The Sooners replaced UCLA as the nation’s top-ranked team. The Bruins entered the season as the preseason No. 1 team, with Oklahoma at No. 2.
Junior Maggie Nichols recorded a perfect score of 10 on vault and also won individual honors on beam and all-around at Arkansas this past weekend in leading the Sooners to a team score of 198.050, the highest opening weekend score in NCAA history.
Nichols has five perfect 10s and 16 overall in her outstanding OU career. Sooner women gymnasts have recorded 40 perfect scores in program history, according to the OU athletic department.