Oklahoma Remains No. 1 in the Nation

NORMAN – The Oklahoma women's gymnastics team remains No. 1 in the nation for the eighth consecutive week. The Sooners boast a National Qualifying Scores (NQS) of 198.205 after the second week of NQS rankings.

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. 198.575 (H)~~
2. 198.425 (A)
3. 198.325 (A)
4. 198.225 (H)
5. 198.125 (A)
6. 197.925 (H)
NQS: 198.205

Going into Friday's highly anticipated showdown at Lloyd Noble Center, the Sooners and Gators are ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively. After earning the second highest score on the weekend (198.550), Utah moves into the top three with an NQS of 197.805. OU's last road opponent for the regular season, Michigan (197.715), sits at No. 4, while UCLA rounds out the top five with a 197.655. Fellow Big 12 member Denver sits at No. 10 with a 197.305.

The top-ranked Sooners made history Friday night with their school-record 198.575 in a win over West Virginia (195.675) in front of 6,200 fans at Lloyd Noble Center. OU's score is the best nationally this season and tied for the fifth best in NCAA history. Their previous program-high score was a 198.500 vs. Florida at home in 2015. OU improved to 12-0 on the year with their fifth straight score of at least 198.000, holding the best scores nationally at home, on the road (198.425) and at a neutral site (198.125).

For the fifth consecutive week, OU is ranked in the top three on each of the four events, including the No. 1 spots on vault (49.535) and bars (49.610). The Sooners remain second on beam with a 49.555 and third on floor nationally with a 49.545. Over the weekend, OU matched a season-high and fourth-highest score in program history on floor (49.675), the second-highest scores this season on vault (49.625) and bars (49.650), and third-best score in 2023 on beam (49.625).

Six Sooners earned a total of 12 individual top-25 rankings, with at least one gymnast ranked in the top 10 on all four events and in the all-around. Four out of six gymnasts that competed on bars over the weekend are ranked in the top-25 in NQS. The Sooners registered nine individual career-high performances on Friday night, including a pair of perfect 10s from junior Katherine LeVasseur on vault and sophomore Jordan Bowers on floor. LeVasseur and Bowers were one of 11 perfect 10s nationally over the weekend and the only two in the Big 12.

Bowers ranks in the top 15 on all four events and in the all-around, including top 10 on beam (9.940 NQS, T-4th), in the all-around (39.670, 5th) and on vault (9.915 NQS, T-6th). She is also tied for 13th on bars (9.925) and 11th on floor (9.925). On Friday night, Bowers earned her second career perfect 10 and first on floor, becoming the first Sooner since teammate Olivia Trautman to earn that mark on that event on Feb. 15, 2019. The Lincoln, Neb., native has posted eight consecutive scores of 39.500-plus this season and six career all-around crowns.

LeVasseur, junior Audrey Davis and freshman Faith Torrez also boasts top-10 rankings this week. LeVasseur jumped six spots to No. 4 (tied) with an NQS score of 9.925 after earning her first perfect 10 this season on vault and second overall. The last time she scored a perfect score was last season's home opener against Alabama on Jan. 9, 2022. Davis is tied for fourth nationally on bars with a 9.960 NQS. She notched her fifth consecutive 9.950-plus score on bars Friday night with a 9.950, and sixth in 2023. Torrez is sixth overall on floor with a 9.945 NQS and the top freshman nationally on the event.

Senior Ragan Smith and sophomore Danielle Sievers also add top-20 rankings for week eight. Smith is ranked No. 12 on beam and No. 18 on bars with a pair of 9.915 NQS scores. The Lewisville, Texas, native matched a career-high 9.950 against West Virginia on bars for the third time this season. Sievers sits at No. 17 on vault (9.895) and No. 21 on bars (9.905) in the nation. On Friday night, she matched a season-high 9.925 for the third time this season, including going back-to-back on the event (Texas Woman's on Feb. 19 and West Virginia on Feb. 24).

The Sooners will look to carry their momentum this weekend when they host No. 2 Florida on Friday, March 3 at 7:45 p.m. The teams finished first and second, respectively, at last year's NCAA Championships and have combined for eight national titles over the last decade. Individual home meet tickets are as low as $5 for this anticipated matchup, and can be purchased at SoonerSports.com/tickets.