Table of contents:
NQS Leaders
Regionals Bubble
Ranking Changes
Meet Upsets
Record Breakers
Postseason Outlook

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Top 25 NQS Breakdown

The top 25 teams and the origin story of how their rankings came to be. The RTN rankings are not yet dropping the additional home high for teams with 6 home meets, so presumably that will be taken into account only at the end.

Rank	Team	NQS
1	Oklahoma	197.96666
Drop High		198.425
Drop Low		197.425
Count	198.200, 198.175, 198.125, 198.175, 198.075, 197.975, 197.925, 197.550, 197.500
This Week		197.925 (Count) 198.175 (Count)
2	LSU	197.89687
Drop High		198.325
Drop Low		196.850
Count	198.325, 198.200, 198.050, 197.975, 197.925, 197.675, 197.525, 197.500
This Week		198.325 (Count)
3	Florida	197.59285
Drop High		198.450
Drop Low		196.500
Count	198.050, 197.725, 197.700, 197.575, 197.575, 197.425, 197.100
This Week		198.450 (High)
4	Alabama	197.50833
Drop High		197.950
Drop Low		197.125
Count	197.950, 197.650, 197.600, 197.500, 197.475, 197.475, 197.450, 197.275, 197.200
This Week		197.200 (Count) 197.125 (Low)
5	UCLA	197.43125
Drop High		198.150
Drop Low		196.950
Count	197.775, 197.725, 197.675, 197.550, 197.425, 197.325, 197.000, 196.975
This Week		197.775 (Count)
6	Georgia	197.36944
Drop High		198.075
Drop Low		196.875
Count	197.675, 197.650, 197.600, 197.550, 197.325, 197.275, 197.200, 197.050, 197.000
This Week		197.600 (Count) 198.087 (High)
7	Missouri	197.21250
Drop High		197.550
Drop Low		196.825
Count	197.500, 197.425, 197.300, 197.275, 197.225, 197.200, 196.925, 196.850
This Week		197.300 (Count)
8	Arkansas	197.20312
Drop High		197.700
Drop Low		195.975
Count	197.500, 197.475, 197.450, 197.250, 197.225, 197.125, 196,900, 196.700
This Week		197.500 (Count)
9	Michigan	197.15714
Drop High		197.475
Drop Low		196.375
Count	197.425, 197.375, 197.225, 197.225, 197.100, 196.975, 196.775
This Week		197.225 (Count)
10	Stanford	197.14285
Drop High		198.150
Drop Low		196.400
Count	197.725, 197.425, 197.225, 197.100, 197.075, 196.975, 196.475
This Week		197.425 (Count)
11	Michigan State	196.99285
Drop High		197.700
Drop Low		195.675
Count	197.525, 197.300, 197.250, 197.125, 196.900, 196.625, 196.225
This Week		197.700 (High)
12	Utah	196.95937
Drop High		198.025
Drop Low		195.725
Count	197.650, 197.425, 197.300, 197.200, 197.125, 196.625, 196.450, 195.900
This Week		197.650 (Count)
13	Minnesota	196.83437
Drop High		197.700
Drop Low		195.075
Count	197.275, 197.150, 197.075, 197.050, 196.950, 196.925, 196.775, 195.475
This Week		196.925 (Count)
14	Clemson	196.64375
Drop High		197.025
Drop Low		195.925
Count	196.975, 196.900, 196.875, 196.875, 196.550, 196.525, 196.300, 196.150
This Week		196.975 (Count) 196.875 (Count)
15	Auburn	196.60277
Drop High		197.250
Drop Low		196.050
Count	197.200, 197.150, 196.975, 196.825, 196.700, 196.275, 196.150, 196.075, 196.075
This Week		196.975 (Count) 197.200 (Count)
16	Cal	196.59062
Drop High		197.225
Drop Low		195.550
Count	196.950, 196.875, 196.875, 196.800, 196.825, 196.350, 196.050, 196.000
This Week		197.225 (High)
17	Ohio State	196.50357
Drop High		197.150
Drop Low		195.750
Count	197.075, 196.850, 196.625, 196.425, 196.300, 196.250, 196.000
This Week		197.150 (High)
18	North Carolina	196.49375
Drop High		197.200
Drop Low		195.900
Count	196.750, 196.675, 196.525, 196.525, 196.400, 196.375, 196.375, 196.325
This Week		197.200 (High)
19	Penn State	196.47812
Drop High		197.250
Drop Low		196.000
Count	197.225, 196.725, 196.550, 196.525, 196.275,196.225, 196.125, 196.075
This Week		196.550 (Count)
20	Iowa	196.44375
Drop High		197.225
Drop Low		194.825
Count	197.025, 196.775, 196.725, 196.500, 196.475, 196.400, 196.000, 195.600
This Week		196.500 (Count)
21	NC State	196.42500
Drop High		197.150
Drop Low		195.575
Count	197.125, 196.625, 196.625, 196.575, 196.125, 196.100, 196.075, 195.875
This Week		196.625 (Count)
22	Kentucky	196.40000
Drop High		197.325
Drop Low		194.325
Count	197.125, 197.025, 196.800, 196.675, 196.475, 195.775, 194.925
This Week		196.675 (Count)
23	Denver	196.35000
Drop High		196.950
Drop Low		195.850
Counting	196.725, 196.600, 196.575, 196.525, 196.100, 196.000, 195.925
This Week		196.725 (Count)
24	BYU	196.14062
Drop High		196.975
Drop Low		195.200
Count	196.575, 196.550, 196.300, 196.300, 196.025, 195.975, 195.725, 195.675
This Week		196.550 (Count)
25	Oregon State	196.00312
Drop High		197.250
Drop Low		194.525
Count	196.600, 196.375, 196.300, 196.150, 195.825, 195.775, 195.550, 195.450
This Week		196.150 (Count)

