2026 ACC Champ Day 5 Ups/Mids/Downs: UVA Women Set to Extend Lead, Louisville Men Have Big Morning

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships

• Dates:
  • Diving: Sunday, February 15–Tuesday, February 17
  • Swimming: Tuesday, February 17–Saturday, February 21
• Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA
• Defending champions: UVA women (6x); Cal men (1x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: ESPN+ ($)
• Schedule of Events (PDF)
• Championship Central
• Pre-Scratch Psych Sheet
• Live Results
• Live Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 4
  • Finals: Day 1|Day 2|Day 3
• Teams: Boston College, Cal, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (women swimming & diving/men diving), NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech

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 three finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, places 9 through 16 the B final and places 17 through 24 the C 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,” “Mids” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers and divers in the A final, “Mid” to B finalists, and “Down” to C finalists.

Scores After Day 4

Women:

1. Virginia- 497
2. California- 454
3. Stanford- 433
4. Louisville- 410
5. Pittsburgh- 306
6. NC State- 293.5
7. North Carolina- 239.5
8. Miami- 230
9. Florida State- 207
10. Georgia Tech- 204
11. Notre Dame- 203
12. Duke- 186
13. Virginia tech- 170
14. SMU- 151
15. Boston College- 49

Men:

1. California- 459
2. Stanford- 442
3. NC State/Louisville- 377
4. –
5. Virginia Tech- 289.5
6. Florida State- 266
7. Notre Dame- 263
8. SMU- 242
9. North Carolina- 239
10. Georgia Tech- 215
11. Virginia- 185
12. Pittsburgh- 185
13. Miami- 162
14. Boston College- 86
15. Duke- 68

Women’s Day 5 Ups/Mids/Downs

The Virginia women had another big prelims session, putting a whopping ten women into A-finals, including four into the 400 IM and 200 free. The Cavaliers were already in the lead after day 4, and are expected to easily win, so that doesn’t change much in the way of team standings. However, the Stanford Cardinal are now projected to leap past the California Bears in the race for 2nd place in the team standings, thanks to putting two women into each of tonight’s A-finals, as well as having five other finalists. The Louisville women looked strong through the first two days of swimming, but faltered a bit today, completely missing the A-finals. Further down the standings, neither Boston College nor Georgia Tech were able to obtain a scoring swim, and with no relays tonight, their point totals will remain unchanged from yesterday.

Men’s Day 5 Ups/Mids/Downs

On the men’s side, the Louisville Cardinals showed up big, leading the way with six A-finalists. The Cal Bears showed off their depth, earning a total of 11 scoring swims tonight. Stanford is projected to score roughly the same number of points, meaning that the Bears should hold on to their lead through tonight’s session. NC State, currently in third, is is dangerous of getting past by Louisville tonight if the projected scorings hold up.

Scores Through Day 4 + Day 5 Finals Projected Scores

Women

1. Virginia – 786
2. Stanford – 656
3. Cal – 622
4. Louisville – 505
5. NC State – 398.5
6. Pitt – 348
7. UNC – 272.5
8. Miami (FL) – 250
9. Florida State – 221
10. Duke – 218.5
11. Notre Dame – 217
12. Virginia Tech – 215
13. Georgia Tech – 204
14. SMU – 154
15. Boston College – 48

Men

1. Cal – 610
2. Stanford – 595
3. Louisville – 549
4. NC State – 498.5
5. Virginia Tech – 362.5
6. Florida State – 358.5
7. Notre Dame – 331
8. UNC – 294
9. SMU – 281
10. Virginia – 280.5
11. Pitt – 240
12. Georgia Tech – 237
13. Miami (FL) – 162
14. Boston College – 86
15. 15.Duke – 68