2026 NCAA Swimming and Diving Conference Championships Primer – Division III

Welcome to the 2026 college conference championships season! Division III, the largest of the NCAA’s three divisions, packs 31 conference meets into three weeks. Action kicks off this weekend.

Below, we have gathered information on all the NCAA Division III conference meets that will be taking place over the next month. You can bookmark this page to get continuing information on each conference championship; we’ll be adding links to live results, live video, and championship central sites, as they become available.

And while we’ve done our best to track them all down, there are many championship meets going on around the nation this month so if we’ve missed one, let us know and we’ll add it below.

You can find links to our other primers below:

• Division I conference primer
• Division II conference primer
• NAIA conference primer

Week One: Monday, February 2 to Sunday, February 8, 2026

Beginning Friday, February 6

Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Friday, February 6–Sunday, February 8
• Location: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sports & Recreation Center, Worcester, MA
• Defending Champions: Norwich women (3x); Norwich men (3x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: GNAC YouTube channel
• Championship Central
• Teams: Albertus Magnus (women’s), Elms (women’s), Norwich, Regis, Simmons (women), St. Joseph (CT), St. Joseph’s (ME) (women)

Week Two: Monday, February 9 to Sunday, February 15, 2026

Beginning Wednesday, February 11

Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14
• Location: Vigo County Aquatic Center, Terre Haute, IN
• Defending Champions: Franklin women (8x); Rose-Hulman men (5x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: VCSC Aquatic Center
• Championship Central
• Teams: Anderson, Bluffton, Franklin, Hanover, Manchester, Rose-Hulman, Transylvania

Liberal Arts Conference – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14
• Location: Racine, WI
• Defending Champions: St. Ambrose women (3x); St. Ambrose men (3x)
• Live Results
• Live Video
• Championship Central
• Teams: Asbury, Illinois Tech, Minnesota-Morris, St. Ambrose (NAIA)

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14
• Location: Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Defending Champions: Gustavus Adolphus women (2x); Gustavus Adolphus men (6x)
• Live Results
• Live Video
• Championship Central
• Teams: Augsburg (women), Carleton, College of Saint Benedict (women), Concordia, Gustavus Adolphus, Hamline, Macalester, Saint John’s (men only), St. Catherine (women), St. Olaf

North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14
• Location: Trumbull Aquatics Center, Granville, OH
• Defending Champions: Kenyon women (2x), Denison men (1x)
• Live Results
• Live Video
• Schedule of Events (PDF)
• Championship Central
• Teams: Denison, DePauw, John Carroll*, Kenyon, Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Wabash (men), Wittenberg, Wooster

Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14
• Location: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC
• Defending Champions: Washington and Lee women (4x); Washington and Lee men (4x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: FloCollege ($)
• Championship Central
• Teams: Bridgewater, Greensboro, Hampden-Sydney (men), Hollins (women), Lynchburg, Randolph, Randolph-Macon, Roanoke, Sweet Briar (women), Virginia Wesleyan, Washington and Lee

Southern Athletic Association (SAA) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14
• Location: Champions Hall, Danville, KY
• Defending Champions: Centre women (1x); Rhodes men (2x)
• Live Results
• Live Video
• Championship Program
• Championship Central
• Teams: Berry, Centre, Millsaps, Rhodes, Sewanee, Southwestern*, Trinity (TX)*

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14
• Location: Garland ISD Natatorium, Garland, TX
• Defending Champions: Trinity women (22x); Colorado College men (1x)
• Live Results
• Live Video
• Championship Program
• Championship Central
• Teams: Asbury*, Austin, Centenary, Colorado College, Hendrix*, McMurry, Ozarks, University of St. Thomas

University Athletic Association (UAA) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 11–Saturday, February 14
• Location: Ratner Athletic Center, Chicago, IL
• Defending Champions: Emory women (26x); Emory men (26x)
• Live Results:
  • Swimming
  • Diving
• Live Video: FloCollege ($)
• Championship Central
• Teams: Brandeis, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve, Chicago, Emory, NYU, Rochester, WashU-St. Louis

