Regional Hosts indicated by BOLD Rank & Region.

In the right two columns are 2025 Preseason Rankings and 2024 Final Rankings.
I'm showing "Preseason" ranks of Top-36 ... plus the teams down to a tie for 52nd that "received votes" in the poll (Two of these teams are not currently in this Top-55 ... "48" #59 Bowling Green & "49" #67 Alaska)

Team Names in BOLD are 14 of OSU's 17 regular season opponents.
The other 3 are ... #57 SEMO, #65 Fisk, & #66 Alaska.

OSU competes against four teams twice ... Alaska, California, San Jose State, UC Davis ... for a total of 21 regular "meets", including the final (6th) home meet vs Fisk!

Differences in NQSs ...
#1 to #2 = 0.140
#3 to #4 = 0.180
#8 to #9 = 0.155
#9 to #16 = 0.125
#16 to #17 = 0.165
#17 to #18 = 0.140
#18 to #19 = 0.180


Rank by NQS --- Team --- Rank --- NQS ---- High -- Region --- PS --- 2024
3/10 --- ------------ --- 3/3 --- ----- --- ------ --- --- ---
1st --- Oklahoma --- 1 --- 197.965 --- 198.200 --- SC --- 1 --- 6
2nd --- LSU --- 2 --- 197.825 --- 198.575 --- C --- 2 --- 1
3rd --- Florida --- 4 --- 197.760 --- 198.125 --- SE --- 3 --- 4
4th --- UCLA --- 3 --- 197.600 --- 197.950 --- W --- 10 --- 17
5th --- Utah --- 5 --- 197.515 --- 198.075 --- NC --- 5 --- 3
6th --- California --- 6 --- 197.375 --- 197.775 --- W --- 4 --- 2
7th --- Missouri --- 7 --- 197.345 --- 198.100 --- SC --- 9 --- 11
8th --- Michigan State --- 8 --- 197.290 --- 197.500 --- C --- 11 --- 14
9th --- Georgia --- 10 --- 197.135 --- 197.350 --- SE --- 14 --- 18
10th --- Kentucky --- 9 --- 197.130 --- 197.925 --- C --- 7 --- 9
11th --- Oregon State --- 11 --- 197.090 --- 197.600 --- W --- 19 --- 21
12th --- Alabama --- 14 --- 197.085 --- 197.650 --- C --- 6 --- 8
13th --- Stanford --- 12 --- 197.065 --- 197.400 --- W --- 15 --- 5
14th --- Auburn --- 13 --- 197.040 --- 197.750 --- C --- 17 --- 20
15th --- Minnesota --- 15 --- 197.030 --- 197.375 --- NC --- 18 --- 12
16th --- Arkansas --- 16 --- 197.010 --- 197.725 --- SC --- 8 --- 7
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17th --- Michigan --- 17 --- 196.845 --- 197.100 --- NE --- 13 ---- 19
18th --- Denver --- 18 --- 196.705 --- 197.525 --- NC --- 12 --- 10
19th --- NC State --- 20 --- 196.525 --- 197.025 --- SE --- 25 --- 28
20th --- Nebraska --- 19 --- 196.510 --- 196.750 --- SC --- 23 --- 24
21st --- Arizona --- 22 --- 196.355 --- 196.775 --- SC --- 30 --- 31
22nd --- S. Utah --- 21 --- 196.310 --- 196.900 --- NC --- 31 --- 27
23rd --- Ohio State --- 23 --- 196.270 --- 196.650 --- C --- 16 --- 13
24th --- North Carolina --- 24 --- 196.125 --- 196.675 --- SE --- 36 --- 42
25th --- Penn State --- 27 --- 196.085 --- 196.675 --- NE --- 21 --- 16
26th --- ASU --- 25 --- 196.065 --- 196.600 --- SC --- 20 --- 16
27th --- Clemson --- 28 --- 196.055 --- 196.575 --- SE --- 28 --- 35
28th --- Boise State --- 29 --- 195.980 --- 196.425 --- W --- 33 --- 33
29th --- Illinois-Champgn --- 26 --- 195.965 --- 196.675 --- SC --- 22 --- 22
30th --- Maryland --- 33 --- 195.940 --- 196.325 --- SE --- 24 --- 26
31st --- Utah State --- 30 --- 195.840 --- 196.475 --- NC --- 42 --- 45
32nd --- BYU --- 31 --- 195.790 --- 196.775 --- NC --- 27 --- 25
33rd --- Iowa --- 32 --- 195.775 --- 197.025 --- NC --- 29 --- 37
34th --- C. Michigan --- 34 --- 195.665 --- 196.000 --- C --- 41 --- 40
35th --- Towson --- 35 --- 195.660 --- 196.400 --- SE --- 34 --- 32
36th --- George Wash. --- 36 --- 195.555 --- 196.550 --- SE --- 40 --- 38
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37th --- Washington --- T37 --- 195.525 --- 196.125 --- W ---- 26 --- 23
38th --- West Virginia --- 48 --- 195.470 --- 196.225 --- SE --- 45 ---- 53
39th --- Iowa State --- 41 --- 195.465 --- 195.825 --- NC --- 32 --- 29
40th --- Ball State --- 40 --- 195.455 --- 196.900 --- C --- 37 --- 34
41st --- Kent State --- 39 --- 195.415 --- 196.400 --- C --- 35 --- 30
42nd --- Illinois State --- T37 --- 195.390 --- 196.150 --- SC --- 43 --- 44
43rd --- UC Davis --- 45 --- 195.355 --- 196.300 --- W --- 52 --- 47
44th --- Pittsburgh --- 42 --- 195.345 --- 196.575 --- NE --- 39 --- 41
45th --- Rutgers --- 43 --- 195.340 --- 196.275 --- NE --- 47 --- 46
46th --- W. Michigan --- 44 --- 195.285 --- 196.500 --- C --- 46 --- 39
47th --- Penn --- 46 --- 195.215 --- 196.200 --- NE --- 44 --- 49
48th --- San Jose State --- 47 --- 195.110 --- 195.750 --- W --- 38 --- 36
49th --- Sac. State --- 49 --- 194.765 --- 195.225 --- W --- 0 --- 54
50th --- Texas Woman's --- 52 --- 194.750 --- 196.600 --- SC --- 0 --- 51
51st --- Temple --- 51 --- 194.735 --- 195.375 --- NE --- 52 --- 52
52nd --- E. Michigan --- 54 --- 194.670 --- 195.775 --- C --- 51 --- 50
53rd --- Air Force --- 50 --- 194.585 --- 195.775 --- NC --- 0 --- 56
54th --- New Hampshire --- 53 --- 194.465 --- 195.525 --- NE --- 50 --- 48
55th --- Yale --- 55 --- 194.220 --- 195.125 --- NE --- 0 --- 58