2023 NCAA Division II Championships – Day 4 Ups/Downs

2023 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships

• Dates: Wednesday, March 7 – Saturday, March 11, 2023
• Location: Indiana University Natatorium, Indianapolis, IN
• Times: Prelims 10:00 AM / Finals 6:00 PM
• Defending Champs: Queens women (7x) & Queens men (7x)
• Live Results
• Women’s Psych Sheet (PDF)
• Men’s Psych Sheet (PDF)
• Day 4 Live Stream (NCAA.com)
• Day 4 Finals Heat Sheet

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, and “Down” to swimmers in the B final.

Women’s Team Scores After Day 3

1. Nova S’Eastern 300.5
2. Indy 227
3. Drury 178.5
4. Colorado Mesa 150
5. Lynn 130
6. West Chester 118
7. Carson-Newman 93
8. Wingate 88
9. Henderson St. 78
10. West Florida 77
11. (TIE) Wayne State / Grand Valley 75
12. –
13. IUP 64
14. NMU 62
15. McKendree 54
16. Delta State 46
17. Tampa 40
18. Azusa Pacific 31
19. Clarion 25
20. Augustana 21
21. Saint Leo 14
22. (TIE) Findlay / CSU East Bay 10
23. –
24. Mines 9
25. Southern Conn 7
26. (TIE) MSU Mankato / Florida Southern 6
27. –
28. Oklahoma Christian 5
29. Davenport 2
30. (TIE) Emmanuel / Rollins 1

Day 4 Ups/Downs – Women

Nova S’eastern dominated the prelims session on Day 4, putting at least one A finalist in every swimming event and earning B final slots in all but the 200 back. With 11 swimmers scoring for the Sharks, NSU is expected to extend their lead over Indy to nearly 100 points.

Indy had a big morning, with swimmers and divers in scoring position in every event. Colorado Mesa earned seven slots in the final and is closing the gap with Drury.

Azusa Pacific (+14), UMary (+14), West Chester (+13), Missouri St. Louis (+12), and Hillsdale (+10) all did better than their psych sheet seedings.

Projected Scoring Breakdown – Women

Day 3 Actual + Day 4 Scored Prelims (including seeded relay) – Women

Men’s Team Scores After Day 3

1. Indy 254.5
2. McKendree 197.5
3. Drury 189
4. Tampa 167
5. Colorado Mesa 156.5
6. Findlay 135
7. Grand Valley 128
8. Wingate 121
9. Nova S’Eastern 97
10. Florida Southern 89.5
11. Oklahoma Christian 88
12. Henderson St. 82
13. St Cloud St 61
14. Wayne State 50
15. Clarion 39
16. Missouri S & T 31
17. Carson-Newman 30
18. Saginaw Valley 23
19. Delta State 19
20. Lewis 14
21. UT Permian Basin 11
22. Nmu 8
23. West Chester 7
24. Emmanuel 6
25. Lenoir-Rhyne 6
26. Mines 3
27. Fresno Pacific 2

Day 4 Ups / Downs – Men

Drury had a huge morning on Day 4, garnering seven A finalists – including three in the 200 fly – and three B finalists. The Panthers are expected to move past McKendree into second place behind Indy. Indy also had strong performances on Day 4, placing scorers in every event with four A and 4 B finalists.

Drury outscored the psych sheet by 32 points. Nova S’eastern (+26), McKendree (+11), Missouri S&T (+9), and Oklahoma Christian (+9) were also better than their seeds.

Projected Scoring Breakdown – Men

Day 3 Actual + Day 4 Scored Prelims (including seeded relay) – Men