Beginning Thursday, February 12

Atlantic East Conference – Men and Women

• Dates:
  • Diving: Sunday, February 8
  • Swimming: Thursday, February 12–Sunday, February 15
• Location:
  • Diving: Marywood University
  • Swimming: St. Mary’s College of Maryland
• Defending Champions: Marymount women, (2x) Marymount men (2x)
• Live Results
• Live Video
• Championship Central: men’s site | women’s site
• Teams: Cedar Crest (women), Gallaudet, Immaculata, Marymount (VA), Marywood, St. Mary’s (MD)

Independent South Conference – Men and Women

• Dates: Thursday, February 12–Saturday, February 14
• Location: Mecklenburg Aquatic Center, Charlotte, NC
• Defending Champions: Southern Virginia women (1x); Piedmont men (2x)
• Live Results
• Live Video
• Championship Central
• Teams: Piedmont, Southern Virginia, Warren Wilson, William Peace

Landmark Conference – Men and Women

• Dates: Thursday, February 12–Sunday, February 15
• Location: Mangione Aquatic Center, Baltimore, MD
• Defending Champions: Scranton women (2x); Catholic men (9x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: FloCollege ($)
• Schedule of Events
• Championship Central
• Teams: Catholic, Drew, Elizabethtown, Goucher, Juniata (women), Lycoming, Moravian, Scranton, Susquehanna, Wilkes

Little East Conference (LEC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Thursday, February 12–Sunday, February 15
• Location:
  • Diving: Babson College
  • Swimming: Boston Sports Institute, Wellesley, MA
• Defending Champions: Keene State women (1x); Eastern Connecticut men (1x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: LEC Network (diving) | BSI ($) (swimming)
• Championship Central
• Teams: Bridgewater State, Eastern Connecticut State, Husson, Keene State, Maine Maritime Academy, Plymouth State, Rhode Island College (women), UMass Dartmouth (women), University of New England, Western New England (women), Westfield State (women)

Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Thursday, February 12–Sunday, February 15
• Location: Graham Aquatic Center, York, PA
• Defending Champions: Stevens (1x); Stevens men (6x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: MACtv
• Championship Central
• Teams: Arcadia, FDU-Florham, Hood, King’s, Lebanon Valley, Messiah, Misericordia, Stevens, Stevenson, Widener, York (PA)

New Jersey Athletic Conference – Men and Women

• Dates: Thursday, February 12–Sunday, February 15
• Location: Hampton Aquaplex, Hampton, VA
• Defending Champions: Salisbury women (1x); TCNJ men (3x)
• Live Results on Meet Mobile
• Championship Central
• Teams: Kean, Mary Washington, Merchant Marine Academy, Montclair State, Ramapo, Roger Williams (women), Rowan, Salisbury, TCNJ, William Paterson

New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) – Women

• Dates: Thursday, February 12–Sunday, February 15
• Location: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
• Defending Champions: Williams women (2x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: NESCAC Network
• Championship Central
• Teams: Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, Williams

Beginning Friday, February 13

Northwest Conference – Men and Women

• Dates: Friday, February 13–Sunday, February 15
• Location: Idaho Central Aquatic Center, Boise, Idaho
• Defending Champions: Whitworth women (1x); Whitworth men (7x)
• Live Results on Meet Mobile
• Live Video: Flo College ($)
• Championship Central
• Teams: George Fox, Lewis & Clark, Linfield, Pacific Lutheran, Pacific University, Puget Sound, Whitman, Whitworth, Willamette

Week Three: Monday, February 16 to Sunday, February 22, 2026

Beginning Wednesday, February 18

American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
• Location: Luther College, Decorah, IA
• Defending Champions: Luther women (4x), Luther men (1x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: American Rivers Sports Network
• Championship Central
• Teams: Coe, Loras, Luther, Nebraska Wesleyan, Simpson

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) – Men and Women

• Dates:
  • Diving: Friday, February 13–Saturday, February 14
  • Swimming: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
• Location:
  • Diving: Koenitzer Aquatic Center, Kenosha, WI
  • Swimming: Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, Pleasant Prairie, WI
• Defending Champions: Augustana women (2x); Augustana men (3x)
• Live Results
• Championship Central
• Teams: Augustana, Carroll, Carthage, Illinois Wesleyan, Millikin, North Central, Wheaton (IL)

Empire 8 Conference – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
• Location: Webster Aquatic Center, Webster, NY
• Defending Champions: Nazareth women (6x); Hartwick men (1x)
• Live Results on Meet Mobile
• Live Video: Empire 8 Network
• Championship Central
• Teams: Alfred University, Brockport, Geneseo, Hartwick, Nazareth

