University of Oklahoma Athletics

Mackenzie Estep, Lead

Sooners Hold Top Spot for Six Straight Weeks

March 02, 2026 | Women's Gymnastics

NORMAN — The Oklahoma women's gymnastics team remains on top of the national rankings for the sixth week in a row after claiming the SEC Regular Season title in their 197.975-192.150 victory of Auburn at the Lloyd Noble Center Friday night.

For 2026, an updated NQS proposal was submitted to the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA). Beginning with week seven, NQS is calculated as an average of meets, dropping the high and low scores. After conference championships, NQS will be calculated by ordering all scores from highest to lowest, confirming at least five away meets and no more than five home meets, dropping the highest and lowest scores and averaging the remaining scores. All away meets will be included in the calculation prior to dropping the highest and lowest scores. 

OU holds a 197.943 NQS through eight weeks of competition. The top five remain unchanged from last week's positions: No. 2 LSU (197.836), No. 3 Alabama (197.586), No. 4 Florida (197.517), and No. 5 UCLA (197.382).

As a team, OU is No. 1 on vault (49.536) and beam (49.529) and No. 4 on bars (49.425) and floor (49.454).

A total of six gymnasts hold 13 rankings on individual events and in the all-around.

Sophomore Addison Fatta holds four individual rankings, including No. 2 on vault (9.950), No. 9 on bars (9.915), No. 17 on beam (9.90), and No. 3 in the all-around (39.620).

Freshman Mackenzie Estep holds three positions in the top 25, including No. 4 on vault (9.930), No. 14 on floor (9.915), and No. 22 on bars (9.90).

Two Sooners hold pairs of rankings on the events, including Junior Keira Wells at No. 9 on beam (9.915) and No. 11 on vault (9.90), and Sophomore Elle Mueller at No. 20 on floor (9.910) and No. 22 on vault (9.875).

Rounding out the rankings, Senior Faith Torrez and Freshman Ella Murphy are ranked No. 2 (9.955) and No. 9 (9.915) on beam, respectively.

A double weekend awaits the Sooners with a road trip to No. 8 Arkansas on Friday, March 6, followed by the final home meet of the season against TWU on Sunday, March 8. 

FOLLOW THE SOONERS

For updates, follow @OU_WGymnastics on Twitter and Instagram, or like Oklahoma Women's Gymnastics on Facebook.
 
WGYM Highlights: OU 197.975, Auburn 196.150
Saturday, February 28
K.J. Kindler, Mackenzie Estep, and Faith Torrez Postmeet vs Auburn
Friday, February 27
WGYM Highlights: OU 198.125, LSU 197.925
Friday, February 20
WGYM Highlights: OU 198.075, Florida 197.575
Friday, February 13