We’re supposed to pretend we’re interested in calling it NQS now instead of RQS—mostly because the new system has individual qualifiers to regionals decided based on their national rankings instead of their regional rankings, making regional classification even less important than it was before—but also like meh. This score still determines who qualifies to regionals, so RQS it is.
RQS: 197.925
Previous ranking: 1
| Road Score 1: | 198.075 |
| Road Score 2: | 198.050 |
| Road Score 3: | 197.975 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 198.325 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 197.825 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 197.700 |
| RQS: | 197.925 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 198.050
Meets remaining: 5
Road meets remaining: 2
Oklahoma retains the #1 ranking this week by a sizable but dwindling margin after recording a no-Nichols, no-Showers 197.150 on Sunday at West Virginia, a semi-miss of a meet with issues on both beam and floor—though no counting falls. Oklahoma cannot afford absences as significant as this and still be a championship-winning team. That we’ve learned. But also duh. While having lost some ground to UCLA, Oklahoma will still retain the #1 ranking next Monday regardless of what happens in the meet between the two on Sunday.
RQS: 197.800
Previous ranking: 2
| Road Score 1: | 198.025 |
| Road Score 2: | 197.900 |
| Road Score 3: | 197.700 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 198.025 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 197.775 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 197.600 |
| RQS: | 197.800 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 197.885
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 2
Well, it wasn’t boring. (Dear world, holding newspapers in front of your face is harmless and nothing and also welcome to sports and get over it, and MyKayla Skinner absolutely was not underscored and to imply Utah—UTAH—is somehow a poor, oppressed minority that the judges hate is wildly disingenuous. There is no war on Christmas. Now, everyone go in from recess.) Anyway, for all the noise around Utah/UCLA, what really happened is that UCLA performed better gymnastics than Utah did and secured its status in the first tier of teams with a season-high-tying 198.025. What that score served to do is entrench UCLA at #2, unable to be caught by Florida or any other team this coming weekend.
RQS: 197.545
Previous ranking: 3
| Road Score 1: | 198.025 |
| Road Score 2: | 197.500 |
| Road Score 3: | 197.325 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 197.850 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 197.675 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 197.375 |
| RQS: | 197.545 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 197.685
Meets remaining: 3
Road meets remaining: 2
It feels like 80 lifetimes ago that Florida lost to Georgia in the “Carol doesn’t know how to make the email box work” meet, a meet in which Florida was fine-but-kind-of-off in the early going, Things really changed when Florida counted a pretty large mistake on beam to allow Georgia into the meet, without the benefit of a home buffer since both teams were being scored with the same rose-colored code. With those other high 197s, however, Florida will be safe at #3 for another week regardless of what happens this weekend.
RQS: 197.280
Previous ranking: 5
| Road Score 1: | 197.450 |
| Road Score 2: | 197.250 |
| Road Score 3: | 197.125 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 197.650 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 197.425 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 197.150 |
| RQS: | 197.280 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 197.380
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 2
LSU will hardly be pleased with the 197.125 recorded against Arkansas, with less-than-perfect showings across the board bringing the score down to a level that LSU will hope to drop in the coming weeks. Nonetheless, this 197 meant that LSU could drop a low 196 from January that was still hanging around and therefore move ahead of Utah in the rankings. LSU is in some vague danger of falling behind Utah and Denver this weekend but can avert that danger and guarantee staying at #4 by scoring a 197.350, which really isn’t a lot to ask.
RQS: 197.220
Previous ranking: 4
| Road Score 1: | 197.375 |
| Road Score 2: | 197.250 |
| Road Score 3: | 197.150 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 197.625 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 197.175 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 197.150 |
| RQS: | 197.220 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 197.315
Meets remaining: 3
Road meets remaining: 2
Despite recording a season high in the loss to UCLA, Utah loses a single place in the rankings because that season high is dropped as part of RQS calculation and the remaining scores were all already pretty similar. That better score, however, does give Utah a bit higher ceiling and the opportunity to pass LSU this weekend should things go just right. Even so, LSU has the higher maximum possible RQS so will be the team determining how that plays out. The new twist is that Utah now also has to watch out for Denver, which could catch Utah with another big result as long as Utah also returns to the lower 197s against Michigan.