Liberty League – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
• Location: Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium, Ithaca, NY
• Defending Champions: Ithaca women (6x); RIT men (4x)
• Live Results
• Live Video
• Championship Central
• Teams: Bard, Clarkson, Hobart & William Smith, Ithaca, RIT, Rensselaer, Skidmore, St. Lawrence, Union (NY), Vassar

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February18–Saturday, February 21
• Location: Holland Aquatic Center, Holland, MI
• Defending Champions: Hope women (5x); Calvin men (3x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: MIAA Sports Network
• Championship Central
• Teams: Albion, Alma, Calvin, Hope, Kalamazoo, Olivet

Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
• Location: Oliver J. Ocasek Natatorium, Akron, OH
• Defending Champions: John Carroll women (9x); John Carroll men (9x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: FloCollege ($)
• Championship Central
• Teams: Baldwin Wallace, Heidelberg, Mount Union, Ohio Northern, Wilmington

Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
• Location: James E. Longnecker Pool, Grove City, PA
• Defending Champions: Grove City women (6x); Grove City men (7x)
• Live Results on Meet Mobile
• Live Video
• Championship Central
• Teams: Allegheny, Bethany, Chatham, Franciscan (women), Grove City, Hiram*, Saint Vincent, Washington & Jefferson, Westminster

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
• Location: East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park, CA
• Defending Champions: Pomona-Pitzer women (2x); Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men (4x)
• Live Results on Meet Mobile (search “SCIAC”)
• Live Video
• Championship Central
• Teams: Caltech, Cal Lutheran, Chapman, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, La Verne, Occidental, Pomona-Pitzer, Redlands, Whittier

State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
• Location: Burt Flickinger Center, Erie, NY
• Defending Champions: Cortland women (1x); Cortland men (1x)
• Live Results on Meet Mobile
• Live Video: SUNYAC TV
• Schedule of Events
• Championship Central
• SUNYAC Teams: Cortland, Fredonia, New Paltz, Oneonta, Oswego and Potsdam

Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Wednesday, February 18–Saturday, February 21
• Location: Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center, Brown Deer, WI
• Defending Champions: La Crosse women (1x); Eau Claire men (2x)
• Live Results on Meet Mobile
• Live Video
• Schedule of Events
• Championship Central
• Teams: Eau Claire, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Stevens Point, Whitewater

Beginning Thursday, February 19

Centennial Conference – Men and Women

• Dates: Thursday, February 19–Sunday, February 22
• Location: Kunkel Aquatic Center, Lancaster, PA
• Defending Champions: Swarthmore women (4x); Swarthmore men (4x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: Centennial Digital Network
• Championship Central: Women’s site | Men’s site
• Teams: Bryn Mawr (women), Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg, Johns Hopkins*, McDaniel, Swarthmore, Ursinus, Washington College

Midwest Conference (MWC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Thursday, February 19–Sunday, February 22
• Location: Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
• Defending Champions: Grinnell women (4x); Grinnell men (9x)
• Live Results
• Live Video
• Championship Central: Women’s site | Men’s site
• Teams: Beloit, Grinnell, Illinois College, Lake Forest, Lawrence, Milwaukee School of Engineering*, Monmouth, Ripon, St. Norbert

New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) – Men

• Dates: Thursday, February 19–Sunday, February 22
• Location: Colby College, Waterville, ME
• Defending Champions: Williams (6x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: NESCAC Network
• Championship Central
• Teams: Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, Williams

New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) – Men and Women

• Dates: Thursday, February 19–Sunday, February 22
• Location: Zesiger Sports & Fitness Center, Cambridge, MA
• Defending Champions: MIT women (14x); MIT men (16x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: FloCollege ($)
• Championship Central: Women’s site | Men’s site
• Teams: Babson, Clark, MIT, Mount Holyoke (women), Smith (women), Springfield, US Coast Guard Academy, Wellesley (women), Wheaton (MA), WPI

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*added to the conference this year

2026 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

• Dates: Wednesday, March 18–Saturday, March 21
• Location: Indiana University Natatorium at IU Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
• Defending Champions: MIT women (1x); Denison men (1x)
• Live Results
• Live Video
• Championship Central