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Drop Zone Watch

Who’s currently making the postseason top-36 cutoff, and who is set to be jettisoned in a fit of spring cleaning for the April meets

LAST IN

26	Southern Utah	195.967
27	Utah State	195.890
28	Maryland	195.872
29	Arizona	195.731
30	San Jose State	195.672
31	Nebraska	195.618
32	Arizona State	195.578
33	Central Michigan	195.468
34	Air Force	195.444
35	Ball State	195.263
35	Rutgers	195.263

FIRST OUT

37	Pitt	195.256
38	Washington	195.244
39	Penn	195.225
40	Illinois	195.203
41	Towson	195.136
42	Boise State	195.089
43	Western Michigan	195.047
44	Texas Woman’s	195.008
45	Kent State	194.975
46	New Hampshire	194.953

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Changing It Up

The most significant ranking movement from week 10

–Florida bumps Alabama out of #3
We had a rare change in the top 5 this week as Florida scored a 2026-high 198.450 in defeating LSU in a Sunday dual meet some are calling “I got a 9.975 and I wasn’t even there.” Alabama, meanwhile, scored its two lowest totals of the season with a Friday-Sunday weekend beam apocalypse to drop to 4th and allow Florida to move up to 3rd.

—Auburn replaces Penn State in the seeded spots
Auburn went 196.975 and 197.200 this weekend to jump back into the seeded positions for regionals at #15. Penn State’s trip to the top 16 proved short lived as a 196.550 saw the team drop all the way down to #19, now sitting behind Auburn, Cal, Ohio State, and North Carolina, all of whom scored 197s over the weekend.

—The UPenn dream takes a hit
Previously sitting at #35, Pennsylvania dropped down to #39 and below the regionals cutoff after going 195.075 and 195.325 this week. Ball State and Rutgers are currently into the top 36 and tied for the final qualification position, while Pitt, Washington, Penn, and Illinois are just on the outside but close enough to switch things around with one good weekend. Even as we start averaging 8, 9, or 10 counting scores, gaining half a tenth in NQS remains very manageable.

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Who’s Upsetting Me Now?

The biggest upset meet results in week 10

#4 Florida defeated #2 LSU
Yeah, it qualifies as an upset, even if “Florida ekes out a slim and controversial home victory in a dual meet over LSU that would have gone the other way if the host had been switched” isn’t exactly a surprising or new sentence. LSU is ranked higher and has regularly scored better than Florida so far this season, which would have made LSU the favorite here, at least if you were brand new and didn’t take into account the *gestures at vibes*.

#18 North Carolina defeated #13 Minnesota
The most actually surprising upset of the week was North Carolina beating a Minnesota team that was just coming off a 197.700. Minnesota’s streak of short Yurchenko 1.5 landings on vault and OOB-SV trouble on floor was enough to open the door.

