Swimulator calculates an invite power score for ranking teams by their chances to defeat other teams in an invite style meet (such as a conference meet or nationals).. This score is based on the power point scores of the top 3 events of the top 17 swimmers on a team from times so far this season (no diving included). The Swimulator top 25 rankings are based on this score. I dug a little deeper and grabbed the invite strength score for every team in Division 1.
These rankings are based on top times, which are mostly achieved at mid season invites, so the order of the top teams hasn’t changed too much since the last time we published the Swimulator top 25 rankings in January. However, this time the list includes every team in the division and I’ve added the ability to click each team’s name to pull up the Swimulator team stats. These include a ranking of the swimmers on each team by power points (the same methodology as the individual power rankings we published last week) and simulated conference and national win percentages.
Women
| Team | Conference | Power Score | |
| 1 | Stanford | Pac 12 | 613 |
| 2 | California | Pac 12 | 586 |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 564 |
| 4 | Texas | Big 12 | 549 |
| 5 | Southern Cali | Pac 12 | 548 |
| 6 | Louisville | ACC | 544 |
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 540 |
| 8 | Virginia | ACC | 539 |
| 9 | Arizona | Pac 12 | 538 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | SEC | 538 |
| 11 | NC State | ACC | 521 |
| 12 | Missouri | SEC | 484 |
| 13 | UNC | ACC | 477 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 470 |
| 15 | Auburn | SEC | 463 |
| 16 | Ohio St | Big Ten | 462 |
| 17 | Indiana | Big Ten | 459 |
| 18 | Kentucky | SEC | 457 |
| 19 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 447 |
| 19 | UCLA | Pac 12 | 447 |
| 21 | Duke | ACC | 429 |
| 22 | Tennessee | SEC | 428 |
| 23 | LSU | SEC | 422 |
| 23 | Alabama | SEC | 422 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | ACC | 420 |
| 26 | Florida | SEC | 415 |
| 27 | Florida St | ACC | 399 |
| 28 | Yale | Ivy | 393 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 390 |
| 30 | Denver | Summit | 386 |
| 31 | Penn St | Big Ten | 364 |
| 32 | Arizona St | Pac 12 | 360 |
| 33 | Florida Gulf | CCSA | 352 |
| 34 | Rice | Conference USA | 351 |
| 35 | Boise St | Mountain West | 350 |
| 35 | Arkansas | SEC | 350 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 345 |
| 37 | Purdue | Big Ten | 345 |
| 39 | Washington St. | Pac 12 | 339 |
| 40 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 334 |
| 41 | Akron | MAC | 333 |
| 42 | Harvard | Ivy | 329 |
| 43 | Houston | AAC | 328 |
| 43 | SMU | AAC | 328 |
| 45 | Florida Int’l | Conference USA | 327 |
| 46 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 319 |
| 47 | South Carolina | SEC | 316 |
| 48 | U.S. Navy | Patriot | 314 |
| 49 | San Diego St | Mountain West | 312 |
| 50 | Iowa | Big Ten | 307 |
| 51 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 302 |
| 51 | Utah | Pac 12 | 302 |
| 53 | Brown | Ivy | 301 |
| 54 | Kansas | Big 12 | 298 |
| 55 | Miami (Ohio) | MAC | 289 |
| 56 | Buffalo | MAC | 287 |
| 57 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 286 |
| 58 | Missouri St | Missouri Valley | 283 |
| 59 | UCSB | Mountain Pacific | 282 |
| 60 | Illinois | Big Ten | 276 |
| 61 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 272 |
| 62 | Oakland | Horizon | 271 |
| 62 | Colorado St. | Mountain West | 271 |
| 64 | Cincinnati | AAC | 270 |
| 65 | Princeton | Ivy | 269 |
| 65 | UC Davis | Mountain Pacific | 269 |
