2022.04.09 09:20:51 (1512691997609320449) from Daniel J. Bernstein:
For all the people asking: NIST has consistently said that its first selection will be a subset of {finalists,SPHINCS+}, while other candidates such as NTRU Prime won't be eligible until 2023. A FOIA request revealed why NTRU Prime isn't a finalist; see https://ntruprime.cr.yp.to/latticerisks-20211031.pdf.