Completed Event: Women's Gymnastics versus Rutgers on April 3, 2026 , Win , 197.875, to, 196.300
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Women's Gymnastics
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Sooners on Top After First NQS Ranking
February 20, 2023 | Women's Gymnastics
NORMAN – The Oklahoma women's gymnastics team is ranked No. 1 in the nation for the seventh consecutive week. This week marks the first time this season rankings have been determined by National Qualifying Scores (NQS).
NQS is based on a team's six best regular season scores, three of which must be away. The overall high score is eliminated, and the five remaining scores are averaged. NQS scores are used to determine seeding for NCAA regional competition, which the Sooners will be hosting in Lloyd Noble Center from March 29-April 1. All-session tickets for the NCAA postseason event are on sale now. Click here to buy your tickets.
OKLAHOMA NQS
1. 198.425 (A)
2. 198.325 (A)
3. 198.225 (H)
4. 198.125 (A)
5. 197.925 (A)
6. 197.925 (H)
NQS: 198.105
The top three remain the same as OU leads the way with an NQS of 198.105, followed by Florida (197.780) and Michigan (197.690) at No. 2 and 3, respectively. A trio of Pac-12 teams follow in the No. 4-6 spots, Utah (197.575), UCLA (197.530) and California (197.500). A pair of Tigers sit in the next two spots with Auburn (197.385) at No. 7 and LSU (197.335) in eighth. Alabama follows at No. 9 with a 197.250, while fellow Big 12 member Denver (197.195) rounds out the top 10.
The Sooners competed in their seventh meet of the season and fifth on the road at TWU Sunday afternoon, improving to 11-0 as they posted their second-highest score of the year with a 198.325. The mark is the fourth consecutive 198-plus score as OU currently holds the top two road scores in the country (198.425 at Denver on Jan. 29 and 198.325 Sunday at Texas Woman's). The Sooners also lead the nation in season average (198.079) and season best (198.425).
For the fourth consecutive week, OU is ranked in the top three on each of the four events, including the No. 1 spots on vault (49.495) and bars (49.565). The Sooners' pair of 49.500s are tied for second on beam and third on floor in the nation. Over the weekend, OU earned the second-best score this season and tied for eighth-best in program history (49.675) on beam and the third-best score this season on bars (49.650).
Seven Sooners earned a total of 13 individual top-25 rankings, with at least one gymnast ranked in the top 10 in all four events and the all-around. At least four out of six gymnasts that competed on vault (five) and bars (four) over the weekend are ranked in the top 25 in NQS.
Sophomore Jordan Bowers ranks in the top 20 in all four events and in the all-around, including four top-five rankings. Bowers moved up to fifth nationally in the all-around for with a 39.625 NQS and is less than a tenth behind a stacked field which includes 2020 Olympic medalists Jordan Chiles (UCLA) and Jade Carey (Oregon State), who both hold the top all-around spot nationally (39.705 NQS). The Lincoln, Neb., native has posted seven consecutive scores of 39.500-plus this season and five career all-around crowns. On vault, Bowers is tied for No. 3 nationally and is 0.045 behind Carey, the 2022 world vault champion, who is ranked No. 1 on the event. Bowers is ranked in the top 10 on beam (9.930, fourth) and in a four-way tie on bars (9.925; T-9th). She is also ranked No. 19 on floor with a 9.910. She leads the Big 12 in the all-around, vault and beam, second on bars and third on floor.
Freshman Faith Torrez also boasts a top-five ranking on floor with a 9.940 NQS and is the top freshman in the nation on the event. At Texas Woman's, Torrez competed in the No. 5 spot on the event for the first time this season and matched a personal-best 9.950 for the fourth time in 2023. Junior Audrey Davis leads the conference and is sixth nationally on bars with a 9.945, only 0.02 behind reigning all-around Olympic champion Suni Lee (Auburn), who holds the top spot in the nation on the event. Davis is also tied for No. 24 in the nation on vault (9.875) with teammate Allie Stern, which puts them fourth in the conference.
In a stellar beam field, senior Ragan Smith moves into the top 10 at No. 9 with a 9.915 NQS. She's also in the top 25 on bars (9.890) after matching a career-high 9.950 for the second time this season Sunday afternoon. Junior Katherine LeVasseur is ranked at No. 10 on vault with an NQS of 9.900, while Danielle Sievers notched a pair of 9.895s on vault (T-12th) and bars (T-21st), respectively.
