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2016 SwimSwam NCAA Women’s Pick ‘Em Contest

We’ve made some big changes to the 2016 NCAA Pick ‘Em Contest, including scoring for choosing the correct team champions.

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Michigan Water Polo: Arizona State Invite to Wrap Up Nonconference

The No. 5 University of Michigan water polo team will travel to Tempe, Ariz. this weekend for the ASU Invitational on Saturday (Mar. 19) and Sunday (Mar. 20).

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Duke’s Peek, Ohio State’s Tynes Gets NCAA Individual Invites

Duke has announced that 50 freestyler James Peek has been invited to the 2016 NCAA Championships, and Ohio State has confirmed…

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2016 W. NCAA Picks: Eastin, Baker to Battle in 200 IM

This season, a pair of freshman are up to challenge Leverenz’s 1:51.77. Those freshman are Stanford’s Ella Eastin and Cal’s Kathleen Baker.

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Which Teams Get the Best Seats at the NCAA Championships?

To the victors go the spoils when it comes to NCAA Championship seating.

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2016 W. NCAA Picks: Stanford Looks to Defend 400 Medley Relay Title

2016 WOMEN’S NCAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 16- Saturday, March 19 Georgia Institute of Technology- Atlanta, GA. Psych…

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Measure Elite NCAA Programs by NCAA Relay Qualifying (WOMEN)

The 2016 Pac-12 Champions from USC are clearly elite by any measure of the word, including earning 5 Qualifying Standard relay invites to the 2016 NCAA Championships.

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How Much Impact Did LCM Conversions Have On NCAA Invites? Almost None

With the coming Olympic season, the NCAA added long course meter conversions into its NCAA invite process for 2016 – but the result had very little impact on the NCAA psych sheets in either gender.

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UNLV’s Pavel Semochkin Scratches NCAAs, Michigan’s Rainey In

Michigan sophomore Ian Rainey has been called up to NCAAs.

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52 Teams Earn NCAA Division I Men’s Invites (Official Psych Sheets)

Texas leads the country with seventeen invited swimmers. After scoring out the meet, they are also projected to win the meet by 30 points over NC State.

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NCAA Women’s 200 Butterfly: Worrell Has to Hold Off Eastin to Repeat

Worrell will have to defeat a cast of fast improving swimmers led by Eastin

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NCAA Women’s 100 Back Preview: Bootsma, Bartholomew Chasing Coughlin’s Record

Last season, Bootsma and Bartholomew were the only 2 women under 51 seconds. This year, we’ve already seen 6 women under that mark in the lead up to NCAAs, led by newcomer Amy Bilquist.

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Purdue’s 3rd Seed, Only Male NCAA Qualifier To Forgo Championships

Purdue University’s Marat Amaltdinov, the 3rd-fastest 200 breatstroker in the NCAA, is opting out of the Championships.

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Scoring the Psych Sheets: Texas Projected Favorites, NC State 30 Back

The Texas Longhorns are projected to repeat as NCAA Champions, based on psych sheet scoring.

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Projecting the Cut-Line: 29 to Go, Plus 3 from 30, to 2016 Men’s NCAAs

By our analysis, Michigan’s Ian Rainey is the first alternate for the 2016 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Championships.

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