By event, OU remains the leader on VT, but Florida has taken over the top spot on BB and retains the lead on UB.  LSU is still #1 n FX.

As a reminder the rankings are based on the new National Qualifying System formula whereby the five lowest home scores are selected and combined with the away scores, the high and low discarded, the remaining averaged.  In comparison to prior years, heading into the final meet the orders in the rankings can be shifted by both high scores and low scores.  This creates a wider range of outcomes, even though the impact of one score is muted by the number of scores in the aveage.  

The Regional hosts are ASU, LSU, Kentucky, and Oregon State.  The Regional hosts serve to "anchor" the Top 16 seeded "quartets" into a Regional.  The "quartets" would be grouped by 1-8-9-16, 2-7-10-15, 3-6-11-14 and 4-5-12-13.  Right now, that means just LSU anchors the 2-7-10-15 grouping.  However, #19 Kentucky is still within striking distance of the Top 16, as just 0.044 separates them from #16.  Teams from #14 Cal to #22 UNC could end up in any order.  Kentucky theoretically could end up in 14th, 15th, or 16th.  When two hosts end up in the same quartet, the higher ranked team prevails (LSU in this case, if UK was to end up #15).  The lower ranked host would be exchanged with another team, preferably between up to two seeded positions. The remaining seeds will generally get placed by geographical proximity, then by rank.    

The Race for the last spots in Regionals is also very tight, with eleven teams still in play for a spot at Regionals (#30, #33 to #42).  However, some of the teams at the outermost range of the rankings have more remote changes.  For example, #30 Arizona could fall out of the Top 36, but it would take a very low score (193.55) and near season-highs from #35 to #37 for that to happen.  The tightest battle is between #35 Washington (195.415), #36 Pitt (195.372), and #37 Rutgers (195.364), with Washington being best positioned, as an 196.1 would secure #36, even with season highs from the rest.    

The individual rankings and qualifications to the post-season will use the old formula, whereby the three highest away scores are taken, then the next three highest scores, the high score tossed, and the remaining five averaged.  LSU's Kailin Chio retains her first place position in the AA, VT and BB.  Chloe LaCouriere of Bama retains the top spot on UB while Jordan Chiles of UCLA is still #1 on FX.       

Here's the Top 36; for teams near the Top 16 and 36 bubbles, we have added NQS ranges for each (min/max): 

1. OU 197.963
2. LSU 197.917
3. Florida 197.7
4. Alabama 197.5
5. UCLA 197.478
6. Georgia 197.385
7. Stanford 197.267
8. Arkansas 197.192
9. Missouri 197.191
10. Michigan 197.15
11. MSU 197.056
12. Utah 197.008
13. Minnesota 196.834
14. Cal 196.698 (196.745/196.593)
15. Clemson 196.644 (196.686/196.564)
16. Auburn 196.547 (196.613/196.498)
17(t). Penn State 196.522 (196.595/196.471)
18(t). Ohio State 196.522 (196.592/196.436)
19. Kentucky 196.503 (196.594/196.261)
20. NC State 196.448 (196.511/196.368)
21. Iowa 196.447 (196.525/196.285)
22. North Carolina 196.433 (196.51/196.245)
23. Denver 196.361
24. BYU 196.233
25. Oregon State 196.106
26. SUU 195.955
27. Maryland 195.9
28. Utah State 195.855
29. San Jose State 195.717
30. Arizona 195.691 (195.794/195.453)
31. ASU 195.631
32. Nebraska 195.622
33. Air Force 195.59 (195.732/195.441)
34. CMU 195.544 (195.625, 195.464)
35. Washington 195.415 (195.52/195.248)
36. Pitt 195.372 (195.475/195.3)
37. Rutgers 195.364 (195.483/195.188)
38. Penn 195.286 195 (195.358/195.165)
39. Boise State 195.256 (195.358/195.135)
40. Ball State 195.236 (195.31/195.093)
41. Illinois 195.197 (195.295/195.078)
42. Towson 195.189 (195.248/195.052)

Link: RoadToNationals.com