@thumper1 You are right, I missed the post where the home state was mentioned.
To clarify for @dopefuture - merit at UNM, U of A, ASU, and UT-Dallas is not limited to western states. Amigo scholarship at UNM would bring COA to in state rates (less than 20K). I know a girl with 33 ACT and similar GPA to your daughter who got full tuition at UT-Dallas. She was just under the National Merit commended score. ASU and U of A are not auto-merit but your D would be competitive for merit at both.