Oklahoma
Ranking: No. 1 seed
Strength: Vault
Weakness: Bars
X-Factor: Addison Fatta
Oklahoma is dominant.
The Sooners were the No. 1 squad in the nation for nine weeks in a row during the regular season, owning an NQS of 197.980 and top-five rankings on every event. The squad has only lost once this season – to No. 3 seed Florida by just 0.025 in the SEC championships.
The squad also earned an identical 197.500 to No. 2 seed LSU in the Sprouts Farmer’s Market Collegiate Quad, besting UCLA and edging out the Tigers with a sixth-score tiebreaker.
Oklahoma is also the No. 1 vault squad in the nation, boasting a 49.543 NQS with a season-high 49.725 scored on Feb. 8 – nearly a full tenth above its second-highest score.
And the Sooners have posted strong individual scores on the apparatus, with multiple 9.975 season bests.
Addison Fatta and Mackenzie Estep have both received perfect 10s on their Yurchenko 1.5s, and each hold a plus-9.900 average. Fatta is No. 2, Estep stands at No. 4 and Keira Wells is tied for No. 5 in the national rankings.
The Sooners, however, are building back toward their best marks on vault. They dipped to a 49.325 on March 21, but improved to a 49.525 at the regional final, where they took first with a 198.350.
Oklahoma was the first team to break the 198 mark this season – and have repeated this feat seven times since Jan. 23.
Fatta is a big contributor to this success.
She is the No. 4 all-arounder in the nation, consistently scoring at least a 9.900 on all events. She has appeared in the all-around for Oklahoma every meet this season, with a season-high 39.750 and a 39.665 NQS.
Bars is her lowest ranked event at No. 25. She is not alone – bars is the Sooners’ closest thing to a weakness.
Alongside floor, bars sits at No. 4 in the nation. With an NQS of 49.443, Oklahoma has been the most inconsistent on bars. It has jumped up and down with a season-low 49.100 on Jan. 16 and a trio of season-high 49.600s.
Beam, ranked No. 2, is another Sooner strength. They scored a team high of 49.750 during the regional final, and boast an NQS of 49.523. They have a majority of their beam scores at a 49.500 or higher.
And a big contributor to that success is Faith Torrez.
With a No. 3 ranking and an NQS of 9.960, Torrez serves as the beam anchor. She scored a perfect 10 during the regional final – her second of the season – and has averaged a 9.867 on the apparatus. While she has many scores at a 9.950 or higher, she also has a pair of 9.100 scores from March 8 and April 3.
The Sooners are in pursuit of an eighth national title and are riding their 16th consecutive regional win. If they continue to surpass the 198 mark, stick their landings on vault and pull their bars scores up, they might take it all for the second consecutive season.
Arkansas
Ranking: No. 9 seed
Strength: Vault
Weakness: Bars
X-Factor: Joscelyn Roberson
After taking down No. 8 seed Missouri and Ohio State at the regional final, Arkansas earned its 10th appearance at the national final.
But vault – its strongest event – proved a challenge.
Vault is one of the Razorbacks’ best events at No. 6, the same national ranking as beam. They have a 49.300 NQS, with a season-high 49.675 on Feb. 8. They have failed to replicate that mark, however, with their next-highest being a 49.400.
Morgan Price anchors the rotation. She notched perfection Feb. 20, and is tied for No. 8 with a 9.925 NQS. She is a standout for the Arkansas squad across all four events, holding a No. 12 ranking on bars.
Boasting the No. 11 ranking on floor, the Razorbacks’ NQS of 49.378 was brought down by an unusual score of 48.450 from Jan. 30. The squad usually lands in the 49.400 range, with a season-high 49.650 achieved on March 6.
Olympic alternate Joscelyn Roberson anchors the floor lineup. She averages a 9.898 and has a high of 9.975, scoring a 9.950 during the regional final to help the team reach a 49.400 event score.
She collected a second 9.950 on beam during the regional final, an event where she is tied for the No. 5 ranking, holding an NQS of 9.950 and an average of 9.915, with a season high of 9.975 scored on March 13.
But the Razorbacks have struggled the most on bars.
They stand at No. 16 in the rankings with an NQS of 49.173 and a season-high 49.450 earned Feb. 6. They have dipped below 49 twice, with a pair of 48.800 scores.
Price has the highest individual bars score for the team with a 9.975, as well as a team-high 9.840 average.
In order to move on, the squad will have to improve its performance at the regional final. Arkansas only scored above 9.900 once on vault, with only a handful of other 9.900-plus scores across the competition. The team will have to reestablish its vaulting strength and find its flow on bars to advance to the national championship.
Minnesota
Ranking: No. 13 seed
Strength: Beam
Weakness: Bars
X-Factor: Jordyn Lyden
The unexpected underdog.
Despite multiple matchups between the Golden Gophers and the Bruins, no team is the same once they reach the postseason.
And this underdog are ready to put up a fight.
Minnesota will make its seventh national semifinal appearance.
The squad upset No. 5 Alabama and No. 12 Utah at what many called the most difficult regional final, where the Gophers earned a 197.625.
It tied its season-high 49.525 on beam, continuing to show out on its strongest event. The Gophers are ranked No. 12 on the apparatus, with a 49.222 NQS.
At the regional final, anchor Jordyn Lyden scored a 9.950 to win the event, and teammates Brooklyn Rowray and Ava Stewart earned a 9.925 and 9.900, respectively.
Lyden also notched a 9.950 to tie for first on the team’s lowest-ranked event – uneven bars. Counted 9.800 and 9.775 scores brought the team down to a 49.275 – its lowest-scoring rotation of the meet.
The Gophers opened the affair with a strong floor showing, earning a 49.450 after notching a 49.00 at their previous meet. Lyden anchored with a 9.925, and Arianna Ostrum received a team-high 9.950 to secure second place.
Ostrum, who competed in the all-around, scored a 9.950 as the Minnesota anchor on vault, tying for first and helping the team reach a 49.375. Teryn Crump notched a 9.900, and Emma Slevin’s 9.700 was ultimately dropped.
The Gophers have proved they have what it takes to secure the upset – but they must continue to deliver on beam and bring up their lower individual performances to have a shot at making the final meet of the 2026 campaign.
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