Full NQS Tracker with regionals projections
Any scores in BOLD can no longer be dropped.
1. Oklahoma – 198.210
Oklahoma NQS | |
Road score 1 | 198.425 |
Road score 2 | 198.325 |
Road score 3 | 198.125 |
Home/road score 1 | 198.575 |
Home/road score 2 | 198.225 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.950 |
NQS: | 198.210 |
Oklahoma put up two 197.9s during its two-meet weekend, a win against Florida followed by a loss to Michigan, adjusting its NQS only slightly with two competitions to go until the elimination meets. Oklahoma remains in first and cannot be caught this weekend regardless of what happens. While it’s not yet guaranteed that Oklahoma will finish the regular season at #1, Michigan would have to average better than 198.3 at its remaining to meets to even have a shot, so it’s quite likely that Oklahoma will head to regionals as the national #1.
2. Michigan – 197.960
Michigan NQS | |
Road score 1 | 198.300 |
Road score 2 | 198.275 |
Road score 3 | 197.400 |
Home/road score 1 | 198.125 |
Home/road score 2 | 198.025 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.975 |
NQS: | 197.960 |
Michigan’s victory over Oklahoma on Monday again helped its NQS but only slightly—the headline being more the beating Oklahoma of it all, rather than the score—but Michigan will have a chance to get rid of that road 197.400 next weekend at Georgia to create some real distance ahead of Florida. A 197.875 next weekend would ensure Michigan holds onto the #2 ranking for another week regardless of what Florida scores.
3. Florida – 197.920
Florida NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.975 |
Road score 2 | 197.875 |
Road score 3 | 197.700 |
Home/road score 1 | 198.350 |
Home/road score 2 | 198.150 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.900 |
NQS: | 197.920 |
In somewhat controversial fashion, Florida elected to go with a couple backup routines against Oklahoma over the weekend, a meet that produced a 197.700. It’s a counting road score, but it’s the lowest counter that Florida has on the slate for now. Next Sunday’s road meet and SECs both provide chances to improve on that 197.7, but Florida is now also guaranteed to count two (gasp) sub-198 scores, which gives Michigan the advantage in the race for 2nd. Florida would really love a road score of the 198.2 variety this week to better match Michigan’s road scores and also guarantee staying ahead of Utah.
4. Utah – 197.805
Utah NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.750 |
Road score 2 | 197.600 |
Road score 3 | 197.500 |
Home/road score 1 | 198.550 |
Home/road score 2 | 198.200 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.975 |
NQS: | 197.805 |
No change for Utah in the NQS department this week as the senior night 197.925 was not high enough to count as a home score. To have a shot at going any higher than 4th, Utah will have to put in some higher road numbers, though the main goal for the moment will probably be staying ahead of UCLA for the top ranking at the Pac-12 Championship. Utah has the higher maximum NQS after this week and can therefore guarantee the top spot at Pac-12s with a 198.200, but that’s quite a score and anything lower would be at least slightly vulnerable to the Bruins.
5. UCLA – 197.795
UCLA NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.975 |
Road score 2 | 197.900 |
Road score 3 | 197.850 |
Home/road score 1 | 198.175 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.800 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.450 |
NQS: | 197.795 |
UCLA is mounting a last-minute challenge to Utah’s place in the top 4 thanks in large part to Sunday’s 198.175. Whether there is an opportunity for UCLA to move into the top 4 this week will ultimately be dependent on Utah’s score, but if UCLA records another 198 on senior day, it will put some real pressure on Utah’s meet directly afterward to be a SCORE score.
6. LSU – 197.665
LSU NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.975 |
Road score 2 | 197.700 |
Road score 3 | 197.500 |
Home/road score 1 | 198.100 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.700 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.450 |
NQS: | 197.665 |
LSU had 900 more injuries this week and was also able to drop a 197.2 road score to solidify this #6 spot. We don’t yet know what it would take for LSU to stay ahead of Cal this week since Cal competes twice, but LSU does know that a 197.825 would be enough to stay ahead of Alabama regardless of what Alabama scores.
