Oklahoma at Michigan

Recap

The Big Storyline: In front of a packed house on senior day, Michigan pulled the upset and gave Oklahoma its first loss of the season after scoring 9.900 or higher on every floor routine in the final rotation.

Implications: Both teams should maintain their rankings heading into competition this weekend. The Sooners will want to drop the sub-198 score to keep its NQS at a reasonable distance from the other teams at the top while Michigan will need to build on this momentum heading into Big Tens.

Preview

Current Rankings: No. 1 Oklahoma at No. 4 Michigan

Why You Should Cancel Plans for It: If you’ve been watching college gymnastics this year, you know that Oklahoma is looking insanely good. It could even be argued that the Sooners look unbeatable right now. If Michigan is able to hit to its full potential, this meet should tell us if Oklahoma is really in a class of its own or not.

What We’re Watching: We’ll be on the edge of our seats for this entire meet, but vault should be particularly interesting. Last week was a great vault week for both teams. Katherine LeVasseur scored a perfect 10 and Olivia Trautman scored a 9.975. Michigan’s lineup scored a 49.450 last week, but the week before it was a bit of a disaster. We’ll be watching to see if Michigan can hit vault like it usually does. 

What Else to Know Before Tuning in: It’s senior night for Michigan! We might see some emotions from the Wolverines’ seniors, and we can hope for some fifth-year announcements too.