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.

Uncommon.
Coach Cori Close has used this label to describe UCLA women’s basketball mission and the six graduating athletes who have championed it throughout the season.

“Returners” are a prized possession in today’s NCAA landscape.
With the increasing popularity of the transfer portal and the seemingly constant coaching carousels that define college football, sustaining continuity is a tall task.

Competitions give athletes a sense of purpose.
And for many young athletes, that feeling is amplified when they are given the opportunity to compete alongside the best of the best.

The Bruins are averaging 3.2 home runs a game.
But they hammered 18 across just three games last weekend.
No. 8 UCLA softball (37-5, 16-2 Big Ten) will face Cal Baptist (34-13, 10-2 WAC) on Tuesday at Easton Stadium and Long Beach State (24-16, 12-6 Big West) on Wednesday at LBSU Softball Complex.

Nico Iamaleava may be coming off the most turbulent year of his football career.
After exiting the College Football Playoff with a first-round loss, the redshirt sophomore quarterback began spring 2025 in hot water.

Storms move in different ways.
Sometimes they linger, stretching deep into the night.
Other times, they pass quickly and decisively.
But the Bruins proved that winning comes from both.