7. Cal – 197.575
Cal NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.675 |
Road score 2 | 197.550 |
Road score 3 | 197.525 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.975 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.600 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.525 |
NQS: | 197.575 |
Ca’s next droppable score is not as low as the drop score for LSU in 6th or Alabama in 8th, which may cause some problems in trying to retain this ranking or move up, but what Cal does have in its pocket is a two-meet weekend with home competitions on both Friday and Sunday. A season high on Friday would allow Cal to match LSU’s current NQS of 197.665 and guarantee that Cal will stay in the top 8 this week, with then the possibility of improving on that position with Sunday’s meet. Cal is the only team in the top 8 that doesn’t have a 198 this season, so that will be the weekend goal.
8. Alabama – 197.530
Alabama NQS | |
Road score 1 | 198.000 |
Road score 2 | 197.525 |
Road score 3 | 197.375 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.925 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.850 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.975 |
NQS: | 197.530 |
With two falls on floor on Friday, Alabama put up a non-counter and missed an opportunity to move up in the rankings. That opportunity recreates itself this coming Friday, when Alabama will have another opportunity to drop that 196.975. But Alabama really does need to put up a counting number because all of these 198s flapping around for the 10-13 teams all of a sudden mean that many teams have an outside chance to catch Alabama this week if Alabama has another non-counter and they repeat their 198s.
9. Auburn – 197.460
Auburn NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.700 |
Road score 2 | 197.350 |
Road score 3 | 197.200 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.750 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.550 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.500 |
NQS: | 197.460 |
A Suni-absent non-counter over the weekend (the team’s second consecutive mid-196 road score) has created some real ranking trouble for Auburn. Competing at home this weekend does provide the opportunity to snatch a big number, but it also means that Auburn cannot drop that road 197.200 and is at least a little vulnerable—and in some cases a lot vulnerable—to being passed by Michigan State, Denver, Kentucky, and Oregon State, with a lower maximum NQS than all of them after this weekend. Watch that space, as Auburn looks increasingly likely to be the #3 regionals seed no one wants to draw.
10. Michigan State – 197.455
Michigan State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.675 |
Road score 2 | 197.500 |
Road score 3 | 197.450 |
Home/road score 1 | 198.225 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.450 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.200 |
NQS: | 197.455 |
Hi, Michigan State gets 198s now. Sunday’s program record 198.225 elevated Michigan State into the top 10—and allows for the opportunity to move up even more if things go right this weekend. With a 197.500 on Saturday, Michigan State would guarantee moving ahead of Auburn. It would take 198.175 to guarantee not being passed by anyone else (more on Kentucky in a moment), which would be quite the back-to-back result, but at this point MSU will consider that Auburn-passing 197.500 very doable.
11. Denver – 197.410
Denver NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.650 |
Road score 2 | 197.275 |
Road score 3 | 197.200 |
Home/road score 1 | 198.150 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.500 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.425 |
NQS: | 197.410 |
Hi, Denver gets 198s now. And also experienced the joy of getting a program-record score and falling one spot in the rankings thanks to what Michigan State put together. Denver’s Auburn-passing goal score this week is 197.725, which the team has not yet done in a road context but surely isn’t an out-of-this-world aim at this point. Since Michigan State and Kentucky have higher maximums after this weekend than Denver, moving ahead of Auburn would be the one way Denver can guarantee not losing more ground in the rankings.
12. Kentucky – 197.385
Kentucky NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.575 |
Road score 2 | 197.275 |
Road score 3 | 196.575 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.875 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.825 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.675 |
NQS: | 197.385 |
Kentucky’s secret weapon is that road 196.575 that can be dropped this week with a hit. That’s why Kentucky’s Auburn-passing score is a mere 197.225, which takes on extra significance for Kentucky since passing Auburn would mean a #4 seed at the SEC Championship and a spot in the evening session, bumping Auburn to the afternoon. Kentucky can also guarantee a ranking ahead of #11 Denver this week with another 197.675.
13. Oregon State – 197.355
Oregon State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 198.075 |
Road score 2 | 197.550 |
Road score 3 | 197.300 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.375 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.275 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.275 |
NQS: | 197.355 |
Oregon State heads into its final regular season meet, at home against Utah, with a somewhat lower maximum NQS than MSU, Denver, or Kentucky and will therefore be dependent on those teams scores for any chance to pass them. But, it would be possible for Oregon State to guarantee passing Auburn with another 198.075 to match the program record from two weeks ago. Oregon State is safe at least in 13th this week and cannot drop any lower regardless of result.
