2018 NCAA Conference Championship Primer – Division I

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With all due respect to Christmas, there’s nothing quite like the NCAA postseason in swimming & diving, and it kicks off next month with conference championship meets across the United States.

In preparation for the coming month of NCAA action, we’ve compiled a listing of every conference meet in the NCAA’s Division I. Stay tuned to SwimSwam.com for primers on Division II and Division III, as well as more in-depth looks at each of the major conference championships.

You can bookmark this page to get continuing information on each conference championships, as we’ll be adding links to live results, live video, championship central sites and more as they become available.

WEEK 1

ACC – Women

Teams: Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Louisville, NC State, Notre Dame, Florida State, Pittsburgh, Miami, Georgia Tech, Duke, Boston College, Clemson

SEC – Women

Teams: Georgia, Texas A&M, Florida, Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

SEC – Men

Teams: Florida, Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas A&M, LSU, Kentucky

Big Ten Women

Teams: Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Purdue, Ohio State, Penn State, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Rutgers, Illinois, Michigan State

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) – Men and Women

  • Wednesday, February 14 – Saturday, February 17
  • Erie Community College, Buffalo, NY (Eastern Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: Rider men (6x) & Marist women (8x) (Results: 1, 2, 3, 4)
  • Live results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central

Teams: Bryant, Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Monmouth, Niagara, Rider, Saint Peter’s, Siena

AAC –  Women & Men

Teams: SMU, UConn, East Carolina, Cincinnati, Houston (women only), Tulane (women only)

Atlantic 10 – Men and Women

Teams: Massachusetts, Davidson, Fordham, George Mason, La Salle, Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, George Washington, Richmond (women only), Duquesne (women only), Rhode Island (women only)

Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA) – Men and Women

Teams: Incarnate Word, Gardner-Webb, Howard, New Jersey Tech (men only), Florida Atlantic (men only), Old Dominion (men only), Mount St. Mary’s (men only), Florida Gulf Coast (women only), Liberty (women only), Georgia Southern (women only), Campbell (women only), UNC-Asheville (women only), North Florida (women only)

Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) – Men and Women

  • Wednesday, February 14 – Saturday, February 17
  • Christiansburg Aquatic Center, Christiansburg, VA (Eastern Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: William & Mary men (3x) & William & Mary women (2x) (results)
  • Live results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central

Teams: Towson, William & Mary, Delaware, UNC-Wilmington, Drexel, James Madison (women only), Northeastern (women only)

Ivy League – Women

Teams: Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Penn, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth

Missouri Valley Conference – Women

  • Wednesday, February 14 – Saturday, February 17
  • University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Central Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: Missouri State (1x) (results)
  • Live results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central

Teams: Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Evansville, Norther Iowa, Arkansas – Little Rock

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) – Men and Women

Teams: Brigham Young, UC Santa Barbara, Hawaii, Cal Poly, Pacific, UC-Davis (women only), San Diego (women only)

Mountain West Conference – Women

  • Wednesday, February 14 – Saturday, February 17
  • Palo Alto College Aquatic Center, San Antonio, TX (Central Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: Boise State (results)
  • Live results
  • Live Video – Mountain West Network
  • Championship Central

Teams: San Diego State, Boise State, Nevada, Wyoming, UNLV, Air Force, San Jose State, Fresno State, New Mexico, Colorado

Patriot League – Men and Women

Teams: American, Army West Point, Bucknell, Boston University, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola, Navy

Summit League – Men and Women

Teams: Denver, Eastern Illinois, IUPUI, Omaha, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Western Illinois, Valparaiso (men only)

America East – Women & Men

  • Thursday, February 15 – Sunday, February 18
  • WPI Sports and Recreation Center, Worcester, MA (Eastern Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: UMBC (2x) (results)
  • Live results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central

Teams: Binghamton, Maine, UMBC, New Hampshire (women only), Vermont, VMI, Stony Brook (women only)

WEEK 2

ACC – Men

Teams: NC State, Louisville, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Virginia, Duke, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Miami

Big Ten – Men

Teams: Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Penn State, Iowa, Northwestern, Michigan State

Big 12 – Men and Women

Teams: Texas, Texas Christian, West Virginia, Kansas (women only), Iowa State (women only)

Pac-12 – Women

Teams: California, Stanford, Southern California, Arizona, UCLA, Utah, Arizona State, Washington State, Oregon State

Big East – Men and Women

  • Wednesday, February 21 – Saturday, February 24
  • SPIRE Institute, Geneva, OH (Eastern Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: Villanova women (4x) & Seton Hall men (1x) (results)
  • Live results
  • Live Video (if available)
  • Championship Central

Teams: Villanova, Georgetown, Xavier, Seton Hall, Providence, Butler (women only)

Conference-USA – Women

Teams: Florida International, Rice, Marshall, North Texas, Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion

Horizon League – Men and Women

  • Wednesday, February 21 – Saturday, February 24
  • Robert F. Busbey Natatorium, Cleveland, OH (Eastern Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: Oakland men (4x) & Oakland women (4x) (results)
  • Live results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central

Teams: Cleveland State, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Oakland, UIC, Valparaiso, Wright State, Youngstown State (women only)

Ivy League  – Men

Teams: Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Penn, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth

Mid-American Conference (MAC) – Women

  • Wednesday, February 21 – Saturday, February 24
  • Ohio University Aquatic Center, Athens, OH (Eastern Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: Akron (4x) (results)
  • Live results
  • Live Video (if available)
  • Championship Central

Teams: Akron, Miami (Ohio), Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio, Toledo, Ball State

