2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Scoring Analysis

2023 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

It was a tantalizing day in the pool at the Men’s NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, with records falling left and right and intriguing battles emerging in the team race.

Indiana led all teams with 160 points on the day, thanks in large to a massive 51-point diving haul, while Arizona State scored 148 in the pool, surpassing 40 points in both the 400 IM and 200 free.

DAY 3 SCORES

1. Indiana: 160.0
2. Arizona State: 148.0
3. California: 131.0
4. Texas: 127.0
5. Florida: 106.0
6. NC State: 95.0
7. Tennessee: 57.0
8. Virginia Tech: 44.0
9. Missouri: 40.5
10. Auburn: 39.0
11. Stanford: 38.5
12. Ohio State: 23.0
13. Texas A&M: 21.0
14. Minnesota: 20.0
15. LSU: 18.0
16. Georgia: 17.0
17. Notre Dame: 17.0
18. USC: 17.0
19. Louisville: 16.0
20. Utah: 14.0
21. Virginia: 14.0
22. UNC: 12.0
23. Michigan: 12.0
24. Alabama: 12.0
25. Columbia: 12.0
26. SIUC: 9.0
27. Wisconsin: 8.0
28. Penn State: 4.0
29. Pittsburgh: 3.0
30. Air Force: 2.0
31. Towson: 2.0
32. Purdue: 1.0

DAY 3 POINTS PER EVENT

400 IM 100 Fly 200 Free 100 Breast 100 Back 3 mtr Diving
400 Medley Relay
Indiana 0 25 4 26 20 51 34
Arizona State 44 0 47 0 25 0 32
California 31 7 17 25 23 0 28
Texas 39 0 31 15 0 20 22
Florida 6 17 7 21 15 0 40
NC State 0 42 0 0 23 0 30
Tennessee 2 14 0 0 2 13 26
Virginia Tech 0 20 0 0 0 0 24
Missouri 0 3 14 5.5 0 0 18
Auburn 0 0 0 7 16 6 10
Stanford 0 16 5 5.5 0 0 12
Ohio State 0 0 3 0 0 20 0
Texas A&M 7 2 0 0 0 4 8
Minnesota 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
LSU 0 0 15 0 0 3 0
Georgia 13 0 0 0 4 0 0
Notre Dame 5 0 9 0 3 0 0
USC 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Louisville 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
UNC 3 0 0 0 0 9 0
Michigan 1 5 0 0 0 0 6
Alabama 0 0 1 11 0 0 0
Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
SIUC 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
Wisconsin 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Penn State 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Air Force 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Towson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Purdue 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

DAY 3 POINTS PER EVENT VERSUS SEED

400 IM

PSYCH POINTS PRELIMS FINALS
DIFFERENCE VS SEED
California, University of, Berkeley 31 30 31
Arizona State University 39 41 44 +5
Florida, University of 11 7 6 -5
North Carolina State University 0 0 0
University of Tennessee 3 3 2 -1
Indiana University 0 0 0
Texas, University of 28 41 39 +11
VA Tech 0 0 0
Auburn University 0 0 0
Georgia, University of 6 12 13 +7
Louisville, University of 0 0 0
Stanford University 0 0 0
Virginia, University of 0 0 0
Texas A&M University 25 9 7 -18
Michigan, University of 2 5 1 -1
Missouri, University of 0 0 0
Ohio State University 0 0 0
University of Alabama 0 0 0
University of Minnesota 0 0 0
Wisconsin, University of, Madison 9 2 4 -5
Kentucky, University of 0 0 0
Arizona, University of 0 0 0
Georgia Institute of Technology 0 0 0
Yale University 0 0 0
Notre Dame, University of 1 1 5 +4
US Air Force Academy (M) 0 0 0
Southern Illinois Univ atCarbondale (M) 0 0 0
Princeton University 0 0 0
Towson University 0 0 0
Harvard University 0 0 0
Utah, University of 0 0 0
Pittsburgh, University of 0 0 0
Louisiana State University 0 0 0
Northwestern University 0 0 0
South Carolina, University of, Columbia 0 0 0
Southern Methodist University 0 0 0
Florida State University 0 0 0
UNC 0 4 3 +3