14. Arizona State – 197.105
Arizona State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.475 |
Road score 2 | 196.900 |
Road score 3 | 196.800 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.725 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.550 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.800 |
NQS: | 197.105 |
Arizona State used another giant score to move up a spot and into 14th this week. Enough of a gap exists that it will not be possible for ASU to catch Oregon State for an evening spot at Pac-12s or move up any farther in the rankings this week, but it will also be possible for ASU to sew up 14th place for another week with a 197.275.
15. Ohio State – 197.020
Ohio State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.825 |
Road score 2 | 196.750 |
Road score 3 | 196.725 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.600 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.575 |
Home/road score 3 | 197.225 |
NQS: | 197.020 |
Ohio State took advantage of its two-meet weekend, particularly with Sunday’s 197.600, to gain a spot and move to 15th. It’s still a precarious position with regard to regionals seeding since Missouri is a quality team sitting there in 17th, so Ohio State will be eager to improve on those road 196.7s and not let Missouri have a look in. A 197.450 this week would be enough to guarantee staying in the top 16 for the moment regardless of what anyone else does.
16. Arkansas – 197.000
Arkansas NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.150 |
Road score 2 | 197.125 |
Road score 3 | 196.675 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.475 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.400 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.650 |
NQS: | 197.000 |
Arkansas put together a complete hit for the first time in a while over the weekend, which proved enough to move into the coveted top 16. Arkansas and #17 Missouri have basically the same maximum NQS after this weekend, which should be fun, though Arkansas has a lower score to drop so doesn’t have to pop off quite as much as Missouri does in order to have a top-16 ranking next Monday. Either way, it’s going to be very close and going to come down to SECs.
17. Missouri – 196.985
Missouri NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.850 |
Road score 2 | 196.800 |
Road score 3 | 196.625 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.450 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.075 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.975 |
NQS: | 196.985 |
Missouri got the short end of the stick this week, going 197.075 and dropping three ranking spots, all the way out of the top 16, because a 197.0 is bad now. Competing at home this weekend, Missouri can’t get rid of that lowest road score yet but still has a realistic shot at catching someone (or someones) in the 14-16 zone with a huge 197. Mostly, this week is about setting themselves up to make a big push with a high road number at SECs.
18. Georgia – 196.860
Georgia NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.925 |
Road score 2 | 196.875 |
Road score 3 | 196.850 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.325 |
Home/road score 2 | 197.225 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.425 |
NQS: | 196.860 |
Georgia’s ceiling fell this week, and no that’s not a euphemism. The literal ceiling fell in Stegeman, forcing Georgia to move its final meets to Duluth, which will also host the SEC Championship. Having Sunday’s meet suddenly count as a road score was a useful development for NQS, though Georgia has an uphill climb to get into the top 16 at this point. Season highs and help is what it will take.
19. Minnesota – 196.750
Minnesota NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.075 |
Road score 2 | 196.875 |
Road score 3 | 196.800 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.600 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.675 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.325 |
NQS: | 196.750 |
Minnesota is the final team with a shot to move into the top 16 after this week’s meets, though it’s only a very outside shot. Minnesota’s maximum NQS after this weekend is 197.005, so it would pretty much require a season high and everyone 16-18 not getting a counter.
20. Stanford – 196.705
Stanford NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.075 |
Road score 2 | 196.825 |
Road score 3 | 196.725 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.575 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.625 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.275 |
NQS: | 196.705 |
Stanford cannot get into the top 16 this weekend but heads up the tier of teams that are nonetheless safe for regionals at this point.
