We’re in the home stretch! For all intents and purposes, this was the final week of the regular season. Although next week’s conference championships will still count toward NQS, the majority of teams are already locked into or out of regionals (individual qualifiers are a different story).
Like Week 10, Week 11 saw — or didn’t see, depending on the meet — quad meets and senior night scoring galore, resulting in nearly 50 scores of 9.975 or better and dozens of shattered team and individual records. While scores across the board fell anywhere from “obviously impossible” to “absolutely correct” on the accuracy scale, more and more teams and gymnasts are starting to peak, making our job of finding a top six that much more difficult — exactly how it should be heading into the postseason.
Teams
- Oklahoma, 198.775
- California, 198.500 and 197.925
- LSU, 198.250
- Kentucky 197.925
- Utah, 198.300
- Florida, 197.900
The Sooners continue to do the unthinkable, bouncing back from mid-lineup falls on bars and beam by putting up another program-record score to increase their already record-breaking NQS. This wasn’t just an Oklahoma record but the second-highest score in NCAA history. The team had been vocal about some members dealing with strep throat…