RQS: 197.020
Previous ranking: 6
| Road Score 1: | 197.450 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.350 |
| Road Score 3: | 196.275 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 197.725 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 197.625 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 197.400 |
| RQS: | 197.020 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 197.310
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
Another season high keeps Denver soaring in the rankings, remaining part of the top 6 with some of the highest home scores of any team—about level with what LSU has done and ahead of what Utah has done. The trick will be bringing up those road numbers, which are not yet competitive in this rarefied air. Denver heads to Illinois this weekend with a prime chance to drop one of those lower 196s, which is why Denver has such a high peak score and will entertain the possibility of catching Utah. It would take at least a 197.300 to pass Utah, along with some help from Utah not improving its own RQS. Denver will also have to keep an eye on Georgia, Denver needing a 196.825 to ensure retaining 6th place for another week.
RQS: 196.890
Previous ranking: 7
| Road Score 1: | 197.450 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.400 |
| Road Score 3: | 196.300 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 197.475 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 197.300 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 197.000 |
| RQS: | 196.890 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 197.125
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
Georgia did the job in its victory over Florida, recording exactly the kind of road 197 it needed to keep its ranking up and stop relying entirely on home scores to pad the number. There’s still work to do, however, to get rid of those remaining two road 196s that are currently keeping Georgia behind Denver and somewhat vulnerable overall as part of the top 8. Georgia will have the immediate opportunity to get rid of another one road score while visiting LSU this Friday. Georgia is also in some danger of getting passed up by Michigan this week but can ensure a spot in the top 7 with a 196.950.
RQS: 196.735
Previous ranking: 9
| Road Score 1: | 196.900 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.850 |
| Road Score 3: | 196.800 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 196.850 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 196.700 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 196.475 |
| RQS: | 196.735 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.820
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
The elusive 197 remains just as elusive for Alabama following another 9.8-a-thon for 196.800 in a loss to Kentucky. Alabama’s scores are getting quite tightly packed, which means there will be little chance to improve its RQS by any significant amount this coming weekend. In fact, Alabama is a little helpless this week because both Michigan and Kentucky have higher peak possible RQSs. The game’s getting pretty exciting. The question remains, is Alabama really just a high-196 team, or has Alabama not received the same level of charitable evaluation that some of its peer teams in the SEC have received? Or both?
RQS: 196.675
Previous ranking: 8
| Road Score 1: | 197.750 |
| Road Score 2: | 197.075 |
| Road Score 3: | 196.400 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 197.350 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 196.500 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 196.050 |
| RQS: | 196.675 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 197.015
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
A giant score over the weekend allowed Michigan to improve its RQS by multiple tenths this week. There are still enough lower 196s on the slate to keep Michigan at a somewhat modest ranking of #9, but that also means there’s plenty of room to improve this coming weekend with the visit to Utah. By scoring 196.800, Michigan can guarantee moving ahead of Alabama regardless of what Alabama does. Based on the performances last two weeks, that score should be quite reasonable. The most hilarious news of the week was Natalie Wojcik basically exploding her knees on a 1.5 and the judges being like, “This one is the 10.”
RQS: 196.595
Previous ranking: 13
| Road Score 1: | 197.225 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.650 |
| Road Score 3: | 195.975 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 197.200 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 197.150 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 196.000 |
| RQS: | 196.595 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.845
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
Kentucky is continuing to drop those little nasties from the beginning of the year and steadily and surely move up the rankings as a result, with a lot more ground still to be gained. A 196.000 and 195.975 are loitering around, neither score really reflecting the quality of the team and both likely to be dropped soon. Like Michigan, Kentucky will also have its sights set on passing Alabama this weekend and can guarantee doing so with a 197.125. That’s especially significant because that would put Kentucky in position for the evening session at SECs instead of Alabama. Still three weeks of meets to decide that, though.
