2018 NAIA National Championships – Men’s Meet
- Dates: Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 3; prelims 9 am, finals 5 pm
- Location: Columbus Aquatic Center, Columbus, Georgia (Eastern Time Zone)
- Defending Champions: Olivet Nazarene University (results)
- Psych Sheet
- Live Results: Available here
- Live Video: Available here
- Championship Central
For those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims, swimmers qualify for one of two finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, and places 9 through 16 the B final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time of any heat in the final.
With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups,” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers in the A final, “Down” to swimmers in the B final.
Day 3
Keiser University left no doubt on Friday morning; they are serious about taking home the 2018 NAIA national title. The Seahawks put nearly twice as many swimmers in the Day 3 finals as their rivals, ONU and SCAD. SCAD came out slightly ahead of ONU, but with a 54.5-point deficit heading into tonight’s finals, the Bees aren’t likely to make up enough ground to move into second place.
Loyola New Orleans was once again a big winner in prelims, picking up 29 points over their psych sheet seedings. Thomas University (+25) and Union College (+17) had excellent mornings as well.
Men’s Ups/Downs
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| Keiser University | 11 | 5 |
| SCAD Savannah | 7 | 4 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 6 | 1 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 4 | 4 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 4 | 3 |
| The College of Idaho | 2 | 4 |
| Thomas University | 2 | 4 |
| Union College | 2 | 0 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 1 | 4 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 1 | 4 |
| Asbury University | 1 | 1 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 0 | 3 |
| Milligan College | 0 | 1 |
| Morningside College | 0 | 1 |
| St Ambrose University | 0 | 1 |
Men’s 400 Yard Individual Medley
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists | |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 2 | 0 | |
| SCAD Savannah | 2 | 0 | |
| Keiser University | 1 | 3 | |
| The College of Idaho | 1 | 1 | |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 1 | 0 | |
| University of the Cumberlands | 1 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 0 | 2 | |
| Asbury University | 0 | 1 | |
| St Ambrose University | 0 | 1 | |
Men’s 100 Yard Butterfly
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| SCAD Savannah | 2 | 1 |
| Keiser University | 2 | 0 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 1 | 1 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 1 | 1 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 1 | 0 |
| Union College | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas University | 0 | 2 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 0 | 1 |
| The College of Idaho | 0 | 1 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 0 | 1 |
Men’s 200 Yard Freestyle
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| Keiser University | 3 | 1 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 2 | 0 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas University | 1 | 1 |
| The College of Idaho | 1 | 0 |
| SCAD Savannah | 0 | 2 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 0 | 2 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 0 | 1 |
Men’s 100 Yard Breaststroke
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| Keiser University | 3 | 1 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas University | 1 | 1 |
| SCAD Savannah | 1 | 0 |
| Union College | 1 | 0 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 1 | 0 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 0 | 3 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 0 | 2 |
Men’s 100 Yard Backstroke
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| SCAD Savannah | 2 | 1 |
| Keiser University | 2 | 0 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 1 | 1 |
| Asbury University | 1 | 0 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 1 | 0 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 1 | 0 |
| The College of Idaho | 0 | 2 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 0 | 1 |
| Milligan College | 0 | 1 |
| Morningside College | 0 | 1 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 0 | 1 |
Men’s 3-Meter Diving
| Team | A Finalists | B Finalists |
| University of the Cumberlands | 1 | 0 |
Projected Standings
| Team | Day 1 Actual | Day 2 Actual | Day 3 Prelims | Day 4 Psych | Final Projected Standings |
| Keiser University | 34 | 177 | 232 | 216 | 659 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 40 | 167.5 | 130 | 130 | 467.5 |
| SCAD Savannah | 32 | 121 | 142 | 141 | 436 |
| Lindenwood University-Belleville | 30 | 101 | 85 | 119 | 335 |
| University of the Cumberlands | 24 | 75 | 118 | 114 | 311 |
| Thomas University | 28 | 98.5 | 83 | 86 | 295.5 |
| West Virginia University – Tech | 26 | 68 | 61 | 76 | 231 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 10 | 70 | 54 | 40 | 174 |
| The College of Idaho | 22 | 62 | 50 | 27 | 161 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | 18 | 41 | 31 | 54 | 144 |
| Union College | 12 | 45 | 47 | 30 | 134 |
| Asbury University | 14 | 19 | 32 | 39 | 104 |
| St Ambrose University | 8 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 52 |
| Morningside College | 6 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 44 |
| Life University | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 18 |
| Milligan College | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Campbellsville University | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Midland University | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Bethel University | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
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