Our pre-conference meet Power Rankings for the 2025-2026 season were released today. Virginia has led the way all season and is seeking its 6th straight title. Vote in the comments what you think will happen.
In our new series called “over/unders” we will use the comment section to allow the public to have a voice. If you think the team will do better than or equal to our pick you will use the + (upvote), if you think the team will do worse than our pick, you will use the – (downvote).
- Example: If you think the Indiana women will finish 4th or higher, hit the + to upvote, if you think they will finish 8th or lower hit the – to downvote.
Over/under is a typical wager used in sports-books. With this, no money will be involved. Simply put, we do the rankings, you have fun and upvote or downvote what we picked, have some friendly debate in the comments.
SwimSwam Women’s Power Rankings (Pre-Conferences)
| Post-Invite Rank | Team |
Pre-Conference
|
| 1 | Virginia | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford | 2 |
| 3 | Texas | 3 |
| 5 | Indiana | 4 |
| 7 | Louisville | 5 |
| 4 | Michigan | 6 |
| 6 | Cal | 7 |
| 8 | NC State | 8 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 9 |
| 10 | Florida | 10 |
| 12 | USC | 11 |
| 11 | Alabama | 12 |
| 14 | Georgia | 13 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 14 |
| 16 | Duke | 15 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 16 |
| 15 | LSU | 17 |
| 21 | Miami-FL | 18 |
| 18 | Pitt | 19 |
| 19 | Auburn | 20 |
| 24 | Kansas | 21 |
| NR | UCLA | 22 |
| 20 | Purdue | 23 |
| 23 | Fresno State | 24 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 25 |
Last Over/Unders Voting
| Rank | Team | Upvotes | Downvotes |
Undervalued (>1), Overvalued (<1)
|
| 1 | Virginia | 67 | 17 | 3.94 |
| 2 | Stanford | 48 | 10 | 4.80 |
| 3 | Texas | 28 | 22 | 1.27 |
| 4 | Michigan | 28 | 42 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Indiana | 23 | 36 | 0.64 |
| 6 | Cal | 43 | 14 | 3.07 |
| 7 | Louisville | 54 | 7 | 7.71 |
| 8 | NC State | 22 | 34 | 0.65 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 48 | 18 | 2.67 |
| 10 | Florida | 31 | 25 | 1.24 |
| 11 | Alabama | 19 | 32 | 0.59 |
| 12 | USC | 15 | 30 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 22 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 14 | Georgia | 41 | 4 | 10.25 |
| 15 | LSU | 3 | 41 | 0.07 |
2026 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships
L. Bell
Day 2: 400 IM or 100 BR
T. Huske
Day 4: 200 IM or 100 FR
B. Sims (let Bella sprint)
Day 2: 400 IM or 200 FR
Day 4: 200 IM or 100 FR or 200 BK
2026 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships
University of Virginia
Day 1 (79 points)
5 + 40 + 34
Day 2 (146 points)
17 + 14 + 4 + 14 + 13 + 17 + 12 + 11 + 4 + 40
Day 3 (136 points)
20 + 15 + 4 + 9 + 7 + 6 + 17 + 13 + 5 + 40
Day 4 (139 points)
14 + 13 + 17 + 13 + 17 + 4 + 20 + 7 + 34
Total: 500 points
Individual Events (chronological order)
Canny, A. – 200 FR, 200 BR, 200 IM
Curtis, S. – 100 FL,… Read more »
On the women’s side, the SEC is overrated.
Lest we forget, the SEC cornered the market on the Texas two-step (peak in Nov, crater in Mar) last year.
https://swimswam.com/2025-ncaa-womens-championships-day-4-scoring-analysis/
The prominent SEC teams can dance just fine!
Texas Two-step
Tennessee Waltz
Florida Stomp
Georgia Doggiedoo
Auburn Clod-hoppin
LSU Bayou-Boogie
Alabama Dance w relative
Missouri Toe-Pick Twist
South Carolina GoCocksGo
Kintuckee Belly-up
Vandy Slow-Float
SEC SEC SEC!
the sec is overrated period.
Over/under the Duke women finish 15th at the 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships
Over/under the Ohio State women finish 14th at the 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships
There’s ZERO chance OSU is NOT in T-12!
Mila N – 2 A Finals
Maria – in BR will be 1A and 1 B final
Rachel B – 2A Finals and a B final
Sienna A – 1A Final
All 5 relays will score.
They will be well OVER the 66 points they scored last year.
Over/under the Georgia women finish 13th at the 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships
Over/under the Alabama women finish 12th at the 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships
Over/under the USC women finish 11th at the 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships