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Sooners Remain No. 1 Through Nine Weeks of Competition

March 09, 2026 | Women's Gymnastics

NORMAN — The Oklahoma women's gymnastics team remains on top of the national rankings heading into the final week of the regular season with an NQS of 197.976.

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. 

The top five include three fellow SEC members: No. 2 LSU (197.897), No. 3 Florida (197.593), and No. 4 Alabama (197.508). UCLA remains at No. 5 (197.431).

As a team, OU is No. 1 on vault (49.553) and beam (49.517), No. 3 on bars (49.450) and No. 4 on floor (49.467).

A total of seven gymnasts hold 14 individual rankings on the events or in the all-around.

Sophomore Addison Fatta holds four individual rankings, including No. 2 on vault (9.955), No. 3 in the all-around (39.660), No. 15 on bars (9.915) and No. 16 on beam (9.910).

Freshman Mackenzie Estep holds three positions in the top 25, including No. 4 on vault (9.940), No. 12 on floor (9.925) and No. 20 on bars (9.910). Fellow freshman Ella Murphy holds the No. 6 spot on beam (9.935).

Junior Keira Wells owns the No. 5 spot on vault (9.930), and No. 14 spot on beam (9.915), while sophomore Elle Mueller holds a pair of rankings at No. 12 on floor (9.925) and No. 19 on vault (9.890).

Rounding out the rankings are senior Faith Torrez at No. 3 on beam (9.955), and sophomore Elizabeth Blessey at No. 23 on vault (9.885).

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WGYM Highlights: OU 198.175, TWU 195.025
Sunday, March 08
WGYM Highlights: OU 197.925, Arkansas 197.500
Friday, March 06
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