Arkansas finishing 9th in the SEC is the correct placement. Despite claims from their fans that they are 'underscored' all season, they just didn't have the polish and finer details in their routines compared to their competitors.
I think it's that they cant change the order of the lineup once the first person goes but you can replace someone from the lineup entirely.
I.e. You cant move Sarah from 3rd to 5th once the rotation has started but you can take her out and have Jane vault instead in the 3rd spot.
They can - KJ does it all the time with Audrey Davis on Vault. She will name her and then replace her if the 5 before are all decent scores.
In this case, Dani was slated to be back on floor this meet a few weeks ago so the decision was likely made during the week.
I definitely think this is a contributing factor. There is little to gain for the vast majority to go elite when NCAA offers so much more in terms of competition opportunities and NIL opportunities.
I think it's two weeks in a row for Lily but she was rock solid before then. Still nothing to warrant changing her from the lineup though. She started the meet fine and was rested a bit through the week. Most athletes would carry some sort of small injury throughout a season and are still fine...
Keira's is the only beam routine that is questionable. The other 5 are have been scoring well this season, albeit all of them having a wobbly routine at some point this season.
It's probably at the point she needs to try Ava again. But it's hard to put in someone as inconsistent as her. But no...