With 2024 Men’s NCAAs concluding, we’ve decided to review the change in points as well as place among the top 25 teams. It is important to note that the bottom of this list (especially after 20th place) has a lot of movement due to much closer team finishes. See the women’s data here.
THE RISERS
- Arizona State scored many more points this year. ASU scored an additional 93.5 helping them move from 2nd to 1st to capture their first ever NCAA title.
- The Notre Dame men scored more than 2x their points from last year going from 62 to 132. They also moved from 18th to 10th, making program history with their highest finish ever.
- Like the women’s side, the Michigan men moved up going from 20th to 14th scoring over 2x the amount of points this year compared to last.
- Purdue and Pitt were led by diving to move up into the top 25 after being at the bottom of the scoring teams a year ago.
- SMU and Florida State both scored 0 points at NCAAs in 2023 but finished in the top 25 this year. SMU finished 18th with 59 points while Flordia State was 21st with 34 points.
THE FALLERS
- There were not a lot of teams that fell. The Texas men fell four spots and scored about half as many points this year as they did last year, although some of that can be attributed to things such as Olympic Redshirts and Carson Foster going pro.
- The LSU men fell 8 spots and scored 38.5 less points this year compared to last. Brooks Curry graduated from the team and scored 43.5 points at 2023 NCAAs so the loss of him did make a big impact.
| 2023 Points | 2024 Points | Plus/Minus | 2023 Finish | 2024 Finish | Plus/Minus | |
| Arizona State | 430 | 523.5 | 93.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cal | 482 | 444.5 | -37.5 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Florida | 367.5 | 378 | 10.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Indiana | 379 | 376 | -3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| NC State | 373.5 | 318 | -55.5 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| Tennessee | 216.5 | 231 | 14.5 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Texas | 384 | 189 | -195 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Stanford | 143.5 | 177 | 33.5 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | 133 | 172 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | 62 | 132 | 70 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Georgia | 96 | 116 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Auburn | 127 | 100 | -27 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| Ohio State | 112 | 92 | -20 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| Michigan | 37 | 87.5 | 50.5 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| Louisville | 92 | 84 | -8 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| Texas A&M | 80 | 81 | 1 | 14 | 16 | -2 |
| Virginia | 78 | 80.5 | 2.5 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| SMU | N/A | 59 | N/A | N/A | 18 | N/A |
| Alabama | 57 | 56 | -1 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 36 | 40 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| Florida State | N/A | 34 | N/A | N/A | 21 | N/A |
| USC | 31 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Purdue | 1 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 23 | 15 |
| LSU | 62.5 | 24 | -38.5 | 16 | t-24 | -8 |
| Pitt | 4 | 24 | 20 | 33 | t-24 | 9 |
Biased pitt supporter but the title highlights Notre dame Purdue and Michigan with biggest jumps but pitt had a higher jump than Michigan but isn’t in the title
you could argue that it was because of only diving which is true but it was said that of Purdue as well.
Purdue divers had a much better year
Singling out LSU for dropping 38 points, but skipping over the Wuffies dropping 55.5 points….
they dropped 55 points and nearly stayed 4th, lol. lsu meanwhile dropped 8
A 4-year trend line would be interesting. Same for the women.