RQS: 196.495
Previous ranking: 14
| Road Score 1: | 196.925 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.700 |
| Road Score 3: | 196.600 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 196.850 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 196.725 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 195.600 |
| RQS: | 196.495 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.760
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
Minnesota recorded yet another solid 196 over the weekend and has what is shaping up to be a hearty slate of numbers—five very usable scores and just one more low one to drop in the remaining four meets. That would already clinch a very respectable ranking for the end of the regular season. With the opportunity to drop that 195.600 in the home finale this weekend, Minnesota could gain multiple tenths and ranking spots but will still be subject to the performances of the teams ranked above because all of them have higher peaks.
RQS: 196.425
Previous ranking: 11
| Road Score 1: | 196.700 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.125 |
| Road Score 3: | 195.825 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 197.100 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 196.775 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 196.700 |
| RQS: | 196.425 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.680
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
A fall-counting, no-9.9s performance against TWU saw Auburn go 195.500 and miss an opportunity to drop one of those two lower road scores, both of which need to go in the remaining three road meets if Auburn is to retain a healthy seeding at regionals. Back-to-back road meet weekends against Alabama present the opportunity to do just that. Those 196.7s are befitting the top 12, but only if the whole thing is 196.7s.
RQS: 196.400
Previous ranking: 10
| Road Score 1: | 197.175 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.525 |
| Road Score 3: | 196.375 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 196.625 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 196.400 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 196.075 |
| RQS: | 196.400 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.620
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 2
A 196.375 is nothing to sneeze at and did allow Boise State to drop a previously counting 195 and improve its RQS, but the real concern will be an injury to Shani Remme that caused her to stop on floor for no score and withdraw from the remainder of the meet. Any time missed for Remme would be devastating to Boise State’s home-stretch prospects as the scores so far are quite good but not a lock for the top-16 just yet.
RQS: 196.335
Previous ranking: 15
| Road Score 1: | 196.225 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.150 |
| Road Score 3: | 196.075 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 196.700 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 196.650 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 196.575 |
| RQS: | 196.335 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.460
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
Hitting for a near season high in the first meet ATA was an important moment for Cal and allowed for the dismissal of the final straggling 195 that was still hanging around the RQS picture. Williams’ absence was felt on vault and floor, but the team hit well enough to make it not glaring. Next assignment, road scores. Cal doesn’t have any super solid road scores yet and will need to pick those numbers up to stay in the top 16. The performance on Saturday was enough to move ahead of Oregon State for the moment, a critical position as they both attempt to hold off Washington and make the evening session at Pac-12s.
RQS: 196.300
Previous ranking: 12
| Road Score 1: | 196.650 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.350 |
| Road Score 3: | 196.100 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 197.450 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 196.950 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 195.450 |
| RQS: | 196.300 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.700
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 2
Oregon State improved its RQS with a solid 196.650 against ASU over the weekend, just not by quite enough to keep up with the improvements made by other teams. For the moment. This is likely to change, as OSU will relish the opportunity to move up a number of spaces this weekend with a massive home score, able to guarantee a spot in the top 12 with a season high (a tough ask) but able to guarantee moving back ahead of Cal with just a 196.275.
RQS: 196.100
Previous ranking: 19
| Road Score 1: | 196.475 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.450 |
| Road Score 3: | 196.200 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 196.550 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 195.900 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 195.475 |
| RQS: | 196.100 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.315
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 2
Missouri was idle last weekend but will have the opportunity to begin erasing those leftover 195s when hosting Kentucky on Friday. There’s quite a gap right now between the top 15 and everyone else, so there’s only a very slim chance that Missouri can move up. Missouri’s main aim right now will be to retain #16. Nebraska and BYU do have higher peaks this week, but Missouri can fend off Washington at least by going into the 196s.