100 FLY

PSYCH POINTS PRELIMS FINALS
DIFFERENCE VS SEED
California, University of, Berkeley 0 5 7 +7
Arizona State University 4.5 0 0 -4.5
Florida, University of 16 20 17 +1
North Carolina State University 38.5 38 42 +3.5
University of Tennessee 17 13 14 -3
Indiana University 12.5 22 25 +12.5
Texas, University of 0 0 0
VA Tech 20 17 20
Auburn University 0 0 0
Georgia, University of 0 0 0
Louisville, University of 0 0 0
Stanford University 20.5 20 16 -4.5
Virginia, University of 0 0 0
Texas A&M University 0 2 2 +2
Michigan, University of 14 6 5 -9
Missouri, University of 2.5 3 3 +0.5
Ohio State University 2.5 0 0
University of Alabama 0 0 0
University of Minnesota 0 0 0
Wisconsin, University of, Madison 0 0 0
Kentucky, University of 0 0 0
Arizona, University of 0 0 0
Georgia Institute of Technology 0 0 0
Yale University 0 0 0
Notre Dame, University of 0 0 0
US Air Force Academy (M) 0 0 0
Southern Illinois Univ atCarbondale (M) 0 0 0
Princeton University 0 0 0
Towson University 0 0 0
Harvard University 7 0 0 -7
Utah, University of 0 0 0
Pittsburgh, University of 0 0 0
Louisiana State University 0 0 0
Northwestern University 0 0 0
South Carolina, University of, Columbia 0 0 0
Southern Methodist University 0 0 0
Florida State University 0 0 0
Penn State 0 9 4 +4

200 FREE

PSYCH POINTS PRELIMS FINALS
DIFFERENCE VS SEED
California, University of, Berkeley 3 17 17 +14
Arizona State University 38 43 47 +9
Florida, University of 4 3 7 +3
North Carolina State University 12 0 0 -12
University of Tennessee 0 0 0
Indiana University 7 9 4 -3
Texas, University of 11 33.5 31 +20
VA Tech 0 0 0
Auburn University 0 0 0
Georgia, University of 2 0 0 -2
Louisville, University of 6 0 0 -6
Stanford University 0 6 5 +5
Virginia, University of 0 0 0
Texas A&M University 0 0 0
Michigan, University of 0 0 0
Missouri, University of 17 13.5 14 -3
Ohio State University 9 2 3 -6
University of Alabama 16 5 1 -15
University of Minnesota 0 0 0
Wisconsin, University of, Madison 14 0 0 -14
Kentucky, University of 0 0 0
Arizona, University of 0 0 0
Georgia Institute of Technology 0 0 0
Yale University 0 0 0
Notre Dame, University of 1 7 9 +8
US Air Force Academy (M) 15 1 2 -13
Southern Illinois Univ atCarbondale (M) 0 0 0
Princeton University 0 0 0
Towson University 0 0 0
Harvard University 0 0 0
Utah, University of 0 0 0
Pittsburgh, University of 0 0 0
Louisiana State University 0 15 15 +15
Northwestern University 0 0 0
South Carolina, University of, Columbia 0 0 0
Southern Methodist University 0 0 0
Florida State University 0 0 0

100 BREAST

PSYCH POINTS PRELIMS FINALS
DIFFERENCE VS SEED
California, University of, Berkeley 19 29 25 +6
Arizona State University 0 0 0
Florida, University of 37 24 21 +16
North Carolina State University 0 0 0
University of Tennessee 0 0 0
Indiana University 9.5 23 26 +16.5
Texas, University of 7 15 15 +8
VA Tech 3.5 0 0 -3.5
Auburn University 13 1 7 -6
Georgia, University of 0 0 0
Louisville, University of 10 11 16 +6
Stanford University 0 9 5.5 +5.5
Virginia, University of 16 0 0 -16
Texas A&M University 0 0 0
Michigan, University of 0 0 0
Missouri, University of 1 2 5.5 +4.5
Ohio State University 0 0 0
University of Alabama 0 12 11 +11
University of Minnesota 17 20 20 +3
Wisconsin, University of, Madison 0 0 0
Kentucky, University of 0 0 0
Arizona, University of 0 0 0
Georgia Institute of Technology 0 0 0
Yale University 0 0 0
Notre Dame, University of 0 0 0
US Air Force Academy (M) 0 0 0
Southern Illinois Univ atCarbondale (M) 0 0 0
Princeton University 0 0 0
Towson University 12 5 2 -10
Harvard University 0 0 0
Utah, University of 0 0 0
Pittsburgh, University of 10 4 1 -9
Louisiana State University 0 0 0
Northwestern University 0 0 0
South Carolina, University of, Columbia 0 0 0
Southern Methodist University 0 0 0
Florida State University 0 0 0