Oklahoma kicks off a two-week home stretch starting Friday against West Virginia at 6:45 p.m. CT. The party continues the following Friday, March 3 against No. 2 Florida at 7:45 p.m. in a highly anticipated matchup of two of last year's NCAA Championships squads. Individual home meet tickets are as low as $5, and can be purchased at SoonerSports.com/tickets.
NQS is based on a team's six best regular season scores, three of which must be away. The overall high score is eliminated, and the five remaining scores are averaged. NQS scores are used to determine seeding for NCAA regional competition, which the Sooners will be hosting in Lloyd Noble Center from March 29-April 1. All-session tickets for the NCAA postseason event are on sale now. Click here to buy your tickets.
OKLAHOMA NQS
2. 198.325 (A)
3. 198.225 (H)
4. 198.125 (A)
5. 197.925 (A)
6. 197.925 (H)
NQS: 198.105
The top three remain the same as OU leads the way with an NQS of 198.105, followed by Florida (197.780) and Michigan (197.690) at No. 2 and 3, respectively. A trio of Pac-12 teams follow in the No. 4-6 spots, Utah (197.575), UCLA (197.530) and California (197.500). A pair of Tigers sit in the next two spots with Auburn (197.385) at No. 7 and LSU (197.335) in eighth. Alabama follows at No. 9 with a 197.250, while fellow Big 12 member Denver (197.195) rounds out the top 10.
The Sooners competed in their seventh meet of the season and fifth on the road at TWU Sunday afternoon, improving to 11-0 as they posted their second-highest score of the year with a 198.325. The mark is the fourth consecutive 198-plus score as OU currently holds the top two road scores in the country (198.425 at Denver on Jan. 29 and 198.325 Sunday at Texas Woman's). The Sooners also lead the nation in season average (198.079) and season best (198.425).
For the fourth consecutive week, OU is ranked in the top three on each of the four events, including the No. 1 spots on vault (49.495) and bars (49.565). The Sooners' pair of 49.500s are tied for second on beam and third on floor in the nation. Over the weekend, OU earned the second-best score this season and tied for eighth-best in program history (49.675) on beam and the third-best score this season on bars (49.650).
Seven Sooners earned a total of 13 individual top-25 rankings, with at least one gymnast ranked in the top 10 in all four events and the all-around. At least four out of six gymnasts that competed on vault (five) and bars (four) over the weekend are ranked in the top 25 in NQS.
Sophomore Jordan Bowers ranks in the top 20 in all four events and in the all-around, including four top-five rankings. Bowers moved up to fifth nationally in the all-around for with a 39.625 NQS and is less than a tenth behind a stacked field which includes 2020 Olympic medalists Jordan Chiles (UCLA) and Jade Carey (Oregon State), who both hold the top all-around spot nationally (39.705 NQS). The Lincoln, Neb., native has posted seven consecutive scores of 39.500-plus this season and five career all-around crowns. On vault, Bowers is tied for No. 3 nationally and is 0.045 behind Carey, the 2022 world vault champion, who is ranked No. 1 on the event. Bowers is ranked in the top 10 on beam (9.930, fourth) and in a four-way tie on bars (9.925; T-9th). She is also ranked No. 19 on floor with a 9.910. She leads the Big 12 in the all-around, vault and beam, second on bars and third on floor.
Freshman Faith Torrez also boasts a top-five ranking on floor with a 9.940 NQS and is the top freshman in the nation on the event. At Texas Woman's, Torrez competed in the No. 5 spot on the event for the first time this season and matched a personal-best 9.950 for the fourth time in 2023. Junior Audrey Davis leads the conference and is sixth nationally on bars with a 9.945, only 0.02 behind reigning all-around Olympic champion Suni Lee (Auburn), who holds the top spot in the nation on the event. Davis is also tied for No. 24 in the nation on vault (9.875) with teammate Allie Stern, which puts them fourth in the conference.
In a stellar beam field, senior Ragan Smith moves into the top 10 at No. 9 with a 9.915 NQS. She's also in the top 25 on bars (9.890) after matching a career-high 9.950 for the second time this season Sunday afternoon. Junior Katherine LeVasseur is ranked at No. 10 on vault with an NQS of 9.900, while Danielle Sievers notched a pair of 9.895s on vault (T-12th) and bars (T-21st), respectively.
Oklahoma kicks off a two-week home stretch starting Friday against West Virginia at 6:45 p.m. CT. The party continues the following Friday, March 3 against No. 2 Florida at 7:45 p.m. in a highly anticipated matchup of two of last year's NCAA Championships squads. Individual home meet tickets are as low as $5, and can be purchased at SoonerSports.com/tickets.
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