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.965
21. Maryland – 196.630
Maryland NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.875 |
Road score 2 | 196.600 |
Road score 3 | 196.475 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.950 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.650 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.550 |
NQS: | 196.630 |
Maximum NQS after Friday’s meet: 196.725
22. Illinois – 196.625
Illinois NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.875 |
Road score 2 | 196.825 |
Road score 3 | 196.575 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.700 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.600 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.425 |
NQS: | 196.625 |
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.715
22. Southern Utah – 196.625
Southern Utah NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.125 |
Road score 2 | 197.125 |
Road score 3 | 196.275 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.925 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.600 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.200 |
NQS: | 196.625 |
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.810
24. Iowa – 196.610
Iowa NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.925 |
Road score 2 | 196.900 |
Road score 3 | 196.575 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.875 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.475 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.225 |
NQS: | 196.610 |
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.750
25. Washington – 196.530
Washington NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.750 |
Road score 2 | 196.550 |
Road score 3 | 196.375 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.250 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.625 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.350 |
NQS: | 196.530 |
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.710
26. Nebraska – 196.410
Nebraska NQS | |
Road score 1 | 197.500 |
Road score 2 | 196.325 |
Road score 3 | 196.150 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.925 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.850 |
Home/road score 3 | 195.800 |
NQS: | 196.410 |
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.750
27. NC State – 196.380
NC State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.475 |
Road score 2 | 196.275 |
Road score 3 | 196.125 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.225 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.650 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.375 |
NQS: | 196.380 |
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.600
28. Western Michigan – 196.305
Western Michigan NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.725 |
Road score 2 | 195.925 |
Road score 3 | 195.525 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.100 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.750 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.600 |
NQS: | 196.305 |
Western Michigan made a big jump this week and has a chance to get out of the play-in meet risk pile by replacing one of those 195s this coming weekend.
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.620
29. Arizona – 196.300
Arizona NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.675 |
Road score 2 | 196.475 |
Road score 3 | 196.375 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.800 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.100 |
Home/road score 3 | 195.875 |
NQS: | 196.300 |
By ranking, Arizona would currently be the first team dumped into the playoff meets. Geographical placement means it doesn’t always work like that, but you can’t rely on the luck of the nonsense. So with two meets this weekend, Arizona will be eager to catch at least one team ranked ahead in order to, maybe, avoid the play-in fate.
Maximum NQS after Friday’s meet: 196.485
30. Towson – 196.270
Towson NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.450 |
Road score 2 | 196.350 |
Road score 3 | 196.050 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.775 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.375 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.125 |
NQS: | 196.270 |
Towson is currently safe for the top 36 this week regardless of what happens but, much like Arizona, would prefer to use this double-meet weekend to try to get out of a potential play-in meet. Geographically, getting ahead of NC State by the end of conference championships would do Towson the most good because they’ll probably go to the same regional.
Maximum NQS after Friday’s meet: 196.415
31. Boise State – 196.225
Boise State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.825 |
Road score 2 | 196.525 |
Road score 3 | 196.075 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.500 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.325 |
Home/road score 3 | 195.700 |
NQS: | 196.225 |
The most basic goal for Boise State right now will be a 195.875, which would mean they cannot be bumped out of the top 36 this week, but they’ll be on the lookout for more than just a 195.
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.450
32. San Jose State – 196.215
San Jose State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.600 |
Road score 2 | 196.300 |
Road score 3 | 195.850 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.625 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.175 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.150 |
NQS: | 196.215 |
A big two-meet weekend saw San Jose move into the regionals positions, and not a bad spot at all in 32nd. Now, to do it again. A 196.100 on Friday would see SJSU stay in the regionals spots for another week.
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.370
33. BYU – 196.200
BYU NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.650 |
Road score 2 | 196.475 |
Road score 3 | 195.575 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.450 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.350 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.150 |
NQS: | 196.200 |
Essentially, BYU has one more low score to remove to clinch safety, which should not be a burden, but even a 195.900 would be enough to stay in the top 36 this week.
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.415
34. Ball State – 196.190
Ball State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.550 |
Road score 2 | 196.375 |
Road score 3 | 196.125 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.300 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.100 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.050 |
NQS: | 196.190 |
Ball State’s regionals position is a little more precarious, but with two meets this weekend, there’s a chance to un-precarious things. A 196.425 in the first meet would ensure Ball State stays in the top 36 this week, and then they could use the second meet to create some more buffer.
