The Sooners NQS of 198.040 leads the nation and OU is one of two schools (LSU) with an NQS over 198. NQS is based on a team’s six best regular season scores, three of which must be away. The overall high score is eliminated, and the five remaining scores are averaged. NQS scores are used to determine seeding for NCAA regional competition.
OKLAHOMA NQS
1. 198.475 (A)
1. 198.200 (H)
2. 198.075 (H)
3. 198.050 (A)
4. 197.950 (A)
5. 197.925 (A)
NQS: 198.040
Rounding out the top five are LSU (198.005), Florida (197.860), Utah (197.670) and UCLA (197.600).
LSU and Florida will join the Sooners in the night session as the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, respectively. No. 7 Missouri will be the fourth team in the second session as the No. 4 seed. The afternoon session will feature No. 5 seed Kentucky, No. 6 seed Georgia, No. 7 seed Auburn and No. 8 seed Alabama. Arkansas, as the ninth-ranked team in the SEC, did not qualify to championships.