| 67 | Villanova | Big East | 267 |
| 68 | Hawaii | Mountain Pacific | 265 |
| 69 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 257 |
| 70 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 254 |
| 71 | William & Mary | CAA | 252 |
| 71 | Penn | Ivy | 252 |
| 73 | Tulane | AAC | 250 |
| 74 | Brigham Young | Mountain Pacific | 247 |
| 75 | Marshall | Conference USA | 245 |
| 75 | Army | Patriot | 245 |
| 77 | Nevada | Mountain West | 242 |
| 78 | Columbia | Ivy | 239 |
| 79 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 234 |
| 80 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 233 |
| 81 | North Texas | Conference USA | 230 |
| 82 | Towson | CAA | 229 |
| 83 | Wis.- Milwaukee | Horizon | 227 |
| 84 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 223 |
| 84 | Air Force | Mountain West | 223 |
| 86 | Michigan St | Big Ten | 222 |
| 86 | San Jose St | Mountain West | 222 |
| 88 | Bowling Green | MAC | 221 |
| 88 | Pacific | Mountain Pacific | 221 |
| 88 | North Dakota | WAC | 221 |
| 91 | Bucknell | Patriot | 220 |
| 92 | Cornell | Ivy | 219 |
| 93 | Ohio | MAC | 214 |
| 93 | Eastern Mich | MAC | 214 |
| 93 | UNLV | Mountain West | 214 |
| 96 | Boston U | Patriot | 213 |
| 97 | SIUC | Missouri Valley | 212 |
| 98 | East Carolina | AAC | 209 |
| 99 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 206 |
| 100 | Drexel | CAA | 205 |
| 101 | Grand Canyon | WAC | 204 |
| 102 | TCU | Big 12 | 202 |
| 103 | Northeastern | CAA | 198 |
| 104 | Liberty | CCSA | 197 |
| 105 | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | 196 |
| 106 | Duquesne | A10 | 195 |
| 106 | George Mason | A10 | 195 |
| 108 | New Mexico St | WAC | 193 |
| 109 | Illinois St | Missouri Valley | 190 |
| 110 | Georgetown | Big East | 189 |
| 111 | Toledo | MAC | 188 |
| 112 | Fordham | A10 | 187 |
| 113 | Central Conn St | Northeast | 185 |
| 113 | Northern Ariz | WAC | 185 |
| 115 | Davidson | A10 | 184 |
| 115 | Oregon St | Pac 12 | 184 |
| 117 | Connecticut | AAC | 182 |
| 118 | UNC Wilmington | CAA | 181 |
| 118 | Cleveland St | Horizon | 181 |
| 120 | Xavier | Big East | 180 |
| 121 | Gardner-Webb | CCSA | 179 |
| 122 | Campbell | CCSA | 176 |
| 123 | Cal Poly | Mountain Pacific | 174 |
| 124 | James Madison | CAA | 172 |
| 125 | Idaho | WAC | 170 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | A10 | 169 |
| 127 | Seton Hall | Big East | 168 |
| 128 | Wagner | Northeast | 167 |
| 129 | UMBC | America East | 166 |
| 129 | Illinois-Chicago | Horizon | 166 |
| 129 | CSUB | WAC | 166 |
| 132 | IUPUI | Summit | 162 |
| 133 | Vermont | America East | 161 |
| 134 | St. Bonaventure | A10 | 158 |
| 135 | Ark.-Little Rock | Missouri Valley | 157 |
| 136 | Wis.- Green Bay | Horizon | 156 |
| 137 | St. Louis | A10 | 153 |
| 138 | San Diego | Mountain Pacific | 152 |
| 139 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 151 |
| 139 | Seattle U | WAC | 151 |
| 141 | Boston College | ACC | 150 |
| 141 | Richmond | A10 | 150 |
| 143 | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | 148 |
| 144 | Delaware | CAA | 147 |
| 145 | GA Southern | CCSA | 146 |
| 145 | Wright State | Horizon | 146 |
| 145 | South Dakota | Summit | 146 |
| 148 | UN Omaha | Summit | 144 |
| 149 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 142 |
| 149 | South Dakota St | Summit | 142 |
| 151 | UNC Asheville | CCSA | 138 |
| 151 | Ball State | MAC | 138 |
| 153 | Lehigh | Patriot | 136 |
| 154 | La Salle | A10 | 135 |
| 155 | New Hampshire | America East | 133 |
| 155 | North Florida | CCSA | 133 |
| 157 | Fla Atlantic | Conference USA | 132 |
