The early-season dual meets have come and gone and now teams across the NCAA are preparing for their first taper opportunities of the 2025-26 season.
After SIU hosts the A3 Performance Invitational next week and a few other diving-only meets run, the vast majority of midseason invitational meets will run in two weeks (Nov. 18-23), and then after the Thanksgiving break, the last few invites will take place during the first week of December.
One of the marquee meets of November isn’t officially an invite, but rather the inaugural CSCAA Power 4 Dual Meet Challenge, which will feature host Tennessee, Virginia, Arizona State and Michigan.
Other meets featuring teams ranked in SwimSwam’s top 10 of the last edition of the Power Rankings include the Texas Hall of Fame Invite with the host Longhorns and the Stanford women, the UGA Fall Invite with the host Bulldogs and Florida, the Ohio State Fall Invite with Indiana and Louisville, the Wolfpack Elite Invite with host NC State, and the Minnesota Invite with the Cal Golden Bears.
SwimSwam has been in contact with the host schools of this year’s invites, tracking down a definitive list of which teams are racing where. Below, find the full list provided by the schools.
If we’re missing any invites featuring D1 schools, let us know in the comments below.
WEEK 1
SIU A3 Performance Invite – Nov. 13-15
- Southern Illinois (Host)
- Eastern Illinois
- Evansville
- Omaha
- Bellarmine
Georgia Tech Diving Invitational – Nov. 13-15
- Georgia Tech (Host)
- Auburn
- Virginia Tech
- Alabama
- Duke
- East Carolina
- Missouri
Texas Diving Invitational – Nov. 13-15
- Texas (Host)
- Texas A&M
- Stanford
- Utah
- Arizona
- TCU
- North Texas
- Miami (FL)
WEEK 2
Georgia Fall Invitational – Nov. 18-21
- Georgia (Host)
- Georgia Tech
- Alabama
- Florida
- Florida State
- LSU
Ohio State Fall Invitational – Nov. 18-21
- Ohio State (Host)
- Indiana
- Yale
- Cincinnati
- Notre Dame
- Louisville
- Penn State
- UCLA
- Kentucky
- Purdue
Gamecock Invitational – Nov. 18-21
- South Carolina (Host)
- UNC
- Tampa
- Florida Southern
- Carson-Newman
- East Carolina
- North Florida
- Georgia Southern
- SCAD
Hawkeye Invitational – Nov. 18-21
- Iowa (Host)
- Illinois
- Iowa State
- Kansas
- Miami (FL)
- Nebraska
- UConn
- Northern Iowa
- Washington State
Texas Hall of Fame Invite – Nov. 19-21
- Texas (Host)
- Texas A&M
- USC
- Stanford women
- Wisconsin
- Pitt
- Northwestern
Phill Hansel Invitational – Nov. 19-21
- Houston (Host)
- Air Force
- New Mexico
- Tulane
- Rice
- FGCU
- New Mexico State
- San Jose State
- Vanderbilt
- Colorado State
- Nevada
SMU Invite – Nov. 19-22
- SMU (Host)
- Stanford men
- Drury
- Hawaii
- Utah
- Air Force men
- North Texas
- Arkansas
- Notre Dame (diving)
Patriot Invitational – Nov. 19-22
- George Mason (Host)
- American
- Towson
- Florida Atlantic
- Richmond
- Marist
- Marymount
- Monmouth
Miami (OH) Invitational – Nov. 19-22
- Miami OH (Host)
- UIndy
- Valparaiso
- Ouachita Baptist
- Notre Dame
- Marshall
- Indiana State
- Illinois State
CMU Invitational – Nov. 19-22
- Colorado Mesa (Host)
- Colorado School of Mines
- NAU
Utah Tech Trailblazer Invitational – Nov. 19-22
- Utah Tech (Host)
- Fresno State
- Pacific
- UC Davis
- Cal Baptist
- UC San Diego
- San Diego
Wolfpack Elite GAC Invite – Nov. 20-22
- NC State (Host)
- Virginia Tech
- Army
- Duke
- Arizona
- Auburn
- George Washington
- BYU
Mizzou Invite – November 20-22
- Missouri (Host)
- TCU
- Wyoming
- FIU
- Missouri S&T
- SIU
- McKendree
Navy Fall Invitational – November 20-22
- Navy (Host)
- Delaware
- Villanova
- James Madison
- UC Santa Barbara
- NC State (diving)
- George Washington (diving)
YSU Invite – November 20-22
- Youngstown State (Host)
- PennWest Edinboro
- Pitt-Johnstown
