2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, March 25–Saturday, March 28
- Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA
- Defending Champions: Texas (1x)
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The University of Texas won its 17th NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving team title on Saturday, extending its lead as the most of all-time.
It would take two more titles to tie Michigan if the unofficial titles awarded by contemporary newspapers from 1924-1936 were included; Michigan won seven of those to go with their 12 official team titles.
All-Time Team Rankings, Men’s NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships
| Rank | Team | Titles |
| 1 | Texas | 17 |
| 2 | Michigan | 12 |
| 3 | Ohio St. | 11 |
| 4 | Southern California | 9 |
| 5 | Auburn | 8 |
| 5 | California | 8 |
| 5 | Stanford | 8 |
| 8 | Indiana | 6 |
| 9 | Yale | 4 |
| 10 | Florida | 2 |
| 11 | Arizona | 1 |
| 11 | Arizona St. | 1 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 1 |
| 11 | UCLA | 1 |
2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships Event Winners
- 50 free – Josh Liendo, Florida (18.06)
- 100 free – Josh Liendo, Florida (39.91)
- 200 free – Maximus Williamson, Virginia (1:30.03)
- 500 free – Ahmed Hafnaoui, Florida (4:06.56)
- 1650 free – Ahmed Jaouadi, Florida (14:10.03)
- 100 back – Hubert Kos, Texas (42.61)
- 200 back – Hubert Kos, Texas (1:34.13)
- 100 breast – Yamato Okadome, Cal (49.90)
- 200 breast – Yamato Okadome, Cal (1:48.61)
- 100 fly – Josh Liendo, Florida (42.49)
- 200 fly – Ilya Kharun, Arizona State (1:37.66)
- 200 IM – Maximus Williamson, Virginia (1:38.48)
- 400 IM – Rex Maurer, Texas (3:32.96)
- 200 free relay – Arizona State (1:12.46)
- 400 free relay – Arizona State (2:42.38)
- 800 free relay – Texas (6:05.82)
- 200 medley relay – Arizona State (1:20.07)
- 400 medley relay – Arizona State (2:56.79)
- 1-meter diving – Luke Sitz, SMU (428.10)
- 3-meter diving – Collier Dyer, Missouri (497.75)
- Platform – Emilio Trevino, Texas A&M (465.30)
While Texas came away with the team title, they did not earn the lion’s share of event wins. In fact, both runners-up Florida and 4th place finishers Arizona State won more races.
Texas took three events at this year’s meet, while Florida and Arizona State won five races each – including four relays for the Sun Devils. That output for Arizona State jumped them ahead of Georgia to ranks 17th in all-time titles at this meet with 27.
All-Time Event Champion Rankings
| Rank | Team | 2026 Titles | New Championship Total | Rank Change | Championships Before 2026 |
Rank Before 2026
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| 1 | Michigan | 166 | 166 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Texas | 3 | 160 | 157 | 2 | |
| 3 | Stanford | 151 | 151 | 3 | ||
| 4 |
Southern California
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123 | 123 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Ohio St. | 121 | 121 | 5 | ||
| 6 | California | 2 | 106 | 104 | 6 | |
| 7 | Indiana | 101 | 101 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Florida | 5 | 77 | 72 | 8 | |
| 9 | Yale | 60 | 60 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Auburn | 59 | 59 | 10 | ||
| 11 | Arizona | 52 | 52 | 11 | ||
| 12 | Tennessee | 50 | 50 | 12 | ||
| 13 | UCLA | 41 | 41 | 13 | ||
| 14 | Northwestern | 31 | 31 | 14 | ||
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 30 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 16 | SMU | 1 | 29 | 28 | 16 | |
| 17 | Arizona St. | 5 | 27 | 1 | 22 | 18 |
| 18 | Georgia | 24 | -1 | 24 | 17 | |
| 19 | Michigan St. | 22 | -1 | 22 | 18 | |
| 19 | Princeton | 22 | -1 | 22 | 18 | |
| 21 | Iowa | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | Minnesota | 20 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 23 | NC State | 19 | 19 | 23 | ||
| 24 | Alabama | 15 | 15 | 24 | ||
| 25 | Purdue | 14 | 14 | 25 | ||
| 26 | Rutgers | 13 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 27 | Harvard | 12 | 12 | 27 | ||
| 27 | Washington | 12 | 12 | 27 | ||
| 29 | Long Beach St. | 9 | 9 | 29 | ||
| 30 | Columbia | 8 | 8 | 30 | ||
| 30 | Navy | 8 | 8 | 30 | ||
| 32 | Illinois | 7 | 7 | 32 | ||
| 33 | Florida St. | 6 | 6 | 33 | ||
| 33 | Louisville | 6 | 6 | 33 | ||
| 33 | Virginia | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 5 | -1 | 5 | 35 | |
| 37 | BYU | 4 | -1 | 4 | 36 | |
| 37 | Duke | 4 | -1 | 4 | 36 | |
| 37 | La Salle | 4 | -1 | 4 | 36 | |
| 37 | LSU | 4 | -1 | 4 | 36 | |
| 37 | North Carolina | 4 | -1 | 4 | 36 | |
| 42 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 42 | ||
| 42 | UT Arlington | 3 | 3 | 42 | ||
| 42 | Wayne St. (MI) | 3 | 3 | 42 | ||
| 42 | Williams | 3 | 3 | 42 | ||
| 42 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 42 | ||
| 47 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 47 | ||
| 47 | Dartmouth | 2 | 2 | 47 | ||
| 47 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 47 | ||
| 47 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 50 |
| 51 | Air Force | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Amherst | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Army West Point
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1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Brown | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Cornell | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Denver | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Fla. Atlantic | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Frank. & Marsh. | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Houston | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Miami (OH) | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Nebraska | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Oregon | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Penn | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Penn St. | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | SUNY Cortland | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 |
UC Santa Barbara
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1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Utah | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Villanova | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 | |
| 51 | Wesleyan (CT) | 1 | -1 | 1 | 50 |
Question –
Amherst, Williams, SUNY Cortland, F&M … aren’t they all D3 programs? How are they on this list?
That’s a great question! The NCAA first split into two divisions, University and College Divisions, in 1956. Then in 1973, the NCAA split into its current D1, D2, and D3 structure. Prior to this, the systems weren’t as hard-line formalized so you were much more likely to see a champion swimmer out of a smaller school because things like resources didn’t matter as much, and good swimmers wouldn’t as likely travel across the country for a good swim team as they would just stay closer to home.
You don’t see the same interlopers on the women’s list because the NCAA didn’t pick up women’s sports until the 1980s.
This is the swimming knowledge I am here for. Thank you, Braden 🙂
UCLA being up there with a team title and not even having a men’s team anymore 🙁
It bugs me how many of these programs no longer field men’s teams.
title ix
TX had four titles this year. 800 FRR, both backstrokes and 4IM
has anyone ever taken the NCAA titles and broken it out by event per school? That could be interesting to see…(and probably a ton of work….if it can even be done)
Gotta think Texas 2free on the men’s side would lead. Maybe Cal 1back on the women’s.
It’s interested to see Michigan lead. Outside of Connor Jaeger, I can’t think of a recent champion.
Borges 90s vanderkay 2000s. But most prob in 50sand 60s
Dolan.
Michigan has scored in every single championship for a century or more. You won’t remember.
F Aubock
Chat GPT actually did it pretty quickly. It said Cal has the most titles in a single event with 20 in the 100 free. That’s between 1929-2026.