With the season 24 days away, the 2017 preseason coaches poll is out and the top of the standings aren't too surprising. Reigning national champion Oklahoma sits atop the rankings at No. 1 with 47 first-place votes and 2519 total points. LSU, 2016's runner-up is No. 2 (11 first-place votes, 2412 total points) and Alabama is No. 3 (5 first-place votes, 2336 total points). UCLA and Florida round out the top five.
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With all but 12 teams’ seasons complete, we can take a look at the final standings for places 12-25. Some teams finished 2016 with a bang while others fizzled out. These rankings are based off of teams’ RQS plus their regional score. To view the full rankings, visit roadtonationals.com.
13. Michigan 14. Oregon State 15. Denver 16. Boise State 17. Eastern Michigan 18. Washington 19. Missouri 20. Arkansas 21. Arizona 22. Kentucky 23. Iowa 24. George Washington 25. Illinois The remaining places will determined after the conclusion of the national championships April 15-16. We finally know the teams, all arounders and individuals that will make their way to Fort Worth, Texas next week for the 2016 national championships. After six exciting regional competitions and a couple of upsets, the field is set. Take a look at all the qualifiers, which session they’ll be competing in for prelims and what event they’ll be starting on. You can also check your ranking in the NCAA gymnastics bracket challenge after round one. Only one player remains perfect, having picked all 12 qualifying teams. Nationals Qualifiers
The regular season is over, conference championships are done and we now know the 36 teams that have qualified to regionals. After Monday's regionals selection show, rankings won't matter anymore. All that will matter is how a team does on regionals day in April and not any prior results. While unlikely, No. 36 could have a stellar meet and qualify to regionals. But until the placements are announced take a look at the final RQS rankings of the 2016 season. Because after regionals, we get into different ranking territory.
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Days until the 2017 National ChampionshipsArchives
July 2017
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