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" #58 Bowling Green & "49" #67 Alaska)

Team Names in BOLD are 14 of OSU's 17 regular season opponents.
The other 3 are ... #59 SEMO, #64 Fisk, & #67 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 = 0.035
#2 to #3 = 0.145
#3 to #4 = 0.190
#8 to #6 = 0.260
(Note: The Top-16 Seeded Teams will be those shown below on 3/24, in some order!)
#16 to #17 = 0.195
#17 to #18 = 0.125
#18 to #19 = 0.085

Rank by NQS --- Team --- Rank --- NQS ---- High --- Region --- PS --- 2024
3/17 --- ------------ --- 3/10 --- ----- --- ------ --- --- ---
1st --- Oklahoma --- 1 --- 198.040 --- 198.475 --- SC --- 1 --- 6
2nd --- LSU --- 2 --- 198.005 --- 198.575 --- C --- 2 --- 1
3rd --- Florida --- 3 --- 197.860 --- 198.625 --- SE --- 3 --- 4
4th --- Utah --- 5 --- 197.670 --- 198.100 --- NC --- 5 --- 3
5th --- UCLA --- 4 --- 197.600 --- 197.950 --- W --- 10 --- 17
6th --- California --- 6 --- 197.515 --- 197.775 --- W --- 4 --- 2
7th --- Missouri --- 7 --- 197.470 --- 198.100 --- SC --- 9 --- 11
8th --- Kentucky --- 10 --- 197.315 --- 197.925 --- C --- 7 --- 9
9th --- Michigan State --- 8 --- 197.290 --- 197.500 --- C --- 11 --- 14
10th --- Georgia --- 9 --- 197.210 --- 197.975 --- SE --- 14 --- 18
11th --- Oregon State --- 11 --- 197.175 --- 197.700 --- W --- 19 --- 21
12th --- Auburn --- 14 --- 197.170 --- 197.750 --- C --- 17 --- 20
13th --- Alabama --- 12 --- 197.160 --- 197.650 --- C --- 6 --- 8
14th --- Stanford --- 13 --- 197.105 --- 197.400 --- W --- 15 --- 5
15th --- Minnesota --- 15 --- 197.095 --- 197.375 --- NC --- 18 --- 12
16th --- Arkansas --- 16 --- 197.055 --- 197.725 --- SC --- 8 --- 7
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17th --- Michigan --- 17 --- 196.860 --- 197.100 --- NE --- 13 ---- 19
18th --- Denver --- 18 --- 196.735 --- 197.525 --- NC --- 12 --- 10
19th --- NC State --- 19 --- 196.650 --- 197.025 --- SE --- 25 --- 28
20th --- Nebraska --- 20 --- 196.535 --- 196.750 --- SC --- 23 --- 24
21st --- Arizona --- 21 --- 196.415 --- 196.775 --- SC --- 30 --- 31
22nd --- Ohio State --- 23 --- 196.395 --- 196.875 --- C --- 16 --- 13
23rd --- S. Utah --- 22 --- 196.315 --- 196.900 --- NC --- 31 --- 27
24th --- ASU --- 26 --- 196.310 --- 196.800 --- SC --- 20 --- 16
25th --- North Carolina --- 24 --- 196.275 --- 196.750 --- SE --- 36 --- 42
26th --- Clemson --- 27 --- 196.180 --- 196.575 --- SE --- 28 --- 35
27th --- Penn State --- 25 --- 196.175 --- 196.675 --- NE --- 21 --- 16
28th --- Iowa --- 33 --- 196.115 --- 197.025 --- NC --- 29 --- 37
29th --- Boise State --- 28 --- 196.105 --- 196.775 --- W --- 33 --- 33
30th --- Maryland --- 30 --- 196.030 --- 196.325 --- SE --- 24 --- 26
31st --- Illinois-Champgn --- 29 --- 195.965 --- 196.675 --- SC --- 22 --- 22
32nd --- Utah State --- 31 --- 195.950 --- 196.475 --- NC --- 42 --- 45
33rd --- BYU --- 32 --- 195.920 --- 196.775 --- NC --- 27 --- 25
34th --- West Virginia --- 38 --- 195.855 --- 196.225 --- SE --- 45 --- 53
35th --- Towson --- 35 --- 195.820 --- 196.400 --- SE --- 34 --- 32
36th --- C. Michigan --- 34 --- 195.665 --- 196.000 --- C --- 41 --- 40
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37th --- Iowa State --- 39 --- 195.660 --- 196.100 --- NC ---- 32 --- 29
38th --- UC Davis --- 43 --- 195.645 --- 196.300 --- W --- 52 ---- 47
39th --- Washington --- 37 --- 195.630 --- 196.125 --- W --- 26 --- 23
40th --- Rutgers --- 45 --- 195.625 --- 196.550 --- NE --- 47 --- 46
41st --- George Wash. --- 36 --- 195.555 --- 196.550 --- SE --- 40 --- 38
42nd --- Illinois State --- 42 --- 195.545 --- 196.150 --- SC --- 43 --- 44
T-43rd --- Pittsburgh --- 44 --- 195.510 --- 196.575 --- NE --- 39 --- 41
T-43rd --- Kent State --- 41 --- 195.510 --- 196.400 --- C --- 35 --- 30
45th --- Ball State --- 40 --- 195.455 --- 196.900 --- C --- 37 --- 34
46th --- W. Michigan --- 46 --- 195.405 --- 196.500 --- C --- 46 --- 39
47th --- Penn --- 47 --- 195.345 --- 196.200 --- NE --- 44 --- 49
48th --- Texas Woman's --- 50 --- 195.130 --- 196.600 --- SC --- 0 --- 51
49th --- San Jose State --- 48 --- 195.110 --- 195.750 --- W --- 38 --- 36
50th --- Sac. State --- 49 --- 194.885 --- 195.250 --- W --- 0 --- 54
51st --- E. Michigan --- 52 --- 194.780 --- 195.775 --- C --- 51 --- 50
52nd --- Temple --- 51 --- 194.755 --- 195.375 --- NE --- 52 --- 52
53rd --- Air Force --- 53 --- 194.720 --- 195.775 --- NC --- 0 --- 56
54th --- New Hampshire --- 54 --- 194.705 --- 195.750 --- NE --- 50 --- 48
55th --- Yale --- 55 --- 194.220 --- 195.125 --- NE --- 0 --- 58