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Trojan Diving Invitational – Nov. 20-22
- USC (Host)
- UCLA
- BYU
- UNLV
- Cal Baptist
- UC San Diego
- Grand Canyon
- Pepperdine
- Idaho
- UC Bakersfield
- Fresno State
WVU Invitational – Nov. 20-22
- WVU (Host)
- Georgetown
- Drexel
- William & Mary
- James Madison
- Duquesne
- Toledo
House of Champions Invite – Nov. 20-22
- IU Indy (Host)
- Butler
- Lewis
- Lynn
- Milwaukee
- Missouri State
- Northern Kentucky
- Southern Indiana
- St. Louis University
- Arkansas Little Rock
- UIC
- Montevallo
Magnus Cup – Nov. 20-22
- Cleveland State (Host)
- Northern Colorado
- Akron
- St. Bonaventure
- Xavier
- John Carroll
- Le Moyne
- Binghamton
NW Collegiate Invite – Nov. 20-22
- University of Idaho (Host)
- College of Idaho
- Seattle U
- Whitman College
- UTRGV
- Alaska Fairbanks
- Pepperdine
- Cal State Bakersfield
Tommie Invite – Nov. 20-22
- St. Thomas (Host)
- UW-Green Bay
- South Dakota
- South Dakota State
Lumberjack Diving Invite – Nov. 20-22
- NAU (Host)
- San Diego State
- UC Davis
- UTRGV
Queens Fall Frenzy – Nov. 20-23
- Queens (Host)
- Catawba
- Wingate
- UNC Wilmington
- UNC Asheville
- La Salle
- Gardner-Webb
- Incarnate Word
- Nova Southeastern
- Florida Tech
Harold Anderson Invitational – Nov. 20-23
- Rhode Island (Host)
- Assumption
- Holy Cross
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- Providence
- Stonehill
- Vermont
- Wagner
UB Invite – Nov. 21-22
- Buffalo (Host)
- Canisius
- Niagara
CSCAA Power 4 Dual Meet Challenge– Nov. 21-23
- Tennessee (Host)
- Virginia
- Arizona State
- Michigan
Bucknell Invitational – Nov. 21-23
- Bucknell (Host)
- Brown
- Delaware
- Davidson
- Fordham
- Seton Hall
- UMBC
Terrier Invite – Nov. 21-23
- Boston U (Host)
- Boston College
- Bryant
- Fairfield
- Northeastern
- UMass Amherst
- Army (diving)
- Babson (diving)
- Colgate (diving)
Tiger Invitational – Nov. 21-23
- Trinity (Host)
- Incarnate Word
- Southwestern
- St. Thomas (TX)
- UT Permian Basin
- Adams State
- McMurray
- Austin College
H2ounds Invitational – Nov. 21-23
- Loyola
- Colgate
- Howard
- Rider
TYR ’85 Invite – Nov. 21-23
- Liberty (Host)
- Cal U of Pennsylvania
- Campbell
- Ohio
- Saint Francis
- UNC Pembroke
WEEK 3
Golden Grizzly Classic – Dec. 3-6
- Oakland (Host)
- Wayne State
- Eastern Michigan
- Grand Canyon
- Dartmouth
Minnesota Invite – Dec. 4-6
- Minnesota (Host)
- Cal
- Harvard
- Rutgers
- UNLV
- Denver
- Northwestern (diving)
- Iowa State (diving)
Big Al Invitational – Dec. 4-6
- Princeton (Host)
- Penn
- Columbia
Zippy Invitational – Dec. 4-7
- Akron (Host)
- Bowling Green State
- Buffalo
- Clarion
- Cornell
- Keiser
- Youngstown State
Gompei Invitational – Dec. 5-7
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Host)
- Merrimack
- Brandeis
- Bentley
- CCSU
- Clark
- Sacred Heart
- Springfield
- St. Peters
The amount of doubles on the list is wild. No way Delaware and JMU are doubling up on invites in different states.
Bears boutta drop some diabolically slow times ðŸ˜
Bowling Green is also going to Magnus Cup
Alabama is at GT and UGA?
Also 18-21 of NoV is Fri. Football scheduling but for all those meets that week?
Nice to not to worry about academics these days!
GT is a diving only invite
Anyone want to wager on how many teams are unable to reach their mid-season location assuming the shutdown continues? ATC isn’t looking super well staffed after today. Planning is gonna get rough.
Hope everyone is calling Congress daily to get these elected officials back to work and end the shutdown ASAP.
While I was excited about potentially getting out of a visit to my in-laws for Thanksgiving, now I’m bummed these meets may be impacted.
Wonder if there might be a little shuffling around so that teams can bus to a closer meet?
Northwestern (swimming) is going to the Texas Hall of Fame Invite.