#20 Ohio State and #21 NC State defeated #16 Penn State
JJ Coleman scored the second floor 10.000 in Ohio State history, and first since 2003, while Courtney McCann got another 9.975 on beam to deliver the win for hosts Ohio State as both OSU and NC State defeated the then-superior-ranked Penn State team.

#28 Utah State defeated #25 Oregon State
#38 Rutgers defeated #35 Penn
#43 Western Michigan defeated #42 Kent State

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Record Breakers

Notable record-breaking (or tying) scores from week 10

Oldest Record Broken
On Friday, Niya Randolph became the first Southern Utah gymnast ever to score a 9.975 on floor, breaking the school record of 9.950 that was set by Sandi Lyman back in 2002. In the intervening years, six other gymnasts had equaled the 9.950 mark (Molly Bauer 2004, Carly Geronimo 2005, Virginia Brownsell 2016, Autumn Jorgensen 2017, Hannah Nipp 2020 and 2022, and Karley McClain 2020 and 2023), but Randolph is the first to pass it.

Oldest Record Broken (runner-up)
La Crosse’s Raina Christensen scored 9.900 on beam at DIII Regionals, breaking the program record of 9.875 set by Jennifer Houle twice in the 2005 season. Christensen didn’t end up winning the regional beam title, as Oshkosh’s Ome Ellis went 9.925 to set their program beam record as well.

Division Record
Oshkosh scored a DIII record 195.175 team total

Team Total Records
Air Force 196.425
Oshkosh 195.175
Cortland 193.000
Winona State 191.925
Wilberforce 86.075

Team Event Records
Alabama 49.700 on bars
Oshkosh 49.125 on beam
Oshkosh 48.775 on vault
Wilberforce 47.675 on floor
Wilberforce 45.625 on bars

Individual School Records
Niya Randolph 9.975 FX for Southern Utah
Emily Leese 9.950 VT for Rutgers
Ome Ellis 9.925 BB for Oshkosh
Raina Christensen 9.900 BB for La Crosse
Abigail Bunch 9.775 UB for Rhode Island

Individual School Records (tied)
Maggie Slife 39.650 AA for Air Force
Jordan Chiles 10.000 UB for UCLA
JJ Coleman 10.000 FX for Ohio State
Azaraya Ra-Akbar 10.000 UB for Alabama
Selena Harris-Miranda 10.000 BB for Florida
Aurelie Tran 9.975 UB for Iowa
Morgan Price 9.975 UB for Arkansas
Joscelyn Roberson 9.975 FX for Arkansas
Maggie Slide 9.975 UB for Air Force
Courtney McCann 9.975 BB for Ohio State
Trinity Brown 9.925 UB for Clemson
Maggie Slife 9.925 BB for Air Force
Diamond Cook 9.825 FX for Wilberforce
Sydney Smith 9.650 UB for Wilberforce

Team Total Top 5s
Rhode Island 192.200 (#2)
Eau Claire 192.050 (#2)
Utica 189.200 (#2)
Southern Connecticut 194.150 (#3)
Simpson 189.625 (#3)
Wilberforce 182.175 (#3)
Florida 198.450 (#4)
North Carolina 197.200 (#4)
Whitewater 193.825 (#4)
Brockport 193.675 (#4)
LSU 198.325 (#5)
Ursinus 191.700 (#5)

All-Around Top 5s
Niya Randolph 39.575 for Southern Utah (#2)
Nikki Smith 39.725 for Michigan State (#3)
Erin Roe 38.625 for Ursinus (#3)
Jamie Beatty 38.525 for Stout (#5)

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If It Ended Today…

If the season ended today, the regionals draw would be

#1: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Michigan, Cal
(@ Kentucky)
#2: LSU, Missouri, Stanford, Auburn
(@ LSU)
#3: Florida, Georgia, Michigan St, Clemson
(@ Arizona St)
#4: Alabama, UCLA, Utah, Minnesota
(@ Oregon St)

Note: If the 6th home meet were currently being dropped, Arkansas would be ahead of Missouri and those two would swap places. Minnesota, Clemson, and Auburn will also have a sixth home meet to drop after this coming week but haven’t done all six yet.