UA gymnastics ranked No. 1

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER --01/14/11-- UA vs Alabama gymnastics Arkansas' Jaime Pisani competes on the floor against Alabama on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, inside Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville.

— Arkansas' gymnastics team is ranked as the nation's best for the first time in the program's 10-year history.

The Razorbacks were tied with UCLA for No. 1 on Monday in the latest GymInfo rankings. Both teams have an average score of 196.775 this season.

Arkansas is coming off its best performance ever, posting a school-record 197.225 points last Friday night in a win over No. 17 LSU. A record crowd of 5,537 watched the meet at Barnhill Arena.

The Razorbacks will face No. 8 Florida on Friday in Gainesville, Fla.