2020-2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: Final Edition
The Virginia Cavaliers continue to lead the way into NCAAs, led by five top-ranked relays and a dominant roster from top to bottom.
NCAA Women’s Teams Ranked By Average Change From Seeded NCAA Points
We’re looking back at historical data to see which teams, on average, gain the most points from seed at the NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
WATCH: Regan Smith Breaks American Record With 49.16 In 100-Yard Back
19-year old Regan Smith of Riptide Swim Team in Minnesota has broken the American and U.S. Open Records in the 100 yard backstroke.
Only Two Mid-Major Swimmers Seeded To Score at 2021 Women’s NCAAs
In a year where the pandemic has wreaked havoc, only two swimmers and zero relays from outside the Power-5 are seeded to score at women’s NCAAs.
2021 NCAA Women’s Diving Preview: Purdue, Texas & IU Should Score Big
Texas leads all women’s teams with four qualified divers and 9 total event entries. But Purdue and Indiana should also score big on the boards.
2021 Zone D: Texas Men & Women Add 4th Divers On Day 3 of Zones
Freshman Brendan McCourt qualified for NCAAs on the final day, bringing the Texas men to four divers and setting up roster decisions for coach Eddie Reese.
2021 Zone A: Navy’s Hannah Montau Qualifies For 3 NCAA Events With One Win
Montau missed the 3-meter and the 1-meter invite lines by a single spot. But a last-day platform win booked her NCAA appearances in all three events.
Men’s Pac-12 Picks Revisited: Utah Overperforms Expectations, Nabs 4th
Swimulator projections had Utah down 297.5 to USC. But the Utah men showed up to swim at Pac-12s, beating the Trojans by six for fourth place.
Women’s Pac-12 Picks Revisited: Stanford Makes It Closer Than Expected
Like the Big Ten, the Pac-12 had a shortened regular season which made Swimulator projections harder to evaluate. Utah was the biggest overperformer.
Men’s Big 12 Picks Revisited: West Virginia Snags Second With Strong Showing
Just as we saw on the women’s side, West Virginia outswam expectations, beating TCU by 132 to remain the conference runners-up.
Women’s Big 12 Picks Revisited: Trust In Kansas Pays Off, WVU Performs Well
Though season-best times had Kansas well behind TCU and West Virginia, the Jayhawks surged at Big 12s to finish as team runners-up.
Men’s Big Ten Picks Revisited: Michigan Overcomes Two-Week Pause
This was a brutal conference to call, and we narrowly picked IU over fears about Michigan’s two-week training pause during taper. Michigan proved us wrong.
2021 Zone A: Virginia Women Add 2nd & 3rd Divers On Day 2
The Virginia women added two more divers to their NCAA qualifiers today, and now sit with 14 swimmers and 3 divers invited.
2021 Zone D: Windle & Bacon Each Win Again On Day 2, A&M Men Add Another Diver
Minnesota’s Sarah Bacon and Texas’s Jordan Windle remained undefeated through two days of the Zone D Championships. Bacon won 3-meter and Windle platform.
Women’s Big Ten Picks Revisited: Nebraska Exceeds Expectations
Nebraska and Iowa were the big outliers, jumping up a full tier from where we expected them to be. Nebraska jumped three, nearly four spots from our picks.