| 157 | Youngstown St | Horizon | 132 |
| 157 | Evansville | Missouri Valley | 132 |
| 160 | Binghamton | America East | 125 |
| 161 | GW | A10 | 123 |
| 161 | Incarnate Word | CCSA | 123 |
| 163 | Colgate | Patriot | 120 |
| 164 | Butler | Big East | 115 |
| 165 | Rhode Island | A10 | 114 |
| 166 | Marist | Metro | 113 |
| 167 | Bryant U | Northeast | 105 |
| 168 | Northern Colo | WAC | 104 |
| 169 | St. Francis Pa. | Northeast | 99 |
| 170 | Rider | Metro | 97 |
| 171 | LIU Brooklyn | Northeast | 95 |
| 172 | Providence | Big East | 93 |
| 173 | Sacred Heart | Northeast | 85 |
| 174 | American | Patriot | 82 |
| 174 | Western Ill | Summit | 82 |
| 176 | Mt St Mary’s | Northeast | 81 |
| 177 | Iona Coll | Metro | 78 |
| 178 | Maine | America East | 75 |
| 178 | Niagara | Metro | 75 |
| 180 | Siena | Metro | 73 |
| 181 | Canisius | Metro | 68 |
| 181 | Eastern Ill | Summit | 68 |
| 183 | Fairfield | Metro | 62 |
| 184 | St. Francis | Northeast | 60 |
| 185 | Holy Cross | Patriot | 57 |
| 186 | Manhattan | Metro | 52 |
| 187 | Valparaiso | Horizon | 46 |
| 188 | Howard | CCSA | 44 |
| 189 | Monmouth | Metro | 36 |
| 190 | Lafayette | Patriot | 32 |
| 191 | Saint Peter’s | Metro | 27 |
| 192 | Virginia MI | CCSA | 25 |
Men
| Team | Conference | Power Score | |
| 1 | California | Pac 12 | 557 |
| 2 | Stanford | Pac 12 | 542 |
| 3 | Texas | Big 12 | 537 |
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 517 |
| 5 | NC State | ACC | 512 |
| 6 | Arizona | Pac 12 | 506 |
| 7 | Louisville | ACC | 502 |
| 8 | Indiana | Big 10 | 488 |
| 9 | Missouri | SEC | 487 |
| 10 | Florida | SEC | 480 |
| 11 | Alabama | SEC | 473 |
| 12 | Virginia | ACC | 458 |
| 13 | Southern Cali | Pac 12 | 457 |
| 14 | Ohio St | Big 10 | 447 |
| 15 | Auburn | SEC | 436 |
| 16 | Arizona St | Pac 12 | 435 |
| 17 | LSU | SEC | 431 |
| 18 | Florida St | ACC | 424 |
| 19 | Michigan | Big 10 | 420 |
| 19 | Penn | Ivy | 420 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 409 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | ACC | 408 |
| 23 | Minnesota | Big 10 | 401 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | SEC | 397 |
| 25 | Denver | Summit | 389 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | Big 10 | 382 |
| 27 | Harvard | Ivy | 368 |
| 28 | UCSB | Mountain Pacific | 365 |
| 29 | Duke | ACC | 363 |
| 30 | Air Force | WAC | 351 |
| 31 | Utah | Pac 12 | 349 |
| 32 | UNC | ACC | 347 |
| 33 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 345 |
| 33 | Kentucky | SEC | 345 |
| 35 | South Carolina | SEC | 344 |
| 36 | Missouri St. | MAC | 323 |
| 37 | Tennessee | SEC | 316 |
| 38 | Penn St | Big 10 | 314 |
| 39 | Army | Patriot | 304 |
| 40 | Cornell | Ivy | 301 |
| 41 | Pacific | Mountain Pacific | 296 |
| 41 | U.S. Navy | Patriot | 296 |
| 43 | Princeton | Ivy | 291 |
| 44 | Wyoming | WAC | 290 |
| 45 | Grand Canyon | WAC | 288 |
| 46 | Brown | Ivy | 287 |
| 47 | Michigan St | Big 10 | 282 |
| 47 | Brigham Young | Mountain Pacific | 282 |
| 49 | Oakland | Horizon | 270 |
| 50 | Purdue | Big 10 | 257 |
| 51 | Iowa | Big 10 | 255 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 252 |
| 53 | Northwestern | Big 10 | 251 |
| 53 | Columbia | Ivy | 251 |
| 55 | Cincinnati | AAC | 250 |
| 55 | Buffalo | MAC | 250 |
| 57 | Yale | Ivy | 248 |
| 58 | East Carolina | AAC | 239 |
| 59 | Hawaii | Mountain Pacific | 237 |
| 60 | UNLV | WAC | 235 |
| 61 | TCU | Big 12 | 230 |
| 62 | William & Mary | CAA | 224 |
| 63 | Cleveland St | Horizon | 212 |
| 64 | Cal Poly | Mountain Pacific | 210 |
| 65 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 202 |
