This week, so many routines got a consensus 9.950 or a 10.000 from at least one judge (56!) that the post has having too much trouble loading all those videos. So for week 9, it’s just the casual 26 routines that got a 10 from at least one judge.
Bold meet scores must be counted and can no longer be dropped.
1. Florida Gators
Road Score 1
198.150
Road Score 2
197.500
Home/Road Score 1
198.275
Home/Road Score 2
197.850
Current NQS:
197.944
Florida had to shuffle on without Trinity Thomas this week following a warmup injury. This manifested in a non-counting 197.425 that allowed Oklahoma to move into a tie for first place and for LSU and others to gain ground as Florida’s 2021 supremacy took one of its first hits. The Gators still remain ahead of Oklahoma on the tiebreak, which goes to the next-best scorethat isn’t used for NQS (Florida’s 197.500 to Oklahoma’s 197.475).
1. Oklahoma Sooners
Road Score 1
198.225
Road Score 2
197.925
Home/Road Score 1
197.800
Home/Road Score 2
197.800
Current NQS:
197.944
Oklahoma’s two-meet weekend of 197.950 and 197.800 allowed the Sooners to move into a tie with Florida and party like it’s 2014. Oklahoma competes next weekend while Florida doesn’t, so Oklahoma will have the opportunity to move into sole possession of first with anything better than 197.800. Though at this point, with Florida aiming to drop a lower score with that 197.500, the Gators probably still enjoy the inside track to #1 following conference championships.
3. LSU Tigers
Road Score 1
197.550
Road Score 2
197.325
Home/Road Score 1
198.050
Home/Road Score 2
197.875
Current NQS:
197.700
LSU’s 197.875 performance on Fridayallowed the team to (kind of) keep up with the Joneses and the current reality that if you’re not scoring at least a 197.8, you might as well just quit. The Tigers are still couting a very drop-able road score in there but are far enough back of the #1s that it would take a 198.300 at SECs just to get up to that 197.944 NQS status. I mean…scoring these days…but that’s still a tough ask. The focus for LSU is probably on maintaining #3 heading into elimination season.
4. Michigan Wolverines
Road Score 1
198.025
Road Score 2
197.375
Home/Road Score 1
197.650
Home/Road Score 2
197.225
Current NQS:
197.569
After being absent from the rankings last week due to a lack of road scores, Michigan returned with a bang and the first 198 in school history (which is still preposterous to me that this had never happened before). What will be concerning to other teams is that, if this 198 is now a representative scoring pace, Michigan has some real room to continue increasing NQS.
5. Utah Utes
Road Score 1
197.575
Road Score 2
197.450
Home/Road Score 1
197.475
Home/Road Score 2
197.375
Current NQS:
197.469
Utah recorded a season high on Friday but dropped ground in the rankings because of Michigan’s reentry. These lower bold scores likely won’t allow Utah to challenge the top 3 (and there’s no difference between being ranked 4th and 5th because they go to the same regional, which Utah is hosting), though Utah will be eager to try to join the 198 club in its home finale as conference supremacy is suddenly looking more tentative than it did a week ago.
6. Cal Bears
Road Score 1
197.425
Road Score 2
197.125
Home/Road Score 1
198.050
Home/Road Score 2
197.100
Current NQS:
197.425
Cal also recorded the first 198 in program history this week, though the fact that it hadn’t happened before was less surprising in Cal’s case. They’ve never been this good.Cal’s performance came with a 49.825 (!) on bars, tying the NCAA record for a bars score.Amazing what happens when you hit actual vertical handstands while being scored like a famous team. Cal has added a Wednesday road meet, providing the team more opportunities to improve NQS than the others have. It will be interesting to see if Cal goes for the ranking jugular or uses this as a “Gabby Perea exists” depth meet now that those 196s are gone.
