RQS season approaches. Gird your loins. In preparation for this most hallowed of unnecessarily complicated seasons beginning next Monday, this is a breakdown of where all the teams currently stand in the RQS picture.

For a refresher (or just a fresher) on how RQS works, please see the RQS Explained page.

Note: A handful of significant teams still don’t have enough meets for RQS as of today, so the current RQS rankings found at the bottom of each team’s table will overstate the actual position of many for the time being. Scores in bold are guaranteed to be included among the six and can no longer be bumped out.

I’ve included my RQS Calculator (Excel file) here for download if you’d like to play around with it yourself to input scores as they come in or check potential scores to see how they would change the rankings. (HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY.) Reader Kaitlyn also has some excellent color-coded Google spreadsheets on team averages and home/away event scores and RQS calculation if you’d like to check those out.

The top three teams are in perfectly fine shape and could basically coast for the rest of the regular season and still be comfortable getting a #1 seed at a regional, at least if that were their ultimate goal. The major difference among the three at this point is the road scores, accounting for Oklahoma’s superiority and which Florida will have to pick up to challenge the other two.

For next Monday’s rankings, Oklahoma is already guaranteed to retain the #1 ranking, but Florida could move up on LSU. Continue reading RQS Outlook 2017 →

WEEK 6 RANKINGS
	1.	Oklahoma	197.813
198.075 is OU’s second time breaking 198 this season Sooners expand lead heading into RQS season Nichols wins AA (BUT WHAT???), records first 10.000 on FX Jackson’s FX 9.975, Dowell’s VT 9.950, Capps’ BB 9.950 also lead
	2.	LSU	197.579
197.700 is LSU’s highest total since season-opener Edney wins AA again with 39.500 9.950s from Hambrick (BB), Gnat (FX) Harrold debuts in the VT lineup with 1.5
	3.	Florida	197.521
Season-high 197.975 at home to beat Georgia McMurtry scores third career 10.000 on UB 9.975s from Hundley (UB) and Slocum (VT) are career-highs Boren wins AA with 39.725
	4.	UCLA	197.025
198.125 is the top score in the country so far this year Team’s highest total since March 2004 Crack ain’t just for red states… First career 10.000s for Kocian, Lee (UB) 9.975s for Ohashi (BB) and Ross (UB)
	5.	Utah	196.879
Utes fall behind the Bruins with 196.525 loss to Oregon State 9.900s from Skinner on VT, FX lead team Fall behind after counting two 9.775s on UB
	6.	Alabama	196.725
Returns to earth a bit with 197.050 loss to Kentucky Winston leads team AA with 39.500 Guerrero 9.950 on BB is team’s high score Mahoney returns to UB lineup with 9.900
	7.	Boise State	196.405
Second-straight 197 bumps Boise State up to 7th Remme leads with 39.475 AA, 9.925 on BB Mejia leads UB with 9.925
	8.	Michigan	196.338
Another week, another counting fall on UB Michigan scrapes 196.025 but falls one spot Artz wins AA with 39.575, FX with 9.925 Karas returns to AA (PHEW) with 9.875 on UB
	9.	Kentucky	196.257
Another week, another program record: 197.475 Korth, Hyland, Dukes go 1,2,3 in AA 9.950s from Dukes, Hyland on BB are team’s high scores
	10.	Georgia	196.229
Hovers around 49.1s for a hit meet and a 196.525 9.900 from Babalis on beam (BEAM) is team’s top score Snead returns on UB, and there was much rejoicing
	11.	Denver	196.161
Leapfrogs OSU with 197.125 win over Boise State Karr wins AA with season-high 39.675 9.950s for Karr and Addison on FX 9.925 from Ogden takes UB to 49.400
	12.	Oregon State	196.075
Drop one place despite 196.550 in win over Utah McMillan ties for AA win w/ Skinner, leads team with 9.925 FX McMillan ties for team lead on VT, UB, BB as well McMillan, McMillan, McMillan
	13.	Southern Utah	195.940
A week of 196.7s puts SUU right back in the mix 15 different gymnasts compete routines Jorgensen takes FX with 9.950, Madison McBride UB with 9.925
	14.	Washington	195.875
196.750 is the team’s highest total since March 2004 (a theme?) Burleson wins AA with 39.425 Duranczyk scores career-high 9.950 on UB
	15.	Missouri	195.861
Tigers drop after 195.725 quad meet win Mistakes on UB drop total out of 196 contention Ward’s 9.925 on VT leads team, obviously
	16.	Nebraska	195.729
Nebraska rights itself with second-straight score over 196.5 Laeng takes AA title with 39.325 9.900 on BB from Schweihofer leads team
	17.	Auburn	195.718
Counting UB mistake sends Auburn to 195.725 Otherwise team was on mid-196 pace 9.900 on BB from Krippner was team’s high number
	18.	Cal	195.708
Cal drops three spots after 195.325 loss to Arizona Counting UB fall strikes again Big VT scores of 9.900 after sticks from Peterson, Robinson
	19.	Ohio State	195.646
Sneak win over Penn State with 195.950 Counting 9.6s on BB takes away a 196 9.925s from Mattern (FX), Hofland (UB) lead team
	20.	George Washington	195.613
Fall six ranking spots after 194.350 0.000 on VT, followed by 9.5s, then 9.6s on UB destroy score 9.825s on BB from Winstanley, Pfeiler are team highs
	21.	Illinois	195.517
Second week into the 196s with 196.050 loss to Iowa Leduc’s 9.875 on FX is team high, followed by raft of 9.850s on VT BB Leduc wins AA with 39.350
	22.	Iowa	195.489
For a sixth-straight week, since coaches poll, Iowa is stuck at #22 Season-high 196.475 in tri-meet win Metcalf’s 9.925 on BB leads the team
	23.	Arkansas	195.467
Despite having 1.75 total working legs, Arkansas hits 196 zone again Garner records career-high 9.900 on UB McGlone crashes into VT table in warmups, makes me 100% pee pants
	24.	West Virginia	195.108
WVU clings to #24 despite poor 194.575 Three BB mistakes lead to 47.675, with no chance of survival 9.875s from Goldberg, Wright on UB
	25.	Arizona	195.038
Jumps back into top 25 after 196.100 in win over Cal Score includes counting a BB fall 9.925 from Schneider on FX leads

Full rankings at RTN.

Theme of the week: gargantuan scores. Three teams scored over 197.9, four 10s were awarded along with a further five 9.975s, and in all eighteen 10s were given out by individual judges. We’re currently on pace to challenge the twenty-seven 10s awarded during 2014. It’s still nowhere near 2003-2004 levels, but there’s still time! (He says, pulling his own skin off.) Continue reading Week 6 Rankings and Notes →