Sooners No. 1 After First NQS Ranking

Oklahoma Team Rankings
	Ranking	NQS
Overall	1	198.270
Vault	1	49.455
Bars	1	49.620
Beam	1	49.615
Floor	2	49.625

Individual Rankings
Gymnast	Event	Rank	Score
Jordan Bowers	VT	T-11	9.900
	UB	1	9.970
	BB	T-11	9.915
	FX	T-2	9.955
	AA	2	39.715
Audrey Davis	UB	T-2	9.955
	BB	T-17	9.905
	AA	T-11	39.580
Katherine LeVasseur	VT	T-8	9.905
	BB	T-15	9.910
	FX	T-22	9.915
	AA	10	39.610
Hannah Scheible	VT	T-25	9.880
Ragan Smith	UB	T-8	9.920
	BB	1	9.970
Faith Torrez	VT	T-18	9.872
	BB	2	9.960
	FX	T-8	9.940
	AA	9	39.625
Keira Wells	VT	T-25	9.880

NORMAN – After setting a program record with a 198.675 against West Virginia Friday night, the Oklahoma women's gymnastics team remained the No. 1 team in the nation for the eighth consecutive week. The Sooners boast a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 198.270 – the highest opening NQS in program history. This week marks the first time this season the rankings have been determined by 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.

OKLAHOMA NQS
~~1. 198.675 (H)~~
2. 198.450 (H)
3. 198.375 (A)
4. 198.325 (A)
5. 198.300 (A)
6. 197.900 (A)
NQS: 198.270

The top five remained unchanged as LSU (197.845) and California (197.810) round out the top three. Utah (197.645) currently sits in fourth and Florida (197.600) sits at No. 5.

On the events, the sooners are ranked No. 1 on vault (49.455), bars (49.620) and beam (49.615) and No. 2 on floor (49.625). The Sooners tied their program record on beam with a 49.800 this past weekend and OU is the only school with a mark of 49.80-plus on two events (bars – 49.825).

Seven Sooners earned a total of 20 individual rankings in the first week of NQS with at least one gymnast ranked in the top 10 on every event and in the all-around. On vault and beam, five of six athletes from this weekend's lineup are ranked in the top 25. Every all-around athlete is ranked on at least two events.

After posting a career high 39.800 in the all-around, Jordan Bowers jumped up to No. 2 in the all-around (39.715). The sophomore is also ranked No. 1 on bars (9.970), No. 2 on floor (9.955) and No. 11 on vault (9.900) and beam (9.915).

Faith Torrez posted a career high 39.775 in the all-around Friday night to move up to No. 9 (39.625). Torrez is also ranked No. 2 on beam (9.960), No. 8 on floor (9.940) and No. 18 on vault (9.872). Katherine LeVasseur is just behind Torrez in the all-around at No. 10 (39.610) and leads the Sooners on vault coming in at No. 8 (9.905). LeVasseur is also ranked No. 15 on beam (9.910) and No. 22 on floor (9.915). Audrey Davis is No. 11 in the all-around (39.580), No. 2 on bars (9.955) and No. 17 on beam (9.905).

Fifth-year senior Ragan Smith is ranked No. 1 on beam (9.970) after posting back-to-back perfect scores on the event. Smith is also No. 8 on bars (9.920). Freshmen Keira Wells and Hannah Scheible are both ranked on vault coming in tied at No. 25 (9.880).

The Sooners will be back inside the Lloyd Noble Center on Friday, March 1, for a top-10 matchup with No. 7 Michigan. The Sooners and Wolverines will take to the floor at 6:15 p.m. CT on ESPN2.