RQS: 196.065
Previous ranking: 18
| Road Score 1: | 196.525 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.350 |
| Road Score 3: | 196.250 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 196.000 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 195.900 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 195.825 |
| RQS: | 196.065 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.205
Meets remaining: 5
Road meets remaining: 3
It got better for Washington over the weekend, recording a solid-enough 196.350 despite losing to Cal, going over 49 on three events. Beam remains more of a question mark than it should be for this team (right now I worry about the rhythm deductions in front of a panel that might care about that), but a few of those beam scores have started to come. It’s going to be a multi-week project to build up the RQS because Washington has a lower peak right now than the adjacent teams.
RQS: 196.015
Previous ranking: 15
| Road Score 1: | 196.400 |
| Road Score 2: | 195.900 |
| Road Score 3: | 195.700 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 197.250 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 196.375 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 195.700 |
| RQS: | 196.015 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.325
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 2
Cause of death: Nebraska. It continues to not really happen for Nebraska at most meets, this weekend bringing a 9.7-a-thon on bars and beam to take the total below 196. They attempted five Y1.5s this weekend, hitting four, but the landings weren’t secure enough to get the scores out of the lower 9.8s, which most of these athletes are going to get for fulls anyway, so watch that space. Nebraska does return home this week and will have an opportunity to guarantee moving back into the top 16 and jumping ahead of Missouri and Washington by scoring 197.225. The homes scores have been there for them so far this year.
RQS: 195.995
Previous ranking: 17
| Road Score 1: | 196.425 |
| Road Score 2: | 195.650 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.975 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 196.900 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 196.475 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 196.450 |
| RQS: | 195.995 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.380
Meets remaining: 5
Road meets remaining: 3
Eyes have been on BYU’s road scores because that will determine whether the team’s ranking can ever befit the level of those home scores, or get toward regionals-seeding territory. The 195.650 result against SUU was sort of middling (it was originally worse, but a surprising 9.575 that first came up for a solid beam from Boden was later revised to 9.825), better than the 194 that was counting before that but also not the road score of a seeded team. BYU has three road meets left and needs a couple more 196s in them. If the score comes, the sky is the limit in terms of rankings with that 196.380 maximum.
RQS: 195.945
Previous ranking: 21
| Road Score 1: | 196.175 |
| Road Score 2: | 196.125 |
| Road Score 3: | 195.825 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 196.375 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 195.800 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 195.800 |
| RQS: | 195.945 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 196.060
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 2
Arkansas recorded a “we can still do better” season high of 196.375 in falling to LSU, a score that was brought down by having to count a semi-miss on bars for 9.475 and take away what would otherwise have been a high 196. With the bold scores already set to count, it’s going to be a challenge to get up into that top 16 and will require counterbalancing them with some high 196s starting pretty much immediately. There is a chance to move up a couple spots this week if Arkansas has another season high and either Nebraska or BYU have a missed meet.
FAST FORWARD NOISES
Most of the teams in the rest of the top 25 and that general ranking area are currently in in-between territory where it looks like they’re already basically safe for regionals qualification but are also unlikely to reach the seeded zone unless something fancy happens. So, let’s look past the top 25 now and fast forward to the teams currently in regionals qualification (and play-in meet) danger zone. The part where it gets really good.
RQS: 195.135
Previous ranking: 31
| Road Score 1: | 196.025 |
| Road Score 2: | 195.375 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.950 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.500 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 194.925 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 194.925 |
| RQS: | 195.135 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.355
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 1
New Hampshire currently has a bit of a buffer in being ranked #29 and only needing to make the top 36 to stay alive, but the absence of road-meet opportunities is a concern because that 195.375 road score guaranteed to count isn’t amazing and there’s only one road meet remaining. That road meet (March 17) needs to be a hit for a solid 195 (as do three of the remaining four meets) otherwise there could be some vulnerable scores in here.
