState/Arizona meet
• Slide Show: 2006 PennState/Arizona meet
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The Alabama Crimson Tide headed to the plains of Auburn for another Pink Meet and came away with a decisive victory, 196.175 to 194.450. Bama was without star senior Ashley Miles on three events but she left her mark on the vault (9.975) and provided sideline leadership on the rest of the events. The Tide is now 9-0 as it enters the mid-season. Let's revisit some of the exciting highlights from Bama's routines this past week against a talented Auburn team...