How to Watch: No. 10 Alabama Gymnastics vs. No. 18 Georgia

What you need to know as the Crimson Tide hosts the GymDogs for the 20th annual Power of Pink Meet.

Alabama gymnastics is back in Coleman Coliseum for the first time in three weeks, and it's going to be a big one. 

Friday night, the No. 10 Crimson Tide hosts No. 18 Georgia for the 20th annual Power of Pink meet at 7:30 p.m. It will be the second meet of the week for Alabama after winning a quad meet on Monday in Texas. 

"This is a valuable week for so many reasons," Alabama head coach Ashley Johnston said in a press release. "We strategically designed this schedule to go ahead and simulate what postseason would look like. I’m proud of how the team responded at TWU but now, our attention has shifted to a really good Georgia team. These last few days, we’ve focused on fine-tuning the smaller details and taking care of things within our control. We’re excited to be back in Coleman and are looking forward to a special night for the 20th annual Power of Pink meet."

Here's everything you need to know about Friday's matchup:

How to Watch: No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 18 Georgia

Who: No. 10 Alabama (8-2-1, 2-2-1 SEC) vs. No. 18 Georgia (1-5, 0-5 SEC)

When: Friday, February 23, 7 p.m. CT

Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

TV: SEC Network+

Last Meeting: The two teams last met in Athens in 2023 with the Crimson Tide coming away with a 197.525-197.325 road victory.

Last Time Out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide put up its best performance of the season in a quad meet at Texas Woman's University. Alabama scored a 197.675 to knock off Arkansas, Arizona and TWU. 

Last Time Out, Georgia: The GymDogs scored above 197 with a 197.075 at home against LSU, but the Tigers won the meet. Georgia has scored above a 197 in three of its last four meets. 

Pre-meet notes

courtesy of Alabama Athletics

FRIDAY’S MEET

• Friday's meet serves as a renewal of what ESPN called one of the best rivalries in collegiate athletics
• The two programs have collected 16 NCAA team championships between them, including six for the Tide (1988, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2011, 2012) and 10 from Georgia, with the last coming in 2009
• Alabama is led by head coach Ashley Johnston, in her second season at UA, while Courtney Kupets Carter is in her seventh year at the helm of the Bulldogs
• The two teams last competed against each other in February of 2023 as Alabama won the meet with a 197.525-197.325 victory over Georgia
• Alabama and Georgia have also accounted for 26 Southeastern Conference titles, with the Crimson Tide winning its 10th in 2021 and the Bulldogs winning their 16th in 2008

THE POWER OF PINK

• Started by former Alabama gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson during the 2005 season, UA's Power of Pink breast cancer awareness initiative is in its 20th year
• Prior to the meet, Alabama will introduce a group of breast cancer survivors on the floor of Coleman Coliseum, a tradition that started 15 years ago

THE TIDE IN THE RANKINGS

• Alabama ranks fifth, nationally, on the uneven bars, while simultaneously posting top-seven rankings on all four events within the SEC (No. 2 – UB; No. 4 – VT; No. 5 – BB; No. 7 – FX)
• Individually, Blanco sits at No. 5 nationally on vault, while also holding top-20 rankings in the all-around (No. 13) and uneven bars (No. 16)
• Senior Cameron Machado joins Blanco in the uneven bars rankings at No. 17 with an average score of 9.904

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