Northeast Conference (NEC) – Women

Teams: Bryant, Central Connecticut, LIU Brooklyn, Mount St. Mary’s, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U, Wagner

Western Athletic Conference (WAC) – Men and Women

Teams: Grand Canyon, Cal State – Bakersfield, Seattle, North Dakota, Northern Arizona (women only), New Mexico State (women only), Northern Colorado (women only), Idaho (women only), Wyoming (men only), UNLV (men only), Air Force (men only)

WEEK 3

Pac-12 – Men

  • Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 3 (Diving Feb. 21-24)
  • Federal Way, WA (Pacific Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: Stanford (2x) (results)
  • Live results
  • Live Video (if available)
  • Championship Central

Teams: Southern California, Stanford, California, Arizona, Arizona State, Utah

Mid-American Conference (MAC) – Men

  • Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 3
  • Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center, Oxford, Ohio (Eastern Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: Eastern Michigan (3x) (results)
  • Live results
  • Live Video (if available)
  • Championship Central

Teams: Eastern Michigan, Missouri State, Buffalo, Southern Illinois, Miami (OH), Evansville, Ball State

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Stallion06
5 years ago

Dressel is so good he’s still the cover boy even though he’s no longer in the NCAA

Admin
Reply to  Stallion06
5 years ago

We pinned the wrong year. This is 2018. Should be fixed now.

aquajosh
6 years ago

I’m starting to think Dressel is going to swim the 200 IM at SECs. He went 1:44 on Saturday against Tennessee. (Along with a 19.4 50, a 53.2 100 breast, and another 18.9 relay split)

Phelps swims 200 breast rio
Reply to  aquajosh
6 years ago

That would be great- I hope he swims it.

wolfensf
Reply to  aquajosh
6 years ago

Join the discussion

wolfensf
Reply to  wolfensf
6 years ago

Join the discussion

wolfensf
Reply to  wolfensf
6 years ago

The problem I see with Dressel doing the 200 IM is team points. That pushes Mark Szaranek down in the standings and he is a favorite.

ArtVanDeLegh10
Reply to  wolfensf
6 years ago

Dressel could swim the 200 IM at SECs where winning the team title won’t be difficult for UF, and swim the 50 at NCAAs allowing Szaranek to have 1 less person to compete against.

I’d guess Dressel will still swim his regular events at SECs but we can all hope.

Pvdh
Reply to  wolfensf
6 years ago

Team title won’t be difficult at SECs

aquajosh
Reply to  wolfensf
6 years ago

Szaranek is a Swiss Army knife like Dressel and Switkowski, and like Stokowski will become. He can swim anything, and he could theoretically drop the 200 IM to swim the 2 fly, 2 breast (he’s really come on in it this year) and 4 IM at SECs. The team title is won on depth, and UF has it in spades. Also, we know he’s going to swim both IMs at NCs. This would also give the coaches a chance to see which would be his better third event this year – 2 fly, or 2 breast. He’s already been a 1:55 this year.

E+Gamble
Reply to  aquajosh
6 years ago

Dressel will be swimming for his SEC legacy in 50 free, 100 free, and 100 fly. I don’t think he will be swimming 200 IM until summer. It’s about scoring points at SECs and NCAAs. Besides… Florida is already the favorite in both IMs without Dressel.

andy majeske
Reply to  aquajosh
6 years ago

I am going to make a really radical guess here–how about Dressel swimming 200 IM, 100 Breast & 200 Free at SEC’s. Now that would be something to see…

Sir Swimsalot
Reply to  andy majeske
6 years ago

It would, but I would really love to see a 39 and a 17.

Buona
Reply to  aquajosh
6 years ago

I am wondering why Dressel did not swim the 100 fly in dual meets.

Sir Swimsalot
6 years ago

Who thinks Dressel will do a full taper for NCAA’s? I’ve heard many say he saved it for Worlds last year.

Friuti
6 years ago

Awww ye, best time of the year hands down. Can’t wait to load more live results page than my poor laptop can handle, refresh furiously throughout and save more bookmarks than I know what to do with. Thanks for the little compilation here!

JP input is too short
Reply to  Friuti
6 years ago

Heh, this is totally real life. Swimming championships season + March Madness = little to no actual work done 😛

dmswim
Reply to  Friuti
5 years ago

It’s time to make use of those dual monitors!

CanSwim13
6 years ago

The beginning of the most wonderful time of the year

Pvdh
Reply to  CanSwim13
6 years ago

“And now it begins”

Boi
6 years ago

I hear Loyola Maryland is gonna make some big moves this year

wuh
Reply to  Boi
6 years ago

yea the Ben Cono guy is already top 4 in the 100 breast in the nation so far

Admin
Reply to  wuh
6 years ago

wuh/Boi – please adhere to the SwimSwam commenting guidelines, which includes not making up multiple user names to have a conversation with yourself. Thanks.

breaststroker
Reply to  Braden Keith
6 years ago

LOL

Ebmarah/Right Dude Here
Reply to  breaststroker
6 years ago

Yeah once you switch, it’s best to just not go back.

BSD
Reply to  Braden Keith
6 years ago

That’s just Kevin Durant, don’t worry

BenConoForPresident
Reply to  wuh
6 years ago

Ben Cono. The Boi, The Wuh. The Legend.

Sccoach
Reply to  Boi
6 years ago

Good luck at conference Ben… I mean boi/wuh

Go Bearcats
6 years ago

America East has men & women this season

nepotism
6 years ago

America East is sponsoring a championship for both men and women. Stony Brook has reinstated its women’s team and the conference added Virginia Military Institute as an affiliate member for men and women’s swimming and diving.

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