Maximum NQS after Friday’s meet: 196.290
35. West Virginia – 196.165
West Virginia NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.625 |
Road score 2 | 195.675 |
Road score 3 | 195.575 |
Home/road score 1 | 197.325 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.575 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.375 |
NQS: | 196.165 |
West Virginia’s ranking is in the scary zone, but the good side of the scary zone thanks to their 197.325 over the weekend, which turned out to be a dream-destroyed for a lot of other teams on the outside of the top 36. A 196.075 in the first meet of the two-meet weekend would ensure #36 North Carolina cannot pass West Virginia this week.
Maximum NQS after Friday’s meet: 196.515
36. North Carolina – 196.105
North Carolina NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.275 |
Road score 2 | 195.975 |
Road score 3 | 195.700 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.475 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.325 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.250 |
NQS: | 196.105 |
North Carolina fell all the way from 30th to 36th this week despite a season high, and suddenly things look worrisome. With Ball State and West Virginia both competing twice this week and #37 Penn State having a higher maximum NQS, North Carolina is in need of a big road score this weekend to try to stay afloat (and would love an implosion from some of the teams in the 31-35 zone). It’s going to be a nervy two weeks.
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.260
37. Penn State – 196.080
Penn State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.100 |
Road score 2 | 195.875 |
Road score 3 | 195.525 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.875 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.550 |
Home/road score 3 | 196.350 |
NQS: | 196.080 |
Penn State got dropped out of the regionals spots this week, also with a season high that didn’t end up helping that much. Visiting Auburn on Auburn’s senior night on Friday, Penn State will be eager to bask in some reflected scores to amp up those road numbers just in time. A 196.450 would get Penn State ahead of North Carolina and into the top 36 this week regardless of what North Carolina does.
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.350
38. George Washington – 195.855
George Washington NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.400 |
Road score 2 | 196.075 |
Road score 3 | 195.550 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.550 |
Home/road score 2 | 195.875 |
Home/road score 3 | 195.375 |
NQS: | 195.855 |
George Washington is not out of it yet, especially with two meets this weekend, but enough of a gap is forming that at this point that both scores need to be well into the 196s to have any shot.
Maximum NQS after Friday’s meet: 196.090
43. Central Michigan – 195.835
Central Michigan NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.500 |
Road score 2 | 196.075 |
Road score 3 | 195.825 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.250 |
Home/road score 2 | 195.600 |
Home/road score 3 | 195.425 |
NQS: | 195.835 |
Central Michigan is making the late push with Sunday’s 196.500, but is it too late? There’s no chance to get into the top 36 this week, so this week’s score is about setting themselves up for a move during conference championships.
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.050
40. Kent State – 195.790
Kent State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.025 |
Road score 2 | 195.925 |
Road score 3 | 195.750 |
Home/road score 1 | 195.925 |
Home/road score 2 | 195.725 |
Home/road score 3 | 195.625 |
NQS: | 195.790 |
Kent State heads up the section of teams that are not eliminated yet, but really need to start getting the 196.7s like yesterday in order to make any kind of an upset push. Season-high-by-a-lot has to be the goal for everyone in this part of the rankings in order to stay mathematically in it for conference championships.
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 195.870
41. UC Davis – 195.730
UC Davis NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.475 |
Road score 2 | 195.300 |
Road score 3 | 195.250 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.750 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.175 |
Home/road score 3 | 195.450 |
NQS: | 195.730 |
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 196.030
42. Rutgers – 195.695
Rutgers NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.225 |
Road score 2 | 195.225 |
Road score 3 | 195.150 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.375 |
Home/road score 2 | 196.325 |
Home/road score 3 | 195.550 |
NQS: | 195.695 |
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 195.860
43. Pitt – 195.655
Pitt NQS | |
Road score 1 | 196.125 |
Road score 2 | 195.775 |
Road score 3 | 195.275 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.550 |
Home/road score 2 | 195.950 |
Home/road score 3 | 195.150 |
NQS: | 195.655 |
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 195.935
44. Iowa State – 195.620
Iowa State NQS | |
Road score 1 | 195.875 |
Road score 2 | 195.825 |
Road score 3 | 195.575 |
Home/road score 1 | 196.300 |
Home/road score 2 | 195.525 |
Home/road score 3 | 195.300 |
NQS: | 195.620 |
Maximum NQS after this weekend: 195.820