2024 NCAA DIII Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
- March 20-23, 2024
- Location: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC
- Defending Champs: Denison women (1x) & Emory men (2x)
With the release of the (pre-diving) psych sheets for the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, we can project the score of the swimming portion of the meet based on seeds. As a reminder, there are 310 points still not accounted for from the diving portion of the meet, which we’ll get a clearer picture of after Regionals wrap up this weekend.
- 29 female divers and 24 male divers will be selected from four regional meets, each with its own invited athlete cap. Starting with the top finisher in each board, athletes are added in finish order until the regional cap is met. Ties are broken by combined scores from 1-meter and 3-meter.
- For the official qualifying procedure, see here.
Based on season-best swims, this scoring gives good insight into the team race shaping up this year – and sets the tone for any upsets, climbs, or falls in the final rankings.
Defending champions Denison (women) and Emory (men) top the projections by a healthy margin, but behind them a number of strong teams are jostling for position.
The defending women’s meet runner-ups Emory lurk in 7th in psych sheet points. Notably, they have a high ceiling in relay points based on their performances from last year. Their finishes in the 200 medley relay (1st), 200 free relay (1st) and 400 medley relay (2nd) alone accounts for 114 points, just two less than their 16 currently projected relay points.
There aren’t as many surprises on the men’s side, beyond the Denison men’s continued slide. They fell to 8th last year, their lowest finish since 1983 after an impressive run of top-3 finishes between 2006-2022 that included five team titles. Here the Big Red are 11th, and aren’t even seeded to score in two of the five relays (200 free relay, 400 free relay).
Checking out the individual scorers, NYU’s Kaley McIntyre is the only swimmer seeded to score a perfect 60 points, courtesy of her top rankings in the 50 free (22.60), 100 free (49.47) and 200 free (1:46.87). Behind her, Williams’ Sophia Verkleeren and Connecticut College’s Justin Finkel could score 57 points if they hold their positions.
It’s worth noting that Emory has already hit the athlete cap with their invited swimmers, so depending on how many of their divers qualify there could be some roster changes before teams arrive in Greensboro.
PSYCH SHEET SCORING – INDIVIDUAL & RELAY SWIMMING EVENTS ONLY
(Note: These projections do not include diving.)
Women
| Team | Total Points | Individual Points | Relay Points |
| Denison | 420 | 261 | 159 |
| Kenyon | 393 | 269 | 124 |
| Williams | 366.5 | 202.5 | 164 |
| MIT | 296 | 143 | 153 |
| NYU | 282 | 176 | 106 |
| Pomona-Pitzer | 259.5 | 107.5 | 152 |
| Emory | 258.5 | 142.5 | 116 |
| Hope College | 151 | 62 | 89 |
| Tufts | 149 | 53 | 96 |
| Calvin | 145 | 34 | 111 |
| Swarthmore | 134 | 62 | 72 |
| Trinity U. | 106 | 84 | 22 |
| Chicago | 84.5 | 52.5 | 32 |
| Bates | 70 | 46 | 24 |
| Johns Hopkins | 67.5 | 36.5 | 31 |
| Amherst | 49 | 37 | 12 |
| Albion | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Austin College | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| SUNY Geneseo | 37 | 11 | 26 |
| Claremont MS | 31 | 7 | 24 |
| Mary Washington | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Gettysburg | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| Wellesley | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Rowan | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Luther | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Chapman | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| St. Mary’s MD | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Colby | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| W&L | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Middlebury | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Wash U. MO | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Case Western | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Springfield | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Messiah | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Gustavus | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| CMU | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bowdoin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Men
| Team | Total Points | Individual Points | Relay Points |
| Emory | 385 | 229 | 156 |
| Williams | 306 | 146 | 160 |
| Kenyon | 290 | 144 | 146 |
| Chicago | 249 | 115 | 134 |
| Tufts | 220.5 | 82.5 | 138 |
| NYU | 220 | 98 | 122 |
| Calvin | 193 | 93 | 100 |
| MIT | 186.5 | 58.5 | 128 |
| CMU | 179.5 | 67.5 | 112 |
| TCNJ | 163 | 117 | 46 |
| Denison | 144 | 108 | 36 |
| Claremont MS | 135 | 109 | 26 |
| Wash U. MO | 111 | 69 | 42 |
| Johns Hopkins | 104 | 100 | 4 |
| Pomona-Pitzer | 71.5 | 35.5 | 36 |
| Bates | 70 | 40 | 30 |
| Connecticut | 57 | 57 | 0 |
| Hope College | 53 | 25 | 28 |
| W&L | 51 | 11 | 40 |
| Hamilton | 47.5 | 47.5 | 0 |
| Bowdoin | 37 | 28 | 9 |
| Ithaca | 32 | 26 | 6 |
| Case Western | 31.5 | 31.5 | 0 |
| Coast Guard | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Brandeis | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| St. Mary’s MD | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Wheaton IL | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| SUNY Geneseo | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Whitworth | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Colby | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| Cal Lutheran | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Rose-Hulman | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Rowan | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Trinity U. | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| USMMA | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| John Carroll | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Rhodes | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Amherst | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Berry | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| RIT | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Rensselaer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| F&M | 1 | 0 | 1 |
On the women’s side, Kenyon has the second fastest 200 medley relay of the year but is seeded 24th. Those 34 points would put them in the lead over Denison.
I think Max Cory is gonna be the breakout swimmer of the meet here. Could definitely see the 50 Free record going down.
I can’t wait to see Max Cory single handedly destroy the NCAA this year
Go Jumbos
1- On the women’s side, depending on diving, it could be a tight 3 way battle for the overall team trophy between Denison, Kenyon & Williams. Maybe another tight 4-way battle for the 4th place team trophy between MIT, NYU, Pomona & Emory!
2- On the Men’s side, Kenyon’s star diver, Israel Zavaleta could score 40 points again, lifting Kenyon into a 3-way battle with Emory and Williams for the team title. Another battle will be brewing for the 4th place team finish between Chicago, NYU and Tufts!
3- Does anyone know? What teams historically drop the most time from conference to NCAAs? Perhaps freshman swimmers tend to have the biggest drops by class….Which teams have the most freshman invites?… Read more »
For 3 – Obviously this fluctuates year to year. Kenyon, Denison, and Emory are the most consistent drops from conferences to NCAAs. The NESCAC teams (e.g., Williams, Tufts), Johns Hopkins, and NYU are hit or miss depending on the year. MIT tends to add at NCAAs.
Denison and JHU outside the top 10 on the men’s side is pretty wild given how dominate they were a few years ago
Remember JHU was 10th going into last year’s meet and finished 4th