We’re narrowing in on the 2023 season, and it wouldn’t be a new year without some predictions! We’ll be answering one pressing question over the course of eight days as we gear up for the first meet on January 6. Check out the previous days’ questions and predictions here.
Those final few regionals spots are always tightly contested, often leaving it until the final weekend to determine who heads to regionals and who heads home until January. Will this year finally be the Tar Heels time? Maybe former 5-star recruit Skyla Schulte will bring Michigan State into the spotlight. Or perhaps the time is nigh for USB’s Rutgers rebuild to finally pay off? Or will it be another team entirely?
Which Non-Regionals Standby Will Make the Top 36 in 2023?
Winner: North Carolina (3 votes), Rutgers (3 votes)
Runners-up: Pittsburgh (1 vote)
Elizabeth: North Carolina making it last year but not traditionally qualifies it for this question. I think the Tar Heels are on the rise, and I can wait to see it happen.
Peri: If Pittsburgh can week in week out replicate its best meets from last season (think at least three scores over 49), they’ll be in the conversation for the top 36. Plus, we’ve never seen a regional host miss the cutoff with the current format.
Alyssa: If we are…
