2023 NCAA Swimming and Diving Conference Championships Primer – Division I

It’s February, and you know what that means. 2023 NCAA swimming and diving conference championships are here! In the next few weeks, there will be dozens of conference championships between all the NCAA divisions.

This post contains the details (dates, locations, and the important links) for the 22 NCAA Division I conferences that have swimming & diving championships this season. You can find links to our Division II and Division III primers below:

If you plan on closely following multiple conference meets in the next few weeks, it may be a good idea to bookmark this page to keep all the information in an easily accessible location.

2023 NCAA Division I Qualifying Standards (A & B, plus 2022 invited times)

WEEK ONE (2/5 – 2/11)

MAAC Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 8 – Saturday, February 11, 2023
  • Burt Flickinger Center, Buffalo, NY
  • Defending Champion:
    • Women: Niagra (1x)
    • Men: Rider (10x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

Teams: Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Monmouth, Niagra, Rider, Saint Peter’s, Siena (Women Only)

WEEK TWO (2/12 – 2/18)

ACC Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

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

SEC Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

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

Big Ten Championships (Women)

  • Wednesday, February 15 – Saturday, February 18, 2023
  • Canham Natatorium, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Ohio State (3x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

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

Ivy League Championships (Women)

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

Mountain West Championships (Women)

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

Missouri Valley Conference Championships (Women)

  • Wednesday, February 15 – Saturday, February 18, 2023
  • Campus Recreation & Wellness Center, Iowa City, IA
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Missouri State (6x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

Teams: Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Little Rock, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Valparaiso, Marshall, UIC

American Athletic Conference Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Swimming: Wednesday, February 15 – Saturday, February 18, 2023
  • Diving: Monday, February 13 – Wednesday, February 15, 2023
  • Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr McMillion Natatorium, Dallas, TX
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Houston (6x)
    • Men: SMU (2x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

Teams: Tulane (women only), Houston (women only), and ECU (women only), Rice (women only), North Texas (women only), Florida International (women only) SMU, Cincinnati

CCSA Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 15 – Saturday, February 18, 2023
  • Jones Aquatic Center, Knoxville, TN
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Liberty (2x)
    • Men: Incarnate Word (1x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide
  • Psych Sheet

Teams: Queens (NC), Gardner-Webb, Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, Bellarmine, Campbell, Liberty, FGCU, Georgia Southern, UNC-Asheville, North Florida, James Madison (women only)

Atlantic 10 Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 15 – Saturday, February 18, 2023
  • SPIRE Institute, Geneva, OH
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: George Washington (1x)
    • Men: George Washington (2x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

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

Patriot League Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 15 – Saturday, February 18, 2023
  • Kinney Natatorium, Lewisburg, PA
  • Defending Championships:
    • Women: Navy (10x)
    • Men: Navy (18x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide
  • Psych Sheet

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

MPSF Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

Teams: BYU, UC Santa Barbara, Hawaii, Cal Poly, Pacific, UC-Davis (women only), San Diego (women only), UCSD, Cal State – Bakersfield, Incarnate Word

Horizon League Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 15 – Saturday, February 18, 2023
  • IU Natatorium (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Oakland (9x)
    • Men: Oakland (9x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide
  • Psych Sheet

Teams: Cleveland State, Green Bay, IUPUI, Milwaukee, Oakland, Youngstown State

WEEK THREE (2/19 – 2/25)

Big 12 Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center, Austin, TX
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Texas (10x)
    • Men: Texas (26x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Women’s Fan Guide
  • Men’s Fan Guide

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

Pac-12 Championships (Women)

  • Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, WA
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Stanford (1x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

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

Big Ten Championships (Men)

  • Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • Canham Natatorium, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Defending Champions:
    • Men: Indiana (1x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

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

Ivy League Championships (Men)

  • Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center, Providence, RI
  • Defending Champions:
    • Men: Harvard (5x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

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

NEC Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Tuesday, February 21 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • SPIRE Institute, Geneva, OH
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Bryant (5x)
    • Men: Bryant (2x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

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

MAC Championships (Women)

  • Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • Oxford, OH
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Akron (1x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

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

WAC Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • Pharr, TX
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Northern Arizona (9x)
    • Men: UNLV (2x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

Teams: Grand Canyon, Seattle, 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), Cal Baptist, Utah Tech (women only)

Big East Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • Nassau Aquatic Center, East Meadow, NY
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Villanova (9x)
    • Men: Georgetown (1x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

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

America East Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • WPI Sports & Recreation Center, Worcester, MA
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: New Hampshire (3x)
    • Men: UMBC (1x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

Teams: Binghamton, Bryant, Maine, New Hampshire (women only), UMBC, Vermont (women only), VMI, NJIT (men only)

CAA Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • Hampton Aquaplex, Hampton, VA
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: William & Mary (1x)
    • Men: UNCW (1x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

Teams: Towson, William & Mary, Delaware, UNC-Wilmington, Drexel, Northeastern (women only), Stony Brook (women only), Monmouth

