Another piece of the NCAA mid-season invite puzzle is falling into place, with top programs Florida, Alabama and Florida State expected to attend the Georgia Tech Invite.
Georgia Tech provided us with a preliminary list of programs currently scheduled to compete:
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University of Alabama
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East Carolina University
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Florida State University
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University of Florida
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Georgia Southern University
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Georgia Tech
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University of North Carolina
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University of South Carolina
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University of Utah
Georgia Southern only has a women’s program, but the other schools appear in line to bring both their men’s and women’s teams to Georgia Tech. The Georgia Tech Invite takes place from November 22-24 in Atlanta. That’s the first major weekend of mid-season invites, but the latest of that weekend with a Friday-through-Sunday schedule.
Here’s a quick look at the current lineup of mid-season invites for major programs, based on what we’ve reported so far this season:
| Meet | Dates | Women’s Teams | Men’s Teams |
| Mizzou Invite* | 11/20-11/22 | Missouri, Arkansas | Missouri |
| Art Adamson Invite (Texas A&M)* | 11/21-11/23 | Texas A&M, USC, Stanford | Texas A&M, USC |
| Tennessee Invite | 11/21-11/23 | Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Carson Newman | Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Carson Newman |
| Ohio State Invite | 11/21-11/23 | Ohio State, Kentucky, Notre Dame, UNC, West Virginia, Kenyon, Ohio, Yale, Penn State, Pitt, Buffalo, Virginia Tech, UCLA | Ohio State, Kentucky, Notre Dame, UNC, West Virginia, Kenyon, Yale, Penn State, Pitt, Virginia Tech |
| Wolfpack Invite (NC State) | 11/21-11/23 | Auburn, NC State, Arizona State, Duke, Wisconsin | Auburn, NC State, Arizona State, Duke, Wisconsin |
| Purdue Invite | 11/21-11/23 | Louisville, Purdue, Pitt, Grand Canyon, McKendree, Illinois State, Indiana State, FIU | Louisville, Purdue, Pitt, Grand Canyon, McKendree, Navy |
| Georgia Tech Invite | 11/22-11/24 | Alabama, East Carolina, Florida State, Florida, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, UNC, South Carolina, Utah | Alabama, East Carolina, Florida State, Florida, Georgia Tech, UNC, South Carolina, Utah |
| Minnesota Invite | 12/4-12/7 | Cal, Minnesota, Michigan, Harvard, Iowa, Arizona, Texas | Cal, Minnesota, Michigan, Harvard, Iowa, Arizona, Texas |
| U.S. Open | 12/4-12/7 |
*Invites with an asterisk are listed on various teams schedules, but we haven’t yet received a full list of prospective schools attending by the host school. We’ll continue to report as we hear back from other teams. Currently listed teams are those with the meet on their official schedule.
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