RQS: 195.110
Previous ranking: 34
| Road Score 1: | 195.650 |
| Road Score 2: | 195.525 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.675 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.175 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 195.100 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 195.075 |
| RQS: | 195.110 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.225
Meets remaining: 5
Road meets remaining: 3
Things are looking better for Illinois than they did a couple weeks ago following two mid-195s, the team’s highest scores of the season and two numbers that are around the territory we’re looking for to qualify to regionals. Still, those are the only two really usable scores Illinois currently has, so there’s still pressure on getting four hits out of the remaining five meets. It will be interesting to see what happens with regional placements because Illinois has the benefit of some geographically similar teams ranked just below (UIC, Iowa) and could escape a play-in even with a fairly low ranking by staying ahead of those two.
RQS: 195.050
Previous ranking: 33
| Road Score 1: | 195.250 |
| Road Score 2: | 195.200 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.700 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.500 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 195.100 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 195.000 |
| RQS: | 195.050 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.210
Meets remaining: 5
Road meets remaining: 5
As if UIC wasn’t already a sentimental favorite by being the only team that’s name also doubles as an expression of fury upon seeing a nemesis (“You! I see FLAMES!”), UIC also participated in its probably-last-ever home meet on Sunday, going 195.500 in victory for a season high. Right now, we’re becoming increasingly likely to see UIC’s season extended a little longer than expected with presence at a regional, but there’s still work to do and this position is far from safe. Compared to the other teams in this section of the rankings, that 195.210 max possible score after the next meet is pretty low. At the very, least that 194.700 and 195.000 will need to go, and perhaps all of the remaining non-gold scores have to be dropped because scoring pace currently indicates a regionals cutoff around 195.3 or 195.4.
RQS: 194.980
Previous ranking: 32
| Road Score 1: | 195.500 |
| Road Score 2: | 195.325 |
| Road Score 3: | 195.275 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.950 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 194.950 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 193.850 |
| RQS: | 194.980 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.400
Meets remaining: 6
Road meets remaining: 4
Despite being in somewhat dangerous ranking territory, things are looking pretty good for Maryland because the team has six meets remaining (and 2-3 usable scores already recorded) and a very low score left to drop to allow for shooting up the standings. Maryland has two opportunities to get rid of that score with meets on Friday and Monday. Even averaging 195.350 at those two meets would guarantee putting Maryland ahead of UNH, Illinois, and UIC in the in-progress rankings.
RQS: 194.965
Previous ranking: 40
| Road Score 1: | 196.450 |
| Road Score 2: | 195.375 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.775 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.400 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 194.700 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 194.575 |
| RQS: | 194.965 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.340
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
Perhaps the most important score achieved by any team over the weekend was Iowa’s massive 196.450 at the Big Five meet, making this whole RQS outlook a lot safer. Not fully safe, though. Iowa still has three unusable scores on the RQS slate with only four meets remaining, so minimal margin for error, still. The good news for Iowa is that a 195.900 this weekend would guarantee the team of moving ahead of Illinois and UIC and creating more buffer for a top 36 spot.
RQS: 194.955
Previous ranking: 36
| Road Score 1: | 195.350 |
| Road Score 2: | 194.975 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.625 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.400 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 195.350 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 194.475 |
| RQS: | 194.955 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.140
Meets remaining: 5
Road meets remaining: 4
With a Friday and a Monday meet this week, GW has a few more opportunities left to get scores but will need to take those opportunities because only three of the six numbers currently look helpful for regionals, and only just. Some high 195s have to come soon. George Washington is going to need some help to move up the rankings right now because the max possible RQS after Friday’s meet isn’t nearly as high as the that of the ranked above and is lower than Utah State’s.
RQS: 194.865
Previous ranking: 30
| Road Score 1: | 196.075 |
| Road Score 2: | 194.975 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.850 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 194.975 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 194.925 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 194.600 |
| RQS: | 194.865 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.160
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
The switch to RQS wasn’t particularly kind to Utah State because USU didn’t have as many score disasters to drop as the other teams in this area, which made the team look better on average than it does on RQS. Five scores in the 194s are still hanging around, including one that’s guaranteed to count. Bold 194s are the big warning sign. They mean Utah State needs a couple new scores not just in the 195.3 zone but more like the 195.6 to get to safety.
