Question 1:
Four (WAG) events, four #ncaagym trivia questions. I'm still stuck on ranks, so these are about streaks of best ranks between 1998 and 2020. First up, which of these teams did NOT tie for the longest streak of having vault as their best ranked event?
Poll:
Correct Answer: California
Cortland, Gustavus Adolphus, and West Virginia all had streaks of 6 years. If Cal continues their current streak next year, they'll tie with the other three.
Question 2:
#ncaagym trivia 2 for today
Which of these teams had the longest streak of bars as their best event?
Poll:
Correct Answer: UW-La Crosse, 2014-2020
I'm with the majority of the voters, and I'm a big fan of Boise State on bars. In fact, curiosity about their perceived (by me) perennial best event was part of my motivation for looking at these rankings data in the first place. Little did I know that the UW-La Crosse is currently on a 7 year streak of having bars as their highest ranking event.
Of note to me
1) The Broncos were two ranks away, 16 to 14, in 2018 from making their streak 8 years.
2) However, the Eagles were only three ranks away, 74 to 71, in 2013 from making their streak 10 years.
3) UIC would have still had a strong bars lineup this year, and one more year would have tied them for the longest streak. We miss you, Flames.
Question 3:
#ncaagym trivia 3 for today
Which of these teams had the longest streak of beam as their best event?
Poll:
Correct Answer: Illinois State, 1998-2007
Kind of makes you want to see the Redbirds' 2001 beam rotation, doesn't it?
This question was particularly tricky as this was from the earlier part of the time period.
Question 4:
#ncaagym trivia 4 for today
Which of these teams had the longest streak of floor as their best event?
Poll:
Correct Answer: Brockport State, 2014-2020
The Golden Eagles have also topped DIII on floor 8 of the last 14 years.
I made the other three good choices, as I am wont to do. They each had five or six year streaks and tend to be strong floor teams. (Go Blue!)