Summit League Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
  • Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: Denver (9x)
    • Men: Denver 1(x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

Teams: Denver, Eastern Illinois, Omaha, South Dakota, South Dakota State, St. Thomas, Lindenwood, Southern Indiana

ECAC Championships (Men’s and Women’s)

  • Friday, February 24 – Sunday, February 26, 2023
  • Lejeune Hall, Annapolis, Maryland
  • Defending Champions:
    • Women: James Madison (1x)
    • Men: Navy (5x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

WEEK FOUR (2/26 – 3/4)

Pac-12 Championships (Men)

  • Wednesday, March 1 – Saturday, March 4, 2023
  • Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, WA
  • Defending Champions
    • Men: Cal (5x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

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

MAC Championships (Men)

  • Wednesday, March 1 – Saturday, March 4, 2023
  • Oxford, OH
  • Defending Champions
    • Men: Miami (OH) (2x)
  • Live Results
  • Live Video
  • Championship Central
  • Fan Guide

Teams: Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Miami (OH), Evansville, Ball State, Valparaiso, UIC

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thezwimmer
1 year ago

If NCAA records can’t be set in time trials, then relays with open lanes next to them (like we’ve had the past two years at some conferences) shouldn’t be allowed to count either.

Weinstein-Smith-Ledecky-Sims
1 year ago

Kate Douglass has entered in six individual events:

W 50 FR
W 100 FR
W 100 BR
W 200 BR
W 100 FL
W 200 IM

That’s one busy woman.

Chris
Reply to  Weinstein-Smith-Ledecky-Sims
1 year ago

She probably will scratch the 100b. Maybe even the 100 free.

WahooSwimFan
Reply to  Weinstein-Smith-Ledecky-Sims
1 year ago

Hope she does 3 in the ACC Champs and then a different 3 in the NCAA meet so we can see rested time performances in all 6!

greg
Reply to  WahooSwimFan
1 year ago

She will not have much rest for ACCs, but I generally agree with you.

Wahooswimfan
1 year ago

Anyone know if conferences will stay with the “Covid protocol” lane separation for relays and just go 4 teams per heat? Certainly helps everyone get faster times by cutting down the wave wash action.

Admin
Reply to  Wahooswimfan
1 year ago

SEC will not.

Haven’t heard specifically about other conferences, but I suspect most will not.

Reply to  Braden Keith
1 year ago

From the recent NCAA Pre-Championships Rules Review E-Mail….

COVID-19 Waivers for 2022-2023 Season:

There are no COVID-19 Waivers approved for the 2022-2023 season.

Note: (Rule 5-7) When seeding the swimmers, intentionally leaving empty lanes between them is not permitted.

Meow
1 year ago

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Stinky
1 year ago

Is there a standard (or common) limit to the number of events a swimmer can be entered in on the pre-scratch psych sheets? I know they are usually limited to three individual events in the meet but are often in more than that on the psych sheet.

Admin
Reply to  Stinky
1 year ago

There is not. It’s one of my great frustrations in trying to present the sport to a viewing audience.

Stinky
Reply to  Braden Keith
1 year ago

Thanks! Are there no limits at all? Different limits in different conferences?

Admin
Reply to  Stinky
1 year ago

Standard limits – 7 total events, no more than 3 individual events. Most usually this results in no more than 4 relays and 3 individuals per swimmer, though 5/2 is possible (but rare). And most swimmers don’t swim 4+ relays.

Same limits at NCAAs for D1/D3. D2 is a little different.

Stinky
Reply to  Braden Keith
1 year ago

Sorry, I didn’t word my question clearly enough (though I did learn something in your response anyway). I was wondering if there were any limits at all on the number or events that a swimmer could be listed for on the preliminary psych sheet? Or, to take it to the extreme, could the coach just list everyone on their roster in every event?

Admin
Reply to  Stinky
1 year ago

Ah. Yeah no obvious limits. I’m not sure if there’s some kind of handshake thing, but doesn’t seem to be real limits.

Some conferences don’t allow over-entry.

Stinky
Reply to  Braden Keith
1 year ago

Thanks!

Former Big10
1 year ago

Cincinnati and SMU need a different conference

Stinky
Reply to  Former Big10
1 year ago

Cincinnati will be in BigXII next year, I’ve recently been seeing rumors of SMU talking to PAC 12…

Swim
1 year ago

Will the swimswam podcast do another ncaa prediction video?

Weinstein-Smith-Ledecky-Sims
1 year ago

Oh my!

A tasty matchup, Douglass vs Walsh in the W 200 IM!

Meow
Reply to  Weinstein-Smith-Ledecky-Sims
1 year ago

And they’re both in back-to-back events. I would give Douglass the edge in the IM since that’s her first and A Walsh has the 500 right before that.

Meow
Reply to  Meow
1 year ago

Oh wait, how many are they actually allowed to swim? They’re entered in basically everything!

Chris
Reply to  Meow
1 year ago

I give Douglass the edge because she took care of Walsh at SCM worlds not too long ago. But never count a Walsh out.