No. 1 vs. No. 2 Showdown on Senior Night

¹Oklahoma

²Stanford

March 5 | 5 p.m. CT | Norman, Okla.

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MATCHUP AT A GLANCE
	OKLAHOMA	STANFORD
2016 Record	9-0	13-0
2016 Preseason Ranking	No. 1	No. 3
2015 Scoring Average	447.030	440.050
2015 Team High	448.350	447.700

NOTES AND NUMBERS FOR WEEK EIGHT

THE MATCHUP

The No. 1 Oklahoma men's gymnastics team welcomes No. 2 Stanford to McCasland Field House on Saturday, March 6 for a 5 p.m. CT meet. The Cardinal started the season ranked third in the Collegiate Gymnastics Association (CGA) Coaches Poll and is currently ranked second with a team scoring average of 440.050. Stanford joins the Sooners as the only teams in the country to post a team score of at least 447.000 this season. Five-up-five-count format will be used, with all five routines on each event counting toward the teams' total. The meet will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Oklahoma and Fox College Sports Pacific with Sooner Olympians Bart Conner, Jake Dalton and Jonathan Horton on the call. The meet will also serve as Senior Night for the Sooners with Kani Oyama, Sergey Resnick and Josh Yee being honored immediately following march in.

LAST TIME vs. STANFORD

The Sooners traveled to sunny Palo Alto, Calif., in 2015 to take on the Cardinal as well as California and Nebraska. Oklahoma came out on top, posting a 440.550 to finish first. OU notched the highest team total on floor, pommel horse and high bar and tied with Stanford on parallel bars en route to the win. Oklahoma also faced off with Stanford at the MPSF Conference meet at the Air Force Academy. Oklahoma scored a 447.400 to take the conference crown for the 14th time in head coach Mark Williams' 16-year tenure.

OWNING THE STANDINGS

Oklahoma ranks first in the nation in team scoring average on all six events and sits in first in three-score average on four of the six. The Sooners also own the nation's highest scoring average and have posted the country's highest team score in 2016. OU has performed best on floor where it boasts a three-score average of 77.367 and has notched at least a 75.000 in all five of its meets. OU has also separated itself on rings where it has a team scoring average of 75.100.

No. 1 vs. No. 2

Saturday's meet will be mark the second time in as many years that the Sooners will host the No. 2 team in the nation while ranked No. 1. Last season against No. 2 Illinois, Oklahoma rose to the occasion, posting a team score of 457.300 to set the NCAA scoring record for the second consecutive meet and best the Illini inside the McCasland Field House.

THE FRIENDLY CONFINES

McCasland Field House has been more than kind to the Sooners over the years. OU's win over then-No. 4 Minnesota on Feb. 27 was its 34th straight at McCasland. Oklahoma has not lost in its home arena since March 3, 2007 (vs. Ohio State). During that span Oklahoma has racked up 34 home-meet wins, including a pair of MPSF Conference titles, and has won a pair of national championships (2008, 2015).

STANDOUT FRESHMAN

Arvada, Colo., native Yul Moldauer has made quite an impression early in his collegiate career. At the Rocky Mountain Open in week one, Moldauer took the all-around title with a tournament-record of 90.150. The freshman also won the event title on parallel bars. After his impressive debut, Moldauer was named NCAA Gymnast of the Week. In the Sooners' second meet, Moldauer continued his winning ways as he grabbed the all-around title at No. 10 Michigan with a mark of 88.550 and also won the parallel bars (a 2016 team-high 16.000) and high bar (14.950). Against Iowa and Cal in OU's home opener, Moldauer won the event titles on parallel bars (15.300) and high bar (15.150). A week later against Nebraska, the freshman took the event title on parallel bars with a 15.900. At the 2016 Winter Cup, Moldauer placed fifth in the all-around with a two-day total of 174.350. His score was third best among NCAA competitors and earned him a place on the U.S. Senior Men's National Team.

ROAD TESTED

Oklahoma picked up a top-10 road win Jan. 23 as it traveled to Ann Arbor, Mich., to beat the 10th-ranked Wolverines, 444.400-427.850. The Sooners swept the individual titles with Colin Van Wicklen winning floor (15.400), rings (14.850) and vault (15.500), Allan Bower taking the pommel horse (15.000) and Yul Moldauer claiming parallel bars (16.000), high bar (14.950) and the all-around (88.550).

NATIONAL TEAM PRESENCE

The Sooners had a successful weekend at the 2016 Winter Cup. Freshman Yul Moldauer earned a place on the U.S. Senior National Team with a fourth-place finish in the all-around and four Sooner alums, including assistant coach Steven Legendre and broadcaster Jake Dalton, were also named to the senior squad. Junior Allan Bower placed eighth in the all-around with a two-day mark of 172.800 while senior Kanji Oyama came in 11th with a score of 170.400. Freshman Levi Anderson was also in contention and turned in a solid 166.800 to place 16th. Junior Colin Van Wicklen and sophomore Hunter Justus also competed at the Winter Cup, but did not take part in the all-around. Van Wicklen posted his best marks on vault with a 14.950 and 15.350, while Justus performed best on floor with a first-day mark of 14.600.

TOUGH ROW TO HOE

The Sooners' quest to repeat as national champions will not be an easy one. Oklahoma is navigating a demanding schedule that features eight of the other nine teams currently in the top 10 of national scoring average. The Sooners have home wins over Cal, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota and must still face No. 2 Stanford. OU bested No. 7 Air Force at the Rocky Mountain Open, No. 10 Michigan on the road and still has road trips on the schedule with No. 5 Illinois and No. 3 Ohio State.

DEFEND FOR 10

Oklahoma claimed its ninth NCAA championship in 2015 and will look to secure its 10th in 2016. The 2015 OU squad was one of the best in program history. The team went 26-0 on the year en route to its 22nd conference title and the NCAA crown. The Sooners turned in dominant performances all season, including setting the NCAA single-meet scoring record in back-to-back meets during the regular season. In total, 11 different Sooners took home 14 All-America honors and Michael Squires (rings) and Michael Reid (pommel horse) both claimed NCAA event titles.

UP NEXT

With the home portion of its 2016 slate complete, Oklahoma hits the road for two more regular season meets. The Sooners will first visit Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, March 11 at 4 p.m. CT to take on the third-ranked Buckeyes and conference foe Air Force. The meet will be a good preview for OU as Ohio State will play host for the 2016 NCAA Championships in April. OU concludes the regular season against No. 5 Illinois on Saturday, March 11 at 1:30 p.m. CT in Urbana-Champaign, Ill.

QUICK HITS

• OU is ranked No. 1 in the CGA Coaches Poll for the eighth consecutive week. The Sooners received all 18 first place votes in week eight and own the nation's top scoring average (447.030).
• Freshman Yul Moldauer earned a spot on the U.S. Senior National Team with a fourth-place finish in the all-around at the 2016 Winter Cup. In addition to Moldauer, four Sooner alums earned spots on the team.
• Moldauer (2nd - 88.683), Oyama (7th - 86.900), Van Wicklen (8th - 86.867) and junior Allan Bower (10th - 86.500) all rank in the top-10 nationally in all-around scoring.

No. 1 vs. No. 2 Showdown on Senior Night