Fantasy Gymnastics Time

First things first, if you're not already doing college fantasy gymnastics (and enjoy that kind of thing), you should do it. I played last year and did . . . fine. My major weaknesses were everything, particularly that my beam lineup consisted of two people who could be relied upon to hit well, a couple others who were really happy to get a 9.700, several tumbleweeds, and a box of garbage. It didn't go beautifully.

This year I plan on making the exact same mistakes and having a grand old time doing it. Really, the best part of fantasy gymnastics is making fun of how terribly your team is doing. I've been working on drafting my team and ranking my possible selections today (I'm almost up to the full 150 gymnasts, but I better not get some of these people), and I thought I'd share my rankings and my overthinking process. If you're playing, feel free to do the same. We can all make fun of each other together this year!

My draft:

1. Bridget Sloan
2. Rheagan Courville
3. Kytra Hunter
4. Samantha Peszek
5. Lindsay Mable
6. Georgia Dabritz
7. Chayse Capps
8. Haley Scaman
9. Jessie Jordan
10. Jessie DeZiel
11. Brenna Dowell
12. Kennedy Baker
13. Bridgette Caquatto
14. Alex McMurtry
15. Kara Lovan
16. Ivana Hong
17. Christine Peng-Peng Lee
18. Elizabeth Price
19. Caitlin Atkinson
20. Danusia Francis
21. Kristina Vaculik
22. Grace Williams
23. Mackenzie Brannan
24. Brittany Rogers
25. Tory Wilson
26. Brandie Jay
27. Ashleigh Gnat
28. Hollie Blanske
29. Ciera Perkins
30. Katie Bailey
31. Nicole Artz
32. Corrie Lothrop
33. Madeline Gardiner
34. Kaitlyn Clark
35. Kayla Williams
36. Maile'ana Kanewa
37. Lauren Beers
38. Sachi Sugiyama
39. Brittni Watkins
40. Kari Lee
41. Abigail Milliet
42. Chelsea Davis
43. Amanda Wellick
44. Chelsea Tang
45. Kamerin Moore
46. Natalie Vaculik
47. Kaytianna McMillan
48. Jennifer Pinches
49. Shelby Edwards
50. Kiera Brown
51. Keeley Kmieciak
52. Erin Macadaeg
53. Rebecca Clark
54. Taylor Harrison
55. Vivi Babalis
56. Toni-Ann Williams
57. MJ Rott
58. Austin Sheppard
59. Jennie Laeng
60. Brianna Brown
61. Talia Chiarelli
62. Lloimincia Hall
63. Braie Speed
64. Becky Tutka
65. Kailah Delaney
66. Taylor Rice
67. Baely Rowe
68. McKenzie Wofford
69. Claire Boyce
70. Aja Sims
71. Rachel Spicer
72. Giana O'Connor
73. Risa Perez
74. Bri Guy
75. Angi Cipra

Am I pretending that all of this makes sense? No. But it's what I have right now. This is the part that I've thought about. After #75, it's just "I've heard of you/You got a 9.850 once that I remember."

Thoughts:

• Everyone plus a thousand other people will be putting Bridget Sloan first, so it would be a smart strategy to select someone else as #1 because you would be more likely to get her. I have not done that.