Men’s NCAAs Day 4 Scoring Analysis: Texas the Top Final Day Scorer To Take The Title

2026 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Dates: Wednesday, March 25–Saturday, March 28
• Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA
• Defending Champions: Texas (1x)
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  • Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4

“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”

With the final day wrapped up, Texas are the Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving champions for the second year in a row, claiming the title by 29.5 points over a Florida squad who made the battle far closer than we expected, in no small part due to 58 points on the boards. Texas were +2 today, rebounding from being -37 yesterday, and kept the Gators at arm’s length.

Indiana stayed ahead of ASU for 3rd, with the Sun Devils finishing two places lower than their projection. With Indiana scoring only 4 points in diving, this was a victory for the Hoosiers made in the pool, as they were +27 today and finished 23 points ahead of ASU.

Tennessee kept hold of 5th, with Bennett Greene‘s 11 points on the Platform making the gap a little more comfortable over NC State, while California were indebted to Joshua Thai and his 13 diving points as they finished 11 points ahead of Michigan. Virginia had a huge day as they scored 82 points.

Final Standings

1. Texas — 445.5
2. Florida — 416
3. Indiana — 351
4. Arizona St — 328
5. Tennessee — 272
6. NC State — 258.5
7. California — 231
8. Michigan — 220
9. Virginia — 192
10. Stanford — 136
11. Virginia Tech — 86
12. Louisville — 82
13. Ohio State — 72
14. USC — 69
15. Georgia — 64.5
16. LSU — 61
17. Auburn — 55
18. Kentucky — 52
19. UNC — 50.5
20. Pittsburgh — 48
21. Miami (FL) — 46
22. Princeton — 45
23. SMU — 44
24. Alabama — 41
25. Florida St — 40
26. Northwestern — 39
27. Arizona — 35
28. Missouri — 32.5
29. Purdue — 32
30. Texas A&M — 28
31. Minnesota — 22
32. Wisconsin — 19
33. U.S. Military Academy — 17.5
34. Yale/Utah/Georgia Tech — 17
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37. Notre Dame — 16
38. Delaware — 12
39. Harvard — 9
40. IU Indianapolis — 6
41. Penn State — 5

Now that we have the overall picture out of the way, it is important to look at how all of the projected and actual scoring teams fared relative to their seeds. While small point margins might not appear to make a difference, it can be a huge factor in momentum as the meet continues.

You can see the scored psych sheet here, including an event-by-event breakdown.

Day 4 Scoring

Texas were the only team to crack 100 points today, scoring 105 to come in two above their projection. Scoring swims this morning from Cooper Lucas, Kyle Peck, Rex Maurer, and Garrett Gould were key to outperforming their seeded points.

Indiana were +27 as they put three in the 200 IM ‘A’ final and had Kai van Westering move from outside the top 16 to place 4th in the 200 back. Virginia were +18.5 for the day as they had Maximus Williamson (1st), Thomas Heilman (2nd) and David King (3rd) make individual podiums.

Auburn moved up from 0 points thanks to Abdalla Youssef making the 200 fly final, and Minnesota’s Jacob Johnson moved up from 14th to place 4th in the 200 fly. Pitt’s strong 400 free relay helped them to go +11 today.

On the flip side, ASU were -16.5 today against seed, as Adam Chaney moved from 4th to 28th in the 200 back, and Remi Fabiani missed the 100 free ‘A’ final in 9th. They did get maximum points in the 400 free relay, winning their fourth relay from five this week. Stanford were -15 with Gibson Holmes missing the 200 fly scoring after being ranked 8th. LSU missing the scoring in the 400 free relay and Jere Hribar moving down from the top seed in the 100 free saw them go -15.

The biggest faller though was FSU, who were DQed in the 400 free relay to see them go -25 for the day. Even without the DQ, they would have finished 17th and outside the points having been seeded for 22.

Total Meet Scoring

The biggest risers by far this week were Virginia, who went +80.5 thanks to an almost equal rise of +40.5 individually and +40 on relays. Indiana (+47) and Tennessee (+31) moved up thanks to exceeding their projections, with Tennessee’s 53 points on the boards the difference between finishing 5th and finishing 8th.

Cal needed Joshua Thai‘s 13 points on the Platform to finish above Michigan, as he outscored the entire swim team on day 4. Auburn were +26 for the meet to double their projections and finish 17th.

LSU had half their projection, losing big points on relays and due to Jere Hribar‘s DQ in the 50 free. Florida State were the biggest movers of anyone, either up or down, as they lost 85 points against their seed positions.