From Los Angeles, California (USA) made up of Gracie Lueck (Tenor), Therese Masangcay (Lead), Kayla Quilantang (Baritone), and Sarah Morehead (Bass).

From Fort Myers and Tampa, Florida (USA) made up of Raegan Stauffer (Tenor), Madison Slamka (Lead), Kaley Anna Raabe (Baritone), and Emily Hitt (Bass).

From Atlanta, Georgia; Rockville, Maryland; Los Angeles, California; and Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) made up of Michaela Olson (Tenor), Tessa Walker (Lead), Melody Hine (Baritone), and Candra Rice (Bass).

From Colorado, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and Tennessee (USA) made up of Maggie McAlexander (Tenor), Amanda Pitts (Lead), Jadyn Johnson (Baritone), and Sara Littlefield (Bass).

From Fort Worth, Texas (USA) made up of Quincie Smith (Tenor), Caroline Hunt (Lead), Kim Newcomb (Baritone), and Ashley Brockman (Bass).

From Scottsdale, Arizona (USA) made up of Caitlin Tervo (Tenor), Melanie Barker (Lead), Krista Moller (Baritone), and Taylor Daniels (Bass).

From Kansas City, Kansas; Aldie, Virginia; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Fort Myers, Florida (USA) made up of Michaela Johnston (Tenor), Heather Krones (Lead), Mary Duncan Baritone), and Hailey Myatt (Bass).

From Baltimore, Maryland (USA) made up of Amanda McNutt (Tenor), Ali Hauger (Lead), Katie Gillis (Baritone), and Katie MacDonald (Bass).

From Porirua, New Zealand made up of Knoxana Leasi (Tenor), Olivia Samuel (Lead), Georgina Peniamina (Baritone), and Theodora Esera (Bass).

From Seattle, Washington, made up of Elizabeth Bearss (Tenor), Heather-Jade Pase (Lead), Lexi Moroni (Baritone), and Jenny Allen (Bass).

From Nashville, Tennessee (USA), made up of Erin Cardin (Lead), Ruthie Harden (Tenor), Neyla Pekarek (Baritone), and Ashley Estrada (Bass).

From Pikesville, Maryland (USA), made up of Barbara Reynolds (Tenor), Ali Hauger (Lead), Rachael Baird (Baritone), and Lauren Ambrosino (Bass).

From University City, Missouri (USA), made up of Lauren Robards (Tenor), Emma Harris (Lead), Casey Bazzell (Baritone), and Eleanor Mills (Bass).

From Sylvania, Ohio (USA) made up of Erica Wagner (Tenor), Heather Pase (Lead), Lindsay Sanderson (Baritone), and Loren Kaminski (Bass).

UnderAge (later renamed LoveNotes) from Sunnyvale, California (USA), made up of Brittany Gilmore (Tenor), Mia Dessenberger (Lead), Caitlen Smith (Baritone), and Mary Segura (Bass).

From Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA), made up of Katarina Nortz (Tenor), Lisa Maria Lopez (Lead), Sephra Osburn (Baritone), and Emerald Lessley (Bass).

From Tampa, Florida (USA), made up of Amber Crutchfield (Tenor), Lindsey Dosal (Lead), Elizabeth Bearss (Baritone), and Jenny Connelly (Bass).

Presenting...The 2002 Sweet Adelines International Rising Star Champion Quartet, Voice Activated, made up of Alyssa Harris (Tenor), Karen Maney (Lead), Kristi Conner (Baritone, and Lindsay Chartier (Bass).

From Christchurch City, New Zealand, made up of Nicole Campbell (Tenor), Beth Cambell (Lead), Hannah Calder (Baritone), and Ruth Hope (Bass).

From Columbus and Richmond, Michigan (USA), made up of Grace Schmidt (Tenor), Calista Conner (Lead), Erin D'Anne Willard (Baritone), and Colleen Riley (Bass).

From Michigan (USA), made up of Kristen Dancisak (Tenor), Ashley Deming (Lead), Kelli Miller (Baritone), and Katie Beckett (Bass). The Dazzling Diamonds were the first-ever Rising Star Champion Quartet.