NCAA men: Michigan at no. 1 as week eight begins

Surprise of the week: Lots of newcomers to the top 10, including Iowa's Jonathan Buese, Springfield's Ty Evans and Iowa's Reid Urbain. Oklahoma is still booming, but Michigan has reclaimed the top spot in the team rankings. The truth is that all of the top three have been rotating in and out of first place all season. All are talented and deep. It's going to be close once the post-season rolls around.

Cal's Kyle Bunthuwong is no. 1 in the nation on parallel bars. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

Here's what happened earlier this week:

UIC vs. Nebraska, Ohio State and Air Force @ Nebraska: Nebraska 348.25, Ohio State 346.6, UIC 340.2, Air Force 332.7. Nebraska's Kyle Shanahan led the upset of no. 6 Ohio State, winning the all-around with 86.6 points. Teammate Andreas Hofer won event titles on vault (15.85) and parallel bars (14.5). Nebraska's Tony Maras won rings (14.95). Ohio State gymnasts grabbed the rest of the event titles, with Justin Myers earning first place honors on floor (15.05), Matt Rayl winning pommel horse (14.45) and senior Tai Lee winning high bar (15.3). (NMNAthletics.com)

Springfield vs. MIT, Ellis Club, R&R Club, Legends and Temple @ Springfield (New England Invitational): Temple 334.55, Springfield 331.3, Ellis 279.15, MIT 256.25, R&R 239.0, Legends 204.0. Springfield's Ty Evans was the top overall scorer (84.55) and also won parallel bars (14.3) and high bar (14.6) as he helped his team to a second place finish. Temple's Scott Bloomfield won vault (15.6) and teammates Allan Malone and Blake Collins won floor and rings, respectively (14.65 and 14.55). John Jeffries won pommel horse (13.25). (OwlSports.com)

William & Mary vs. Navy and Army @ Navy: William & Mary 329.55, Army 325.25, Navy 319.4. William & Mary senior Derek Gygax won the all-around (82.7) and parallel bars (14.05) as William & Mary coasted to a win over Army and Navy. In addition, freshman Vince Smurro was the top finisher on floor exercise (14.95). Navy's Andrew Faulk was the top gymnast on rings (14.15) and high bar (13.9). On pommel horse, Army's Garrek Hojan-Clark led the standings (13.4), while teammate Jared Breeden had the best score on vault (15.3). (NMNAthletics.com)

Here's what's happening in NCAA men's gymnastics this weekend:

Saturday:

Air Force vs. Arizona State @ Arizona State
Penn State vs. Ohio State @ Ohio State
Stanford vs. Michigan @ Stanford
Minnesota vs. Oklahoma @ Oklahoma

Sunday:

Brockport vs. Vermont and Penn State club team @ Brockport
Illinois vs. UIC @ UIC
Army vs. Springfield @ Springfield

Can't miss meet of the week: Michigan vs. Stanford @ Stanford. After winning the NCAA Championship in 2009, the Cardinal were the early favorites to walk away with the team title in 2010. But despite a strong junior contingent, it is hard to say whether Stanford has the depth of an Illinois, an Oklahoma or a Michigan. If they can beat the Wolverines tonight in Michigan, however, they will go a long way toward recapturing that NCAA favorite status.

Men's NCAA rankings, week seven:

Team:

1. Michigan
2. Oklahoma
3. Illinois
4. Stanford
5. Penn State
6. Minnesota
7. Ohio State
8. Cal
9. Nebraska
10. Iowa

All-around:

1. Jake Dalton, fr., Oklahoma
2. Kyle Bunthuwong, jr., Cal
3. Paul Ruggeri, jr., Michigan
4. Tyler Mizoguchi, so., Illinois
5T. Kyle Shanahan, sr., Nebraska
5T. Aaron Fortunato, sr., Minnesota
7. Jonathan Buese, sr., Iowa
8T. Patrick McLaughlin, sr., Temple
8T. Ty Evans, so., Springfield
10. Andrew Faulk, so., Navy

Jake Dalton, 2010 Winter Cup Finals, Parallel Bars:

Floor Exercise:

1. Steven Legendre, jr., Oklahoma
2. Eddie Penev, fr., Stanford
3. Jake Dalton, fr., Oklahoma
4. Chris Cameron, jr., Michigan
5. Paul Ruggeri, jr., Illinois
6T. Nick Virbitsky, sr., Penn State
6T. Nick Grant, fr., Penn State
8. Tim Gentry, jr., Stanford
9T. Kyle Shanahan, sr., Nebraska
9T. Bobby Shortle, sr., Oklahoma
9T. Reid Urbain, sr., Iowa

Steven Legendre, 2010 Winter Cup Prelims, Floor Exercise:

Pommel Horse:

1. Daniel Ribiero, jr., Illinois
2. Alex Naddour, fr., Oklahoma
3. Mel Anton Santander, sr., Michigan
4. Felix Aronovich, fr., Penn State
5. Chris Cameron, jr., Michigan
6. David Chan, sr., Michigan
7. Luke Stannard, sr., Illinois
8. Steven Spencer, so., Ohio State
9. Mackenzie Dow, fr., Penn State
10. Donothan Bailey, fr., Cal

Daniel Ribiero, 2010 Winter Cup Prelims, Pommel Horse:

Rings:

1. Tim Gentry, jr., Stanford
2. Phillip Goldberg, sr., Michigan
3. Thomas Kelley, jr., Michigan
4. Chris Cameron, jr., Michigan
5. Miguel Pineda, so., Penn State
6. Scott Rosenthal, fr., Penn State
7. Kyle Bunthuwong, jr., Cal
8. James Fosco, fr., Stanford
9. Anthony Ingrelli, sr., Nebraska
10. Nikolai Korepanov, sr., UIC

Tim Gentry, 2010 Winter Cup Finals, Rings:

Vault:

1. Jake Dalton, fr., Oklahoma
2. Bobby Shortle, sr., Oklahoma
3. Alex Buscaglia, jr., Stanford
4. Paul Ruggeri, jr., Illinois
5T. Steven Legendre, jr., Oklahoma
5T. Tyler Mizoguchi, so., Illinois
5T. Kent Caldwell, sr., Michigan
8T. Philip Onorato, so., Ohio State
8T. Eddie Penev, fr., Stanford
10T. Nick Grant, fr., Penn State
10T. Noam Shaham, sr., Penn State

Jake Dalton, 2010 Oklahoma Preseason, Vault:

Parallel Bars:

1. Kyle Bunthuwong, jr., Cal
2. Jake Dalton, fr., Oklahoma
3. Paul Ruggeri, jr., Illinois
4. Craig Padera, Jr., so., Illinois
5. Steven Legendre, jr., Oklahoma
6. Philip Harris, fr., Penn State
7. Thomas Kelley, jr., Michigan
8. Tyler Mizoguchi, so., Illinois
9T. Eric Haeussler, so., Cal
9T. Nick Noone, jr., Stanford

Kyle Bunthuwong, 2010 Gold Country Classic, Parallel Bars:

High Bar:

1. Paul Ruggeri, jr., Illinois
2. Thomas Kelley, jr., Michigan
3. Ryan McCarthy, sr., Michigan
4. Kyle Bunthuwong, jr., Cal
5T. Alex Buscaglia, jr., Stanford
5T. Jake Dalton, fr., Oklahoma
5T. Dylan Parrott, jr., Navy
5T. Aaron Fortunato, sr., Minnesota
9. Ian Makowske, jr., Michigan
10. Kyle Shanahan, sr., Nebraska

Paul Ruggeri, 2010 Illinois vs. Minnesota, High Bar:

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