I think it is still too early for me to make predictions based on coaching changes, transfers, and awaiting COVID yay or nay.
Big Ten
Michigan should still be strong, but Michigan State will likely be going after them. I anticipate Ohio State improving but Iowa and Minnesota should drop considering senior losses. Penn State will be one to watch because Sarah Shire Brown is likely on her way out if she can’t produce results. The team was a Big Ten contender and qualified to nationals several times, but they missed regionals as a team this year in 40th and just barely qualified to regionals in 2021. Nebraska is another team that is going to be watched as they failed to make regionals two years now. Especially since they made the last Super Six final in 2018, and suddenly are no longer national contenders.
Pac 12
Utah will maintain or get better with Abby Brenner, UCLA should get better and even contend for nationals next year all depending on McDonald coming in. I am curious to see how Arizona and Arizona State look. Cal is losing some valuable seniors so they might drop a bit. Stanford should continue to rise but losing Bryant is a major loss. Oregon State should also improve since they are brining in freshman bar workers. Washington also should improve with Llewellyn righting the ship after scoring their highest regional score ever this year.
Big 12:
Denver should improve as they are keeping Ruiz and Brown. Oklahoma should maintain from their championship team. Woodard is a loss for beam and floor, but Torrez will improve their depth on all 4 pieces.
Iowa State and West Virginia will be neck and neck with each other. ISU loses some important routines.
SEC: It will be interesting to see what happens here as Florida could have some key losses should Thomas and Reed not return as they already lose Baumann and Skaggs. LSU could improve but let us see how their health and beam look as they are losing several key seniors. Auburn has Suni and Derrian returning but wondering how much the loss of Priess-Johnston will effect them. Georgia will be interesting to watch given all the changes made at the roster level and with Kupets Carter job on the line. Kentucky should maintain as well as Arkansas, though losing Price will hurt. Alabama loses Graber and Duckworth but I am curious if Priess-Johnston will improve the team and get them back to making national finals. Missouri returns their entire team and gets a few strong freshman, so I see them making a run for the top of the SEC and potentially also a run at making national finals.
Others:
MAC- Central vs Western vs Kent State to see who is best out of the conference.
MRGC- Utah State post Amy Smith and BYU without Sadie Miner-Van Tassel, will it finally be Southern Utah’s breakout year?
ACC- North Carolina, what will year 2 look like with Durante?
San Jose State, massively improved but they lose a strong bars coach, so who will Bowers hire to replace him? Can San Jose State get even better and potentially earn a berth to a regionals final? I think they can.