100 BACK

PSYCH POINTS PRELIMS FINALS
DIFFERENCE VS SEED
California, University of, Berkeley 21.5 23 23 +1.5
Arizona State University 25 26 25
Florida, University of 20 15.5 15 -5
North Carolina State University 17 22 23 +6
University of Tennessee 0 2 2 +2
Indiana University 15 15.5 20 +5
Texas, University of 0 0 0
VA Tech 0 0 0
Auburn University 16 17 16
Georgia, University of 9 9 4 -5
Louisville, University of 0 0 0
Stanford University 0 0 0
Virginia, University of 1 0 0 -1
Texas A&M University 0 0 0
Michigan, University of 7 0 0 -7
Missouri, University of 0 0 0
Ohio State University 0 0 0
University of Alabama 0 0 0
University of Minnesota 0 0 0
Wisconsin, University of, Madison 0 0 0
Kentucky, University of 0 0 0
Arizona, University of 0 0 0
Georgia Institute of Technology 0 0 0
Yale University 0 0 0
Notre Dame, University of 0 1 3 +3
US Air Force Academy (M) 0 0 0
Southern Illinois Univ atCarbondale (M) 12.5 6.5 9 -3.5
Princeton University 0 0 0
Towson University 0 0 0
Harvard University 0 0 0
Utah, University of 11 11 14 +3
Pittsburgh, University of 0 0 0
Louisiana State University 0 0 0
Northwestern University 0 0 0
South Carolina, University of, Columbia 4 0 0 -4
Southern Methodist University 0 0 0
Florida State University 0 0 0
Purdue 0 6.5 1 +1

400 MEDLEY RELAY

PSYCH POINTS FINALS
DIFFERENCE VS SEED
California, University of, Berkeley 28 28
Arizona State University 32 32
Florida, University of 40 40
North Carolina State University 34 30 -4
University of Tennessee 26 26
Indiana University 30 34 +4
Texas, University of 6 22 +16
VA Tech 10 24 +14
Auburn University 22 10 -12
Georgia, University of 0 0
Louisville, University of 12 0
Stanford University 24 12 -12
Virginia, University of 14 14
Texas A&M University 8 8
Michigan, University of 4 0 -4
Missouri, University of 18 18
Ohio State University 2 0 -2
University of Alabama 0 0
University of Minnesota 0 0
Wisconsin, University of, Madison 0 4 +4
Kentucky, University of 0 0
Arizona, University of 0 0
Georgia Institute of Technology 0 0
Yale University 0 0
Notre Dame, University of 0 0
US Air Force Academy (M) 0 0
Southern Illinois Univ atCarbondale (M) 0 0
Princeton University 0 0
Towson University 0 0
Harvard University 0 0
Utah, University of 0 0
Pittsburgh, University of 0 2 +2
Louisiana State University 0 0
Northwestern University 0 0
South Carolina, University of, Columbia 0 0
Southern Methodist University 0 0
Florida State University 0 0

On the day, Texas led the way in terms of score relative to seed, outperforming their psych sheet projection by 55 points.

Cal ranked second at 28.5, followed by Indiana, LSU and Notre Dame.

Michigan, Auburn and Virginia performed the worst relative to their seed times.

DAY 3 SCORING RELATIVE TO SEED

Team Seed Change
Texas +55
California +28.5
Indiana +16
LSU +15
Notre Dame +15
Virginia Tech +11.5
Florida +10
Arizona State +9.5
Penn State +4
Minnesota +3
Utah +3
UNC +3
Missouri +2
Purdue +1
Georgia 0
Louisville 0
Tennessee -2
SIUC -3.5
Alabama -4
South Carolina -4
Stanford -6
NC State -6.5
Pittsburgh -7
Harvard -7
Ohio State -8
Towson -10
Air Force -13
Wisconsin -15
Texas A&M -16
Virginia -17
Auburn -18
Michigan -21

Due to their strong performances both in the pool and on the boards, Indiana has overtaken Florida and NC State in the battle for fourth, while Cal holds a narrow 13-point advantage on ASU in the race for the team title. Texas remains in the hunt, just 23 points back of the Bears.

TEAM SCORES THRU DAY 3

  1. Cal – 315
  2. Arizona State – 302
  3. Texas – 292
  4. Indiana – 259
  5. Florida – 251
  6. NC State – 246.5
  7. Tennessee -144
  8. Stanford — 112.5
  9. Auburn/Virginia Tech — 96
  10. (tie)
  11. Louisville — 71
  12. Virginia — 67
  13. Texas A&M — 65
  14. Ohio State — 54.5
  15. Georgia — 53

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Andrew
1 year ago

Cal
ASU
Texas
Indiana (if their platform divers go 2/1)
Florida
NCS
Tennessee
Stanford
VT
Auburn

Luis Vargas
1 year ago

So taking current points and psych sheet points Saturday, who wins?

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Reply to  Luis Vargas
1 year ago

Still Cal.

ibelieve
1 year ago

ASU being able to still outperform their psych sheets after being seeded really high going in is super impressive.

swim fan
1 year ago

Going through the lists above, I had Indiana at +35 from psych sheet seeds in the swimming events, not +16. I’m sure that the divers going 1,3,4 would bump that number up some. I’m not sure where the +16 comes from.

MIKE IN DALLAS
1 year ago

Any of the top 3 teams after this evening can make it to #1 — stay tuned!

About James Sutherland

James Sutherland

James swam five years at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, specializing in the 200 free, back and IM. He finished up his collegiate swimming career in 2018, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. In 2019 he completed his graduate degree in sports journalism. Prior to going to Laurentian, James swam …

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