NORMAN – In front of 7,013 fans – the third-best crowd in program history and OU's largest attendance for a home opener – the reigning NCAA champion and No. 1-ranked Oklahoma women's gymnastics team maintained its No. 1 spot after matching a season-high 197.925 against No. 5 Utah on Sunday night inside the Lloyd Noble Center. The home opener was also televised nationally in primetime on ESPN.
The Sooners boast a 197.817 average to hold the top spot nationally, while the top three remains the same with SEC opponent Florida close behind with a 197.633 and Michigan at No. 3 with a 197.500. Utah moved up one spot this week to No. 4 (197.433), while Auburn moved up two spots into the top five (197.350). Fellow Big 12 member Denver (196.950) remains in the top 10 at No. 9.
The Sooners have matched the second-highest score in the nation twice, just behind No. 3 Michigan who posted a 198.125 during its home opener during week two.
OU is the only team in the nation to be ranked in the top five on each of the four events. The Sooners are the top vault team (49.500) in the nation and one of two teams (alongside Utah) currently featuring 10.0 start value vaults in all six spots. On Sunday night, the Sooners posted the eighth-best score on vault in program history (49.650), which is tied with for the best vault score this season with the Wolverines, who's vault average ranks second-overall. OU shares second place with UCLA on floor (49.492), notched third place on beam (49.400) and is fifth on bars (49.417).
Seven Sooners earned a total of 12 individual top-25 rankings, with at least one gymnast ranked in the top 10 on vault, floor and in the all-around. Three out of six gymnasts that competed on vault, beam and in the all-around are ranked in the top 25 nationally.
Sophomore Jordan Bowers is No. 7 nationally in the all-around with a 39.600 after posting three-straight scores of 39.500-plus, including back-to-back career-highs (39.625) for the first two weeks on the season. Bowers is second nationally on vault (9.933), which is less than a tenth behind 2020 Olympic champion Jade Carey (9.950; Oregon State). She's also 10th on floor with a 9.917, putting her first in the Big 12 on the event.
Junior Audrey Davis is ranked-11th with a 39.500 all-around score, while also remaining in the top 20 on bars (9.892) and floor with a 9.900 (No. 19). Competing for the second straight week in the all-around freshman Faith Torrez ranks in the top 20 at No. 15 with a 39.425. Torrez is also tied for 19th on beam (9.883) with teammate Jenna Dunn.
Junior Katherine LeVasseur moves in the top 10 on vault at No. 6 (tied; 9.917) and sophomore Danielle Sievers is 11th with a 9.908. Beam anchor and senior Ragan Smith ranks 16th-nationally with a 9.892 and is tied with Oregon State's Carey on the event.
The Sooners open their conference slate at No. 9 Denver on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 3 p.m. CT. The meet will broadcast on Altitude Sports TV.