| 65 | SIUC | MAC | 202 |
| 65 | North Dakota | WAC | 202 |
| 68 | Rider | Metro | 199 |
| 69 | Towson | CAA | 196 |
| 70 | Boston College | ACC | 194 |
| 71 | IUPUI | Summit | 192 |
| 72 | St. Louis | A10 | 190 |
| 72 | Seton Hall | Big East | 190 |
| 74 | Eastern Mich | MAC | 188 |
| 75 | UMBC | CCSA | 187 |
| 76 | Xavier | Big East | 182 |
| 76 | Drexel | CAA | 182 |
| 78 | Incarnate Word | CCSA | 179 |
| 79 | Miami (Ohio) | MAC | 177 |
| 79 | Bucknell | Patriot | 177 |
| 81 | UNC Wilmington | CAA | 174 |
| 81 | Boston U | Patriot | 174 |
| 83 | SMU | AAC | 172 |
| 83 | Fla Atlantic | CCSA | 172 |
| 85 | George Mason | A10 | 167 |
| 85 | Fordham | A10 | 167 |
| 87 | La Salle | A10 | 166 |
| 88 | Seattle U | WAC | 162 |
| 89 | Wis.- Milwaukee | Horizon | 161 |
| 90 | CSUB | WAC | 157 |
| 91 | Massachusetts | A10 | 156 |
| 92 | Georgetown | Big East | 155 |
| 93 | Gardner-Webb | CCSA | 154 |
| 94 | Villanova | Big East | 153 |
| 95 | Davidson | A10 | 152 |
| 96 | Wright State | Horizon | 151 |
| 97 | Illinois-Chicago | Horizon | 149 |
| 98 | GW | A10 | 147 |
| 99 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 146 |
| 100 | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | 144 |
| 101 | Wis.- Green Bay | Horizon | 138 |
| 102 | Marist | Metro | 137 |
| 103 | Binghamton | America East | 133 |
| 104 | Delaware | CAA | 129 |
| 105 | South Dakota | Summit | 127 |
| 106 | Western Ill | Summit | 113 |
| 107 | St. Bonaventure | A10 | 111 |
| 107 | Lehigh | Patriot | 111 |
| 109 | Connecticut | AAC | 107 |
| 109 | Ball State | MAC | 107 |
| 111 | Iona Coll | Metro | 103 |
| 112 | Evansville | MAC | 101 |
| 113 | Old Dominion | CCSA | 96 |
| 113 | South Dakota St | Summit | 96 |
| 115 | Niagara | Metro | 94 |
| 116 | Providence | Big East | 85 |
| 117 | Bryant U | Metro | 82 |
| 118 | American | Patriot | 79 |
| 119 | Valparaiso | Horizon | 78 |
| 120 | Eastern Ill | Summit | 77 |
| 121 | Maine | America East | 72 |
| 122 | Canisius | Metro | 71 |
| 123 | NJIT | CCSA | 70 |
| 124 | Colgate | Patriot | 69 |
| 125 | Manhattan | Metro | 64 |
| 126 | Holy Cross | Patriot | 52 |
| 127 | Howard | CCSA | 51 |
| 127 | Virginia MI | CCSA | 51 |
| 129 | Fairfield | Metro | 50 |
| 130 | Lafayette | Patriot | 40 |
| 131 | Saint Peter’s | Metro | 36 |
| 132 | St. Francis | Northeast | 30 |
| 133 | Monmouth | Metro | 21 |
Why the “internal server error” with the link to MICHIGAN women?
the name is “America East” conference not “American East”
I thought NC State was unbeatable….
That’s what I’ve read so often on swimswam.
Did some people lie to me?
Oh Andrew. I used to think you were the smartest swimming guy in the world. Then this article. I have no idea what’s going on in the diving world but Stanford women are gowing to win by a zillion points. No need for anyone to even watch the carnage.
I’m confused. The Stanford women are ranked first here. Is your complaint that they aren’t ranked first by enough? The power score isn’t a nationals score projection, it’s a statistic designed to rank teams. Within the context of this statistic, Stanford is ranked first by a pretty significant margin.
Tennessee at 37?!? They’re graduating a lot this year too right….
Wisconsin, hey guys. Sooo what’s up?
Aahhooo? I…um..well this doesn’t change anything! Like I said, the snapbacks stay fitted. We’ll see who’s wearing the white leather belts at the end of the season ha HA!!
UNC men will be in a tough battle to stay in the top-40 at the end of the year. They’ve got Cornell and Pacific hot on their tails! We’ll see how those rankings shake out at the end of the season