RQS: 194.775
Previous ranking: 38
| Road Score 1: | 195.225 |
| Road Score 2: | 194.950 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.525 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.525 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 195.050 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 194.125 |
| RQS: | 194.775 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.055
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 2
Currently holding into the final qualification spot is UC Davis with three 195s and two bold scores that are at least fairly believable for regionals qualification. You could see it happening as long as that 194.1 and 194.5 go away. But, Davis’s peak score after this weekend is lower than both CMU and Kent State and is even with Pitt, so this is still a very precarious position
RQS: 194.755
Previous ranking: 43
| Road Score 1: | 194.900 |
| Road Score 2: | 194.625 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.575 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.425 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 195.225 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 194.450 |
| RQS: | 194.755 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 194.950
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
It has been a couple years since Michigan State made regionals, and this season is making a more compelling argument than the last couple did. Like UC Davis, the bold scores are in contention, but for MSU, the road scores are not yet at a level to earn a top 36 spot. You can’t really make regionals without proving the ability to go away for 195 at least a couple times. The next two weekends on the road will determine MSU’s fate.
RQS: 194.715
Previous ranking: 36
| Road Score 1: | 195.100 |
| Road Score 2: | 194.825 |
| Road Score 3: | 193.725 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.425 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 195.175 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 194.750 |
| RQS: | 194.715 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.055
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 4
One of the reasons that teams currently in the top 36 need to be wary is that there are under-ranked schools like Pittsburgh hanging around that will move up in a second even without putting up a remarkable number. Pitt has a very low 193.725 that will be dropped with even the most modest of meets this weekend and has the exact same max RQS as UC Davis, currently ranked #36. But, the same notion still applies if Pitt is looking finish in that top 36s. The 194s have to go.
RQS: 194.675
Previous ranking: 39
| Road Score 1: | 195.175 |
| Road Score 2: | 194.200 |
| Road Score 3: | 193.675 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.775 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 195.275 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 195.050 |
| RQS: | 195.465 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.095
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
Central Michigan started the process of salvaging the season over the weekend with a very necessary, none-too-soon 195.775 in the first meet without Reighard. That’s the kind of score that will get CMU back into the top 36, a goal that is still very doable. Like Pitt, CMU will be optimistic about its chances to move up this coming week after dropping that 193 having a higher peak score than Davis, MSU, or Pitt.
RQS: 194.665
Previous ranking: 42
| Road Score 1: | 195.350 |
| Road Score 2: | 195.275 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.350 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 194.850 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 194.550 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 194.300 |
| RQS: | 194.665 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 194.875
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 3
The great hope of DII is on the outside looking in with respect to regional spots, but Lindenwood is still in this thing with a fighting chance because nothing too problematic has had to become bold yet. Those two bold scores are reasonable, but the other four have to follow suit right now. Lindenwood went 194.850 its last time out, which is a solid result but not a regionals-qualifying result. In the next three meets, Lindenwood will be at home, followed by two meets with SEC teams present, and will hope that helps get the score-scape into the 195s.
RQS: 194.545
Previous ranking: 48
| Road Score 1: | 195.800 |
| Road Score 2: | 195.550 |
| Road Score 3: | 194.550 |
| Home/Road Score 1: | 195.725 |
| Home/Road Score 2: | 194.925 |
| Home/Road Score 3: | 192.075 |
| RQS: | 194.545 |
Maximum possible RQS after next meet: 195.290
Meets remaining: 4
Road meets remaining: 2
Kent State is currently well back, but that’s going to change in a moment with that extremely low 192.075 left to be dropped. Once it is, Kent State has stronger 195s than most of the other teams in this ranking section and will have the inside track on advancing to regionals, making things even tougher for those other borderline teams. It will only take a 194.850 this weekend to get KSU back into the top 36.