PHILADELPHIA -- On a day that demanded perfection, the No. 1 Oklahoma men's gymnastics team (26-0) proved that it was the epitome of excellence by capturing its second consecutive national championship at the Liacouras Center on the Temple University campus.

The Sooners posted a 222.600 to edge out No. 3 Ohio State (220.700), No. 2 Penn State (219.950), No. 5 Michigan (217.850), No. 8 Illinois (217.125) and No. 6 Iowa (215.250).

"This year has been about excellence," Oklahoma men's gymnastics coach Mark Williams said. "Not only did I feel like we were going to win again, but I felt like we were going to do it in style and run away with things if we just hit good routines."

Oklahoma's Daniel Furney captured the all-around title by earning a 56.100.

"It feels great," Furney said. "To win the all-around today, it really means a lot to me."

The Nissen Emery Award winner (the highest collegiate gymnastics honor) is just the second Sooner to win the NCAA all-around championship. Ohio State's Raj Bhavsar placed second with a 55.300, followed by Scott Vetere of Michigan with a 54.625.

"He is a special kid," Williams said. "What Daniel did this weekend is pretty special, winning the all-around, winning the Nissan award, another National Championship, there are only a handful of guys that have ever done that."

Even though the Sooners stole the spotlight, Penn State's third-place finish is the team's best since winning the national championship in 2000.

The Lions were led by senior Kevin Tan, who took first place in the rings and second on the horizontal bar on Saturday.

"I would have liked to perform a little sharper today," Penn State men's gymnastics coach Randy Jepson said.

"But the guys laid their hearts out there and competed with fire and did the best they could."

The Nittany Lions began the afternoon on the pommel horse and recorded

a disappointing 36.275, although Zack Roeder's career-high of a 9.475 was good enough to place him fifth in the event. The Lions improved on the rings as they posted a 37.150 to pull the team into second place. Tan led the charge as he placed second in the event with a 9.700.

Yesterday, Tan went on to capture the NCAA Rings Championship by scoring a 9.762. The individual crown is Penn State's 46th all-time, which is a NCAA record. Illinois is second with 43 individual titles.

The Lions continued their improvement with a first-place finish on vault (37.525) led by another career-high performance by Roeder (9.525) to earn him second place in the event.

"To be able to come out today and do as well as I did was just amazing," Roeder said. "I am thrilled with my personal accomplishments today."

Roeder's performance on vault was only the second time this season he has competed on the event due to being ill with mononucleosis. Senior Kevin Donohue and sophomore Ludwig Kern each posted a 9.350 to tie for fifth-place on the event.

Yesterday, Roeder gained All-America status on both the vault and pommel horse by placing second in both events with career-high scores of 9.625 and 9.600. Kern also added a sixth-place finish to earn him All-America honors with a 9.362 on vault.

As Penn State moved to the parallel bars, the Sooners began to run away with the meet, scoring first-place finishes on the pommel horse and the rings.

Freshman Luis Vargas notched a career-high 9.400 on the parallel bars to place him second in the event for the Lions.

"I feel I did pretty good today," Vargas said, "but I know if I can do better I can help the team so much more."

Vargas then went on to earn two sixth-place finishes yesterday and gain All-America honors on the parallel bars (8.800) and the high bar (9.125).

The Lions finished the afternoon placing second on high bar (37.150) and floor exercise (36.325). Donohue recorded a 9.450 to tie for third place, while Vargas and Tan tied for fifth with a 9.400.

Donohue also led the Lions on floor by earning a 9.125 that placed him 13th in the event.

"Overall I am proud, but things didn't exactly go as we had planned them today," Donohue said. "The team fought till the end and overall I think things went pretty well."

Tan (9.625) and Donohue (9.312) also earned All-America honors on the high bar yesterday by placing second and fifth in the event.

Oklahoma's national title is the fifth in the program's history and the second time it's earned back-to-back national championships. The others came in 1977 and 1978.

"They were stellar, absolutely stellar," Jepson said. "A very concentrated solid performance on their part to win and I really give them credit for having a great team this year."